Brooklyn Bailey, 6, pledged to stay on her sheep for 1,000 minutes, while 5-year-old Zachariah Ryan countered with infinity. “It’s about grip and effort,” Chip Harvey, 5, said of his strategy for ...

Children must be 5 or 6 years old to compete in mutton bustin' at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Credit: Photo by RodeoHouston The rules of the eight-second ride are simple: hold on for dear ...

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 ...