Dressed in felt hats, pink boots and checkered plaid shirts, 15 five- and six-year-olds sat tight-lipped as they eyed their competition Tuesday evening. They squeezed side-by-side into a horse-drawn ...

The Franklin Rodeo's popular Mutton Bustin' event will have unlimited participants this year for children 50 pounds or less.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Angelo Rodeo's Mutton Bustin' sign-ups are now open and participants will be chosen in mid-February, according to the San ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — It’s 30 seconds before his big rodeo ride, and Julian Apodaca looks like he wants to disappear under the wide brim of his white cowboy hat. He’s staring down at his boots, tugging at ...

At the rodeo, bull riding may get the most attention, but for many families, the biggest cheers come from a much smaller event: mutton bustin’. In this contest, young children climb onto the backs of ...

Winds whipped against the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's mutton bustin' arena Tuesday, but 5-year-old Jiana Morris sat resolute as she awaited her woolen steed. The Houston native swapped her ...

SAN ANTONIO — Friday's crowd at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo witnessed history, but not in the familiar events of team roping, bareback riding or even bull riding. Instead, the marquee event of ...

The crowd rises with shouts and cheers as children bust out of the bucking shoots on the back of sheep. Thousands of people have traveled to Fort Worth to participate in and watch the annual Fort ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The 14th annual Brazos Valley Fair & Rodeo is in October, but you can sign up your little cowboys and cowgirls for Mutton Bustin’ now. Mutton Bustin’ sign-ups are Saturday, Sept.

Mutton bustin' is a rite of passage for many young Texans as well as a beloved tradition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. But people who aren't familiar with the event might be asking: what is ...

A popular event at the Franklin Rodeo will have unlimited participants this year. This year's sheep-riding event, known as "Mutton Bustin'," at the annual Franklin Rodeo will be open to children ...