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GREENFIELD — It was a cowboy kind of night at the Hancock County 4-H Fair both Tuesday and Wednesday nights, as a traveling rodeo took place in the multipurpose arena at the fairgrounds. A cowboy ...

The famous rodeo bull, Bodacious, became the first animal inducted into the RodeoHouston Hall of Fame this week. Bodacious rose to fame after he began competing at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ...

The National Finals Rodeo has officially kicked off, marking one of the most historic events in rodeo history. Athletes around the world will finally have the chance to compete in the Thomas & Mack ...

The 2025 reserve world champion in the all-around race seems to have slowed down in the bull riding arena, proving his domination in bareback. Wacey Schalla entered the PRCA arena for the first time ...

TULSA, Okla. — Don Gay is rodeo royalty. The Mesquite, Texas native won eight world championships in bull riding, a record that has never been broken. But it wasn't until two years ago that he ...

Ready for some rodeo fun? The Blackstone Bull Blast is happening this weekend at the Longbranch Rodeo Arena in Blackstone on Oct. 25. The exciting event includes bull riding, miniature bull riding, ...

Well before he was a teenager, Andres “Dre” Vidales became interested in bull riding, inspired by the movie Eight Seconds, about Lane Frost, the legendary American rodeo cowboy and champion bull rider ...

Spud Jones, who ascended to new heights in rodeo when he became the first Navajo bull rider to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo in 2008, providing inspiration to Indigenous bull riders in New ...

Jack Brentzel has suffered bruised legs, a broken wrist and has been thrown too many times to count. But that hasn’t stopped the Greensburg Salem High School sophomore from pursuing his passion for ...

When Tyler Kippes heard the name of the bull he would be riding at Rodeo Austin on March 24, 2025, his first thought was "Man, that doesn't sound very cool." Demon Dancing was known as an ...

Wacey Schalla entered the PRCA arena for the first time in 2023, debuting as a bareback rider. Since then, he has not only worked his way to becoming one of the best athletes in the event, but he also ...