bronc

Everyone loves to watch a good bucking horse. Their athleticism, footwork, and wild hair make for a beautiful scene while they are dramatically working. Well, at Cheyenne Frontier Days this year those great bucking horses got paired with riders just like them, in the Ladies Ranch Bronc Riding. Lake Stevens-Ram was crowned the champion of...

Bronc rider and bulldogger Blanche McGaughey sat in the chute atop a fierce Quarter Horse named Scar Leg.  “Wait a minute,” she told the cowboys sitting on either side of the gate.  She smiled at the men as she tucked an embroidered handkerchief in her belt.  “I don’t want to lose my powder puff,” she...

Rodeo New York is about to do NYC Wright. Several men from the Wright family have signed on to compete at Rodeo New York this summer, which will take place Father’s Day Weekend at Madison Square Garden. Saddle bronc at Rodeo New York will be the first time a father and three sons will compete...

On Saturday, July 1, 1916, at the Passing of the West rodeo in Butte, Montana, it appeared all the wild, outlaw horses had been saved for the lady riders.  It took cowboys 10 minutes to corral and saddle the cantankerous animal that cowgirl Peggy Warren was to ride.  The horse reared and bucked, kicked and...

When 24-year-old Mildred Douglas rode a steer in the Garden City, Kansas, rodeo in 1919, it was a big deal.  No woman had ever ridden a steer in competition before.  But Douglas was no ordinary woman.  Born in Philadelphia on August 21, 1895, Mildred knew at the age of 7 what she wanted to be...

Cowgirls, don’t settle for plain and boring when you could have something extraordinary. Dress your horse up in a gorgeous tack set that shows off your style! Teal & Gold Cross Beaded w/ Fringe Set, $148.00; Cowgirl Barn And Tack There’s a whole lot of sass in this tack set! The black fringe will have...

All-around cowgirl champion Ruth Roach had an unmistakable style in riding, roping, and dress. She had a winning smile and topped off every rodeo outfit she wore with a giant bow affixed to the back of her hair. Ruth stood out in a sea of other riders.  It wasn’t only her look that brought her...

It takes an army to provide the roughstock for a rodeo as phenomenal as the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), so let’s take a minute to appreciate all of the stock contractors who will be providing the roughstock for the 2018 WNFR! 4L & Diamond S Rodeo Andrews Rodeo Bailey Pro Rodeo Bar T Rodeo...