Broke my index finger playing football (mid 1970s) The coach taped it to my middle finger and said, You have 9 more, now get out there and play. And the only time he didn't say walk it off was when I broke my leg in 2 places going after a fumble and getting tackled badly. I got hit at the knee from the side and it tried to bend my leg sideways & backwards. Just to be clear, legs don't do that willingly. Lol
@ToxicMan2023 Damn right! I first started mutton busting when I was these kid's age, then moved to miniature bull riding, and finally moved to steer riding. Many bull riders start with mutton busting.
My favorite part of watching the young ones participate is that every adult there is high-fiving, clapping, picking them up, giving them words of encouragement and telling them they did great. And of course, putting their hat back on them. Reminds me of my childhood. I ended up underneath a very hungry pony because the saddle wasn't tight enough. Held on until I could drop and roll. Boy, did we have fun. No smart phones or smart anything really LOL
I had to walk home one time because i got off my horse to catch a lizard out in the desert. I got the lizard and didn’t wanna crush it so i put it on her withers and of course it ran up her neck and down her face. Not my brightest move 😂 but the best part is when i finally got home my horse had been brushed down and put away and my mom was feeding her, she looked at me and said, oh! Figured you’d show up sometime…😂
It's the quickest way to relieve the pain and agony of defeat. It's all in your reaction. If you act overly concerned and sympathetic, the more they cry; but if you immediately congratulate them and dust them off, they quickly focus on their accomplishment and ignore the pain. Then they can't wait to get on again for another go.
Some were crying, not because they got hurt or scared, but because they didn't stay on as long as they wanted, possibly not as long as they had before.
No, they're crying because they're little children.. being made to participate in a stupid tradition carried down from their ignorant parents.. and because They Got HURT!! :(
@@tattooedman42 I remember attempting to ride on of my grand parents sheep back in the early 60's. Pretty much everyone of these kid, with the possible exception of the one that didn't make it out of the gate, did better than I did.
There's another great mutton bustin' video somewhere on TH-cam that is at an indoor arena (clearer audio from the announcer). One kid held on so long😂 the announcer warned, "(insert kids name). Remember that name dads! If he comes to date your daughter someday, say no, because he does NOT know how to let go!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Rodeos are not just in Texas, actually a few states have more and have had them longer, Like Wyoming for one. Heck, they have been doing rodeos in New York (state, not city of course) before there ever was a Texas. Now with all the people moving to TX from CA, soon it will be riding a toy pony in a pride parade.
I'm a retired doctor of chiropractic, who practiced in California and Washington State, over a 30-year period. I had several rodeo riders as patients over the years. One time, I examined a man about 30, who had been bull riding since a teen and was beginning to feel it. When I saw the X-rays, my jaw dropped. The man's spine was so curved anteriorly (forward into his intestines, organs, etc,. in almost an inverted S curve (not scoliosis, anterior), it had to be radially displacing them. He had long legs, but his truck was disproportionately short because his spine was stuffed up into his thorax. If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would not have believed it possible with the patient still walking around and not writhing in agony. (All that could be done was heavy traction treatments). It was a temp in the office, so I don't know how he fared. I hope the guy is still alive and well.
The schedule for a rodeo is mutton busting, into calf roping, into barrel racing, into wild horse riding, finally the main event of bull riding.the idea is to show the progression of skills cowboys learn on the ranch. Almazo wilder and Laura ingalls grew up in similar circumstances with working farms although they had to tame an animal or two. Almazo learned to tame horses and cattle from his father while Laura tamed oxen and horses as she crossed the Midwest in search of a place to set down a real home. They both ended up in the middle of Iowa in a tiny town and got married after Laura got a job teaching. Almazo was a constant farmer always looking after his animals, Laura liked solitude and wrote a lot of books that were published becoming the little house on the prairie books.
Only the youngest kids cry. You could see that the ones a year or so older shrug it off and another year older and the have an entirely positive reaction. They grow up fast and toughen up readily, after that they are hooked and nothing can deter them.
Yeah alot were crying because they wanted to do better not because they got hurt. It's crazy though we know it's not as dangerous as bull riding but to these little fellas is just as scary to get on that animal they have alot or bravery and adrenaline and when they fall early it just overwhelms them and some cry cause they just wanted a better time. It's incredible that they can overcome that fear so young.
There’s definitely age/size restrictions on mutton busting. Kids Denzel’s age would ride steers. The common progression would be sheep, steers then bulls. Horse bucking events events include bareback and saddle broncs. Team roping is a team of two riders, one roping the head, the other the rear legs. Another is a lone rider chases a steer, rope’s it’s head, jumps down from hos horse and ties 3 legs of the steer. The steer must remain tied for a certain number of seconds without escape to keep from being disqualified. A entire rodeo is an epic show of talent, training and bravery!
I did calf riding at 6,7 and 8. I'm 6'5" now, always been a big'un, so even at 6 I was too big for the sheep. I remember in high school a girl said Damn you're tall. Were you born on the 6th, 7th and 8th?
I grew up a city kid, but in the 60's in San Fran and we used to do some really stupid and dangerous things without any adult supervision. When I was in 4th grade my Dad was told he was going to be transferred to his company's Tokyo office and not only were the plane tickets really expensive then, but shipping stuff there was as well, so we had to get rid of a lot of stuff. Now while I basically only had some clothes which fit in half of a suitcase, the one toy I had was a model NCC-1701 Star Trek Enterprise which was too big to take, so my parents were going to throw it away. One of my older brother's friends still had (can't remember if it was an M-80 or a Cherry Bomb) which had been made illegal for sale to children the previous year so we decided to tape it to the model, throw it in the air and watch it explode. Originally my brother wanted to have it explode in his hand while wearing a baseball glove, but then thought better of it. Good thing he changed his mind because the explosion was pretty impressive.
Yeah but city kids are tough in other ways. Most kids want to be brave and tough and they are resilient if parents just let them test their boundaries. Whether it's mutton busting or taking the subway across Manhattan unattended, kids crave (and NEED) adventure that gives them confidence!
