WHAT: Mutton Bustin’, rodeo event in which youngsters compete to see who can stay on a sheep the longest. WHEN: New Mexico State Fair Rodeo, 6:45 Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. State fair hours are 10 ...

A lot of work goes into making the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo a prime attraction, from the sophisticated stage production that makes the concerts so memorable to the logistics behind the dirt on ...

The crowd rises with shouts and cheers as children bust out of the bucking shoots on the back of sheep. Thousands of people have traveled to Fort Worth to participate in and watch the annual Fort ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO — Friday's crowd at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo witnessed history, but not in the familiar events of team roping, bareback riding or even bull riding. Instead, the marquee event of ...

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's wool. Isaiah is one of 10 youngsters preparing to take part in the ...

So how is it that one of the top crowd-pleasers is a bunch of schoolchildren hanging onto the backs of sheep for dear life until they inevitably fall and roll around in the dirt? Today, we’re talking ...