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PAGE8, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 1983, WHITBY FREE PRESS Saddle Brone Riding tough Years of experien- ce are needed to learn this ciassic event, which is probabiy one of, the rodeo's most' dif- ficuit. Attached to the horses' haiter 'is aà Soft ,woven 'brone ri'which .the cowboys hang- on to. The cowboys wear spurs for this event, but they are duli. Ail saddles must conform'to the Rodeo Association's stan- dard measuremen- ts and the under side of each"one î5 covered with sheepskin. -The flank straps, which are also covered in sheepskin, are ioosened as t he animais -begin to buck. Eight to ten seconds is usuaiiy the required riding time. III s jI - -- -~