Editing Steer wrestling (section)

==Animal-welfare concerns==
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Like all other rodeo events, steer wrestling is under fire by [[animal-rights]] advocates. Modern rodeos in the United States are closely regulated and have responded to accusations of [[animal cruelty]] by instituting a number of rules to guide how rodeo animals are to be managed.<ref name="PRCApdf"/> In 1994, a survey of 28 sanctioned rodeos was conducted by on-site independent veterinarians. Reviewing 33,991 animal runs, the injury rate was documented at 16 animals or 0.047%, less than one in 2000 animals.<ref name="Bronc Riding">{{cite web|title=Rodeo Horses|url=http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=3233|website=TheHorse.com|publisher=www.thehorse.com|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> A study of rodeo animals in Australia found a similar injury rate. Basic injuries occurred at a rate of 0.072%, or one in 1405, with injuries requiring veterinary attention at 0.036%, or one injury in every 2810 times the animal was used, and transport, yarding, and competition were all included in the study.<ref name="www.prorodeo.asn.au.com"/> A later PRCA survey of 60,971 animal performances at 198 rodeo performances and 73 sections of "slack" indicated 27 animals were injured, again around 0.05%.<ref name="PRCApdf"/>

However, accusations of cruelty in the USA persist. The PRCA acknowledges that they only sanction about 30% of all rodeos, while another 50% are sanctioned by other organizations and 20% are completely unsanctioned.<ref name=PRCApdf/> Several animal-rights organizations keep records of accidents and incidents of possible animal abuse.<ref>{{cite web|title=Animal Abuse Inherent in Rodeo|url=http://www.sharkonline.org/abuseinherent.mv|website=SHARK Online|publisher=www.sharkonline.org|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110002548/http://www.sharkonline.org/abuseinherent.mv|archive-date=10 November 2011}}</ref> They cite various specific incidents of injury to support their statements,<ref>Renate Robey, "Horse Euthanized After Show Accident", ''Denver Post'' 16 January 1999.</ref> and also point to examples of long-term breakdown,<ref>Steve Lipsher, "Veterinarian Calls Rodeos Brutal to Stock", ''Denver Post'' 20 January 1991.</ref> as well as reporting on injuries and deaths suffered by animals in nonrodeo events staged on the periphery of professional rodeo such as [[chuckwagon]] races and "suicide runs". In terms of actual statistics on animal injury rate, no more recent independent studies are apparent on animal injury in rodeo than the 1994 study. Groups such as [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA), though, periodically record incidents of animal injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodeo: Cruelty for a Buck|url=http://www.peta.org/issues/Animals-in-Entertainment/rodeo-cruelty-for-a-buck.aspx|website=www.peta.org|date=16 December 2003 |publisher=PETA|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> According to the [[ASPCA]], practice sessions are often the scene of more severe abuses than competitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=ASPCA Animals in Entertainment 5.4 Rodeo|url=http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pp_en_rodeo|website=ASPCA|publisher=www.aspca.org|access-date=June 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308002221/http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pp_en_rodeo|archive-date=March 8, 2008}}</ref>