By Tristram ClaytonVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playAnimal Welfare group Paw Justice is calling for a ban on bareback rodeo riding, saying the sport invariably leads to animal suffering. The group is basing its claim on a slow-motion analysis of modern bareback rodeo - where the rider lies flat on the horse with their feet above the horse's neck and shoulders. "At normal speed the rider looks like he's holding on for dear life," says Paw Justice Co-founder Craig Dunn. "If you watch the slowed-down video the skin doesn't ripple in the neck, nor does the horse react in any way." Related Content Video Watch NZH Focus: Rodeo Watch NZH Local Focus: Iwi slams seabed mining proposal at hearing Deborah Hart: Let arbitrators help smooth path of delicate family disputes"They do physical reports on all the animals that are used in rodeo and we never have any problems.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 19, 2017 08:15 UTC