CODY — With the stove pouring out heat and the dog asleep on the floor, Gordon Andrus pulls down his visor and runs a finger over the carved leather of his new saddle. Here in his well-equipped shop, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — You know you're having a pretty solid career when, at any given regular-season rodeo, you draw a good rough stock animal and can say: "Oh yeah, I remember him. Rode him at ...

Rodeo was born from everyday tasks on the ranches and cattle drives during the old days of the American West. One of those chores was taming what was wild into a mode of transportation. Then friendly, ...