The Rykens, who cheer for the riders as much as for the bulls, pull especially hard for Brazilian rider Guilherme Marchi, who rode Copperhead Slinger for 92.25 points in Tacoma, Wash. Jamie Ryken ...

“Not Her First Rodeo” spotlights five women bull riders as they compete for championship buckles and break barriers in a male-dominated sport.

Gillette native Hayden Welsh hopes to continue his early rodeo success at the College National Finals Rodeo this week.

Well before he was a teenager, Andres “Dre” Vidales became interested in bull riding, inspired by the movie Eight Seconds, about Lane Frost, the legendary American rodeo cowboy and champion ...

Bull riding poses many physical challenges for riders. "Although a non-contact sport, meaning they’re not hitting other humans, bull riders are still sometimes hitting the bull, the bronc, the arena ...

A bull rider was injured at Rodeo 4 Life, currently stable and receiving treatment in hospital after a head injury.

Bull riding endures as the central attraction of county fairs, providing a primal glimpse into the mythic American West, a hallmark of dusty but vital small towns, a spectacle of risk and wildness.

Cade Griego, 21, rides a bull at a rodeo in Central Point, Ore. The native New Mexican, who grew up in Stanley, recently logged a win as the top bull rider at the 2025 Rodeo de Santa Fe. Courtesy ...

This time around, Parker Breding knew what that sonuvagun was gonna do. They call the bull Gatekeeper. Fitting, it seems. Last eight seconds, and gain entry into the Promised Land. When they last ...