SPRINGDALE — When Billy Etbauer was in his 20s and looking to make a name for himself, he’d travel across the country, competing in more than 100 rodeos per year. Now 49, Etbauer has nothing left to ...

December is rodeo time in Vegas and the locals even refer to the times as the “Cowboy Takeover.” There’s no doubt about it when you arrive in Las Vegas and look around during the Wrangler National ...

Colin McTaggart was 4 years old when Billy Etbauer rode in his first National Finals Rodeo. Nineteen years later, the cowboys will compete in the same NFR at the Thomas & Mack Center, thanks to their ...

An uncommon ability helped, as did the support of his two brothers, even though they all competed in the same event — saddle-bronc riding. “We had a joint bank account, and everything we won went into ...

SPRINGDALE — Hollie Etbauer wore a pink T-shirt with her husband’s name printed in white lettering on the front. His name was also on the side of a pickup Etbauer sat in front of Friday evening. She ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Cheyenne Frontier Days has crowned a new slate of rodeo champions with a handful of ropers and riders emerging victorious from a field of ...

It is often referred to as rodeo’s classic event. Of all the National Finals Rodeo disciplines, saddle bronc riding might have the most practical application when it comes to the western lifestyle.

The thrill of riding bucking broncs never gets old for Billy Etbauer. Even after 19 years as professional rodeo cowboy, Etbauer enjoys traveling to major events and competing against some of the best ...

Billy Etbauer — Tucson's reigning saddle-bronc champion and arena record-holder — is scheduled to defend his 2008 title today, the second day of the 84th Annual Fiesta de los Vaqueros. The 46-year-old ...

KENNEWICK — Rodeo is generally inhabited by cowboys and cowgirls young enough to bounce (sometimes literally) back from the occasionally bone-crunching physical demands of the sport. Ropers and barrel ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CHEYENNE, Wyo.—While saddle bronc rider Billy Etbauer may be older than most competitors on the professional rodeo circuit, age didn’t get in the way of him ...