Born to Buck -- Or Beaten to Buck?
On April 27, 2003, investigator Peggy Koteen documented animal abuse at the Cal Poly rodeo in San Luis Obispo, California, which is sanctioned by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA).
These video clips document just a small portion of the beating of a horse named Cinnabar. Contrary to rodeo propaganda that rodeo horses are "born to buck," Cinnebar does not buck. Three times Cinnebar refused to buck.
As a result, Cinnebar was repeatedly hit and kicked by rodeo thugs Monty David Schaack and Raymond Lewis. The clips shown here represent only a fraction of the abuse Cinnabar endured.
This clip shows the horse Cinnebar refusing to buck. In fact, Cinnebar refused to buck three consecutive times, in spite of being pushed, screamed at and hit in the face. Cinnebar clearly is not "Born to Buck."
After refusing to buck three times over, Cinnebar is beaten. In this clip he is repeatedly punched, slapped and has his ears yanked.
The beating of Cinnebar continues. He is repeatedly kicked in the face and the neck. Everyone at the rodeo can see what is going on, and no one stops the abuse. This is how rodeo people "love" animals.
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