He plans to compete for four or five more years, grateful that calf roping is less risky than other rodeo rituals.

In some nations and states where traditional "tie-down" calf roping is not allowed, riders of both genders compete.

Tie-down calf roping is not permitted in the state of Rhode Island or in the city of Baltimore.

In the United States, this event is primarily for women of all ages and boys under 12, while in some nations where traditional calf roping is frowned upon, riders of both genders compete.

Tie-down calf roping is also not allowed in some localities in Australia, Brazil and Canada and banned nationally in the United Kingdom, Germany and The Netherlands.