@@EricaGamet, coming from a female, lol, we country boys and men , you don’t want to mess with, don’t give us a reason to give a beatdown, went from the country to city in my life , still country folk much tougher If city boys and men so tough, why they shootings one another ?
My daughter-in-law is from Minnesota and her brother lives in Minot, ND. His two boys, who are WAY too big now, did some mutton busting when they were small. They had no pre-training. They signed up for free on the spot at the ND State Fair. They did at least as well as these kids. Those boys were geared up, but on this video it looks like some kids were and some weren't and it made me wonder if the kids who'd entered ahead of time were the ones who were geared, and the ones who entered from the crowd were not? Anyway, it's so fun and as with Tiana's nephews, I think some of the kids are crying because they're angry with themselves for not lasting longer. The younger of her nephews was LIVID with himself. Both redheads, this little guy's face was redder than his hair. He was about 2.5. :) Now they're both adolescents (12 & almost 15) and everything they do is a competition. My son loves being their uncle and, they think he's pretty cool, too.
Y'all should check out the movie 8 seconds. Its the story of Lane Frost. He started out Mutton busting. And became the world bull riding champion back in the 80s
growing up the rule in our house was stay outside until mom called you in for the evening and don't bother the grown-ups unless someone was bleeding (and I mean profusely) or there was a broken bone and stay out of our parents' bedroom unless one of those or the house was on fire.... otherwise, we got 'whooped' for 'messing around'... and that's how I raised my 5 kids as well...
It’s so funny how daughter looks like mom and son looks like dad. It’s like having your very own mini me. You guys have to be one of the best families ever. Enjoy time together you won’t regret it. Much love and prayers from Oklahoma
My family owned a western wear store for 40 years. You are absolutely correct Sam! Straw in the summer, felt in the winter. I don’t know many Americans outside of our business that knows that. Maybe you all need to set up American curriculum to teach us about the different cultures here.
A full rodeo can have a lot of things; bull riding, bronco riding, (with a saddle and bareback) calf roping, barrel racing, an event where kids rope sheep intead of calves, steer wrestling, and some others.
I grew up w/Cheyenne Frontier Days…I knew many families that were involved w/bull riding, barrel racing & the chuckwagon racing! My dad & Uncle were cowboys ( participating in many events in the late 50’s & early 60’s) My brother participated in the wild horse racing! Nice memories & great times! Glad you all are enjoying this video! Thanks w/ good vibes! 🤠👍🏻
A buddy of mine named Steve Wells was a professional bull rider. He started riding in his early teens and retired at 29 years old. Now he shoes horses and makes knives. During his bull riding career he suffered several concussions, broken arms, a broken leg, and broken vertebrae. He retired after a broken femur which almost cost him his leg. He didn't want to stop but his children were young and he didnt know how he'd support his family if he became disabled. He's a tough individual.
Howdy From Texas! We started young riding horses and the cowboys were encouraged to pick up bull riding and Saddle Bronc. I chose barrel racing and have the leg scares to prove it. Now they wear leg guards in barrel racing. My grandkids are amazing horse riders and ride bareback, enter timed events like calf roping and breakaway roping. It’s a fun and exciting life.
My dad was a vaquero. He worked at many ranchos and roped in many of rodeos. When my cousin asked him “tio, I want to talk to you about being a cowboy” my dad said, “what the hell is there to talk about, just do it” and signed him up for the next rodeo as a bull rider. My cousin broke three ribs on that one but became a cowboy. He worked for years on ranchos in the southwest.
You guys should react to a cutting horse video. I have cousins who own cattles ranches near Nye, Montana and Lolo Montana near Missoula. My cousin Gary near Nye had an excelent cutting horse that I loved to watch work during branding season.
I grew up on a ranch and my little sister and I would have competitions doing this between ourselves. We’d jump on the sheep when dad was wasn’t watching. I remember hyping her up to jump on the craziest one we had and when she finally did the sheep didn’t move. It’s was one of the funniest memories I have
Thanks! This is the entry level. Next level is goat roping. The stock contractors provide the bulls, the bucking broncos, and the saddle broncos, and the steers for roping. Barrel racers provide their own horses. And the same for poles. Steer ropers also provide their own horses.
The Little Buckaroo Rodeo is almost always a separate event from the regular rodeo. They also do barrel racing, roping and goat tying events in the little buckaroo in addition to the mutton busting. Older kids ride calves. Younger kids ride(At least they do where I'm from.) My cousins are pro team ropers. They've gone to Nationals multiple times in Las Vegas. Here's the events for a regular rodeo: - Saddle Bronc Riding (with saddle) - Bare Back Riding (w/o saddle) - Team Roping - Barrel Racing (women) - Tie-Down Roping - Steer Wresting - Bull Riding Larger Rodeos may also have Chuckwagon racing Ours has Demolition Derby the week before. HAVE FUN!
I only saw one rodeo, and it was here in Arkansas. Rodeos are an experience, and they should be a rite of passage for every American because they're fun to watch, and the clowns are hilarious. The rule for younger kids is 6 seconds, if I remember right.
Great reaction! As someone who grew up on a ranch, I’d love to see you react to Ranch Rodeos. There’s a little bit of branding (with chalk/paint), some roping, “doctoring” they don’t actually doctor the calf because it’s not sick but they mark it with paint to show that they are capable of catching and doctoring a calf, and then there’s the trailer loading which can be a bit sketchy-I’ll let you see it rather than explain it. And they also have to cut several calves out of the herd, to show how capable they are at separating animals-which is super handy if the neighbors cattle are mixed in with yours. But my favorite is the wild cow milking. Again, you’ll just have to watch that one. Most of these things are things that you have to know how to do on a ranch. Except wild cow milking, that’s just for fun.
As fun as it is to watch, it is even better in person. Hope you guys get to see it. Kids and animals together are awesome. You can't see it in the video, but some of the sheep are in a pen at the other end of the arena so they are just trying to get back to their flock, that's why the kids can stay in there. They dump the kids in the dirt and run to the other end.
