THE ROUND-UP 



let the horse wear himself out more before the pistol 

 barks for the "pick up" men or "herders" to take him 

 up," that is, ride down and seize him. But the trained 

 bucker and the outlaw are watched carefully, and thirty 

 seconds is plenty of time to judge the buckaroo's rid- 

 ing ability. Then, that his bucking may not unneces- 

 sarily wear out the horse or break him, he is taken 

 up. 



There are famous outlaw horses whose indomitable 

 spirit has never been broken and whose names stand 

 high on the lists of these championship contests 

 throughout the West. When such horses as Long 

 Tom, Angel, No Name, Whistling Annie and Casey 

 Jones, get into action at Pendleton you see real bucking. 



The buckaroo was not born yesterday. He knows 

 only too well that to have even a "look in" at the cham- 

 pionship he must observe the rules of the game, ride 

 with only a halter and halter rope instead of a bridle 

 and reins and on a saddle, as prescribed by the 

 Round-Up. 



This is minus the great bucking rolls which some 

 riders affect and of course without locked spurs, hob- 

 bled stirrups or unusual contrivances of any kind. He 

 must ride not only with style, but "slick" — that is, 

 straight up, with a close seat, and no daylight showing 

 through — and must not shift the halter-rope from one 

 hand to the other. He must "rake" with blunted spur 

 by swinging his legs from shoulder to rump, and, to 

 cap the climax, "fan" the horse at every jump by 

 swinging his hat with a full-arm sweep to and fro, 

 and, above all things, he must avoid "pulling leather" 

 that is, touching the horn or any other part of the 

 saddle with either hand or supporting himself in any 

 way. 



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