some of the outstanding early buckjumpers were "bobs", "rocky ned" and later the grey mare, "curio". "rocky ned" was known as the "four-legged fury" and became somewhat a legend with several riders including jack reilly, gordon attwater and lyn smith claiming to be the first or only one to ride him. gordon attwater is the one rider who has an undisputed claim to success, when he rode "rocky ned" in 1929 at grafton, new south wales. attwater suffered for several days afterwards, though. at 27 years of age, "rocky ned" was still australia's most famous buckjumper. he was bucked at the thorpe mcconville shows from 1934 to 1940 and was unridden during this time.