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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kiera French started roping steers four years ago in Virginia. When she moved to Texas in 2002, she found it difficult to break into Houston roping organizations or even to find a place to practice.

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 ...

Here is a brief description of everything you need to know to be in the know at the Cinch Roping Fiesta. Hooey – The knot ropers use to hold three legs together once the calf is on the ground. Outside ...

SAN ANGELO — Rodeo returned to San Angelo last week as the 2021 Cinch Roping Fiesta rolled into town featuring some of the nation's top talent in tie-down roping events. Dozens of competitors battled ...