Women competed at the first indoor rodeo event at the Fort Worth, Texas, Coliseum in 1918. By 1920, they were participating in rodeos as relay racers, rough stock riders and trick riders. In 1928, one ...

The sport of rodeo started as a male-dominated sport. The broncs, the bulls, the horses, and the ropes all belonged to the men. Despite discrimination in the arena, women were still very involved, ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- There's a new event at Rodeo Houston and the cowgirls are the stars. For the first time ever, an all woman's ranch rodeo competition took place on Friday at the Houston Livestock ...

It was another great week in professional rodeo, with events coast-to-coast. Some athletes spent a little extra time in Florida, where there were multiple rodeos over the weekend. One of the great ...

PHOENIX — This year’s Prescott rodeo festival will celebrate the legacy of women who have contributed to the sport throughout its history. The World’s Oldest Rodeo, hosted by Prescott Frontier Days, ...

Rodeos are well-known for those eight dangerous seconds where riders hold on for dear life while a very mean bull tries to throw the rider to the ground. While bull riding is one of the biggest draws ...

Women in professional rodeo will now have their own league season. Professional Bull Riders (PBR), the largest bull riding league in the world headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, announced the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- This year the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) is celebrating 75 years of women in rodeo. One special rider from southern Colorado, Erin Johnson, has ...

One of the most electrifying stages in Western sports, The American, will again this year feature the top women in the arena from the seasoned pros to the youngest talent. Globe Life field will soon ...

CALGARY, Alberta — Sophia Bunney launched the first time she tried ranch bronc riding, landing “quite a ways away from the horse.” “I’m very stubborn and I don’t like being defeated,” said the 18-year ...

When the Trailblazer Committee hosts Ladies' Night Out at Rodeo Houston, the party sells out quickly! More than 500 women enjoyed a festive angelic-themed evening, complete with food, beverages and ...

GLADEWATER, Texas (KLTV) - With the completion of an East Texas rodeo event, spectators got a chance to see something a little unusual in rodeo support personnel. A couple of rodeo ‘cowgirls’ are ...