Rodeo in the Blood  
DVD, PAL format
 
Dylan Winter  
Released 2007
 
   
approx 90 minutes plus extras
 
DVD £15.95 inc VAT
  
 
ISBN 978-1-905523-27-6
 

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.


 
Rodeo in the Blood : Dylan Winter