As a young girl in the early 1930s, Faye Blackstone would ride her horse to school out of necessity. While riding to and from school, Blackstone had time to daydream about being a rodeo star.

The structure of the professional rodeo world underwent significant changes in the early forties, which brought about the end of cowgirl participation in the major rodeos.

The real story of the early-day rodeo cowgirl is part fiction. But it’s the facts that are a whole lot more interesting and colorful. This story, about a legacy so steeped in American lore, you ...

A history of black cowgirl culture, ahead of Beyonce’s new album Pioneers such as Betty Jo Williams, Deborah Akins, Marilyn LeBlanc and Pam Buck left an indelible mark on the rodeo circuit.

Throughout the early 1900s, women's participation in rodeo was often limited to entertainment roles. Fortunately, today's barrel racing and breakaway roping gives women competitive outlets.

Lauren’s family has a generational love for rodeo and she was naturally attracted to the western lifestyle. From an early age, she would compete in rodeos and travel with her mom to rodeos ...

Take a love affair with rodeo, add a passion for Western history, mix with a curator's enthusiasm to discover local collections and you have an outstanding exhibit to coincide with the Black Hill ...

Its walls are lined with photos of nearly 1,000 cowboys and cowgirls that have ridden in the rodeo since its 1984 inception. It was the museum’s third stop around the nation, said Jody Gilbert ...

Women’s breakaway roping has been introduced as a new event for the 2025 rodeo, the only new addition since barrel racing was added in 1979. The addition of the event demonstrates the changing ...

After two weeks early in the five-rodeo fall season, the UW men head the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) with 1,235 points, while Casper College sits second in the team standings with 985. On the ...