My favorite is the Junior Rodeo barrel racing. You have to see it when you are here. Some of the kids I have watched have gone on to win national as adults
As a person living in montana, littles like this tend to ride mini bucking horses and do mutton busting as well. Some things you can look forward to seeing at a rodeo is mutton busting, junior horse bucking, adult horse bucking, barrel racing, (ladies,adult,junior), bull riding, a hilarious rodeo clown! And loads more.
I was four years old and my mom taught me to barrel race. According to my Mom, she carried me in a sling pouch as a baby and still rode horses. My Mom had horses growing up and she barrel raced. My love of horses comes from her. I was riding horseback before I could even walk. I jumped horses and barrel raced for fun, never was able to compete.
There is an age limit for the mutton bustin & I believe it's either 7 or 8 yrs. Many rodeos have the mutton bustin but some even have pee wee bull riding, junior bull riding, wild pony races, etc. The kid's events are always a crowd favorite. Two of our three boys did the mutton bustin & loved it.
The Preston Idaho rodeo has the mutton bulls horses. Its very rural America just north of Logan Utah. Its might be possible for you to ask the actual riders questions direct in person. Same goes for free live advertising
We have a big rodeo coming up during the 4th of July for about three days. It’s the 107th year for this rodeo and they still have the mutton busting event. It’s a blast watching these youngsters doing this. Great reaction.
This video was recorded at the Clarendon, Donley county Texas rodeo. It is in the Texas panhandle. He wanted to know where Saints' Roost was. Saints' Roost was a nickname given by the cowboys for Clarendon because of all the things you couldn't do in town. It shares its history with the Charles Goodnight ranch and is named after his wife. Charles Goodnight contributed a lot of resources to saving the American Buffalo that were still roaming is ranch.
My sons cousin is a professional bullrider. He start mutton busting at 3 yrs old. He just got injured bad in not long ago. The day after his wedding. He's still going through surgeries. Lane is good he was Jr champion bullrider for many years. He can't wait to get back on the bull
There are all kinds of Rodeos. Bull Riding used to be with any Rodeo but not anymore. So now a local rodeo is Bronc riding, Barrel racing, steer wrangling. But for the kiddos they have sheep riding and other kinds of racing or boot chasing type of events. You will see that there is quite a bit of down time between contestants and events. So the kids events help fill that time.
We only had one female sheep “Lambo” but several goats the kids would ride. Problem with goats is they go after the kids, sometimes a little aggressive, head down meaning business. Bumps, bruises, scratches and sometimes a bit of blood. Our kids grew up tough and it was on their own doing. We just observed, offered encouragement and patched them up so they could continue. The girls and boys didn’t want to be called sissies.
Our county fair allows any kids to sign up for mutton busting up to 7 years old. My daught did it twice and got barrel rolled by her sheep. I have a great video of it. Come to Spokane, WA in September to watch it live!
Rodeo events are demanding sports. Went to the Grand National Rodeo in San Francisco for over 30 years. We had calf roping, team roping, bull dogging, saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, bull riding , barrel racing, and all sorts of other events. Not many people are aware of the significant " cowboy culture" that San Francisco had due to the large railway stockyards there up until the 1970's. Many of the very best saddle makers in the USA called the San Francisco bay area their home. Really miss it😢!
I can’t see the comment section for some reason so somebody might’ve said this, but I just wanted to point out. These kids are not crying because they’re hurt even the ones with the dirt in their eyes. These kids are crying because this is not just their name it’s their families name. It’s generations going out there and it is all on them to carry on that tradition and when they fall off, they are beating themselves up for falling off so quick and negative because as soon as they get out of there, they are immediately talking about what can they do to train better? What can they do better for next time, etc. but they’re crying because they didn’t last the full-time not because they got hurt. These kids are used to muckin stalls training, horses, feeding animals, jumping off of tractors and pin gates and horse stalls
I think the age limit is 5 or 7 years old.. for mutton busting.. as the ages goes up you might have a 12 year old riding a young bull or steer and they do have horns.. You may have a 14 yr old girl doing stunt riding.. flipping side to side or stand up on the back of a running horse...
My daughter (12) and husband were on their bikes yesterday and my daughter wiped out and got a nasty road rash on her face, elbow, knees, arm, stomach and hip and some bruising. Yeah she cried, but she was wearing a helmet, eyes and teeth are good. And she's bouncing around today. With a lot of bandages, but overall doing well. Playing her Switch, lounging around and healing. But she's tough.
Nice noticing, Sam!! You are correct...felt hats are too hot in summer...especially Arizona summers! And you can tell if it's a working with your hat on hat, or a wearing and not working hat, by if it has white salt sweat stains on that straw hat! Yup, lots of us parents checked if you had all parts, and if so, walk it off...daylight's running!
When I was a kid my family went to a Rodeo in Jackson.Hole, WY as part of our Yellowstone trip. They just randomly called kids down from the stands to do pig wrestling. A bunch of greased up pigs running wild in the stadium. We all just instinctively went down and they told us first one to catch one wins. It was so embarrassing chasing them around but so much damn fun for a kid. Full Rodeos often let the kids participate....enjoy.
Don't know if you went to Yellowstone on your RV trip, but it's a must. I've been to Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Zion Nat Park, Sequoia, Yosemite, Franz Josef Glacier, Mt Cook, Fjordland, Mt Lassen, Onuma Nat Park in Japan.....they're all great and beautiful and don't compare to Yellowstone.
I grew up in the home of Cowboy Poetry week and I spent every birthday at the Silver State Stampede. I love Rodeos and I’m excited to see your vlog on patron of your first rodeo it is quite an experience you guys will love it!
"It'll feel better when it quits hurting. Go on now, get back to it."-My Great Uncle Bill to me at 6 yrs old after falling off his 16.5 hand cutting horse. (And now me to my kids whenever they got/get hurt.)
