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Steer Wrestling

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Each night they will be giving:
1st place $350
2nd place $100
3rd place $50

Speed and strength are the name of the game in steer wrestling (also known as bulldogging). In fact, with a world record sitting at 2.4 seconds, steer wrestling is the quickest event in rodeo.

The objective of the steer wrestler, who is also known as a "bulldogger," is to use strength and technique to wrestle a steer to the ground as quickly as possible. Problem is the steer generally weighs more than twice as much as the cowboy and, at the time the two come together, they're both often traveling at 30 miles per hour.  

In addition to strength, two other skills critical to success in steer wrestling are timing and balance.

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The efforts of the hazer can be nearly as important as those of the steer wrestler. For that reason, and the fact that he sometimes supplies the bulldogger with a horse, the hazer often receives a fourth of the payoff.