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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 15—Isaiah Lovato, 4, of Albuquerque's West Side, clinches his hands into tight fists to show how he intends to grip the sheep ...

The third annual Scholarship Rodeo returns to Ranburne on June 12-13 with mutton busting, rodeo events and family activities.

HOUSTON, Texas -- Climb on, hang on, and ride 'em Cowboys and Cowgirls. Mutton Bustin' is once again starting them early at Rodeo Houston. 2024 marks its 14th year at The Junction. Mutton Bustin' ...

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

An enthusiastic crowd of parents and fairgoers filed into the Livestock Pavilion bleachers Tuesday at the North Texas Fair and Rodeo, where junior rodeo contestants vied for 6 seconds on a sheep in ...

HOUSTON – Undoubtedly the cutest event held at RodeoHouston, mutton bustin’ invites budding cowgirls and cowboys between the ages of 5 and 6 and weighing less than 55 pounds to climb atop a wooly ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — It is a crowd favorite at the rodeo... of course we are talking about Mutton Bustin'! Kids riding sheep until they fall off? Golden entertainment, some would say. Here are some ...

Mutton bustin' is usually featured at rodeo intermissions at events like the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Kids who are usually around age 6 and who weigh less than 55 pounds don helmets and ...

OAKLAND — Alameda County county supervisors have banned “mutton busting,” a rodeo event where children ride on the backs of sheep to see how long they can hang on before being tossed by the animals.

DENVER (KDVR) — It is a sight to behold, watching a young child hang on to a fluffy sheep while it runs around an arena. Mutton bustin’ is a western classic, but if you aren’t from Colorado you might ...