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. The bulls — 50 or so ...

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 ...

Kyle Searle has been raising bucking bulls for young bull riders for many years on his farm near Idaho Falls. These bulls are especially bred and selected to fit the age of young competitors.

Advanced genetic tracking has helped breeders make rodeo bulls meaner. Riders are having a hard time keeping up. By Tyler E. Hicks and Jake Dockins It takes a high-tech village to raise a champion ...