For all the ways rodeo clowning and bullfighting have evolved, one thing that remains consistent is the risk. Injuries are ...

Beyond daring rides, discover the wild antics and unexpected talents of rodeo clowns and entertainers who amplify the thrills ...

Contrary to what some may believe, rodeo clowning is serious business. Beneath the makeup, the wigs and the costumes are athletes whose job is to protect the bull riders. Rodeo fans will have several ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The San Angelo Rodeo Clown Matt Merrit sat down with KLST-TV’s Carolyn McEnrue to talk about talk about what it is like as a rodeo clown. Merrit during the ...

Last month, a bull played peek-a-boo with rodeo clown and barrelman extraordinaire Dusty Myers, sticking its head in the barrel with him, and then lifting the barrel and Myers way off the ground.

Back home, Meyers would dress up in clown attire and play rodeo in his yard. Since his family raised goats, he'd be a "goatfighter." Meyers took part in rodeos that weren't based in his yard, too.

The rodeo clown applied streaks of white makeup to his weathered cheeks and gazed into the mirror one last time. After all these years, JJ Harrison still hated painting his face. He pulled a black ...

John Harrison has “the best job in rodeo,” he says. It doesn’t matter that one of his responsibilities as a barrelman is to distract bulls in the arena. His most valued duty? That’s “putting a smile ...

Ethel Harris watched her husband fly through the air. His altitude peaked at about 15 feet. At that height, Lecile Harris was level with his wife's row inside the Salem Civic Center. His flight both ...

Jess Franks laughs at a joke while talking with other rodeo clowns before the first night of the 146th Mandan Rodeo Days at Dale Pahlke Arena on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The 146th annual Mandan Rodeo ...

Rodeo clown and barrelman John Harrison’s wife, Carla Harrison, likes to tell him that he should never doubt the love between them is real. It’s definitely not superficial, anyway. “Little girls don’t ...