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Wild Cow Milking Pictures

Wild cow milking is a competitive event often held as part of a ranch rodeo. The rules can vary from one wild cow milking event to another depending on the preferences of the hosting rodeo committee, or according to whether or not the event is sanctioned by a governing body (such as the Working Ranch Cowboys Association). In general, though, wild cow milking is a timed competition that begins when a cow is turned loose into the arena. A ranch rodeo team (four members per team is common) will then try to rope the cow, "mug" her (control her by hand, particularly the head), and milk her until they get a small amount of milk in a bottle. The time usually stops after the cow is milked and one member of the team runs with the bottle to a designated area in the arena. For the time to count, there has to be a certain amount of milk in the bottle. For example, at many wild cow milkings there must be enough milk in the bottle that at least one drop runs out when the bottle is turned upside down. The team that can rope, mug, and milk their cow with the fastest time wins.

While wild cow milking is an event that is most commonly competed in by men, women are sometimes members of wild cow milking teams. Because of the size, speed, and strength of the cows, wild cow milking is an extremely difficult event to compete in. Below are a few wild cow milking pictures.

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Two riders try to rope a cow
The wild cow milking event begins with a cow
being turned loose in the arena and roped.
 
In wild cow milking team members try to control a cow
In this photo the cow has been roped and is still dallied to the
horse of the team member that roped her. The other three team
members are trying to get her under control so she can be milked.
 
One man tries to mug a cow while another waits to milk it
The man who tries to get control of the cow's head is called the "mugger."
In this photo the mugger is working his way to the cow's head as the
milker (the man in the light colored hat holding the bottle) moves in to help.
 
Team members work together in the wild cow milking
Three team members work to control their cow so they can milk her.
 
A man in a cowboy hat, chinks, boots, and spurs runs with a milk bottle
The wild cow milking event usually ends with one of the team members
running to a designated area of the arena with the milk bottle. Typically, the
team member must show a waiting judge that there really is milk in the bottle.

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