When my dad was in the US Marine Corps and I was growing up on base, my friends next door went to visit family in Colorado and competed in sheep wrangling. They were so proud earning their buckles .
here in northern ca. they have the folsom rodeo every year during july 4th. they do mutton busting there.. a friend of mine signed his son up to do it a few years ago i think he was 5 or 6 at the time. any kid can sign up to ride. not sure what the age limit is but i think 10 years old is max.
Fort Worth here and ALL our kiddos have mutton busted, and not all families ride bulls. It's a way for kids to get used to dealing with animals and is just fun. Rodeos have all sorts of different events. Bronc riding, bull riding, roping, barrel racing, team penning/cutting horse (team is a group of riders using their horses to pen cattle, cutting is one horse. Good job knowing the rule of felt and straw hats, we have some folks around here who still don't understand! Cheers ya'll!
Mutton busting happens even at local rodeos. We grew up on farms and we were born tough. You might not know that there are local rodeos and then there are qualifiers for nationals. The national qualifier rodeos pull people from all over the United States. I love team roping and know a couple of team roping cowboys that travel everywhere with truck, trailer, and expensive horses. They have a special bond with their horses.
There is also bronco riding. So like bucking horses. I think the older kids also do a calf riding…intensity would be in between the mutton and bull riding.
There’s a whole more to rodeo’s here in Texas like bull riding, saddle bronc riding, breakaway roping, team roping, bareback riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, mutton busting, team penning, bull fighting, calf scramble, and last but not least for fun some cowboys and cowgirls participate in scoop shovel races.
I forgot to add I had the most fun watching the kids trying to catch a greased pig. All the kids go after a bunch of greased pigs and the catch one and hold wins the game!
When I was a kid, we never used sheep. The horses needed to be broke, so we'd start them out with a few weeks of "harness training" until they were yearnings. Then came the saddle for a while, the fun began at one and a half to two years old!!!! We HAD no chaps nor spurs, we just rode it out!!! Day after day!!!
remember this the Rodeo was based on all the jobs that a cowboy might have to do, and to find the best at each at locations that they meet in large crowds
My buddy and me would work 12 hour shifts and than drive out to his family's farm after work to feed the cattle in Iowa. When I was younger I feel off my friend's older brother's car cause we were holding onto it with our skateboards were going about 35 mph so I got kinda messed up. He pulled a pebble out of my chin before I got stitches.
Cowboy that has his hat always wears his hat no matter what season it is. They may have some different hats for different occasions but it's hats is and he'll wear it in all locations.
In addition to mutton-busting, I've also seen the bucking calves and bucking ponies. Mutton-busting is usually for the young kids, and when they outgrow a sheep, they get to ride the bucking calves. Denzel might be just right for a bucking calf or pony!
The technique of riding a horse while hanging over it's side is called riding Comanche. The Comanche used to hang over the far side of their horses to protect themselves in combat. While hanging over the side they would loose arrows from their bows under the horses neck at full gallop.
Guys living in the '80s in America it was awesome I was born in '77 so I grew up skateboarding without helmet and knee pads I grew up riding bikes without helmets I was climbing trees skin in my knees up getting scratches getting a bad cuts and bruises but it all built character so when I join in the military it wasn't as tough as it was on some other people that were kept in a bubble by their parents
My granddaughter won her first mutton busting trophy when she was 4! She hung on for all she was worth!
The old American saying is, you're ok, just rub a little dirt on it.
My Dad coached high school football in the 1950s-60s. His line was, "If he can stand up, walk, and talk, then he'll be okay."👌
If we got a scrape on our leg or arm, my dad would say if it hurts that bad we might have to cut it off. It suddenly didn't hurt that bad.
"Rub some dirt in it, and walk it off".
"He'll live. He'll live."
Broke my index finger playing football (mid 1970s) The coach taped it to my middle finger and said, You have 9 more, now get out there and play. And the only time he didn't say walk it off was when I broke my leg in 2 places going after a fumble and getting tackled badly. I got hit at the knee from the side and it tried to bend my leg sideways & backwards. Just to be clear, legs don't do that willingly. Lol
Start on sheep, move up to calves, then onto steers, then onto bulls
and by the time we're 15-16 we're on full size bulls.
@ToxicMan2023 Damn right! I first started mutton busting when I was these kid's age, then moved to miniature bull riding, and finally moved to steer riding. Many bull riders start with mutton busting.
My favorite part of watching the young ones participate is that every adult there is high-fiving, clapping, picking them up, giving them words of encouragement and telling them they did great. And of course, putting their hat back on them. Reminds me of my childhood. I ended up underneath a very hungry pony because the saddle wasn't tight enough. Held on until I could drop and roll. Boy, did we have fun. No smart phones or smart anything really LOL
amen to that. build up the confidence so they ain't afraid to give it another go, and instill the value of no shame in trying your honest best.
I had to walk home one time because i got off my horse to catch a lizard out in the desert. I got the lizard and didn’t wanna crush it so i put it on her withers and of course it ran up her neck and down her face. Not my brightest move 😂 but the best part is when i finally got home my horse had been brushed down and put away and my mom was feeding her, she looked at me and said, oh! Figured you’d show up sometime…😂
@@smyelin1328 lmfao, that is an unforgettable life lesson right there.
It's the quickest way to relieve the pain and agony of defeat. It's all in your reaction. If you act overly concerned and sympathetic, the more they cry; but if you immediately congratulate them and dust them off, they quickly focus on their accomplishment and ignore the pain. Then they can't wait to get on again for another go.
Some were crying, not because they got hurt or scared, but because they didn't stay on as long as they wanted, possibly not as long as they had before.
these kid's aren't crying because they're hurt !!! they're crying because they wanted to do better !!!!!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I think most are crying cuz they didn’t make the time.
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No, they're crying because they're little children.. being made to participate in a stupid tradition carried down from their ignorant parents.. and because They Got HURT!! :(
@@SweetThing Go visit a farm sometime. Kids try to ride all different kinds of animals, on their own.
