Colorado Springs Colorado-1973: Bull Rider Thrown Near Arena Chutes as Helpers Approach

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

rodeo competition
physical risk
animal movement
arena teamwork
public spectatorship
Western sporting culture
home-movie observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · Slightly elevated spectator viewpoint across the arena toward the chutes
Setting: outdoor · Dirt rodeo arena with fenced chutes, spectator seating and trees
Time and weather: daytime · summer · Dry conditions with a partly cloudy sky
Lighting: Natural daylight with uneven projected-film exposure
People: 40 · Approximately forty people are visible, mostly distant spectators at the left, with a green-shirted rider and several hat-wearing arena participants near the bull; individual faces and ages are indistinct.
Animals: brown bull
Landmarks: Penrose Stadium, identified through the checked section context
Objects: arena gates · rail fencing · wire fencing · rodeo chutes · spectator benches · roofed grandstand · flagpoles · partially visible flag · cowboy hats
Colors: muted green · brown · pale lavender · blue gray · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A rider stays aboard a bucking bull beside the chutes.
The bull pitches as a nearby helper follows its movement.
The green-shirted rider falls onto the dirt near the rails.
The rider rises near the fence while the bull moves away.

Bull Rider Thrown Near Arena Chutes as Helpers Approach — Clip Details

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1973 home movie footage shows a bull bucking beside the chutes at Penrose Stadium while a rider in a green shirt struggles to stay aboard. The rider falls onto the dirt as nearby arena helpers move toward the animal. The bull moves along the fence while the fallen participant gets up near the rails. A continuous wide view includes spectators, pale arena fencing and leafy trees beyond the enclosure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Wide shot
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004182

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1973 Colorado Springs sequence serves documentary requests for bull riding, rider falls and arena assistance seen from a spectator's home-movie viewpoint.
Period detail: Cowboy hats, bright shirts, simple rail chutes and crowded bench seating supply visible period detail within the documented 1973 event.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays with an unfolding ride, preserving the fall and the surrounding participants' immediate movements in a distant visitor-shot view.
What appears in frame: A brown bull and green-shirted rider occupy the dirt arena beside pale gates, with helpers, spectators, flagpoles and leafy trees around them.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, a violet cast and slight framing drift give the projected color-film capture a recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use the continuous shot as a brief action passage that carries a ride through the fall and the bull's movement away.
Historical context: The checked section places this spectator-recorded arena action at the 1973 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs.
Research note: People and venue structures are visible, though faces are indistinct; copyright licensing does not establish likeness releases or permission for property-related uses.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo home movies, Penrose Stadium bull riding and a rider thrown beside the chutes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's rodeo display, mounted procession and calf handling, then other Colorado Springs footage from 1973 or comparable bull-riding sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

A green-shirted rider leans on a bucking bull near the chutes at Penrose Stadium in Colorado Springs during the 1973 rodeo. — The bull bucks close to the gates with the rider still aboard and a helper nearby.
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A bull pitches beneath a green-shirted rider as a helper closes in at the 1973 Penrose Stadium rodeo in Colorado Springs. — The rider remains mounted as the bull pitches beside the arena fencing.
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The fallen rider is low beside the rails as the bull moves away at Penrose Stadium in Colorado Springs during the 1973 rodeo. — The rider is near the ground beside the fence after the fall, with the bull several steps away.
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The rider gets up beside the fence while the bull moves away during the 1973 rodeo at Penrose Stadium in Colorado Springs. — The green-shirted rider gets up near the rails as helpers remain around the bull.
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