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You’ve seen her — maybe you are  her. The mom with a tea in one hand, a leg wrap in the other, dragging a saddle, hauling water buckets,...

There’s something sacred about the practice arena. It’s sunbaked, echoing with hoofbeats, and often scattered with cones, barrels, and...

Teenagers get a bad rap. “They’re lazy.” “They’re lost.” “It’s just a phase.” But when you raise teens around horses — on a ranch, in the...

We all love the moment they hand out the buckle to the winner. That rush of joy, the sparkle in your kid’s eyes, the proud wave to the...

Let’s be honest — there are days when the last thing you want to do is saddle a horse. You’re tired. It’s cold. The laundry pile is...

People think rodeo is about talent. Some think it’s about grit. And sure, it takes both. But you know what separates the ones who keep...

There’s something about ranch-raised kids — you can spot them a mile away. It’s in the way they hold themselves, the way they work...

People don’t get into horses for the money. We get into it for the passion, the purpose, the adrenaline rush, and the love of the...

You’ve heard it before — sometimes with pride, sometimes with doubt: “Ride like a girl.”  Well around here, we say it loud and proud....

In the world of horses, we talk a lot about training, competing, breeding, and winning — but not enough about letting go.  Whether it’s...

There’s nothing quite like watching the run — the  run — the one where it all clicked. But here’s the truth: we watch every run. The good...

In the world of horse breeding, stallions tend to steal the spotlight. They get the headlines, the ads, the billboards. But anyone who’s...

There’s something beautiful about the beginning — that first halter, first lead, first lesson. It’s where trust is built, boundaries are...

If you’ve seen us roll into a rodeo, you already know — we don’t believe in blending in. We’ve got glitter on horse butts, rhinestones on...

There’s nothing quite like the sting of a bad run. The shape to the first was off, the horse blew past second, the timer showed numbers...

We joke that rodeo moms are a different breed — part chauffeur, part coach, part short-order cook, and full-time emotional support staff....

We’ve all seen it — that one team who seems to flow together. The horse that moves like it’s reading the rider’s mind. The rider who...

We all want to see our kids win — to run fast and turn tight. But at Rad Rodeo, we’ve come to believe something deeper: the best...

Every rider has that one horse. The one that didn’t come easy. The one that pushed every button, tested every bit of your patience, and...

If you’ve ever tried to calm a jittery kid (or a jittery horse) behind the arena at a jackpot, you know what I mean when I say: rodeo is...