@@tattooedman42 I remember attempting to ride on of my grand parents sheep back in the early 60's. Pretty much everyone of these kid, with the possible exception of the one that didn't make it out of the gate, did better than I did.
The character building that this does is unbelievably priceless. I highly recommend the whole experience for every kid.
There's another great mutton bustin' video somewhere on TH-cam that is at an indoor arena (clearer audio from the announcer). One kid held on so long😂 the announcer warned, "(insert kids name). Remember that name dads! If he comes to date your daughter someday, say no, because he does NOT know how to let go!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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I don't care who you are now that's funny 😂😂
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Growing up in Texas it's amazing to watch these kids grow into professional bull and bronco riders
Same in Montana…love the rodeos !
I think it's the same all across America. I grew up in Missouri and mutton busting is still very popular here.
And toothless.. :(
Rodeos are not just in Texas, actually a few states have more and have had them longer, Like Wyoming for one. Heck, they have been doing rodeos in New York (state, not city of course) before there ever was a Texas. Now with all the people moving to TX from CA, soon it will be riding a toy pony in a pride parade.
@@thumper7047 I never said they were exclusively Texan, I just said as a Texan(member of the south)
"you can hurt later, we got work to do." My Dad.😊
This is how the kids learn that falling isn't failing ! (Falling is also known as a unconventional dismount or a mineral deposit )
And if you don't fail every now and then you can't appreciate winning.
I'm a retired doctor of chiropractic, who practiced in California and Washington State, over a 30-year period. I had several rodeo riders as patients over the years. One time, I examined a man about 30, who had been bull riding since a teen and was beginning to feel it. When I saw the X-rays, my jaw dropped. The man's spine was so curved anteriorly (forward into his intestines, organs, etc,. in almost an inverted S curve (not scoliosis, anterior), it had to be radially displacing them. He had long legs, but his truck was disproportionately short because his spine was stuffed up into his thorax. If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would not have believed it possible with the patient still walking around and not writhing in agony. (All that could be done was heavy traction treatments). It was a temp in the office, so I don't know how he fared. I hope the guy is still alive and well.
The schedule for a rodeo is mutton busting, into calf roping, into barrel racing, into wild horse riding, finally the main event of bull riding.the idea is to show the progression of skills cowboys learn on the ranch. Almazo wilder and Laura ingalls grew up in similar circumstances with working farms although they had to tame an animal or two. Almazo learned to tame horses and cattle from his father while Laura tamed oxen and horses as she crossed the Midwest in search of a place to set down a real home. They both ended up in the middle of Iowa in a tiny town and got married after Laura got a job teaching. Almazo was a constant farmer always looking after his animals, Laura liked solitude and wrote a lot of books that were published becoming the little house on the prairie books.
Absolutely loved that tv series. Fascinating stories of a very tough life
This is how I was raised! We baby boomers were not wrapped in bubble wrap. We survived just fine.
Only the youngest kids cry. You could see that the ones a year or so older shrug it off and another year older and the have an entirely positive reaction. They grow up fast and toughen up readily, after that they are hooked and nothing can deter them.
Yeah alot were crying because they wanted to do better not because they got hurt. It's crazy though we know it's not as dangerous as bull riding but to these little fellas is just as scary to get on that animal they have alot or bravery and adrenaline and when they fall early it just overwhelms them and some cry cause they just wanted a better time. It's incredible that they can overcome that fear so young.
There’s definitely age/size restrictions on mutton busting. Kids Denzel’s age would ride steers.
The common progression would be sheep, steers then bulls.
Horse bucking events events include bareback and saddle broncs.
Team roping is a team of two riders, one roping the head, the other the rear legs.
Another is a lone rider chases a steer, rope’s it’s head, jumps down from hos horse and ties 3 legs of the steer. The steer must remain tied for a certain number of seconds without escape to keep from being disqualified.
A entire rodeo is an epic show of talent, training and bravery!
I did calf riding at 6,7 and 8. I'm 6'5" now, always been a big'un, so even at 6 I was too big for the sheep. I remember in high school a girl said Damn you're tall. Were you born on the 6th, 7th and 8th?
The differences between rural kids and city kids starts at an early age.
Indeed
I grew up a city kid, but in the 60's in San Fran and we used to do some really stupid and dangerous things without any adult supervision. When I was in 4th grade my Dad was told he was going to be transferred to his company's Tokyo office and not only were the plane tickets really expensive then, but shipping stuff there was as well, so we had to get rid of a lot of stuff. Now while I basically only had some clothes which fit in half of a suitcase, the one toy I had was a model NCC-1701 Star Trek Enterprise which was too big to take, so my parents were going to throw it away. One of my older brother's friends still had (can't remember if it was an M-80 or a Cherry Bomb) which had been made illegal for sale to children the previous year so we decided to tape it to the model, throw it in the air and watch it explode. Originally my brother wanted to have it explode in his hand while wearing a baseball glove, but then thought better of it. Good thing he changed his mind because the explosion was pretty impressive.
Local (city) kids do Mutton Busting at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo every year, and most of them seem to stay on longer than these kids.
Yeah but city kids are tough in other ways. Most kids want to be brave and tough and they are resilient if parents just let them test their boundaries. Whether it's mutton busting or taking the subway across Manhattan unattended, kids crave (and NEED) adventure that gives them confidence!
@@EricaGamet, coming from a female, lol, we country boys and men , you don’t want to mess with, don’t give us a reason to give a beatdown, went from the country to city in my life , still country folk much tougher
If city boys and men so tough, why they shootings one another ?
