Thankee, kindly, good Sir!
David.
> That is one wild ride, David. Your timing was great. That should be a
> prize-winning image. :-)
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 9/28/2015 9:00 AM, David Young wrote:
>> Good Morning, all!
>>
>> I've been absent from the list for a while ... traveling, etc. Nice to be
>> back.
>>
>> In the next valley over, there is the small town of Falkland, BC. A town of
>> about 250 souls, who put on one of the best and longest running (come
>> spring, 98 years, without interruption), rodeos in Canada, every May
>> long-weekend.
>>
>> Thus summer, the roof on their community center failed and they needed to
>> raise money to have it replaced before winter. So, they did what they do
>> best ... last Saturday, they staged an "emergency rodeo". Actually, they
>> called the "Raising the Roof" rodeo, but that's beside the point.
>>
>> Turnout was small, with perhaps 500 to 600 spectators ... down from the
>> usual 3,000 or so, in the spring. So the ability to go anywhere and get a
>> good shot was excellent.
>>
>> All the best cowboys turned up, because it was a "sanctioned" (BCRA) rodeo.
>> And being so late in the season (after the BC finals had been held), it was
>> classed as the first rodeo of the 2016 season! (Nothing like an early
>> start!)
>>
>> They added an event I'd heard of, but never before seen. The "Ranch-Hand
>> Ride". It is open to ranch-hands.... working cowboys who normally do not
>> participate in rodeos. They bring their every-day working saddle and put it
>> on a bucking bronc. (This is why you'll see ropes in the photos ...
>> something not permitted in "normal" rodeo bronc riding. (If bronc riding
>> can ever be considered "normal".)
>>
>> The main difference, is that a "regular" bronc rider must ride with one hand
>> free. The 'ranch-hands' cannot hold on to the saddle, but they can hold on
>> to their rope, which is secured through what they call a "night latch" on
>> the saddle.
>>
>> This one chap amazed me. It's rare, but over my many years of shooting
>> rodeos, I've seen the odd horse buck before it gets out of the chute ...
>> but never like this.
>>
>> More importantly, when it has happened, the rider invariably falls off.
>> When you look at the photo, you'll see why. The fear, of course, is that the
>> rider will fall off, and the horse will fall, pinning him to the steel rails.
>>
>> This ranch-hand not only stayed on, but went on to complete his 8 second
>> ride ... one of the few "qualified" rides of the day! Frankly, I think he
>> should turn "pro"!
>>
>> Despite appearances, neither the horse, nor rider, were hurt in any way.
>> Something that cannot be said of some of the other riders.
>>
>> http://www.furnfeather.net/Look/Wild-Ride.html
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> David.
>>
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