Ava Weis hangs on tight during the mutton bustin' competition as part of the Great Frontier Bull Riding competition Thursday night, July 28, 2016, during the Olmsted County Fair held at Graham Park in ...

DENVER (KDVR) — It is a sight to behold, watching a young child hang on to a fluffy sheep while it runs around an arena. Mutton bustin’ is a western classic, but if you aren’t from Colorado you might ...

The Franklin Rodeo's popular Mutton Bustin' event will have unlimited participants this year for children 50 pounds or less.

WHAT: Mutton Bustin’, rodeo event in which youngsters compete to see who can stay on a sheep the longest. WHEN: New Mexico State Fair Rodeo, 6:45 Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. State fair hours are 10 ...

Dressed in felt hats, pink boots and checkered plaid shirts, 15 five- and six-year-olds sat tight-lipped as they eyed their competition Tuesday evening. They squeezed side-by-side into a horse-drawn ...

Six-Year-Old Not Sheepish About Mutton BustingAsher Kark, 6, recently competed in mutton busting at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The event is a favorite at many rodeos: small children ...

One of the most popular, and comical, events at the Greeley Stampede rodeo is the mutton bustin’. Each year the Greeley Stampede organization gets hundreds — yes hundreds — of names of kids ages 5-7 ...

"A big one?" his mom, Chasity Hensley, asked. "Where he's got lots of fur for you to hold on to?" "I want that big one," her son told her. No matter what sheep he ends up on, this pint-sized cowboy ...

Children must be 5 or 6 years old to compete in mutton bustin' at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Credit: Photo by RodeoHouston The rules of the eight-second ride are simple: hold on for dear ...