My daughter-in-law is from Minnesota and her brother lives in Minot, ND. His two boys, who are WAY too big now, did some mutton busting when they were small. They had no pre-training. They signed up for free on the spot at the ND State Fair. They did at least as well as these kids. Those boys were geared up, but on this video it looks like some kids were and some weren't and it made me wonder if the kids who'd entered ahead of time were the ones who were geared, and the ones who entered from the crowd were not? Anyway, it's so fun and as with Tiana's nephews, I think some of the kids are crying because they're angry with themselves for not lasting longer. The younger of her nephews was LIVID with himself. Both redheads, this little guy's face was redder than his hair. He was about 2.5. :) Now they're both adolescents (12 & almost 15) and everything they do is a competition. My son loves being their uncle and, they think he's pretty cool, too.
Y'all should check out the movie 8 seconds. Its the story of Lane Frost. He started out Mutton busting. And became the world bull riding champion back in the 80s
Country kids were raised with the phrase, "Just rub some mud on it" We were raised tough,
growing up the rule in our house was stay outside until mom called you in for the evening and don't bother the grown-ups unless someone was bleeding (and I mean profusely) or there was a broken bone and stay out of our parents' bedroom unless one of those or the house was on fire.... otherwise, we got 'whooped' for 'messing around'... and that's how I raised my 5 kids as well...
It’s so funny how daughter looks like mom and son looks like dad. It’s like having your very own mini me. You guys have to be one of the best families ever. Enjoy time together you won’t regret it. Much love and prayers from Oklahoma
My family owned a western wear store for 40 years. You are absolutely correct Sam! Straw in the summer, felt in the winter. I don’t know many Americans outside of our business that knows that. Maybe you all need to set up American curriculum to teach us about the different cultures here.
I think all Americans raised in the country know their hat seasons..
You get it wrong once in the heat and quickly start looking for a nice straw hat😅
Straw or palm, lighter and breathable in the heat, felt is warmer and somewhat waterproof to let the rain and snow run off
A full rodeo can have a lot of things; bull riding, bronco riding, (with a saddle and bareback) calf roping, barrel racing, an event where kids rope sheep intead of calves, steer wrestling, and some others.
I grew up w/Cheyenne Frontier Days…I knew many families that were involved w/bull riding, barrel racing & the chuckwagon racing! My dad & Uncle were cowboys ( participating in many events in the late 50’s & early 60’s) My brother participated in the wild horse racing! Nice memories & great times! Glad you all are enjoying this video! Thanks w/ good vibes! 🤠👍🏻
I love your guys reactions to American pasttimes. You guys are such an incredible and beautiful family. I can’t wait for the live later on
Excellent video. The world needs more cowboys! 🤠🐎
A buddy of mine named Steve Wells was a professional bull rider. He started riding in his early teens and retired at 29 years old. Now he shoes horses and makes knives. During his bull riding career he suffered several concussions, broken arms, a broken leg, and broken vertebrae. He retired after a broken femur which almost cost him his leg. He didn't want to stop but his children were young and he didnt know how he'd support his family if he became disabled. He's a tough individual.
My cousin did barrel riding in indiana from a young child way up till she got married. Farm kids are a different breed 😂❤ 🇺🇸
Howdy From Texas! We started young riding horses and the cowboys were encouraged to pick up bull riding and Saddle Bronc. I chose barrel racing and have the leg scares to prove it. Now they wear leg guards in barrel racing. My grandkids are amazing horse riders and ride bareback, enter timed events like calf roping and breakaway roping. It’s a fun and exciting life.
My dad was a vaquero. He worked at many ranchos and roped in many of rodeos. When my cousin asked him “tio, I want to talk to you about being a cowboy” my dad said, “what the hell is there to talk about, just do it” and signed him up for the next rodeo as a bull rider. My cousin broke three ribs on that one but became a cowboy. He worked for years on ranchos in the southwest.
Good morning from Fort Worth, Texas. I watched you guys all during covid, to to see you again. I love this family
You guys should react to a cutting horse video. I have cousins who own cattles ranches near Nye, Montana and Lolo Montana near Missoula. My cousin Gary near Nye had an excelent cutting horse that I loved to watch work during branding season.
I grew up on a ranch and my little sister and I would have competitions doing this between ourselves. We’d jump on the sheep when dad was wasn’t watching. I remember hyping her up to jump on the craziest one we had and when she finally did the sheep didn’t move. It’s was one of the funniest memories I have
We had a sweet pig the size of a couch. 4 of us kids at a time could ride her. RIP Henrietta.
Thanks! This is the entry level. Next level is goat roping. The stock contractors provide the bulls, the bucking broncos, and the saddle broncos, and the steers for roping.
Barrel racers provide their own horses. And the same for poles. Steer ropers also provide their own horses.
Hope yall have a fantastic day
Thanks Jacob, you too!
The Little Buckaroo Rodeo is almost always a separate event from the regular rodeo. They also do barrel racing, roping and goat tying events in the little buckaroo in addition to the mutton busting. Older kids ride calves. Younger kids ride(At least they do where I'm from.)
My cousins are pro team ropers. They've gone to Nationals multiple times in Las Vegas. Here's the events for a regular rodeo:
- Saddle Bronc Riding (with saddle)
- Bare Back Riding (w/o saddle)
- Team Roping
- Barrel Racing (women)
- Tie-Down Roping
- Steer Wresting
- Bull Riding
Larger Rodeos may also have Chuckwagon racing
Ours has Demolition Derby the week before.
HAVE FUN!
I only saw one rodeo, and it was here in Arkansas. Rodeos are an experience, and they should be a rite of passage for every American because they're fun to watch, and the clowns are hilarious. The rule for younger kids is 6 seconds, if I remember right.
Correct. Rite is the correct term. It's your right to go through the rite of passage or whatever rite.
You're right, it's "rite of passage".
@@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER Thanks, man.
@@ColtonRMagby No problem. Homonyms are difficult to sort out some times.
@@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER Especially when translating to or from another language.
Great reaction! As someone who grew up on a ranch, I’d love to see you react to Ranch Rodeos. There’s a little bit of branding (with chalk/paint), some roping, “doctoring” they don’t actually doctor the calf because it’s not sick but they mark it with paint to show that they are capable of catching and doctoring a calf, and then there’s the trailer loading which can be a bit sketchy-I’ll let you see it rather than explain it. And they also have to cut several calves out of the herd, to show how capable they are at separating animals-which is super handy if the neighbors cattle are mixed in with yours. But my favorite is the wild cow milking. Again, you’ll just have to watch that one. Most of these things are things that you have to know how to do on a ranch. Except wild cow milking, that’s just for fun.
