CSI opens a new Rocky Mountain Region rodeo season on Friday at the Great American Stampede in Cedar City, Utah.

In other words, the teenager was hooked on a sport that pits women against bucking horses for eight seconds. “I always kind of wanted to hop on a bronc,” Bunney told the Canadian Press.

Unlike saddle bronco riding, a rodeo mainstay, ranch bronc uses a regular western saddle — not a specialized one — and riders hang on with two hands instead of one.

Bucking events have been traditionally been the domain of men at rodeos. But Alberta women are bucking tradition and blazing their own trail in ranch bronc riding, a sport that pits women against ...

Women buck trend, look to grow rodeo sport of ranch bronc riding By The Associated Press Updated July 3, 2025, 4:39 p.m.

Women are making strides in ranch bronc riding, a challenging rodeo event traditionally dominated by men.

Women are making strides in ranch bronc riding, a challenging rodeo event traditionally dominated by men.

Women are making strides in ranch bronc riding, a challenging rodeo event traditionally dominated by men ...

Exposure for the sport Women’s ranch bronc isn’t part of the $2.1 million Calgary Stampede starting Friday, but women’s breakaway roping will debut at the 10-day rodeo.