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• Calf roping — in modern competition Calf roping, also known as tie down roping, is a rodeo event that features a calf and a rider mounted on a horse. The goal of this timed event is for the rider to catch the calf by throwing a loop of rope from a lariat… …   Wikipedia

• Team Roping — also known as heading and heeling is a rodeo event that features a steer (typically a Corriente) and two mounted cowboys or cowgirls. The first roper is referred to as the header, the person who ropes the front of the steer, usually around the… …   Wikipedia

• Steer roping — Steer roping, also known as steer tripping , is a rodeo event that features a steer and one mounted cowboy. The steers are moved through narrow pathways leading to a chute with spring loaded doors. A 10 foot rope is fastened around the steer s… …   Wikipedia

• Breakaway roping — is a rodeo event that features a calf and one mounted cowgirl. The calves are moved through narrow pathways leading to a chute with spring loaded doors. A 10 foot rope is fastened around the calf s neck which is used to ensure that the calf gets… …   Wikipedia

• team roping — ▪ rodeo event  rodeo event in which two mounted cowboys (cowboy) attempt to rope and immobilize a full grown steer. The event is timed, and the team with the lowest time wins. The team is allowed three throws. The first roper, called the header,… …   Universalium

• rodeo — rodeoer, n. /roh dee oh , roh day oh/, n., pl. rodeos, v., rodeoed, rodeoing. n. 1. a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping. 2. a roundup of cattle. 3. Informal. any contest offering prizes in various events: a… …   Universalium

• Rodeo — (IPAEng|ˈroʊdioʊ or IPA|/roʊˈdeɪoʊ/) is a sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working… …   Wikipedia

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