Leslie Smalygo competes in barrel racing during the 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Stadium. Leslie Smalygo knows her horse like a mother knows her child. The professional barrel racer ...

The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo has hosted countless rodeo events, but for some in the John Justin Arena on Monday, it was their first rodeo. "Is that your favorite," Anna Rodgers asked her young ...

"Who does not love a horse race?" That's what barrel racer Lisa Lockhart of Montana said in an exclusive interview with NBC when detailing all the reasons she loves being a professional rodeo cowgirl.

"Who does not love a horse race?" That's what barrel racer Lisa Lockhart of Montana said in an exclusive interview with NBC when detailing all the reasons she loves being a professional rodeo cowgirl.

Last year, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo became a Sister Act in barrel racing. Steady Nellie Miller claimed the season-long world championship, holding off a red-hot Wrangler NFR run by Hailey ...

Only a few cowpokes have captured a Calgary Stampede more than once. Kassie Mowry is chasing such a champion’s feat, although she says defending her 2022 barrel racing crown here is likely beyond her ...

Nikki Vanderlee didn't believe it at first when she found out she was heading to the Calgary Stampede. The day before, the barrel racer from Brooks, Alta., had competed in a Stampede qualifying event ...

LLANO, Texas — If you ask the people who live in Llano, they'll tell you every weekend has something different going on. But some think barrel racing is something they do better than anyone in the ...

As a child, Brittany Pozzi-Pharr knew what exactly she wanted. The trick was convincing her father. "I was a horse fanatic," she recalled recently. "My dad thought if he ignored me it would just kind ...

Nicole Kallstrom is a barrel racer from the USA, where she started the sport aged nine. In 2010, Nicole and her mare, Blondie, broke the world record and held the title until 2013. During her ...