Originally ringers would ride a quarter horse up against a bull, slide off onto the back of the bull, then back over the tail, landing on the ground pulling the tail with one hand and swinging a bolo (rope with weighted end) about the bull's rear legs.
This could get tricky .. and so came the spare parts Frankencar Mad Max Bull Buggies ..
The tail throw that Dolby explains at 2:14 makes a good argument for why native Americans braided horses' tails up for war. (compare the ahistorical depiction of gully raking in https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/art-capturing-h... , and we do have historical depictions which match)
WHK> only to find that someone had drilled holes in Johnny's water trough
:-| Even in Australia I don't think there's more than one kind of critter running around with metal drill bits.
I first rode in a tow and launch R22 circa 1985 or so when they were used for mustering cattle.
They don't pack away inside a vehicle as shown, but they can be pulled on the same trailer that can be used as a launch and land pad (if required).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_R22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur5EQ1NZN6A