{"id":456,"date":"2008-06-12T13:09:54","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T17:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/v3\/?p=456"},"modified":"2008-06-12T13:09:54","modified_gmt":"2008-06-12T17:09:54","slug":"bull-riding-at-central-pa-rodeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/?p=456","title":{"rendered":"Bull riding at Central PA Rodeo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Danger! Excitement! Action! No event at the Central PA Rodeo combines more of these elements than bull riding. A contest that has been voted the \u201cmost dangerous sporting event in America\u201d by the Sports Writers of America.
\nThis event pits man against beast as a cowboy who may weigh as little as 140 pounds struggles to stay on top of a ton of twisting, bucking bull. A bull rider\u2019s equipment consists of braided flat bull rope and a pair of blunt spurs. The rope is pulled up around the animal\u2019s middle, through a loose noose in the rope. The cowboy wraps the rope around his riding hand and secures it with his fist. Only his grip keeps the rope in place. The bull rider attempts to ride the bull turning his toes out and holding on with his spurs \u2013 no easy chore since the loose hide of a crossbred Brahma bull moves easily!
\nEven if the cowboy makes a qualified ride he\u2019s not out of danger. Because of the tightly drawn rope he may find himself \u201chung-up.\u201d This happens when a cowboy\u2019s weight pulls against the rope and keeps it from coming loose. Then the bullfighting clown dashes alongside the bull and tries to free the bull rider.
\nIf the cowboy manages a clean dismount, he may still be in danger, especially if he stumbles or falls, since many bulls will charge a man on the ground. As in other riding events in rodeo, two judges score the ride on the rider\u2019s style and the bull\u2019s bucking ability.
\nThe most popular event with the spectators in pro rodeo, bull riding at the Central PA Rodeo at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds will match top International Pro Rodeo Association cowboys against the bucking bulls of the Rawhide Rodeo Company\u2019s herd on June 20, 21 and 22. This event is brought to the central Pennsylvania region by St. Matthew School, in Tyrone in partnership with Tri-Star Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep of Huntingdon.
\nAdvanced tickets are on sale now at Tri-Star in Huntingdon, all Reliance Bank locations, and Ace Fix-It Hardware in Tyrone, Duncansville, Huntingdon, Dillsburg, and Brookville – $10 Adult, $3 Children ages 4-12. Tickets at the gate are $15 Adult, $5 Children ages 4-12. Children 3 and under admitted free. Gates open 3 hours prior to show time. Concessions of food and gifts are available.
\nFor more information visit www.centralparodeo.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Danger! Excitement! Action! No event at the Central PA Rodeo combines more of these elements than bull riding. A contest that has been voted the \u201cmost dangerous sporting event in America\u201d by the Sports Writers of America. This event pits man against beast as a cowboy who may weigh as little as 140 pounds struggles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area","category-excerpts-from-the-tyrone-daily-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}