Northern Rancher said:
That is good. You won't get hungry that way. Maybe if you pick up any hitchhikers, you could share any extra launch with them. :wink:
Seriously, it looks like you have an interesting hobby, even though it sends shivers right up my backbone. Quite a few years ago, I had some half Saler-half Angus bulls. They were athletic, and they would look to hunt you up. After using them one season, I sold them at a local sale barn. Thinking back on it, they should have went to a bucking string, as they could have made any rodeo arena quite interesting.
My oldest son and I went to a rodeo in Gordon Saturday night. There was a good-looking buckskin and white paint mare in the saddle broncs. She had no trouble bucking off her rider, and then before the pickup men could get the flank cinch removed, she headed west across the arena at a high rate of speed. She jumped the tall double gates, where two ambulances were parked. She turned a summersault, and was immediately on her feet and running. Even though there were 25 team ropers loitering outside the arena, and the pickup men were in hot pursuit, no one was able to get a loop on her. She tore through the parking lot, and hit the main street heading west into town. The pavement was slick, and a couple horses went down as the riders chased.
The mare was outrunning everyone, as the street was too slick to want to go very fast. Meanwhile, back in the bleachers, all of us onlookers climbed the benches to get on top to watch the action. It is a good thing the bleachers were anchored well, or they could have tipped over from the instant shift in weight. :wink: My last view of the mare was one of her galloping hard, headed for Lyle's Drive-in Liquor. Finally a few cowboys kept on with the chase, and the pick-up men returned to the arena so the show could go on.
At the end of the evening, it was reported that the mare had been captured in some corrals over two miles away. The bronc rider was fortunate that he was able to get his saddle back.
