It was the day for Elks Team Roping - the day nearly 100 cowboys and cowgirls try to win the local team roping championship in one of four handicapped divisions. You can compete in several divisions - as long as your team's total handicap matches the division number - so a rider could theoretically make 72 runs today. The ones that compete on a lot of teams and in a lot of divisions all bring more than one horse. The top four teams in Division 5 1/2 were Jeff Smith and Todd Ruffoni, Eric...

Posted: May 19, 2007 Okauchee - Each spring, as the water warms up in lakes across the state, bass move into the shallows for their annual spawning ritual. The spawning season is a time when the big breeding bass are vulnerable because they are accessible in the shallow water. Advertisement Buy a link here In the south, it's legal to fish for and keep spawning bass, but most anglers voluntarily release any bass they catch at this time of year. The males arrive in shallows first to make...

May 15, 2007 -- A loaded University of Wyoming women s team helped the Cowgirls win a second consecutive regional title last weekend, and now the goal is to take that talent to the next level at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) next month in Casper. May 15, 2007 -- A loaded University of Wyoming women s team helped the Cowgirls win a second consecutive regional title last weekend, and now the goal is to take that talent to the next level at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR)...

The spawning season is a time when the big breeding bass are vulnerable because they are accessible in the shallow water. Okauchee - Each spring, as the water warms up in lakes across the state, bass move into the shallows for their annual spawning ritual. The males arrive in shallows first to make spawning beds - irregularly shaped patches of shoreline gravel, swept clean of sediment or muck. In the south, it's legal to fish for and keep spawning bass, but most anglers voluntarily release...

When she married in 1982, she saved some of the money her family gave her for the wedding and used it to buy her first mare. She has wanted to be a horse breeder since her teens. King of the Roxy has interesting thoroughbred blood lines. Operating the farm is a lot of work, but it's not their job. Once a comment is submitted, you will not be able to edit or delete the comment. We will not sell or provide reader information to anyone outside our building. He's finished in the money in five...

By John Scheinman Special to The Washington Post Thursday, May 17, 2007; Page E01 BALTIMORE, May 16 -- Carl Nafzger drove the 600 miles from Louisville to Pimlico Race Course and arrived Wednesday afternoon at the stakes barn looking as fit and fine as his horse, Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense. By John Scheinman Special to The Washington Post Thursday, May 17, 2007; Page E01 BALTIMORE, May 16 -- Carl Nafzger drove the 600 miles from Louisville to Pimlico Race Course and arrived...

The former Central Kentucky lawyers' licenses have been suspended, and a judge has ruled that they and a third attorney defrauded clients out of $64. Curlin's a good horse, no question. You salute the winners and you keep trying to beat them all the time. It would have been great to see him win, but that's why they play the game. In the postrace news conference, the issue never came up. We've been beat two noses this year or we'd be unbeaten. I'd love to put them in a crop like that....

Long popular with an equine crowd and a winter haven for well-heeled Northerners, Aiken is finding itself a favorite of a slightly more international breed lately world-class polo players and their posses. The attention comes as new polo fields and clubs are built in Aiken, joining venerable 125-year-old Whitney Field, the oldest continually used polo field in the country. The polo ball rolls where the weather is warm, with many American players competing in Florida in the winter before...

In addition to the roughstock events (bull riding, bareback riding and saddle bronc riding), there are roping events (breakaway roping, team roping) and riding events (pole bending and barrel racing) and of course steer wrestling just like the pro circuit. As he s about to jump off, Wilson s hand gets stuck, and he slams his chin on the horse, knocking himself unconscious. Vail Daily News for Vail and Beaver Creek Colorado - Sports. After a few bareback riders stay on for the full eight...