Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1990 Page: 26 of 41
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COWBOYS
contestant pays to the secretary
before he can enter an event or
rodeo. The size of the fee varies
with the amount of the rodeo
purse, ranging from $10 at the
smallest rodeos to a maximum
of $100. Contestants must pay
a seperate entry fee for every
event they compete tn.
FISHING- A common expres-
sion used in rodeos when the
roper has thrown at an animal
but missed, and then by acci-
dent, or by flipping the rope
turns it into a legal catch.
FLANKING OR FLANK
STRAP- A sheepskin lined strap
with a self holding buckle passed
around tire Hank of the bronc or
brahma bull. The strap is pulled
tight as the animal leaves the
chute. In an effort to get rid of
the flank strap, the stock bucks.
HAZER- Acowboy who rides
along side a steer on the oppo-
site side from the steer wrestler
to keep the steer from running
away from the steer wrestler’s
horse.
NO TIME- When a flag
ficldman waves “No Time” it
means that the contestant has
not caught or thrown his animal
properly and receives no lime
on that animal in that go round,
but is still entitled to compete in
the next go round
PICKUP MAN A mounted
cowboy who helps the nder off
a bronc when the ndc is com
pitted The pickup man then
removes the (tank strap from
the bronc and leads it out of the
arena.
PIGGING .STRING A hurt
piece of sofl rope by whu t. a
roper tics together the feet ot a
roped calf or steer.
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One Hundred Years Of Service
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itself, such as loading the chutes,
keeping the arena clear, etc..
ASSOCIATION SADDLE
Any saddle built to definite RCA
specifications and design and
use in saddle bronc riding. It
may belong to either the con
testant or the stock producer
AVERAGE- Contestants in a
rodeo with more than one go
around are paid off in pnze
money for the best ride or time
in each go round and for the best
average of all go rounds. The
winner of the average is the
winner of that event in the ro-
deo.
BARRIER- A rope stretched
across the front end of the box
from which the ropers or the
s.eer wrestler’s horse comes
when the barrier flag drops.
According to the arena condi-
tions, the slock is given a prede-
termined head start or score,
marked by a scoreline.
BREAKING THE BAR
RIER If the contestant rides
through or breaks the barrier
before it is released, a penalty of
ten seconds is added to his time.
ENTRY FEE- The money a
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different language
To someone who is not famil-
iar with the language used
around rodeo grounds the terms
can be a little difficult to under-
stand.
The following terms are some
that are used by cowboys:
ADDED MONEY The total
prize money in any event is made
up on the entry fees paid by
contestants and the purse put up
by the rodeo committee. The
purse is called added money.
ARENA DIRECTOR Person
whose responsibility it is to see
that the rodeo goes off smoothly
and according to the rules. He
supervises all jobs and details in
and connected to the rodeo arena
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Craig, Jennifer. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1990, newspaper, July 5, 1990; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1242514/m1/26/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.