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Glossary of rodeo terms
This is a basic glossary of rodeo terms that includes both technical terminology and jargon developed over the centuries for rodeo sports such calf roping, barrel racing, steer wrestling, bull riding, and bronc riding, as well as various rodeo-related concepts. Where noted, some terms are used only in American English (US), only in British English (UK), or are regional to a particular part of the world, such as Australia (AU).
B
- Branding
- Marking a horse, bull (or other animal) by burning the skin with a hot iron, or alternatively with a frozen implement (freeze branding). The skin may be balded, or the hair may grow back in a depigmented color.[1]
- Breeding
- The pedigree of an animal
- Horse breeding, or the selective breeding of animals.[2]
- Bucking bull
- Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS)
- Bull
- Bull rider
- Bull riding
D
- Dam
The female parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal.[3]
G
- Granddam
A dam's or sire's dam —used of an animal.[4]
- Grandsire
A dam's or sire's sire —used of an animal.[5]
P
- Pedigree
An ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.[6]
- Professional Bull Riders (PBR)
- Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
R
- Rodeo
A public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.[7]
S
- Sire
The male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal.[8]
Notes
- ^ Price, et al. Lyons Press Horseman's Dictionary pp. 28–29
- ^ Belknap Horsewords p. 70
- ^ "Definition of DAM". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Definition of GRANDDAM". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Definition of GRANDSIRE". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Definition of PEDIGREE". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Definition of RODEO". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Definition of SIRE". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 February 2017.