Where did you read that?Read today that California banned calf roping. Is this just in rodeos or how for can they take it?
A guy showed me the article today. I tried to find it again but could only find were it was proposed back in February. It also has stuff in there about not using spurs on a horse. I'll see if he can send it to me.Where did you read that?
That's because you never roped and doctored one on open range..wonder which is more cruel..just letting it die ?To be honest, i dont like calf roping. Hate it. Its cruel. Serves no purpose anymore. We've ranched for over 45 years and never ever roped a calf. I understand the skill it takes, but, look at it from the forced/orphaned calf's perspective. I get no pleasure seeing a young calf being yanked down by its neck while running. Then being choked down by that rope and someone coming over, smashing its body and more on its neck while being tied, then sometimes drug around before being let loose. Its sad, just sad......
Roping a calf out of necessity is different than for sport. Kind of like the difference between shooting an animal for food vs. shooting it to take a selfie with it.That's because you never roped and doctored one on open range..
Yeah but then I already realized that before I posted..most people I know take a selfie right before they dress it out..Roping a calf out of necessity is different than for sport. Kind of like the difference between shooting an animal for food vs. shooting it to take a selfie with it.
todays ropers hold their slack and flip it out to the side..to jerk the calf around where it's still on its feet,when they reach it..plus it launchs the roper strait down to it..it's speed up the run because the calf is up..so the quick times now instead of the 8s ,can now be in the 7's to 6+.now they get penalized if the jerk it down..I think the calf has to be on a leg.
I didn't know they still made phone books. Haven't seen one in years.Roping calves is pretty common when it is the cover picture on the phone book. This phone book is a couple years old now but I know this man and some of his family. They still rope calves to brand and to doctor.
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They can't do that, they are all in government. Can't expect them to ban themselves.They should ban fruits and nuts
a dying breed..Roping calves is pretty common when it is the cover picture on the phone book. This phone book is a couple years old now but I know this man and some of his family. They still rope calves to brand and to doctor.
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