The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo has hosted countless rodeo events, but for some in the John Justin Arena on Monday, it was their first rodeo. "Is that your favorite," Anna Rodgers asked her young ...

Rodeos are well-known for those eight dangerous seconds where riders hold on for dear life while a very mean bull tries to throw the rider to the ground. While bull riding is one of the biggest draws ...

From the humble beginnings of our sport, we are thrilled to see it showcased on mainstream media in this special feature. While rodeo fans remain focused on the western industry and the athletes who ...

The National Finals Rodeo barrel racing has no shortage of women stepping into the Thomas & Mack arena for the first time. With six rookies stepping up to the plate, any one of them could take home ...

As the dust settled over opening day of the National Western Stock Show, the first champions in the Denver Coliseum were ...

Leslie Smalygo competes in barrel racing during the 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Stadium. Leslie Smalygo knows her horse like a mother knows her child. The professional barrel racer ...

CHEYENNE — Notable female rodeo legends have paved the way for women’s participation in this male-dominated event, but not without some roadblocks along the way. Cowgirls of the West Museum Director ...

Cowgirl Rachel Dice gives a barely perceptible nod. The gate swings open. Dice and her horse Katie shoot forward, angling to the right where a barrel waits amid dry mounds of dirt. Rider and mare slow ...

When she's not in the barn tending to her horses on her 27-acre ranch in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, Mary Burger can be found scurrying around the yard, washing windows, cutting the grass or trimming the ...

Beyond the arena, rodeo stars trade boots for scrubs, uniforms, and textbooks, proving incredible talent stretches far beyond ...

GAINES, MI – The 385-resident Genesee County village of Gaines will swell to roughly ten times its size at times this weekend as the rodeo comes back into town. The 21st annual Gaines Community Rodeo, ...

While rodeo fans remain focused on the western industry and the athletes who help keep it alive, it can be easy to forget that the general public knows so little about our favorite sport. Receiving ...