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Originally Posted by GGG
I knew they didnt cynch the balls but I had thought the flank strap was designed to cause pain to iniiate the bucking. If not that is just my own ignorance.
I dont think the saving horses from the slaughter house applies as I have thought that bucking stock are bred for it and the top animals are worth a lot as breeders. Again if this is not true let me know.
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Oh, they definitely breed and trade for that special bucking horse. Wayne Vold from the High River area has been in this business for 4 decades or so. This is a business like anything else.
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Putting a solid pen of buckin' horses together is like trying to build a successful hockey team.
Just ask stock contractor Wayne Vold, who has been in the business for four decades.
"I'm buying and trading horses all the time to try to keep my momentum going," Vold said. "It's a never-ending hunt for good ones.
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/10/2...ul-hockey-team
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Speaking with Wayne about his horses gave me glimpse of the care and respect he has for these animals. Where I could easily see a horse that I just have to brush and touch – because that’s what horses are for – the wizened stock contractor sees them for who they are. Athletes. “I like a horse that stays hooked … one that keeps bucking. We have horses that have been bucking for 20 years… those are the ones a stock contractor likes to have I think the buck is in their disposition, I don’t know if anyone really knows why a horse bucks… but it most definitely has a lot to do with their heart.”
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http://www.northernhorse.com/news/Ar...5WayneVold.htm