bronc riding

The NFR may be the talk of the town in Las Vegas, but the pint-sized cowboys and cowgirls who compete in the Jr. NFR are creating some buzz of their own. These future bareback and saddle bronc riders are too cute for words. We guess these mamas didn’t win when their babies said they wanted...

For a rodeo stock contractor, receiving the award for Bareback Horse of the Year is as big of a deal as it is for an actor to receive an academy award. C5 Rodeo received the prestigious title this year, when their horse, Virgil, became the 2017 Bareback Horse of the Year. Virgil has had quite...

Ranch rodeos hold a special place in the hearts of many cowboys and cowgirls due to the fact that this type of rodeo most accurately depicts the real day to day life of horsemen and the tasks they complete out on their ranches. To spectators coming to watch a ranch rodeo for the first time, it...

The Pendleton Round-Up has long been one of the most anticipated annual rodeos, drawing thousands of spectators each year. What has turned into a large event in the present day, started out with a humble beginning. “The first Pendleton Round-Up was to be a frontier exhibition of picturesque pastimes, Indian and military spectacles, cowboy racing...

In a world of male bronc riders, there are several ladies who have stepped up to the plate, wanting to represent women in the highly intense sport of bronc riding. Throughout history, there have been a handful of ladies who stepped up to the plate to prove that they could ride with the best of them....

The Calgary Stampede, home of the renowned Stampede Rodeo, is arguably one of the most famous cowboys events in the world. Competitors from around the globe join together in Alberta, Canada, each year to test their skills in front of a sold out audience. Questions that a newcomer to the sport of rodeo might ask...

Kaila is a card-carrying professional saddle bronc rider, currently the only woman to hold that distinction in both the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Canadian Pro Rodeo Association. Now in her mid-30s, she’s been at it for more than a dozen years. Like most of her cowboy competitors, the native of Chilliwack, British Columbia...