Steer wrestling AI is for anyone who wants themselves or their pet in the viral slow-motion rodeo reel. The prompt asks the model to replace only the rider and to keep the horse, the steer, the arena, the camera and the reel’s sound through the gallop, the dive onto the horns and the takedown. One 15-second 9:16 video costs 116–646 credits (about $4.31–$24.02); the 3 sign-up credits do not cover one, and videos are watermarked until your first purchase.
How to make a steer wrestling AI video
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Add one photo
Your photo or your pet’s: one face, sharp and turned to the camera, no hat or sunglasses, head and shoulders in frame. JPG, PNG or WebP up to 10 MB.
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Pick the rider, the model and the resolution
You asks for the reel’s light blue shirt and black hat on you, Your pet asks for your animal as the rider, and Custom asks for the outfit you describe. Then pick Seedance 2.5 or MiniMax H3 and the resolution; the button shows the credits before you start.
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Check, download and post
Watch the face as the rider leans off the horse and in the dust of the takedown, download the 9:16 MP4 with the reel’s sound already on it, and turn on the platform’s AI label when you post.
Which steer wrestling videos is the AI version based on?
The steer wrestling AI video is based on one real slow-motion reel: a rider in a black hat and light blue shirt gallops out of the box beside a brown steer, slides off the horse onto its horns and takes it down in front of red chutes. That reel is the first video below and the reference the model follows. The other two are real steer wrestling videos filmed the same way, with another rider, arena and sound, so you can see how the run looks with other people.
The original slow-motion reel the generator follows: a rider in a black hat and light blue shirt gallops out of the box beside a running brown steer, slides onto its horns, and takes it down in the dirt in front of red chutes. 16.3 s, 9:16, with its own sound.
A rider in a white hat and black shirt dives from a dark horse onto a light brown steer in a wet, muddy arena and rolls it over. Same moves and low camera, different rider, arena and sound. 19.3 s, 9:16.
A rider in a white hat slides onto a black-and-white spotted steer in an evening arena, wrestles it down and stands up. Same moves and low camera, different rider, steer, arena and sound. 22.9 s, 9:16.
What is steer wrestling?
Steer wrestling, also called bulldogging, is a timed rodeo event: the rider gallops beside a running steer, slides off the horse onto its neck, grabs both horns, digs the heels into the dirt and turns the steer onto its side, usually in a few seconds. A second rider, the hazer, keeps the steer running straight. The AI version asks a video model to put your face on the rider of one such run; no real steer is involved. More on the sport is in the Britannica entry.
Steer wrestling AI riders: you, your pet or a custom look
The steer wrestling AI generator has three rider cards, and the card decides who sits on the horse and what they wear. You asks the model for your face on the rider in the reel’s outfit. Your pet asks for your animal as the rider, clinging to the horns with its paws. Custom asks for the outfit or look you describe, with an optional look picture. All three ask for the same run, camera and sound, and cost the same.
| Rider card | What the prompt asks for | Pick it for |
|---|---|---|
| You | Your face and hair on the rider, in the light blue western shirt, jeans and a black hat pushed back | The closest copy of the reel with you in it |
| Your pet | Your dog or cat as the rider, leaping onto the steer’s neck with its paws | A funny pet version; results vary more than with a person |
| Custom | Your words for the rider’s outfit or look, plus an optional look picture | A costume, a team jersey or a cowgirl outfit |
Steer wrestling AI video price, free credits and watermark
The steer wrestling AI video is not free here: one video costs at least 116 credits (about $4.31), and the 3 sign-up credits are not enough on their own. The default 15-second video on Seedance 2.5 at 480p costs 117 credits (about $4.35), MiniMax H3 at 720p costs 116, and Seedance 2.5 at 1080p costs 646 (about $24.02). From a zero balance, the smallest purchase that covers a video is $12 for 220 credits, a one-time pack with no subscription.
