Children must be 5 or 6 years old to compete in mutton bustin' at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Credit: Photo by RodeoHouston The rules of the eight-second ride are simple: hold on for dear ...

Mutton bustin' is usually featured at rodeo intermissions at events like the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Kids who are usually around age 6 and who weigh less than 55 pounds don helmets and ...

Mutton bustin' is a rite of passage for many young Texans as well as a beloved tradition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. But people who aren't familiar with the event might be asking: what is ...

PHILOMATH - "Fill your hands full of wool," the announcer's tinny voice rang out above the Philomath Rodeo Grounds as a row of little cowboys and cowgirls lay atop a line of some high-strung sheep.

The field for mutton bustin' at the Reno Rodeo fills up quickly very year, and your child's chance arrives starting Saturday. Starting Saturday, Feb. 1, the Reno Rodeo will be accepting applications ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Parents, mark your calendars! Registration is now open for your little ones to have the opportunity to participate in one of the most fan-favorite events at the Houston ...

SAN ANTONIO — Friday's crowd at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo witnessed history, but not in the familiar events of team roping, bareback riding or even bull riding. Instead, the marquee event of ...

Watch as two British men experience the excitement of a kids' rodeo for the first time! Their reactions to mutton busting—a ...

Twelve more intrepid mutton busters “rode the wool” Friday evening during the rain-delayed Dick Stull Memorial PRCA Rodeo. Some were quite successful, some less so, and one or two tried to combine ...

Odessa, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Saturday afternoon, the smallest competitors at the Permian Basin Fair and Rodeo took center stage at the Ector County Coliseum to compete in mutton busting. Over 30 boys ...

Winds whipped against the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's mutton bustin' arena Tuesday, but 5-year-old Jiana Morris sat resolute as she awaited her woolen steed. The Houston native swapped her ...