Lucille Mulhall was one of the first female ropers to pave the way for women in the sport.

Macy Auclair had just taken first place in the first night of what the Canadian Finals Rodeo announcer called “the fastest event in rodeo.” Even by those standards, her ride had been quick. Ms.

Fan-favorite breakaway roper, Jackie "JJ" Hampton, will return to RodeoHouston following her victory in Houston's first-ever breakaway roping competition last year. Credit: Photo by Houston Livestock ...

Melody Hale has been coming to the St. Paul Rodeo for decades. Despite being a competitive roper with 30 years of experience, her trips from her home in Tenino, Washington, to the big rodeo in 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 ...

Jackie Crawford of Stephenville competes in break-away roping during the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Wyoming in July. Crawford is able to compete in Cheyenne and other high-profile rodeos since ...

When the Calgary Stampede’s program is tweaked, it’s news. After all, the last time the landmark rodeo introduced a new competition was nearly 50 years ago when ladies’ barrel racing was added. The ...

ODESSA, Texas — The Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo features all different types of rodeo events. There is bareback riding, bull riding and steer wrestling to name a few. But, no event in rodeo is ...

A woman's role in rodeo is not limited to being a fan, flag girl or Miss Rodeo pageant contestant. Women were prominent in settling the West, and they're among the fiercest competitors in the National ...

Martha Angelone looks around at competitors up to double her age and always has the same thought: Why weren't they allowed earlier? The sport of breakaway roping was added within the last two years to ...

Team roping, also known as heading and heeling, is a horse event that features a steer and two mounted riders. The first roper is referred to as the “header,” the person who ropes the front of the ...