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

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 ...

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 ...

The crowd rises with shouts and cheers as children bust out of the bucking shoots on the back of sheep. Thousands of people have traveled to Fort Worth to participate in and watch the annual Fort ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jiana Morris hangs onto the sheep while doing mutton busting at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Park in Houston, Tuesday, ...

WHAT: Mutton Bustin’, rodeo event in which youngsters compete to see who can stay on a sheep the longest. WHEN: New Mexico State Fair Rodeo, 6:45 Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. State fair hours are 10 ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — It’s 30 seconds before his big rodeo ride, and Julian Apodaca looks like he wants to disappear under the wide brim of his white cowboy hat. He’s staring down at his boots, tugging at ...

Mutton bustin' is one of the more popular events at the Reno Rodeo, and officials are taking applications for this summer's event through Thursday. Applications are ...