As fun as it is to watch, it is even better in person. Hope you guys get to see it. Kids and animals together are awesome. You can't see it in the video, but some of the sheep are in a pen at the other end of the arena so they are just trying to get back to their flock, that's why the kids can stay in there. They dump the kids in the dirt and run to the other end.
My favorite is the Junior Rodeo barrel racing. You have to see it when you are here. Some of the kids I have watched have gone on to win national as adults
As a person living in montana, littles like this tend to ride mini bucking horses and do mutton busting as well. Some things you can look forward to seeing at a rodeo is mutton busting, junior horse bucking, adult horse bucking, barrel racing, (ladies,adult,junior), bull riding, a hilarious rodeo clown! And loads more.
I was four years old and my mom taught me to barrel race. According to my Mom, she carried me in a sling pouch as a baby and still rode horses. My Mom had horses growing up and she barrel raced. My love of horses comes from her. I was riding horseback before I could even walk. I jumped horses and barrel raced for fun, never was able to compete.
Thanks!
There is an age limit for the mutton bustin & I believe it's either 7 or 8 yrs. Many rodeos have the mutton bustin but some even have pee wee bull riding, junior bull riding, wild pony races, etc. The kid's events are always a crowd favorite. Two of our three boys did the mutton bustin & loved it.
Sad thing is that not all American kids are like this. This is pretty much how farm and ranch kids are raised but most city kids are pampered.
The Preston Idaho rodeo has the mutton bulls horses. Its very rural America just north of Logan Utah. Its might be possible for you to ask the actual riders questions direct in person. Same goes for free live advertising
We have a big rodeo coming up during the 4th of July for about three days. It’s the 107th year for this rodeo and they still have the mutton busting event. It’s a blast watching these youngsters doing this. Great reaction.
Always love y'all's reaction videos. Hope to see y'all react to one of my vids one day.🙂🦎🙂
They will all get nice ribbons to remember the day. Ewe aint fluffy, Ewe is brahma. Love your reactions as always.
This video was recorded at the Clarendon, Donley county Texas rodeo. It is in the Texas panhandle. He wanted to know where Saints' Roost was. Saints' Roost was a nickname given by the cowboys for Clarendon because of all the things you couldn't do in town. It shares its history with the Charles Goodnight ranch and is named after his wife. Charles Goodnight contributed a lot of resources to saving the American Buffalo that were still roaming is ranch.
My sons cousin is a professional bullrider. He start mutton busting at 3 yrs old. He just got injured bad in not long ago. The day after his wedding. He's still going through surgeries. Lane is good he was Jr champion bullrider for many years. He can't wait to get back on the bull
There are all kinds of Rodeos. Bull Riding used to be with any Rodeo but not anymore. So now a local rodeo is Bronc riding, Barrel racing, steer wrangling. But for the kiddos they have sheep riding and other kinds of racing or boot chasing type of events. You will see that there is quite a bit of down time between contestants and events. So the kids events help fill that time.
I remember once where they used to ride horses on one side of the horse as well.
Don't see that too much any more.
Trick riding and trick roping are fun to watch.
There are quarter horse competitions.
We only had one female sheep “Lambo” but several goats the kids would ride. Problem with goats is they go after the kids, sometimes a little aggressive, head down meaning business. Bumps, bruises, scratches and sometimes a bit of blood. Our kids grew up tough and it was on their own doing. We just observed, offered encouragement and patched them up so they could continue. The girls and boys didn’t want to be called sissies.
Our county fair allows any kids to sign up for mutton busting up to 7 years old. My daught did it twice and got barrel rolled by her sheep. I have a great video of it. Come to Spokane, WA in September to watch it live!
Rodeo events are demanding sports. Went to the Grand National Rodeo in San Francisco for over 30 years. We had calf roping, team roping, bull dogging, saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, bull riding , barrel racing, and all sorts of other events. Not many people are aware of the significant " cowboy culture" that San Francisco had due to the large railway stockyards there up until the 1970's. Many of the very best saddle makers in the USA called the San Francisco bay area their home. Really miss it😢!
I can’t see the comment section for some reason so somebody might’ve said this, but I just wanted to point out. These kids are not crying because they’re hurt even the ones with the dirt in their eyes. These kids are crying because this is not just their name it’s their families name. It’s generations going out there and it is all on them to carry on that tradition and when they fall off, they are beating themselves up for falling off so quick and negative because as soon as they get out of there, they are immediately talking about what can they do to train better? What can they do better for next time, etc. but they’re crying because they didn’t last the full-time not because they got hurt. These kids are used to muckin stalls training, horses, feeding animals, jumping off of tractors and pin gates and horse stalls
I think the age limit is 5 or 7 years old.. for mutton busting.. as the ages goes up you might have a 12 year old riding a young bull or steer and they do have horns.. You may have a 14 yr old girl doing stunt riding.. flipping side to side or stand up on the back of a running horse...
My daughter (12) and husband were on their bikes yesterday and my daughter wiped out and got a nasty road rash on her face, elbow, knees, arm, stomach and hip and some bruising. Yeah she cried, but she was wearing a helmet, eyes and teeth are good. And she's bouncing around today. With a lot of bandages, but overall doing well. Playing her Switch, lounging around and healing. But she's tough.
You can look up the Schedule for the Rodeo you are going too. Most have the daily Areana activities listed by approx. Time.
Beautiful video editing, love the 2 screens.
Nice noticing, Sam!! You are correct...felt hats are too hot in summer...especially Arizona summers! And you can tell if it's a working with your hat on hat, or a wearing and not working hat, by if it has white salt sweat stains on that straw hat! Yup, lots of us parents checked if you had all parts, and if so, walk it off...daylight's running!
