How to Tie a Bull Riding Rope

If you've made the decision to climb on the back of a bull and ride him rodeo style, one of the most important details you'll want to get right is the tying of the bull rope. In rodeo-style bull riding, you don't have a saddle horn, reins or stirrups to help you hold on like you would if you were riding a horse. The only tools you have at your disposal to keep you on the massive, bucking beast are your balance and a rope you'll cling to with one hand.

Things You'll Need

  • Post or other fixed object
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Instructions

  1. Instructions

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      Stretch the rope out to its full length. The easiest way to do this is by affixing the head end to a stable object while grasping the tail and pulling it outward until it is somewhat taut.

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      Hold the loop at the tail end with your right hand. With your left hand grasp the rope about 2-1/2 feet up from the loop.

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      While holding the loop, bring your right hand up a few inches past and under your left hand. This motion will create a large hoop shape with the small, tail-end loop under the main rope.

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      Pull the end of the rope that you are holding in your right hand through the hoop you've created, bringing it through, and pulling it toward yourself.

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      Grasp the loop that's at the tail end of the rope, spread it open and bring it up over the knot you've just created so that it encircles it.

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      With the loop encircling the knot, pull the body of the knot toward yourself to tighten it. Adjust the size of the resultant loop based on the size of the bull you're riding.