It was 30 years ago that the Bill Pickett Rodeo first inspired Oakland native Valyncia Brooks to ride a horse. The event, which is in its 41st year as it returns to the East Bay this weekend, has for ...

At Daniel Bey’s ranch house, in the heart of Kansas City, Kansas, the 41-year-old cowboy and horseman readies his nylon and polyester rope with practiced ease. Surrounded by a barn, a workstation ...

Slade Wood's horse Junior was voted as the 2025 Steer Roping Horse of the Year by cowboys across the country. The rodeo community is just months out from the National Finals Rodeo, and all season long ...

Last night was the first round of the International Finals Rodeo (IFR) held at the Lazy E in Guthrie, Oklahoma. This year-end championship event for the International Pro Rodeo Association (IPRA) ...

Lucille Mulhall was one of the first female ropers to pave the way for women in the sport.

The four-day Gold Belt Futurities 2024 Fall Roping competition at the Taylor County Expo Center last week showcased elite ropers and their horses in a variety of timed roping events. Held in the ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP — One of Chad’s Folks is more than just a cowboy with a lasso. He had a message and a smile to share at the Carolina Classic Fair. Between the livestock barn and Yesterday ...

Copperopolis horseman Robert Moore might be considered a late bloomer in the world of team roping. The 42-year-old entered the sport with his first competition in Ione in 2005.

When you put exceptional athletes together with exceptional kids, you get an Exceptional Rodeo. That has been the case for decades now at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and the tradition ...

After celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2022, Justin Watada, general manager of the Greeley Stampede and his staff are continuing to up the ante when it comes to entertainment and attractions ...

The veteran roper and his talented horse, Big Country, weren’t flashy but did enough to outlast a loaded field and take home the average championship at one of ProRodeo’s premiere standalone roping ...

There is no cowboy talented enough to make a living in professional rodeo without an equally talented partner that backs into the corner with him every single time. The horsepower that is seen in the ...