trick rider

Professional bronc rider Kitty Canutt grabbed a stick of wood lying next to a horse stall at the rodeo grounds in Spokane, Washington, and smacked champion relay racer Donna Card in the mouth with it.  The incident occurred in early September 1918 and was the start of a feud between the cowgirls that would continue...

The crowd attending the John Robinson’s Circus in Clarksdale, Mississippi, swelled around the rodeo arena where expert equestrian, roper, and whip-cracker Pearl Biron was performing.  The 26-year-old Pearl was the master of the Australian bullwhip.  She could flick the ashes off the cigarette of a fellow performer or a flag off the head of her...

She hardly even tried to describe the pain, but of course, how could she? What words are there to recount a ton of horseflesh landing on your tiny body,  doing colossal damage: breaking your back in five places, busting three ribs, destroying a hip, shattering a collarbone, puncturing a lung. On her way to becoming...

This past weekend, a talented group of trick riders put on an incredible performance at the Ponoka Stampede Rodeo in Alberta, Canada. The team, lead by famous trick rider Rae-Lynn Armstrong, wowed crowds with their spectacular, gravity-defying moves. Catch all of the excitement below! Would you ever dare to try trick riding? Want more trick riding?...

If you were to run a help-wanted ad for a rodeo trick rider, you might say something like this: Wanted, fearless female who likes to be the center of attention. Must look attractive in spangled jumpsuits. Requires athleticism, gymnastic ability, and the willingness to hang upside down from a horse with your head inches from...