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Rodeo accident.

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#2 ·
it wasnt his fault

The guy had no choice but to get off. that bull could have killed him too. although this does make me sad and mad at the bull. it was an accident. it couldnt have been helped. so many things wre probably ruynning through that guys head at that moment, he didnt know what to do.
 
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How did the cowboy there to help herd bulls and horses back to the runway exit, aggravate that bull? The bull was already looking for trouble...he was just a rank one, and there's no way that the man could get his horse turned away from him in time. For him to have stood over his horse while the bull gored at him would not have accomplished anything, except to add another target for the bull. As soon as the horse was up, and bull contained, that horse had everyone in the arena surrounding him; he likely had better care than alot of us could afford before they euthanized him.
 
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exactly. I wouldn't have abandoned my horse. It was the guy's fault. He aggravated the bull and ultimately killed his horse. He didn't even go to see if his horse was okay until the bull was in the chute and locked. The rodeo clowns were already all around the horse before the guy got there.
 
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Kiki said:
:shock: :shock:

that was horrible if some bull did that to Dana I would be wripping it to shreds!!!! :evil: :evil:
Thats how I am with my horse too, this little girl at the barn was taking a rubber band to the horses noses and had it stretched like a sling shot and was pulling it so it would fling right by its nose. I told my mom that if I saw her do any thing like that to gypsy id go off on her. She also poked my horse on the rear as she went by. I was soooo mad but then my mom told me that my traineir said that she told all the young kids to touch the horse as they went by, I agree but dont poke my horse, you pat her or touch her with your hand nicely. lol Maybe more people who are VERY protective of their horse like me were at the rodeo there would be no more rodeos.
I hate, hate the rodeos...So many animals die that way.
 
#11 ·
Well Just about how many animals die at rodeo's a year? If its an outstanding number which I would think so. People need to do something about it. We are KILLING for sport. Its sick!

Its just like that one book, about this guy who owned an island and he hunted all the game in the world then he got tired of killing animals. So who ever came onto his island he would welcome them with open arms treat them to a feast, room and board. Then set them loose with a small hunting knife and hunt the people with his dogs.... Are we next? Or are we not going to get sick with killing our animals for fun? Whats the big deal we can just breed more, right?

Even though at rodeos the animals die by accident its still the same thing we put them in danger, for what? Fun?
 
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Well Just about how many animals die at rodeo's a year? If its an outstanding number which I would think so. People need to do something about it. We are KILLING for sport. Its sick!

Its just like that one book, about this guy who owned an island and he hunted all the game in the world then he got tired of killing animals. So who ever came onto his island he would welcome them with open arms treat them to a feast, room and board. Then set them loose with a small hunting knife and hunt the people with his dogs.... Are we next? Or are we not going to get sick with killing our animals for fun? Whats the big deal we can just breed more, right?

Even though at rodeos the animals die by accident its still the same thing we put them in danger, for what? Fun?

I'm sorry but this is a HUGE generalization; the same thing could be said about ANY activity involving animals...

And as far as the human aspect...yes, there are crazed people out there, but THAT guy was a cold blooded killer, which is not the norm of the human population. I'm not going to walk around thinking that every person I meet is a potential serial killer, because I'd never experience anything in life that way.
 
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well, not all rodeos are horrible. if they go too far, like the one in the video, they are. i know i am kind of contradicting myself by putting the video up and now saying rodeos aren't all bad, but they aren't. even riding a horse puts it in danger. jumping, racing, and even just galloping across a pasture is putting the horse in danger. but you do it because you love it. the horse does too.
 
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gypsy i ride in rodeos and i get to spend time on the chutes whenever i can because i no some guys back there and i watch them so close. No body has ever hit, smack, slapped, spooked or yelled at the horses. one of them stands there in the chute with the horse to calm it down, they own all the horses brought to that rodeo, and then they have like three people with the horse to keep them calm. and you no how people say the horses get beat out in the back areas well that aint true they have had little little kids out there petting them and grooming them. And i have never been at a rodeo that had more then 1 horse, calf or bull die so i dont know were you go to rodeos but here in Wyoming and montana and all the way up to wisconsin i have never seen more then 1 animal die. So start looking up your facts before you start hating somthing that every true cowboy and cowgirl loves to watch and compete in. I aint lying im only 13 so i dont think i would be lying bout something on this topic and i get to see more of the rodoe experions then most of them cowboys that ride the bulls do. 1 more thing the horses that are bucking in the rodeos are all well cared for animals that just cant be broke out
 
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It was an accident. It was only 25 seconds until the guy was back with the horse. The clown was out there to protect the horse and rider because that is his job. The cowboys job is to get to safety so the clown has less to worry about. Yes, the horse dies, but it was an accident. They were trying to throw that hat at the bull to pull it's atention to them and off the horse. They missed, but they were trying to get the bull away from the horse the whole time.
 
