A 13-year-old Bayfield team roper is moving into the big time. On Jan. 6, Bodie Hine was one of 80 youth from 450 applicants named to the Young Pro Smarty Team, a group of ropers sponsored by Smart ...

Even if the National Finals Rodeo leaves Las Vegas for Central Florida after 2014, there still will be plenty of cowboys and fans who will continue to come to Sin City in December. That’s because the ...

Sure, there a few ringers in the bunch. Sixteen former world champions, actually. But most are weekend rodeo warriors, ranch hands, amateur cowboys, lawyers, doctors, bankers, local Las Vegas ...

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 ...