Sports
January 20, 2021
Broken Pelvises, Collapsed Lungs, and Decades of Winning: Barrel Racing’s Martha Josey Has Seen It All
Karnack’s “Queen of Sequins” brought style, success, and unprecedented longevity to her legendary rodeo career.
Rodeo
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December 18, 2020
Top Texas Wine: Ron Yates
Ron Yates Tempranillo, Friesen Vineyard, Texas High Plains, 2017, was named Top Texas Wine at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ 2021 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition held Nov. 13-15 at NRG Center in Houston.
The Stand Up Desk
June 22, 2018
Behind the Lines: Christian Wallace on Our July 2018 Cover Story
Wallace wrote about the life and times of Myrtis Dightman, a rodeo star who should've been champ.
Feature
June 22, 2018
The Jackie Robinson of Rodeo
Five decades ago, Myrtis Dightman broke the color barrier in professional rodeo and became one of the best bull riders who ever lived. But his imprint on the sport was only just beginning.
Arts & Entertainment
August 13, 2015
The Cowgirl Way
The story behind rodeo star Tad Lucas’s little red riding boots.
The Texanist
July 15, 2014
The Texanist
Our estimable advice columnist on bad barbecue vs. no barbecue, rodeo bullfighting, and dogs at bars.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Did Fort Worth Really Have the World’s First Indoor Rodeo?
Kansas stakes a claim to the "World's Original Indoor Rodeo" title, a crown Fort Worth has worn since 1918.
Sports
January 20, 2013
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Ty Murray is the last pure American cowboy, a throwback to the mythic West. And if you visit him on his Stephenville ranch, you’d better be ready to ride.
Sports
January 20, 2013
Sports
Hot hurdling in Giddings, super six-man football in Gordon: Ten towns that got game.
The Culture
March 1, 2011
Offering fine advice since 2007
Animal cruelty, greasy handshakes, offerings of meat, and Texas toasts—the spoken kind.
Sports
December 1, 2009
How to Barrel Race
HistoryAs with most rodeo events, pinpointing barrel racing’s exact origin is near impossible. “It probably started out as pretty women on fast horses, but now it’s a competitive sport for serious athletes,” says Martha Josey, a world-champion barrel racer, Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Famer, and co-owner of Josey Ranch,
The Culture
July 31, 2001
Queen of the Rodeo
For teenage girls in the Hill Country town of Llano, life can be short on glamour and excitement—except at the annual rodeo, when one of them gets a rhinestone tiara and a rare, thrilling moment of glory.
Texas History
February 1, 1997
Bill Pickett
What was Bill Pickett’s nickname, and how did he wrestle steers to the ground?
Sports
January 1, 1996
Long Shot
Feasting our eyes on a blind team roper.
Art
July 31, 1992
Rodeo Reliquary, 1991
After a visit abroad in 1987, Sean Earley transformed his art. He returned steeped in Italy’s ubiquitous religious imagery, eager to paint the icons of his home state’s country and western myths (see “Earley Texas,” TM, December 1990). In this memorial scene, the Rodeo Queen presides over ascending contestants. Set
Sports
March 1, 1992
Rodeo, Texas, U.S.A.
Rodeo, rodeo, wherefore art thou rodeo? Mary Ellen Mark went to small towns all over Texas to find out.
Being Texan
November 1, 1987
Head, Heels, and Heart
For team ropers on the All-Girl circuit, the true reward is the happiness of pursuit.
Sports
February 1, 1977
Stars and Stripes
The rodeo where it really doesn’t pay to win.
Being Texan
September 30, 1975
In Search of the Modern Cowboy
In today‘s tame, tame West, the cowboy seldom rides a horse and never carries a gun, but the cattle business is bigger than ever.
Sports
February 28, 1974
Rodeo Madness
A rodeo is an anachronism, like javelin throwing: but its bumps, bruises, and brawls are real.