But aren’t they cinched to kind of make them mad?
The bulls are cinched in order to make the animals buck. Those rank bulls will get mean just because they fell like it. If you don’t believe me, go stand in a bull pen with one of ‘em and stare at ‘em.
I’ve never witnessed a western bullriding event in which the bull was killed, or injured for that matter. But I have seen riders killed, paralyzed, maimed, suffer broken bones, etc. by bulls.
I should also mention that the cinch is secured by the strength of the riders hand. That’s it. Nothing else. The cowboys fasten the cinch around the bulls flanks. They tightens the cinch. The rider then wraps the rope around his hand. During the ride, once the cowboy releases the cinch, it slacks and slides off the bull.