NEW YORK — Each year, when the bucking bulls arrive at Madison Square Garden, livestock trailers pull into 33rd Street and back up to ramps that lead five floors up to the arena. J James Gorman Follow ...

After a long day of working bulls, Beni Paulson pours a celebratory splash of watered-down blackberry brandy into a thermos cup as his sidekick Pearl, a 5-year-old mini Australian shepherd, provides ...

Rodeo’s long-term outlook matters not only to those who directly organize or compete in events, but also to the specialized livestock sector that caters to the industry. “It’s big business in the ...

Advanced genetic tracking has helped breeders make rodeo bulls meaner. Riders are having a hard time keeping up. Credit... Supported by By Tyler E. Hicks Photographs by Jake Dockins Tyler E. Hicks, a ...

Ridin’ Solo, the bull defending his title of the YETI Pro Bull Riders World Champion Bull this year in Fort Worth, isn’t as mean as he looks. Just don’t climb on his back. Ridin Solo, all 1,500 pounds ...