Safety Crew #1
Sells, Arizona
2025
They don’t call these guys the safety crew, but one of their main jobs is to get the broncs away from a thrown rider as quickly as possible. After that, they’re simply wranglers trying to get the horse out of the arena as quickly as possible so that the next ride can begin.
I think the “clean-up crews” are some of the most talented cowboys since the broncs are often riled up after someone tried to ride them. The rodeo clowns that try to distract the bulls from the downed rider have to be the most courageous!
You’re right I think than the clean-up crews are some of the most talented cowboys at a rodeo, and the smartest too because they know better than to think sitting on a bucking horse is a good idea! And as for the rodeo clowns, they are brave bordering on foolishness it would seem at times.