Animal Welfare

JH Rodeo Company takes great pride in their livestock and will NOT tolerate any cruelty to either competors' or their livestock.

We make sure that our livestock is in peak condition for competing and as well as their welfare. The cowboys also make sure that their horses are in peak condition and are healthy. Without them we could not have a rodeo. Logic dictates that no sensible business person would abuse an animal that is to compete in the future. Not only does the contractor's lively hood depend on them, but so does the compettors'. We make sure that our livestock is well fed, dewormed, and vaccinated. This leaves them happy and healthy!

JH Rodeo follows the ProRodeo Cowboys Association Livestock Welfare rules. Here are just a few of them:

• Acceptable spurs must be dull.
• Standard electric prods may be used only when necessary and may only touch the animal on the hip or shoulder area.
• Stimulants and hypnotics may not be given to any animal to improve performance.
• Anyone caught using unnecessary roughness or abusing an animal will be immediately disqualified from the rodeo and fined. This holds true whether in the rodeo arena or anywhere on the grounds.
• The flank straps for horses are fleece or neoprene lined and those for bulls are made of soft cotton rope and may be lined with fleece or neoprene.
• Steers used in team roping have a protective covering placed around their horns.
• A no-jerk-down rule provides for fines and disqualification if a contestant jerks a calf over backwards.