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SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness
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Cheyenne: Bucking Horse Injuries
From his terror and pain, the horse at left was appalling contorted and bloodied. "Bucking blind" is a rodeo term used to describe horses that are so frantic from torment that they will buck themselves into anything around them, to the point of injury and even death. The Rodeo Mafia claims that their bucking horses are rank and mean, and "born to buck." It's all a lie -- hype and propaganda for a billion dollar industry based on cruelty and cover-ups. The foundation of the bucking events is the buck strap, also known as a flank strap. Once a horse is moved into a bucking chute, the buck strap is loosely fitted around the flank area like a belt. A contestant gets on the horse and prepares to ride. In the chute, the bucking horse may be shocked, have her mane or tail pulled, her face slapped, or be stabbed with sharp objects, all to irritate and anger her before she is further abused by the bucking strap and spurs.
When the chute gate is opened, a person behind the chute pulls as hard as possible on the buck strap, tightening it around the horse's very sensitive flank area. This is similar to grabbing a very sensitive nerve area of a human being. Just as a person would instinctively fight to escape the tormenting grip, so does the horse fight and buck in a futile attempt to escape the buck strap. Some rodeo opponents claim the buck strap goes over a horses genitals. This is not true. Regardless, the buck strap is a hated torment for a horse. As photos and video on this site show, a horse does not stop bucking when a contestant is thrown. The horse continues to fight the torment of the buck strap. The contestant does, however, add to the suffering by spurring the horse. The horse usually does not stop bucking until a "pickup man" rides alongside the horse and disengages the flank strap. The horse will usually stop bucking immediately. The Rodeo Mafia claims their horses love to buck. Horses do occasionally buck for fun, but that's not what happens in the rodeo. "Bucking horses" are abused animals.
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