Steer Wrestling Action From the Four States Fair & Rodeo [VIDEOS]

The Four States Fair and Rodeo of 2015 is now over but the memories live on through our Power 95-9 You Tube Channel! Enjoy watching the rodeo action captured on video and compiled by event.

I am always amazed to watch the cowboys jump off of a fast moving horse, aiming to land on a steer and immediately throw on the breaks to wrestle that steer to the ground. There were some hits and some misses. The individual videos that make up this group video are from Friday and Saturday night competitions.

Want to learn more about rodeos? Here are some terms that you may have never heard of. I found this Rodeo Terminology website while preparing my stories about the rodeo:

Average - Usually used to describe the aggregate score for a contestant who competed in more than one round, e.g., “He had times of 9.3 and 9.8 seconds in the two rounds and placed third in the average with 19.1 seconds on two head”

Bulldogger - A steer wrestler

Box - In a timed event, the area a horse and rider back into before they make a roping or steer wrestling run Breaking the barrier: in the timed events, if the rider leaves the box too soon – failing to give the animal enough of a head start – he is assessed a 10-second penalty.

Barrier - In timed events, a line at the front of the box that the contestant and his horse cannot cross until the steer or calf has a head start, usually marked with a rope and a flag so the timers can see it drop and start the clock

Judges - As in other sports, trained PRCA judges ensure that all participants follow PRCA rules; they determine times for runs in the timed events and scores for rides in the roughstock events; record penalties for any infractions of the rules; and inspect the arena, chutes and livestock before each competition.

Flags - Because rodeo’s timed events are measured in tenths of seconds, judges in the arena drop flags to signal the timers to stop the clocks.

Slack - Excess entries at some rodeos may be scheduled for preliminary (slack) competition, usually before the rodeo opens to the public.

Hazer - In steer wrestling, the cowboy who rides on the right side of the steer from the contestant to make sure the steer runs straight.