Now, for some of the fun lingo, cowboys throw around...
AVERAGE -- The cowboy's points are combined from all go-rounds. The cowboy with the highest cumulative score or lowest total time wins the average (event).
BICYCLING -- Spurring with one foot and then the other, like riding a bike.
BREAKING THE BARRIER -- In timed events, steers and calves are given a head start. If a contestant rides through the rope barrier before it's release, he's said to have "broken the barrier" and assessed a ten-second penalty.
BUCKLE BUNNIES -- Rodeo groupies.
GO-ROUND -- One round of a multi-day contest.
GOLD BUCKLE -- Rodeo's gold medal or trophy.
HOOKER -- A bull that uses his horns to try to dump his rider.
MONEY HORSE -- The name given to a horse, when ridden, that usually takes the cowboy to the winner's circle.
RERIDE -- A cowboy gets a second chance on a different animal if the judges determine his stock didn't give the rider a fair chance (maybe by not bucking or if it stumbled or fell).
STOCK CONTRACTOR - The person or organization that provides livestock used in rodeo events.
UNION ANIMAL -- An animal that bucks until the 8-second whistle, and then quits.
And to wrap up lingo, the two most important traits a cowboy must have:
HEART -- The desire to win. A top cowboy has to have heart.
TRY -- Without guts and determination, a man would not be called a cowboy.
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