A knocked pole also means knocked points for a horse and rider duo in the pole bending event of the State 4-H Horse Exposition, but the pair can still take home the champion title in the competition.

Pole bending. it’s hit-or-miss. Apparently in more ways than one. “Oh my gosh; you either love it or you hate it,” competitor Biloxi Shultz siad. “If you're doing good, it's fun. If you're not doing ...

There is something about fast horses expertly moving around barrels and poles that fills riders and spectators with excitement. That is part of the reason why pole bending and barrel racing are two of ...

McKenzie Small first got on a horse at the age of 3, and despite being thrown off at least 12 times over the past 10 years and cracking at least three helmets, being on her horse Chauncey or taking ...

CHAUVIN - Starting her tour of horse shows 10 months ago, Kayci Russo never thought she'd be a world champion by year's end. For the 20-year-old Chauvin native and her trusty steed, Shining Diligence, ...

Sep. 16—SPIRITWOOD, N.D. — Just three years ago, Alexa Carlson and her family's horse, Magnum, started competing in barrel racing and pole bending. "He was our cow horse before that, he had never seen ...

BLACKFOOT – The Idaho State High School Rodeo Finals are coming up in just a few days and the Bingham News Chronicle has been looking at some of the events with the intent to give everyone a chance to ...

Redwood's Lily Tillery won NHSFR pole bending championship held July 13-19 in Rock Springs%2C Wyo. She was named All-Around Cowgirl at the California State High School Rodeo final June 9-13 in Bishop ...

BEEBE — There’s a saying about riding a bicycle or a horse — something along the lines of how you never forget how to ride one. Of course, there is no chance for Josie Snelson of Beebe to forget how ...

It's the third time cowgirl Jaime Barrow is heading to the National High School Finals Rodeo. But this time it's a little bit different. Barrow, 17, a senior at Lake Wales High School is going as ...