Rodeo in the Blood (DVD)

Join Dylan Winter on his quest across  America and Canada to discover why perfectly ordinary young men  hunker down on the back of a bull and try to stay there for eight  seconds – the longest eight seconds in the world.

On the way you’ll  experience almost every element of the rodeo way of life. It starts  young, with thrill-seeking infants in the ‘pee-wee goat tying’  events and very juvenile ‘mutton-busters’.  Then there’s superb  riding by young women in the pole-bending and barrel-racing  competitions. Trials for real cowboys include team sorting, penning  and loading as well as a lot of throwing and tying. The Big Man event  – steer wrestling – isn’t for the faint-hearted.

Bare-back riding,  saddle riding and the most dangerous sport in the world - bull riding  - provide thrilling finales. Dylan’s interviews with riders,  breeders and rodeo families get to the source of the bull-rider’s  motivation – it’s in the blood.

Scene selections

• Ceremonials           
• Junior rodeo – it pays to start  early           
• High School rodeo           
• Rookie bulls meet rookie riders           
• Ranch rodeo for real cowboys           
• The Canadian Bullarama           
• Luxton – the perfect rodeo.         

Extras

• Hutchinson – the middle classes  take over           
• Chiropractor – for horses and  people           
• Slope County show – the West as  it really is           
• Oklahoma (gay) rodeo.