Chute dogging is a

rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working va ...

event related to

steer wrestling Steer wrestling, also known as bulldogging, is a rodeo event in which a horse-mounted rider chases a steer, drops from the horse to the steer, then wrestles the steer to the ground by grabbing its horns and pulling it off-balance so that it falls ...

, in which the

steer Steer, Steers or Steering may refer to: Animals * Steer or bullock, castrated male cattle * Ox, a steer used as a draft animal People * Steer (surname) * Steers (surname) Places * Steer Creek (West Virginia), a tributary of the Little K ...

used weighs between . However, the competitor starts the event in a

roping chute A cattle crush (in UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Botswana and Australia), squeeze chute ( North America), cattle chute ( North America), standing stock, or simply stock (North America, Ireland) is a strongly built stall or cage for holding cattl ...

with the

as opposed to grabbing onto the steer from horseback. The event is designed to give novices a chance to prepare for

. When the chute opens, the competitor must bring the steer to a line ten feet from the chute and wrestle (or "dog") the steer to the ground. In order to count as a legal fall, all four feet of the steer must be in the air when the steer is on the ground. Other falls are called "dog falls," and the competitor must try to let the steer get up and try to get all four legs in the air. The competitor can be disqualified for losing contact with the steer or tripping the steer. It is a timed event, with the time starting at the moment the chute dogger crosses the ten-foot line. The steer must be wrestled within 60 seconds.

References

Sanctioned events
at the

International Gay Rodeo Association The International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA), founded in 1985,

Chute dogging
at the Northwest Youth Rodeo Association

at the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association Rodeo-affiliated events {{Rodeo-stub