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Bucking horses for sale or show no longer include wild horses,
AS THE SALE OF WILD HORSES WAS PROHIBITED IN 1971. INSTEAD, THE HORSES HAVE EITHER BEEN
EQUINES TOO ORNERY FOR A LIFE OF RACING AND RANCHING OR SELECTIVELY BRED FOR THE
DEMANDS OF THE BUCKING HORSE CIRCUIT.