Goat Dressing
While sometimes seen in regular rodeo, it is not a regular rodeo event. It is usually for enterainment and is sometimes done by sponsors of the rodeo. However, in Gay rodeo, it is an event, primarily, so that everyone can have some fun. This is a two person event with a two minute time limit.

When the start whistle sounds, the goat is released, and the team runs to the animal. The member, without the undershorts, picks up the goat's hind legs. The team-mate, grabs hold of the goat's hooves. The first team member grabs the waistband of the underwear, and pulls it up the legs of the goat. Both people then race back to the start line, and tag the timing official to stop the clock. To qualify, the undershorts must stay over the tailbone of the goat, until the timer is tagged.

Steer Decorating
Steer decorating is an event that might be seen at a regular rodeo; though, not as a regular event. In gay rodeo, it is a regular event.

This competition requires a two person team. One member stands ten feet away from the chute gate, holding the end of a 25 foot rope which is looped around the steer's horns. The other team member waits forty feet from the chutes, holding a 24 inch long ribbon. When the chute gate opens, the team must coax the steer across the ten foot line. Next one team member tries to tie the ribbon on the steer's tail, while the other removes the rope from the steer's horns. When the ribbon is on the tail, and the loop is off the horns, the team member who tied the ribbon, must tag the timing official to stop the clock. The team must tie the ribbon, dislodge the rope, and tag the timer within the two minute, maximum time limit.

Wild Drag Racing
The Wild Drag Race is definitely an event developed for Gay Rodeo. It is a team event which includes three people on each team: one male, one female, and one person in "drag". The "drag" may be either a man or a woman, but must wear female type "drag" clothing, and a wig. As with most drag competitions, the costuming can be quite outrageous.

The steer is in the bucking chute with a 25 foot length of rope attached to a halter. The cowgirl stands 10 feet in front of the chute holding the rope, while the cowboy and "drag" wait forty feet away from the chutes. When the chute gate opens, the team tries to direct the steer toward the finish line, which is 70 feet from the chutes. The "drag" must be mounted on the steer, before the steer starts across the finish line, and must say on the steer until all four of the steer's feet have crossed the finish line. If the steer crosses the line before the "drag" is legally mounted, the team must bring the steer back to the chute side of the finish line, and try again.

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