Friday evening finally. Plus I get Monday off since (a) I did not get last Monday off and (b) it is a US holiday and none of my clients is working! So, hwppy long weekend to me!
Hello everyone. Beautiful pictures, Marc!
Cheers
Evening, Mohan. Yes, Memorial Day weekend ............ that start of Summer in the US.
So, how is Life treating you these days?
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Others get a headache if I do not have a full pot of coffee available to me all day long!
Cheers
I just need a single cup of coffee in the morning to get me going without a headache.
Those pics I took of the sunrise had me sitting outside with a hot cup of coffee, taking pics every minute or so.
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Going to need some coffee tonight to stay awake. Deborah was to fly in tonight from Calgary at 11PM ............. now the flight has been delayed until 1AM.
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Going to take the doxies out one last time tonight, and then go to the airport and pick up Deborah. So, I shall call it a night. Paix, mes amis.
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Deborah got home, safe and sound, and is now sleeping in. I took the doxies for a run in Churchill Park, now that it is clear of all meandering moose.
I shall make a simple breakfast for everyone when the decide to get up and face this new day. Enjoy.
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Morning, Don. Got a real chuckle out of those two pics, especially the one about "Do Not Read".
Deborah explained to me how they get the bulls and horses to buck .............. ouch.
How are you today?
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Deborah explained to me how they get the bulls and horses to buck .............. ouch.
Morning Marc, glad to provide your smile for the day. As for rodeo stock, the flank strap is always used to encourage a horse or bull to buck, but the story is not that simple. Many people believe it is used on the genitals of the animal and nothing could be further from the truth. That's an old wives tale and there is nothing to about. Both bulls and broncs are bred to buck. I know a member of the Kesler family who supply both bulls and broncs for rodeos in the U.S. and Canada. They tell me after years of selective breeding, their stock is born to buck and when anyone climbs aboard, they will buck, flank strap or no. The flank strap is not painful, nor does it harm an animal, contrary to what some people think. Consider the real story on flank straps:
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The outside of the flank strap is made of leather. The inside is lined with sheepskin or neoprene. Rodeo rules specify the flank strap must be lined with enough sheepskin to cover the belly of the horse and both flanks, and that no sharp or cutting edges of any kind be present. These rules are consistent with what animal behaviorists have taught us regarding animals such as the horse: his first reaction to pain or danger stimuli is to flee. A horse who is afraid or in pain won’t buck, he will try to run away.
A horse has 18 ribs, and the kidneys are protected by the ribs. It is physically impossible to damage these major organs with the flank strap as the strap is nowhere near them. It is also physically impossible to cover the genitals - of a male or female horse - with the flank strap.
So if these horses really want to buck on their own, why use a flank strap? The flank strap alters the bucking action of the horse by encouraging him to kick out straighter and higher with his hind legs, thus making himself harder to ride. The flank stacks the odds in favor of the horse. It cannot make him buck.
In fact, the flank strap is so acceptable to the bronc that he can become "broke" to it very easily. This is why the pickup men move in so quickly at the end of the bronc ride. They want to get the flank off the bronc as quickly as possible so he won’t become accustomed to it.
This is the same reason the flank strap is hung very loosely and very far forward on the bronc waiting his turn in the chute. It is not "pulled" until the very last second before the bronc takes his first leap into the arena. The flank strap is never tied, and loosens with each buck the horse takes. It is also equipped with a quick release handle to facilitate it’s fast removal. All these measures are taken to prevent the bronc from becoming "broke" to the fleece or neoprene lined flank.
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"The flank stacks the odds in favor of the horse." I would think that it is hard enough just to stay on the horse or bull for 8 seconds.
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