bronc riding

The 123rd Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo is underway in Wyoming, and cowgirls and boys from all over are ready to win. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cheyenne Frontier Days (@chefrontierdays) Monday, July 22nd, cowgirls tore up the dirt during breakaway roping and barrel racing. Number one in breakaway, Taryn Stippel...

Rodeo ain’t just for country folk! THE COWBOY CHANNEL is hosting Rodeo New York in 2020, the first rodeo in Madison Square Garden in 29 years. Traditional rodeo events and the Western atmosphere we all know and love are coming to the big city. Both THE COWBOY CHANNEL and The Madison Square Garden Company excited...

When 24-year-old Mildred Douglas rode a steer in the Garden City, Kansas, rodeo in 1919, it was a big deal.  No woman had ever ridden a steer in competition before.  But Douglas was no ordinary woman.  Born in Philadelphia on August 21, 1895, Mildred knew at the age of 7 what she wanted to be...

All-around cowgirl champion Ruth Roach had an unmistakable style in riding, roping, and dress. She had a winning smile and topped off every rodeo outfit she wore with a giant bow affixed to the back of her hair. Ruth stood out in a sea of other riders.  It wasn’t only her look that brought her...

If Maddy Beins Photography isn’t on your radar, you’re doing something wrong! Maddy recently photographed one of rodeo’s favorite couples, Ryder Wright, the 2017 World Champion Bronc Rider, and his wife Cheyenne. The couple have one daughter together who also took part in the photoshoot. Maddy expressed her excitement over photographing this famous family on...

RIDE TV’s Cowgirls season two was filled with heart-stopping moments, complete with injuries, victories, and a striking camaraderie between the tough-as-nails ladies who star in the show. The second season of Cowgirls saw the cast competing in larger rodeos, such as the Jesse Andrus & Mike Hillman Memorial Pro Rodeo in Roswell, New Mexico, and...

More than 117 years ago, the first cowgirl bronc rider “crashed the gate” to compete in the Cheyenne Frontier Days.  When Prairie Rose Henderson demanded she ride back in August 1901, the cowpunching judges went into a huddle and decided there was no law against it.  With that daring ride, Prairie Rose Henderson became one...

RIDE TV has renewed its highly acclaimed Cowgirls series for a second season.  Viewers can watch more heart-stopping bronc rides in a race for $10,000 in cash and prizes.  Traditionally a man’s sport, ranch bronc riding has recently gained traction with cowgirls across the country.  For the ladies of RIDE TV’s hit show Cowgirls, ranch bronc...