Mutton Bustin’ at the Spokane County Interstate Fair had all the makings of a real-life bull riding competition in miniature. Young cowboys and cowgirls, a number of them wearing tiny boots and ...

NFL fans are in a frenzy after watching one of the most bizarre halftime shows to date -- a kid riding on the back of a sheep in a "sheep rodeo" at the Denver Broncos game. A child, who looked to be ...

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 ...

One of the most popular, and comical, events at the Greeley Stampede rodeo is the mutton bustin’. Each year the Greeley Stampede organization gets hundreds — yes hundreds — of names of kids ages 5-7 ...

Once you’ve been strapped to the back of a stampeding sheep, a job interview probably pales in comparison. Tommy G. Giodone thinks there’s no better way to prepare your kid for real life than to take ...

HOUSTON — When the kids grab the wool, it's time to tune in. Mutton bustin' is one of the most popular events at RodeoHouston each night. The crowd cheers for the little cowboys and cowgirls brave ...

As the oft-told story goes, some three decades ago, a certain Colorado rodeo queen introduced mutton busting to the world at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Somehow, the sight of a small ...

A ram runs off after dumping its payload in Mutton Bustin' on Tuesday night, Aug. 24, 2021, at the North Texas Fair and Rodeo. Children ages 3-7 compete by trying to ride a sheep. Mutton Bustin' ...

Where: Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, near the main grandstand As a crowd gathered in the stands around a small arena at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 6-year-old Simeon Weins stepped ...

Her customers are some of the fastest rodeo competitors around. And that’s just to enter the Mutton Bustin event. Dellice Steadman is astounded at how quickly the event, part of the Reno Rodeo, fills ...