Dressed in felt hats, pink boots and checkered plaid shirts, 15 five- and six-year-olds sat tight-lipped as they eyed their competition Tuesday evening. They squeezed side-by-side into a horse-drawn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 15—Isaiah Lovato, 4, of Albuquerque's West Side, clinches his hands into tight fists to show how he intends to grip the sheep ...

HOUSTON — One of the most popular events at RodeoHouston each night is mutton bustin'. The crowd cheers for the little cowboys and cowgirls brave enough to give it a try. Their reactions are priceless ...

The Franklin Rodeo's popular Mutton Bustin' event will have unlimited participants this year for children 50 pounds or less.

HOUSTON — When the kids grab the wool, it's time to tune in. Mutton bustin' is one of the most popular events at RodeoHouston each night. The crowd cheers for the little cowboys and cowgirls brave ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — It is a crowd favorite at the rodeo... of course we are talking about Mutton Bustin'! Kids riding sheep until they fall off? Golden entertainment, some would say. Here are some ...

One of the most popular, and comical, events at the Greeley Stampede rodeo is the mutton bustin’. Each year the Greeley Stampede organization gets hundreds — yes hundreds — of names of kids ages 5-7 ...

OAKLAND — Alameda County county supervisors have banned “mutton busting,” a rodeo event where children ride on the backs of sheep to see how long they can hang on before being tossed by the animals.

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An enthusiastic crowd of parents and fairgoers filed into the Livestock Pavilion bleachers Tuesday at the North Texas Fair and Rodeo, where junior rodeo contestants vied for 6 seconds on a sheep in ...

A furry beast, a brave rider and a roaring crowd make up the list of ingredients for the Western rodeo tradition known as 'mutton busting.' Think of it as bull-riding, but for 6-year-olds, and the ...

HOUSTON – Undoubtedly the cutest event held at RodeoHouston, mutton bustin’ invites budding cowgirls and cowboys between the ages of 5 and 6 and weighing less than 55 pounds to climb atop a wooly ...