SILOAM SPRINGS -- New this year to the Siloam Springs Rodeo is contract act Allan Dessel of Paulina, Iowa. Not to be confused with a bullfighter, Dessel is a barrelman, he said. Barrelmen and ...

DENVER — From the time he was in fifth grade, Richie Harris aspired to be a rodeo clown. “Ever since that day, I said, ‘This is what I want to be,’” he said. Coloradoan Richie Harris (pink shirt) has ...

GERRY — Rodeo kid … teenage bull rider … college student … schoolteacher … bull fighter …rodeo clown. That’s the unusual resume of rodeo clown and barrel man Rob Gann, who is headed to the 80th annual ...

It's an hour before showtime and Rob Gann is running late. He has to get his makeup on, climb into his costume, and build a flash-bang firework that will provide the big noisy finish for his act.

SOUTH CONGAREE, S.C. — The South Congaree Championship Rodeo returned this weekend, bringing two nights of high-energy competition, live entertainment and family fun. Held at the South Congaree Arena, ...