Rules, rigging, stock, and staying in one piece — written for people who actually nod for one.
2026-08-03
The shortest career in rodeo and the highest cumulative damage in the sport. Three things nobody has built — rigging management, a stock database, and an honest record of what your body is carrying.
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Eight inches of handhold, three inches of suede, ten at the handhold and six at the D-ring. The most avoidable disqualification in the event, and it is almost never deliberate.
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No stirrups, no rein, and a free arm that cannot touch anything including you. Every rule that decides whether you get a score at all.
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Two judges, four numbers. What the spurring stroke actually has to look like to mark, and why half your score was decided when the draw came out.
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Both spurs above the point of the shoulders until the front feet land. An automatic disqualification under PRCA rules — and since 2024, a scored element under IPRA rules instead.
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Buck-off rate, average mark, how it leaves the chute — plus the two things only bareback bronc riders need: the wither profile, and how the rigging sets on it.
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Elbow, shoulder, neck, back, hand. The damage accumulates rather than resolving, and the riders who last are the ones who treat conditioning and recovery as part of the job.
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What a bareback bronc app has to do that a saddle bronc app does not: manage a rigging, track a body, and understand that these are two different events rather than one with the saddle removed.
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