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“And at one point, he joked that in order to solve it, maybe we need to do a calf roping contest or something. It’s all in good fun.”

Longtime equestrian Geronimo Bugarin said there are nine elements of charrería, including bull riding, mare riding and calf roping, and appeared dismayed at the prospect of not being able to continue those activities.

Which is partly why she does not like calf roping or wild cow milking events, in which wild, skittish animals are chased.

A February 2021 summary by the city council’s animal welfare committee said that animals “suffer significant injuries during common rodeo events such as bull and bronc riding, steer wrestling, and calf roping.”

For about a decade, he competed in rodeo events such as calf roping, steer wrestling and bull and bronc riding, while appearing in film, television and stage roles.