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Virginia-licensed veterinarians and veterinarian technicians on site at all times to monitor the health and <br /> safety of the animals and provide care if necessary. <br /> The Event features several other safety features and precautions intended to promote the <br /> health and safety of the animals and participants. The Event does not use fighting bulls for the Event, <br /> but instead uses animals that have been bred and trained for rodeo and which are rope broken'and <br /> accustomed to large crowds. The animals are owned, trained and handled by the same rodeo <br /> professionals who conduct the Event. Additionally, rodeo professionals will be stationed along the <br /> course to maintain the safety of the animals and participants. The course is constructed of a dirt floor, <br /> as opposed to paved streets, and lined with rodeo paneling as opposed to city walls. The floor provides <br /> safer footing for the participants and animals, and the rodeo paneling is much safer for the animals and <br /> allows participants to climb out of the course if necessary. The paneling is also constructed to provide <br /> nooks along the course into which participants can step to avoid oncoming bulls and steers. <br /> All participants must register for the Event and sign an extensive waiver outlining the risks of the <br /> Event. Prior to the Event all participants are required to walk the course and are given instruction about <br /> the Event and its risks. A licensed team of emergency medical providers will be on hand at the Event, <br /> and the Promoters have coordinated closely with local and state safety officials. Finally, a thorough <br /> Emergency Action and Event Operations Plan that complies with Federal Insurance and Mitigation <br /> Administration ("FIMA") and which has been approved by state and local officials will govern the Event's <br /> activities. <br /> b. About The Great Bull Run LLC and Lone Star Rodeo <br /> All parties involved in producing the Event make a living working with and caring for animals. <br /> LSR is a third generation rodeo production company and ranch based in Crofton, Kentucky. GBR LLC is <br /> an event production company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Bradford Scudder, the founder and CEO <br /> of GBR LLC,was born and raised on a registered agricultural horse breeding farm. <br /> GBR LLC has contracted with LSR to produce all Event activities involving the handling and care <br /> of live animals. LSR will operate as a standard rodeo, exclusively using experienced rodeo professionals <br /> and animals, including bulls, steers and horses, that are owned by LSR and bred and trained specifically <br /> for the Event. LSR will transport the rodeo animals from its ranch in Kentucky using standard rodeo <br /> procedure and equipment. The value of each animal being used in the Event often exceeds$10,000. <br /> Clearly, as with rodeos and horse racing, the success of the Event necessitates the exceptional care of <br /> the animals used in the Event. <br /> GBR LLC is responsible for all other event logistics, including marketing,venue relations, <br /> participant registration, concessions and media relations, among other things. <br /> '"Rope Broken" is a term used by rodeo professionals to describe an animal accustomed to being leashed or <br /> roped. Once roped,a rope broken animal becomes more docile and obedient. <br /> 3 <br />