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April marks many things, but in the barrel racing futurity world, the Washington futurities are always a highlight. The Sand Cup was held April 4-6 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake, Wash.

At the National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) Professional’s Choice Las Vegas Super Show, May 30-June 1, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nev., the barrel racing competition was on fire. On Friday, Autumn Snyder ...

Cowboy Christmas has always been notoriously known for the amount of money up for grabs in such a short time frame. 19 women in the barrel racing won over $10,000, but it was Megan McLeod-Sprague who ...

Normally, you expect the big bucks to be earned over Cowboy Christmas, but these three barrel racers had substantial wins between the Spanish Fork, Ogden Pro Rodeo, Cheyenne Frontier Days, and the ...

In the end, it was Knight and Day making the most of the weekend. Seriously - Jordynn Knight and Edria Day both banked over ...

While rodeo fans remain focused on the western industry and the athletes who help keep it alive, it can be easy to forget that the general public knows so little about our favorite sport. Receiving ...

EAGLE ” You tell barrel racers to “make a run,” not to “break a leg” or “good luck.” Luck has a little to do with everything, but not much for barrel racers. Eagle’s Margie Ward, one of the region’s ...

Cowboy Christmas and the Calgary Stampede brought huge changes to the World Standings for the ladies of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA). In the barrel racing, there were major ...

Rodeos are well-known for those eight dangerous seconds where riders hold on for dear life while a very mean bull tries to throw the rider to the ground. While bull riding is one of the biggest draws ...