Aren’t rodeos illegal in MA ?
(Seems awfully right wing )………
Apparently not, though I’ve heard rumors that they’re going to try to ban rodeos in California (of course).
From everything I’ve ever seen, the riders are a lot more likely to be hurt than the livestock. A good bucking horse or bull is a valuable animal that can make its owner a lot of money for a long time. I remember a rodeo announcer once claiming that a particular horse was 27 years old, and that horse put on a good performance that day, though as I recall the rider stayed on.