Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jiana Morris hangs onto the sheep while doing mutton busting at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Park in Houston, Tuesday, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Angelo Rodeo's Mutton Bustin' sign-ups are now open and participants will be chosen in mid-February, according to the San ...

Kids took a shot a riding sheep Saturday, June 7, 2008, in the Mutton Busting competition of the Perry County Community Rodeo in Altenburg, Mo. Kids took a shot a riding sheep Saturday, June 7, 2008, ...

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 ...

The controversial rodeo tradition of Mutton Bustin', which involves young children riding sheep for as long as possible, has been a mainstay at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo for decades, and offers ...

Winds whipped against the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's mutton bustin' arena Tuesday, but 5-year-old Jiana Morris sat resolute as she awaited her woolen steed. The Houston native swapped her ...