I don't know about bronc riders, as I don't follow them at all. Some
Bull riders started wearing helmets 12 or 14 years ago and it has spread
some. There are the hard heads that poopoo the helmets and claim that
takes away from being a cowboy. And there are some of those that later
wish they had worn one. FWIF, my son-in-law is an old bull rider and
his great nephew, Wiley Peterson recently retired from the PBR. Wiley
was having trouble staying on his bulls and someone told him he was
worrying too much about his face and needed to wear a helmet. He tried
it and started staying on more bulls. Wore one until he retired. And
he won the PBR World Finals a couple of years before he retired. At a
guess, I would say that around half of the bull riders wear helmets
these days.
In my book, there is such a thing as being tough, and another thing as
being tough and foolish. Damage to the head can be very difficult to fix.
Paul in Portland OR
On 5/25/2014 2:37 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
If they are going to get that rider's hand loose from that rope, they
have to get even closer than that. And that is one of their jobs, along
with helping to protect the rider when he dismounts. BTW, the PBR
{Professional Bull Riders} call them Bull Fighters, not Clowns. And
those Bull Fighters do one Helluva job. And what is wrong with his helmet?
I've never seen a professional bull or bronc rider wear a helmet. They
invariably wear western felt hat.
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