Bull Rider Lingo
Entry Fee-
money paid by a contestant to Rodeo
Secretary before he is eligible to
compete. Entry Fee’s range from $75.00 -
$125.00
Added Money-
the purse put up by Rodeo Producer,
which is added to the Contestants Entry
Fees to make up total prize money
Prize Money-
paid to the Top Eight Winners of each
event
Draw-
the lottery-style pick of stock for
competitors
Long Go-
first Round of competition
Short Go-
top ten contestants from the Long Go
compete in the Short Go on 10 of the
Best Bulls
Average-
contestant scores combined on two or
more bulls
Flank Rope-
a cotton rope tied loosely around the
bull’s flank
Qualified Ride-
Rider must be mounted on bull for 8
seconds with free hand
Disqualified Ride-
when a contestant touches any part of
his equipment, the bull, or himself with
his free hand
Re-Ride-
when a judge decides the Bull did not
give a satisfactory ride, the
contestants will be given a Re-Ride in
that same round
Scoring-
A perfect Score would be 100 points.
There are two judges, one on each side
of the arena. Each will give up to 25
points to the rider, determined by how
much control is shown throughout the
eight seconds. Each judge will give a
score of 25 point to the bull, based on
his strength and style of bucking. The
combined points given by the two judges
are added together to determine
competitor’s score.
Mutton-the
flesh of a fully grown sheep
Branding Information-
If there is a 0 in front of a number,
the correct pronunciation would be
“ott”. Example: 04 (ott 4) If
there is a – in front of a number the
pronunciation would be “Bar”
Example: -6 (Bar 6)
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