Michigan Steerwrestling |
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About Steerwrestling Steerwrestling, also known as "Bulldogging" is said to have been developed by a cowboy named Bill Pickett. What started out as an act of frustration, with Pickett being unable to retrieve a steer from dense underbrush while on horseback, has become the rodeo world's fastest rodeo event. Steerwrestling is a "timed event" of rodeo. The competing cowboy and his assistant (called a hazer), must chase down a 500 pound steer while mounted on horseback. Once in position, the bulldogger must transfer his body weight from the horse, positioning his body on the horse's right side. Once in this position, the bulldogger rests his weight on the steer's back until the steerwrestler's horse runs by the steer. Once the bulldogger lands on his feet, he must either stop the forward motion of the steer or change the steer's direction of travel before he can legally throw the steer to the ground with all four feet and the nose lying in the same direction. All of that being said, it just took you longer to read about the event than it does to complete a "run" on a steer. Competitive times in steerwrestling at major events only take 3 to 5 seconds to complete, from start to finish. |
Bill Picket |
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Bob Marshall riding "Bullet" at the 1999 Mt. Pleasant PRCA rodeo. Jim Griffin is hazing on "Hank". |