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Its really bad I know but I laughed at that video. Its hilarious that the man talking said he abandoned his horse and that the Clown threw his hat at the horse. If anyone believes that...
All I saw was an accident. Just like Smoothtrails said. The cowboy has to get out of the way so the Clowns can do their job. Why in the world would that horse have a bunch of cowboys there at the end if they were not concerned with the horses welfare?
 
#19 ·
Wow. That video is ridiculous!!!! What was the cowboy supposed to do, attack the bull with his bare hands while the horses hooves are thrashing about near him?! He comes right back to the horse once the bull is detained and obviously is really upset that it happened.
I love my horse as much as any human in my life, and I wouldn't stay right there if he got gored... risk my life AND his by making the bull run at me.
The clown didn't mean to hit the horse, lol...

It's a sad video but it's clearly and accident. The guy was a stupid young guy that wanted to rope the bull and look like a hot shot for some girl in the crowd probably... he wasn't thinking and it turned out to be a sad ending. It happens. Rodeos aren't bad because accidents happen in them... just like jumping isn't bad because accidents frequently happen.
 
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We really don't know why the pick up man roped the bull. They travel to rodeos with the same stock week after week so they get to know the animals realy well. The bull may have had a reputation for being hard to get in the pen or he may like to jump fences. We also don't know what lenghts they went to behind the chutes to save the horses life.


As a longtime working cowboy I am not ashamed to say that I will not put my life on the line to save my horse. I have a family to provide for and that horse is not more important to me than my life.


If any of you believe anything put out by SHARK and the like you are too stupid for your own good. The narrator makes the comment that the bullfighter hits the horse in the face with his hat but anyone can see that the horse jerked his head up and the hat was aimed at the bull. They use human emotion to try to further thier agenda. If you have a brain you should know this is pure propaganda.
 
#25 ·
Couldn't agree more, Kevin. I am not calling anyone here stupid but many are inexperienced with working with cattle. I am. Bulls are unpredictable and sometimes vicious animals. Even though he did rope the bull, the rope never came tight. The bull turned on his own and charged. Bulls will do that. You also have to take into consideration the breed of the bull. He looks like a Spanish fighting bull and if that is the case, they naturally are more vicious than other breeds, they will charge for no reason. I do love my horses and would do anything for them; however, they are not more important than my life. There is so much incorrect factual information in that video that I don't believe the horse did die. I refuse to believe that, based just on these peoples word. They were wrong about too much other stuff in that video. They even said that they didn't see the horse again and didn't hear anything about him. They automatically jumped to the assumption that the horse was dead. Maybe the horse was taken to the vet, or after the on-site vet checked him out, the cowboy just didn't want to ride him again that night and put him in the trailer. This video is pure propaganda. They used a simple accident to try to rile everybody up about how awful rodeo is. I have seen accidents worse than that during simple everyday ranch work.
 
#26 ·
Thats sick. I don't care what was going through his mind, its his fault he did that, and he needs to stand by his dicision. Some of these "cowboys" think they are so cool and tuff, but once they get in some situations they just freak like little girls. And then it took him forever to go back to his poor horse. Some of the rodeo people are just better horsemen than others..
Rodeo is fun, but some things are taken way to far. This is one reason I hate bucking bulls with horns..just flat dangerous.
 
#30 ·
I hope you remember that the next time you change lanes without a signal with your friends in the car and cause an enormous accident that could have been prevented. You people are SO quick to judge when you know absolutely nothing about the situation. You feed off this propaganda and make ridiculous judgements against total strangers. Are you perfect? An animal has NEVER been hurt while in your care because of a mistake you've made? Nothing bad has ever happened because of a mistake you made?

There is absolutely NOTHING he could have done except make the situation worse. You want to preach about staying with his horse, why don't you think about the innocent clowns who are only there to protect lives? The last thing they need is a cowboy messing around, trying to be a hero and getting in their way. What would your judgement be if he'd stayed and a clown got gored to death because he tripped over a buffoon who didn't know his place?

Videos like this do nothing except teach the importance of how stupid standing on a bench of judgement can make you look. You were not there - you do not know what you would have done. You can swear up and down anything you want, unless you're in the situation you do NOT know how you will react with exactly half a second to make a decision.

I sincerely hope for your sake, you don't actually participate in horseback riding whatsoever. Because someone will be there to judge you when you screw up and your horse gets hurt. Eventing kills horses and riders every single year - why does nobody scream abuse over that?
 
#28 ·
^ I agree they should be de-horned.... but that's inhumane, too... there really is no answer. Bottom line, in order for any animal to be in captivity, we're going to treat it a little harder than they would be treated in the "wild"... all each of us can do as good animal people is educate ourselves on how to be the best owners/caretakers of every animal we encounter. But, we cannot be absolutely "humane" to every animal in every way, it's impossible, in domesticated situations that is.
 
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