2:29 I'm not hurt! That glove is hurt! *tucks in shirt to show his belt buckle* What a lil man
When I was a kid my family went to a Rodeo in Jackson.Hole, WY as part of our Yellowstone trip.
They just randomly called kids down from the stands to do pig wrestling. A bunch of greased up pigs running wild in the stadium.
We all just instinctively went down and they told us first one to catch one wins. It was so embarrassing chasing them around but so much damn fun for a kid. Full Rodeos often let the kids participate....enjoy.
Don't know if you went to Yellowstone on your RV trip, but it's a must. I've been to Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Zion Nat Park, Sequoia, Yosemite, Franz Josef Glacier, Mt Cook, Fjordland, Mt Lassen, Onuma Nat Park in Japan.....they're all great and beautiful and don't compare to Yellowstone.
I grew up in the home of Cowboy Poetry week and I spent every birthday at the Silver State Stampede. I love Rodeos and I’m excited to see your vlog on patron of your first rodeo it is quite an experience you guys will love it!
Never heard of mutton busting before this and I live in the south where eating mutton BBQ is popular. 😅 Some of these rides were kind of cute.
"It'll feel better when it quits hurting. Go on now, get back to it."-My Great Uncle Bill to me at 6 yrs old after falling off his 16.5 hand cutting horse. (And now me to my kids whenever they got/get hurt.)
This looks like the perfect kid sport for NZ and Australia😂
You don't want to try bullriding, Denzie. They'll toss you and come back to stomp on you
When my dad was in the US Marine Corps and I was growing up on base, my friends next door went to visit family in Colorado and competed in sheep wrangling. They were so proud earning their buckles .
I found myself cheering them on, out loud, with no one here. such a fun video
Calf roping, bronc busting and bulldogging are some of the other rodeo competitions. All based on ranches run by men on horses for millenia.
This looks like Clarendon, Tx. Just south of my hometown. Rodeos are lots of fun when they don't get rained out.
here in northern ca. they have the folsom rodeo every year during july 4th. they do mutton busting there.. a friend of mine signed his son up to do it a few years ago i think he was 5 or 6 at the time. any kid can sign up to ride. not sure what the age limit is but i think 10 years old is max.
Great reaction. Love your channel!!! For the older kids there is calf riding.
I m from Pakistan..we really do like your family vlog...a lots of love from Pakistan
That was fun to watch 😄 Thanks
Fort Worth here and ALL our kiddos have mutton busted, and not all families ride bulls. It's a way for kids to get used to dealing with animals and is just fun. Rodeos have all sorts of different events. Bronc riding, bull riding, roping, barrel racing, team penning/cutting horse (team is a group of riders using their horses to pen cattle, cutting is one horse. Good job knowing the rule of felt and straw hats, we have some folks around here who still don't understand! Cheers ya'll!
Hi from maryland. Love, your program.i Haven't been here for a while. Glad to see you again😊😊😊😊
Mutton busting happens even at local rodeos. We grew up on farms and we were born tough. You might not know that there are local rodeos and then there are qualifiers for nationals. The national qualifier rodeos pull people from all over the United States. I love team roping and know a couple of team roping cowboys that travel everywhere with truck, trailer, and expensive horses. They have a special bond with their horses.
In Wyoming... have a great visit! You are a class Act!❤
There is also bronco riding. So like bucking horses. I think the older kids also do a calf riding…intensity would be in between the mutton and bull riding.
There’s a whole more to rodeo’s here in Texas like bull riding, saddle bronc riding, breakaway roping, team roping, bareback riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, mutton busting, team penning, bull fighting, calf scramble, and last but not least for fun some cowboys and cowgirls participate in scoop shovel races.
Love yall 💙 thank you for putting a smile on my face today, much love from far western KY 💙💙💙💙
This is my favorite part of the Rodeo! I love it!
I forgot to add I had the most fun watching the kids trying to catch a greased pig. All the kids go after a bunch of greased pigs and the catch one and hold wins the game!
When I was a kid, we never used sheep.
The horses needed to be broke, so we'd start them out with a few weeks of "harness training" until they were yearnings.
Then came the saddle for a while, the fun began at one and a half to two years old!!!!
We HAD no chaps nor spurs, we just rode it out!!!
Day after day!!!
remember this the Rodeo was based on all the jobs that a cowboy might have to do, and to find the best at each at locations that they meet in large crowds
My buddy and me would work 12 hour shifts and than drive out to his family's farm after work to feed the cattle in Iowa. When I was younger I feel off my friend's older brother's car cause we were holding onto it with our skateboards were going about 35 mph so I got kinda messed up. He pulled a pebble out of my chin before I got stitches.
Cowboy that has his hat always wears his hat no matter what season it is. They may have some different hats for different occasions but it's hats is and he'll wear it in all locations.
In addition to mutton-busting, I've also seen the bucking calves and bucking ponies. Mutton-busting is usually for the young kids, and when they outgrow a sheep, they get to ride the bucking calves. Denzel might be just right for a bucking calf or pony!
The technique of riding a horse while hanging over it's side is called riding Comanche. The Comanche used to hang over the far side of their horses to protect themselves in combat. While hanging over the side they would loose arrows from their bows under the horses neck at full gallop.
The pretty prairie rodeo here in Kansas is a famous rodeo. But the really cool one is Cheyenne frontier days in Wyoming!
Native American Horse Relay is awesome to see too
You had to remember also that bronco riding really seems cool because they sit so high, put the bull riding is a totally different level!
You can find line dancing at every city country western establishment and some places actually do it for the family as well.
Guys living in the '80s in America it was awesome I was born in '77 so I grew up skateboarding without helmet and knee pads I grew up riding bikes without helmets I was climbing trees skin in my knees up getting scratches getting a bad cuts and bruises but it all built character so when I join in the military it wasn't as tough as it was on some other people that were kept in a bubble by their parents
Just remember how young and little some of those kiddos were 😊