The problem with special-interest politics is, eventually, special interests collide. Take Clark County’s horse roping ordinance. The animal welfare crowd, as emotional, invested and unrelenting as ...

Futurities are transforming the team roping industry by bringing new energy to the sport and revolutionizing breeding practices and market dynamics. The American Rope Horse Futurity Association (ARHFA ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A professional women’s roping event that was set to take place this weekend has been rescheduled in response to an equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) outbreak impacting horse ...

There is no cowboy talented enough to make a living in professional rodeo without an equally talented partner that backs into the corner with him every single time. The horsepower that is seen in the ...

Coming from a rodeo family sure doesn't hurt, but this young man is proving he's got what it takes when it comes to managing the hectic schedule of both college and professional rodeo. College rodeo ...

At 25, Kirkham has spent half of his life roping - literally. He began roping in his early teens on his family's ranch in Dolen. "Growing up on the ranch, I was constantly gone to rodeos from about ...

It was 8 o'clock on a Thursday night, with the opening performance of the National Finals Rodeo looming on the calendar, two weeks away. The temperature at Trevor Brazile's ranch in Decatur, Texas, ...

Darv Averill always felt his two roping horses - Banana and Joe - were hall of fame material. Banana, a chestnut quarter horse gelding, helped Averill become a dominant calf roper (now called tie-down ...

Team roping, also known as heading and heeling, is a horse event that features a steer and two mounted riders. The first roper is referred to as the “header,” the person who ropes the front of the ...

The appointment started with a butt wiggle. From the horse, of course. Heather Lerseth-Fliehs of Groton Veterinary Clinic gently pushed and pulled on the light bay hindquarters of professional roping ...

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.