| Question | What happens here |
|---|---|
| Price per video | 116 to 646 credits, set by the model and the resolution (about $4.31 to $24.02 at the lowest credit price). The default, Seedance 2.5 at 480p, is 117 credits. Every rider card costs the same, with or without a look picture. |
| Free credits | 3 sign-up credits, valid for 7 days. Not enough for a video on their own: the cheapest is 116 credits. Any credits count towards it, gifts included. Watching the examples is free. |
| Smallest purchase | The $5 Trial pack (24 credits) is not enough for one of these videos, even with the sign-up credits. The smallest pack that covers one is $12 (220 credits). One-time packs, no subscription needed. |
| Watermark | Videos from accounts without a purchase carry a moving site watermark. Any purchase unlocks clean downloads of earlier and later videos. |
| Length and format | 15 seconds: the gallop, the dive onto the horns and the takedown; vertical 9:16 MP4, the original reel’s frame; 480p to 1080p on Seedance 2.5, 720p on MiniMax H3. |
| Sound | Each video gets the sound of the original reel’s same 15 seconds, laid back on the video in sync with the action. There is no song picker; swap the audio in your editor or pick a sound when you post. |
| Failed or rejected | If the model fails or times out, returns a broken file, or the photo is turned down by the safety check or the model’s review, the credits go back automatically. If the model delivers and only the final export on this site fails, the charge stays and support finishes the video from the saved output. |
| Finished but not right | A completed video is not refunded. Another take is charged again at the price on the button. |
| Model (15 s video) | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedance 2.5 | 117 (≈$4.35) | 262 (≈$9.74) | 646 (≈$24.02) |
| MiniMax H3 | Not offered | 116 (≈$4.31) | Not offered |
Credits for every model and resolution come from the same function the generator charges. Only Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3 are offered because the reference is a real rider on video. Packs and plans are on the pricing page.
What the steer wrestling AI generator does badly
The steer wrestling AI generator has not been tested on paid runs for this page yet, so read these as the usual weak spots of following a fast, real reference clip with one photo: the prompt asks the model to keep your face through the dive and the dust, keep four legs on each animal and leave the steer unhurt, but results vary with the model and the photo. It makes this one run with one rider; it cannot change the length, add a second person or use your own sound.
| What you might see | Why | What helps |
|---|---|---|
| The original rider’s face shows through | The reference is a real person on video | A sharp, front-facing photo; another take |
| Your face changes as the rider leans off the horse | The head turns and drops fast, half in profile | A photo with the face evenly lit and no hat; Seedance 2.5 |
| Arms and horns tangle, or the animals blur together | Two animals and a person overlap during the dive | Another take; 720p or 1080p on Seedance 2.5 |
| The face is soft in the dust of the takedown | Dust covers the frame in the last seconds of the reel | A higher resolution; judge the face in the first half |
| A pet rides like a person | The reference moves are a person’s | A clear full photo of the animal; another take |
| Seedance 2.5 can turn a photo down before it starts | The provider’s review refused the photo or the reel; the credits come back | A clearer photo, or MiniMax H3 |
Use only your own photo, a pet, or a photo of an adult who agreed to be in the video, and no children.
The original rodeo reel, second by second
The steer wrestling AI trend copies a 16-second slow-motion reel a Canadian rodeo videographer posted on 27 August 2026 with the caption “Going down”. It is real rodeo footage, not AI, and the first example above is that reel. The generator follows its last 15 seconds, from the gallop out of the box to the end of the takedown, so your video starts a moment after the horse leaves the box.
| Seconds of your video | What happens in the reel |
|---|---|
| 0–4 | The horse gallops toward the low camera, dirt flying; the steer runs on the rider’s left and the rider leans out over it |
| 4–8 | The rider slides off the horse onto the steer, hooks both horns and the boot heels hit the dirt |
| 8–12 | The horse runs past the camera and fills the frame for a moment |
| 12–15 | The rider twists the steer’s head and both go down in the dust |
Seconds are read from the reel this generator follows. The sound on every video is the reel’s own audio for the same 15 seconds.
Last updated: 2026-11-12