Back in the late 1950s, Big Hat Rodeo’s Rudy Calzavara got tangled up in green.
It was his pickup horse’s second rodeo and the bareback horse’s first time ‘under the lights’.
Not a soul was injured — not even a scratch — and much of that was due to Calzavara’s quick, defensive move captured here. If you’ve worked young horses of tough disposition, you’ve seen them come to you HARD in moments of confusion.
The pickup horse was 4. By season’s end, he was bought by an international polo player and went on to greatness. The bucking horse settled nicely into stardom and became a cowboy favorite for the Midwestern company.
In 2024, Big Hat Rodeo celebrates its 103rd year of professional production.
Not so much "hand in mouth" as "grab the lip!".
ReplyDeleteGirlfriend as a girl had a horse bite her shoulder. She did what any ranch kid would do - stuck her fingers up it's nose. It let go real fast.
Yeah, that was my thought as well. Grab the lower lip, the horse pays attention real fast.
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