Bucking horse and saddle bronc

These two events are similar in that a rider attempts to stay on a bucking horse for eight seconds, but as you can read here, the ‘bucking horses’ are smaller and wilder than the ‘broncs.’  Either way, it’s amazing to watch and I’m always impressed by the riders who have to come transfer the successful competitor safely to one of their horses while it’s still bucking like crazy.

Bucking horse:

Saddle bronc:

I was going to include bull riding tonight, but that is probably my favorite event so I think it really deserves its own post next week.  Happy St. Patty’s Day and have a great weekend!