Joseph Maino The Fernley Reporter
The crowd roars as the “Mutton Buster”steps into the chute and settles down on the animal. The gate opens. Instead of a rough and tough cowboy on a bucking bull, a small, 6 year old child holds tight to the back of a sheep sprinting across the arena as other children in the crowd cheer-on their favorite rider.
The mutton buster is a little girl or boy between 4 and 6 years old and weighs less than 60 pounds. All children wear protective gear including a protective vest and a helmet with a metal face guard on the front. Winners must stay on the sheep for at least 6 seconds.
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