Man riding a bucking bronco, 1908

Bronco, or bronc, is a term used in the United States and Canada to refer to an untrained horse or one that habitually bucks. It may refer to a feral horse that has lived in the wild its entire life, but is also used to refer to domestic horses not yet fully trained to saddle, and hence prone to unpredictable behavior, particularly bucking. The term also refers to bucking horses used in rodeo "rough stock" events, such as bareback bronc riding and saddle bronc riding. The silouette of a cowboy on a bucking bronco is the official symbol for the State of Wyoming. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1215x1800, 923 KB)TITLE: Plunging broncho [sic], Bar Diamond Bar range CALL NUMBER: LOT 13593, no. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1215x1800, 923 KB)TITLE: Plunging broncho [sic], Bar Diamond Bar range CALL NUMBER: LOT 13593, no. ... WikiProject horse training is about methods of training horses, and all the related aspects of the relationship between people and horses. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Some horses are chosen for use in rodeos, due to their especially powerful, back-cracking bucks. ... A feral horse (an American mustang) in Wyoming A feral animal or plant is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state. ... A saddle is a seat for a rider fastened to an animals back. ... It has been suggested that History of rodeo be merged into this article or section. ... Plunging bronco, Bar Diamond Bar range Bronc riding, either as saddle bronc or bareback bronc is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on an untamed horse or bronco, weighing between 800 and 1,500 pounds, which is held in a small pipe enclosure called a bucking chute. ... It has been suggested that History of rodeo be merged into this article or section. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ...

In modern usage, the word is seldom used any longer to refer to a "wild," or more accurately, a feral horse, as the population of mustangs has been reduced to 25,000. Today, the modern rodeo bucking horse is a domestic animal. Some are specifically bred for bucking ability and raised for the rodeo, while others are spoiled riding horses who have learned to quickly and effectively throw off riders. Informally, the term is often applied in a joking manner to describe any horse that acts up and bucks with or without a rider. Feral horses are free-roaming, untamed horses who are descended from domesticated horses. ... A Mustang is a hardy, free-roaming horse of the North American west, descended primarily from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish invaders known as Conquistadors. ...

The term comes from the Spanish language word bronco, meaning "rough", which in Mexican usage also describes a horse [1]. It was then borrowed and adapted in US cowboy lingo. It has also been spelled "broncho," though this form is virtually unknown in the western United States, where the word is most common. Many other instances of cowboy jargon were similarly borrowed from Mexican cowboys, including words such lariat, chaps, and buckaroo, which are in turn corruptions of the Spanish la riata, chaparajos, and vaquero. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A lasso is a loop of rope that is designed to be thrown around a target and tighten when pulled. ... Chaps are sturdy leather coverings for the legs. ... A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. ... A pickup rider at a rodeo wearing batwing chaps Chaps are sturdy leather coverings for the legs, consisting of leggings and a belt. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ...

For more such examples, consult List of English words of Spanish origin.

In the early American west, most cattle ranches simply allowed young horses to grow up in a feral state on the open range, capturing them at maturity to be broken-in or "broke" to make them tame enough to ride. Sometimes mustangs were rounded up as well, as the two populations often mixed. This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Horse breaking (or horse starting) refers to the process used by humans to get horses to let themselves be ridden or harnessed. ...

See also

• Bronc riding
• Mustang (horse)