Riding a real bull is even harder than riding one of those mechanical
bulls you find in a Texas bar. Here, at the Calgary Rodeo, Rider 140
finds that the bull he was pitted to ride got the best of him. Rodeo
clowns run in to assist getting the bull away from him. The chance is
very great that the bull, having thrown its rider, will turn and try
to trample him. Rodeo clowns are more than just a comic diversion.
They are trained and skilled at controlling widd animals in such
high-tension situations.
The rodeo is usually held in a stadium where the open, or rodeo area has
grandstands on two sides and cattle pens on the other two. The ground is
loose dirt. There is a protecting wall with openings situated between the
riding area and the grandstands. This wall allows riders and clowns to
hide from any attacking animal. The wall also prevents any animals which
try to jump the wall from jumping into the grandstands with the spectators.
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