Jul. 15—Cooper McCarty of Mounds showed a lot of grit at Friday's mutton busting competition at Muskogee's Party Like it's 1776 celebration. You can see it all over his face and teeth. Mutton busting ...

Winds whipped against the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's mutton bustin' arena Tuesday, but 5-year-old Jiana Morris sat resolute as she awaited her woolen steed. The Houston native swapped her ...

GRIDLEY — Hold on to your muttons, and hold them tight. Cowboy and cowgirl trainees held on for dear life Saturday for a classic Mutton Bustin’ during the Bulls and Broncs rodeo, hosted by Rockin M ...

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 ...

Like Charlie Bucket and his golden ticket, Daniel Caballero sprinted up the stadium steps at Eagle County Fairgrounds to show his parents and many-siblinged family his new $10 bill and victorious grin ...

Kids went for a wild ride — not at the carnival, but on sheep — during the Clark County Fair’s Mutton Bustin’ rodeo earlier this week. Kids ride sheep and hold on for as long as they can to win a ...

Mutton bustin' is one of the more popular events at the Reno Rodeo, and officials are taking applications for this summer's event through Thursday. Applications are ...

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 ...

The Tucson Rodeo this year is having an unusually hard time recruiting its youngest riders. Mutton busters, kids ages 4 to 6, start La Fiesta de los Vaqueros' pre-rodeo events, which begin at 12:30 ...

Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys. THURSDAY: Mutton buster Trevor Bullard, 6, scored an 80 to qualify for Saturday's final at the Central Wyoming Rodeo. NO GIRLS ALLOWED: Trevor ...