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Bareback

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Bareback

Bareback requires the rider to stay on with just a hand-hold. Rodney Ruxton, shown in action at the Outram Rodeo, Mosgiel, in February 2007, was the New Zealand open champion in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

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Jock Phillips, Rural recreation – Rural horse sports, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17705/bareback (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.