The goat is tied to a stake with a rope 10 feet in length. The competitor is on horseback and barrels towards the goat and there is a starting line 100 feet from the goat where the timer is set up.

Since age 8, South Dakota State University freshman, Laney Hoier, has been dreaming of college rodeo and qualifying for the ...

SIOUX CITY | Dismounting from her horse, Allyson Hertz removed the nylon rope that was clenched in her teeth. The 14-year-old used the rope, known as a "rattler," to capture a goat, tying three of its ...

While other teenagers are sleeping in on Saturday mornings, Emily Sargent is up at the crack of dawn, cleaning and feeding her horses, preparing them for a few hours of rodeo practice. Emily trains ...

It will be Junior Rodeo time again at the Clallam County Fairgrounds this Saturday and Sunday, and youth rodeo activities, including goat tying, are part of the action. Unfortunately, the plight of ...

As soon as you turn the corner, you have to fire, horse and rider blazing into the arena. Keep your hips close to the front of the saddle while you analyze where you need to leap off and the position ...

The University of Wyoming’s Riata Day, from Fleming, Colo., stopped the clock in 6.2 seconds in Monday’s goat tying competition during the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. The Cowgirl’s time ...

Rodeo is one of the fastest-growing sports in America, with youth participation on the rise in nearly every region — and you don’t have to be living out West or in the South to participate. For many ...

Kate Sharon said she couldn't blame it on the goat. The Dillon cowgirl who won a national championship in goat tying last year admitted the slight slip-up that caused her to finish second on Friday ...

More than 1,000 people from 4 different countries will compete at the National Junior High Rodeo Finals in Huron, South Dakota this week. “It’s just kind of a good feeling. I can do whatever, I go out ...