Heber City, Utah — Pop culture has gone country. Beyoncé broke stadium attendance records this year with her country-couture Cowboy Carter tour. “Yellowstone” has spun off its own cinematic universe.

Cleo Hearn poses for a portrait at Mesquite Arena on March 4, 2014. The city of Lancaster recently honored Hearn by naming an equestrian trail at its Bear Creek Nature Park after him. Hearn is founder ...

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In the rugged heart of Western tradition, where boots crunch dirt and the air smells of leather and livestock, a new kind of rodeo is thriving, one that’s rewriting the script of masculinity and ...