Fan-favorite breakaway roper, Jackie "JJ" Hampton, will return to RodeoHouston following her victory in Houston's first-ever breakaway roping competition last year. Credit: Photo by Houston Livestock ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — Bull riding, barrel racing and team roping are some of the classic rodeo events you’ll see at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. But this year, there’s a new competition and it made its ...

The University of Wyoming’s Jordyn McNamee, from Buffalo, completed a successful third run in breakaway roping Friday when she posted a 3.5-second time to earn a spot in Saturday’s College National ...

Royal Crown Canada kicked off their Claresholm, AB event on Tuesday, May 7, with some serious action in the breakaway and calf roping events. With over $21,500 in added money up for grabs in the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Before taking their skills to the saddle, Twisted B Equine Performance Breakaway Clinic brings female riders together to practice one of the most essential skills in rodeo. When ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The rodeo calf roping controversy is pretty simple: A 1,500-pound horse and rider try to stop on ...

Lynn Smith was calm and cool Monday when she readied her horse, Moonshine, for likely one of the quickest rides in rodeo — breakaway roping. A timed event done in two rounds and a “short go,” ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’ve ever been to a rodeo, you’ve heard the term “breaking the barrier”. Thankfully, Wilsonville’s Mattie Turner didn’t literally do that when she performed at the St.