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Michigan-based youth program provides safer pathway to bull riding
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (978+ words) Michigan-based youth program provides safer pathway to bull riding GRAND RAPIDS, MI " Moria Novakoski was recently afforded a reprieve from the frigid farms of West Michigan, traveling to the wine country mountains of Southern California. While in the city of…...
World’s best bull riders coming to Grand Rapids for ‘electrifying’ shows
3+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI " The world's top rising and established bull riders are set to go head-to-head with powerful bucking bulls in Grand Rapids this month. Professional Bull Riders (PBR) association arrives with its Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour on Friday, Jan....
Documentary shows sport of hobby horse isn’t just playful. It’s powerful.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (784+ words) A thunderous click, then clack, then click again reverberated through the wooden gym floors on repeat. Bleacher seats shook with the sounds of hundreds of elated girls as they ran a lap together, each atop their loyal stead they had…...
Rodeo cowboy lands in hospital after tossed from bucking horse at county fair
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (256+ words) Jackson County Fair Rodeo on opening night JACKSON COUNTY, MI " A rodeo cowboy injured during the first night of the 2025 Jackson County Fair has been released from the hospital. Festivities at the Twisted P Rodeo Sunday, Aug. 3, were briefly delayed…...
Rodeo in small Michigan town brings big sense of community
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (523+ words) Gaines Community Rodeo 2025 GENESEE COUNTY, MI " The village of Gaines typically has less than 400 residents. But on a single weekend every year, that figure swells when the rodeo comes into town. Hundreds saddled up for two days of everything rodeo…...
Gaines Community Rodeo returns this weekend with fresh touches and a focus on family
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (455+ words) GAINES, MI " The 22nd annual Gaines Community Rodeo is set to return to Pinehill Park Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19, bringing two nights of professional rodeo action, local flavor, and a strong sense of community purpose. The event will again be…...
These young urban cowboys found family, purpose at the rodeo
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (472+ words) GENESEE TWP, MI " Dust flew in the air. Cowboys tumbled onto the ground. Fans and hats waved above the crowd. "The atmosphere, the people, it's all love out here," said Jeremy Brockington, clad in an American flag shirt and white…...
Black rodeo galloping back to Flint area in June. Here’s what you need to know.
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) The Midwest Invitational Rodeo is coming back to the Flint area a year after its first run sold out at the Genesee County Fairgrounds. FLINT, MI " The Midwest Invitational Rodeo is coming back to the Flint area a year after…...