My all time favorite rodeo event is bull riding.  What happens is it is just basically a fight between you and the bull to see who wins, to see if you can stay on a bucking machine for eight seconds.  Bull riding is the most populer and most dangerous.  The Equipment they have to have is a bull rope with a bell attached to weigh it down, rossin, a sticky substance to make you have more grip, a hard vest just in case you get steeped on it protects you, and chaps to protect your legs during the ride.  The only rule basically is you have to stay on for eight seconds.  half for the cowboy and half for the bull.  Bull riding runs in my family.  My brother did it up until last year, the year of his accident.  my grandpa did it, and i think my great grandpa did it as well.
I know a lot of bull riders from my brother and i know a lot of bro bull riders to.  i will list just a few of them.
Brian Curtis
Jesse Bail
Ardie Maier
Chandler Bownds
I know a lot more put that is just a few. :)

Brian Curtis

Ardie Maier

Chandler Bownds



Jesse Bail



Barrel Racing :)

Barrel racing is one of my favorite events in rodeo.  It is a girls only event, unless its a 4h rodeo then boys and girls can do it.  There are three barrels and you have to go around them in a clover leaf pattern.  You have a starting gate you must back into.  Once you are ready the time will start. You will be disqualified if you break the pattern.

The Hall of fame barrel racers include:
Kalyn Brooks-1978-2001
Donna Howell-Sickles
Terry Frost
Some of the good barrel racers I know are Lisa Lockhart, Brittney Pozzi, Kristi Steffes, Lindsey Sears, and Carlee Pierce.
Barrel Racing runs in my family.  My aunt Debbie barrel raced.  My sister in law Stephanie and my sister Karisa barrel race

Lisa Lockhart



Lindsey Sears

Team Roping :)

Team roping is another exciting sport in rodeo.  It has to have two people and one person is the header and the other is the heeler.  What that means is the header has to rope the head and the heeler has to rope the back legs.  The header is the first person to rope the steer and the heeler is the second.  If they didn't follow the rules the team on the horses will be disqualified and unable to compete again or to win any money.
There are a lot of really good team ropers and past team ropers that made it into the hall of fame.
Tee Wollmann-2004
Asbury Schell-2004
Ben Johnson-1979
John Miller-1979
Broc Cresta was a really good heeler.  He won the Cheyenne Frontier days last year and the year before.   He also went to the NFR in Las Vegas  last year in the year before.  He had competed in the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Rapid in July, But was found dead in his trailer the day after he competed.  They don't really know the cause of death, but they think it was alcohol poisoning.  He was 25.

Broc Cresta at the NFR in 2011.

Broc Cresta and Partner Spencer Mitchell
 

Bareback and Saddle Bronc Riding

Bareback and Saddle Bronc riding are two of the most popular events at the rodeo's.  These two events are only for guys.  Let me start by the rules they have to follow when riding.  In saddle bronc riding the saddle has no saddle horn.  The rider must hold on to the reins, which are attached to the halter on the horse.  The rider must have his feet in the stirrups at all times during the ride.  If the cowboy loses the rein or his foot falls out of the stirrup that will result in a no score or disqualification.  Bareback riding is almost the same as Saddle Bronc.  They are a little different. The cowboy rides bareback on the horse. they use a leather rigging.  A rigging is a heavy piece of leather with like a suitcase handle on it.  The rules are they cannot touch themselves or the horse with and part of there body, otherwise they will be disqualified or receive a no score.  Cowboys are judged on their control of the horse.  Half the cowboy and half the horse is judged on their moving action.

My grandpa is in the hall of fame for bareback riding.  There are a lot of people who are really good at these two events.  I'm going to list a few people and tell you one of there accomplishments.
John Mcbeth-2010 Hall of Fame
Tom Reeves-2008 Hall of Fame
Alvin Nelson-2004 Hall of Fame
Guy Weeks-2001 Hall of Fame
Monty Henson-1994 Hall of Fame
Those are just some of the people that are in the Hall of Fame.

J.J Elshere- Quinn SD Saddle Bronc



  Jesse Bail- Camp Crook SD Bareback

Many people in State 4-H are also very active in High School Rodeo.  Im going to tell you anout most of the events and how they work in rodeo.

State 4-h

This past weekend me and my family went to the state 4-H rodeo in Pierre SD.  It was a lot of fun to watch.  There was a lot of great competition.  A 4-H rodeo is a loot different than a pro or PBR rodeo.  There are more events in a 4-H one then a pro rodeo.

Some of the events included Barrels, Poles, Breakeway,Goat Tying, Flag Race, Saddle Bronc, Bareback and Bulls.  My sister Karisa competed in the Barrel racing.  The rodeo's were Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  You could either compete Friday and Sunday or Saturday and Saturday night.  My sister didn't end up placing but we still had a lot of fun.

I am here to educate you guys about the sport of rodeo and some of the pro rodeo people  in the hall of fame and how rodeo kind of runs in my family.  im going to talk about how it all works and the injuries you could get.
Hope you Enjoy
Kaycee Curtis!!