Editing Bronc riding (section)

===Flank strap controversy===
A "flank strap" (or, "bucking strap") is used to encourage the horse to kick out straighter and higher when it bucks. The flank strap is about 4 inches wide, covered in [[sheep]]skin or [[neoprene]] and fastens behind the widest part of the [[abdomen]]. Flank straps that hurt the horse are not allowed by rodeo rules in the United States.<ref name="Rules">{{cite web |title=PRCA Animal Welfare rules and discussion |url=http://www.prorodeo.com/animal_welfare.aspx?xu=3 |website=Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association |access-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608030150/http://www.prorodeo.com/animal_welfare.aspx?xu=3 |archive-date=June 8, 2008 |date=June 8, 2008}}</ref><!--this cite covers first three sentences up to this point--><ref name="awbook" />

A horse in pain will become sullen and not buck very well,<ref name="PRCA Welfare">{{cite web |title=PRCA Animal Welfare Booklet |website=Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association |access-date=June 17, 2019 |url=http://www.prorodeo.com/pdfs/AnimalWelfare.pdf |pages=6}}</ref><ref name="Bronc Riding">{{cite web |title=Is Rodeo Bronc Riding Cruel? |url=http://www.cowboyway.com/BroncRiding.htm |access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> and harm to the genitalia is [[Horse anatomy|anatomically]] impossible because the [[stifle joint]] of the hind leg limits how far back a flank strap can be attached.<ref name="Sellnow"/><ref name="Rules"/>

[[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA) has stated that burrs and other irritants are at times placed under the flank strap and that improperly used flank straps can cause open wounds and burns if the hair is rubbed off and the skin is chafed raw.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rodeo: Cruelty for a Buck |url=http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=69 |website=People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |access-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061201031127/http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=69 |archive-date=December 1, 2006}}</ref>  However, while the implied argument behind this claim is that pain is what makes the horse buck, in actual practice, irritants or pain generally interfere with a horse's ability to buck in an energetic and athletic fashion.<ref>{{cite web |title=The facts about flank straps |url=http://www.rodeotasmania.com/facts.php |website=Rodeo Tasmania |access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref>