Jul. 6—MITCHELL — Loss has been turned into life. A friendly barrel racing competition over Independence Day weekend highlighted devotion to faith, family and friends, and raised scholarship funds ...

"Who does not love a horse race?" That's what barrel racer Lisa Lockhart of Montana said in an exclusive interview with NBC when detailing all the reasons she loves being a professional rodeo cowgirl.

For the average person, the word rodeo conjures up the imagery of Hollywood’s Wild West: Tough, laconic cowboys, bucking horses, and whirling lassos against a stark, sepia-toned desert. Outside of the ...

Kayleen Staats of Williamstown on her horse Lily competing at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., this summer. (Photo Provided) WILLIAMSTOWN — When Kayleen Staats is barrel racing on horseback, ...