ARBON VALLEY — Two months ago, it looked like Travis Evans’ high school rodeo season was over. A roping accident left the 17-year-old Arbon Valley cowboy with injuries to four fingers on his right ...
Melody Hale has been coming to the St. Paul Rodeo for decades. Despite being a competitive roper with 30 years of experience, her trips from her home in Tenino, Washington, to the big rodeo in the ...
The RSPCA is ramping up calls to ban calf roping events at all rodeos across Australia after a new study confirming high levels of fear and distress in the animals. Calf roping or rope-and-tie is an ...
The recent announcement of a three-year contract to hold the WPRA National Breakaway Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, has resulted in mixed reviews from athletes.
Over the past five years, breakaway roping has become one of the fastest growing and most popular events in professional rodeo. The Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) is making some changes ...
Macy Auclair had just taken first place in the first night of what the Canadian Finals Rodeo announcer called “the fastest event in rodeo.” Even by those standards, her ride had been quick. Ms.
The Three Star Memorial is a non-profit organization that memorializes three people who are greatly missed: Todd Fincher, Jody Hart, and C.M. Kuhlman. For over 20 years, the Three Star Memorial has ...
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 ...
With a quick nod, Adam Gray’s world blurs into motion. A 250-pound calf shoots out of a metal gate with Gray and his horse, Tux, close on its heels. When Tux thrusts forward with his back legs, Gray ...
The sun careens off the black mountains above us, tires of the bigness of the Wyoming sky, and pools in the dirt of the riding arena at my horse’s feet. My horse is named Vern. His feet, along with ...