It is interesting that many Neanderthal remains are found with rodeo type injuries. It is supposed that their method of hunting involved actual jumping on their prey to bring it down.
Since I consider them to be my ancestors , all I can say is "ride em ,cowboy."
What are rodeo type injuries?
example would be bull riding injuries
Yes, but what are bull riding injuries? Like being gored?
A study of nearly 2,000 professional rodeo events between 1981 and 2005 found that half of all injuries occurred during bull riding. Knee and shoulder injuries are most common, according to Downey, but "most alarming" are the head injuries. Concussions account for nearly 9 percent of all bull riding injuries, he notes.
Other typical rodeo injuries include finger amputations during calf roping, sprains to the knee, shoulder or ankle, and chronic problems that develop from such injuries. Riders are also at risk of being gored or stomped after dismounting or being thrown from an animal.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKIM56572320071005Because of the power and speed of the average bareback horse, bareback riders suffer a tremendous amount of strain on their riding arm.
Hyper-extended elbows, torn biceps, and separated shoulders are common bareback rider injuries due to the strain put on the arm.
Because of the extreme riding position of bareback riders, neck injuries are also quite common.
Bareback riders can also suffer injuries to their lower back, spinal cord, and tailbone area due to the jarring effect of a bucking bareback horse.
http://rodeo.about.com/od/barebackfaq/f/barebackinjury.htm