Rule changes for the best

The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association has finally put into effect the rule I have been hoping for. A bell collar catch in the breakaway roping. Before a legal catch consisted of the rope passing over the calf's head and then pulling tight on whatever body part it happened to catch. I believe that this is not right. Girls at the collegiate level should be able to catch a bell collar loop at this stage of the game. A bell collar catch is the rope passing over the calf's head and pulling tight around the neck (like a collar on a dog).

Having the rule the old way is like allowing pro bicycler's to leave training wheels on their bikes. There is no reason why girls at the collegiate level cannot rope this way. If they don't like it, then they should not be competing at this level. I for one applaud the NIRA for implementing this rule change. I only wish they would have put it into effect when I was still eligible to compete in college rodeos.