With the 82nd Annual Santa Maria Elks Rodeo coming up soon, the entry period for the popular kids’ event, the Mutton Bustin’ contest, will close at 5 p.m. Friday, April 4. The CoastHills Credit Union ...

The 82nd Annual Santa Maria Elks Rodeo is just around the corner and entries will be accepted starting Monday, March 17 for one of the rodeo’s most loved events: Mutton Bustin’. Local kids can try ...

The popular mutton busting competition was held Wednesday at the Defiance County Fair, during which young cowboys try to ride a sheep without being bucked off. Here, Justin Singer still hangs on after ...

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 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Rodeo season has arrived in Texas and while Corpus Christi's rodeo isn't for another month, that's not stopping Isaiah Martinez. Who just earned the title of mutton bustin' ...

Five-year-old Isabella Gentsch is smitten by all things rodeo and dreams of being a professional bull rider. But what the Hewitt kindergarten student can’t fully appreciate is that she already is part ...