The bottom line is: Rodeo animals buck because it is their nature. As a rule, roughstock animals actively dislike contact with people. Bucking horses are not wild horses. Most have made it to the rodeo because they didn't do well somewhere else as pickup horses, a rodeo timed event, racehorses or pleasure horses.
Keep in mind that stock contractors constantly evaluate their herds, looking for consistency in bucking stock. This is a long, slow process, often taking a two-year tryout period before a contractor really knows if he has a good bucking animal.
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