Mutton bustin'

A few months back Bodger posted about a very interesting aspect of rodeo sport known as Mutton Bustin' and said that a report would be due as soon as the Rodeo was attended and this event was observed.

So here it is, unfortunately without benefit of video, or other supporting pictorial evidence.

For those who aren't familiar with this event, pay attention GBC as this could be of future use, it involves putting putting wee sprogs onto the backs of a sheep adn then letting the sheep loose so it can run about like sheep do.

The wee sprog has to hold on for as long as possible to get the best time and whoever has the best time over all gets some type of prize or money or something.

Oh, just to clarify, the sprogs don't have benefit of being perched on a saddle or anything other then the sheep's wool to hang on to but for safety and other kiddie laws, they do have safety helmets on their noggins.

Back to the story; the very first sheep and rider out of the pen was a little anti-climatic as the sheep walked out with the nipper just lying there on the sheeps back.

The others after that were way better as the sheep came out a runnin' with the sprogs hanging on for dear life, usually managing 4-5 feet before falling off onto the dirt.

There were ten contestants in all and only about 2 actually made it more than 5 feet or so before falling off.

One of them was a small a lsss who was the winner and she made it just about the entire areana before hitting the dirt.

Sorry there isn't a video or any pics at the moment, but once that can be sorted, it'll get done, though as Bodger and Teri my lass were in the nosebleed seats, the video from the phone doesn't show the hilarirtiy to it's fullest.