HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Fifty-five riders, 19 wagons, and 111 miles over six days make up the only historically Black trail ride of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. ABC13 caught up with ...

The 36th annual Texas Black Invitational Rodeo bring crowds to Fair Park for a night of bull riding, barrel racing and Black ...

THE BIG RIDE Stunning photos show riders' long journey, on historic Black trail ride, to the Houston Rodeo By: Sam González Kelly and Elizabeth Conley Updated: 12 p.m. Feb. 24, 2023 Elizabeth ...

The Northeastern Trail Riders, black cowboys whose roots go back decades to when many rodeo competitions were still segregated, had gathered together hand in hand last week at the Triangle 7 Arena.

The oldest Black trail ride connected to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo made its first 78-mile trip from Hempstead in 1957. More than 300 riders and nine wagons were part of the Prairie View ...

The Texas Black Invitational Rodeo at Fair Park showcases professional Black cowboys and cowgirls with live competitions, ...

Rodeo season is a bit different for the Desperados trail riders this year. For the first time in more than four decades, they are riding without their matriarch, Beverly Wilson Smith.

Rodeo recently has gotten popular again, and according to "Black Cowboys in the American West," about 23 million fans attend Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association-sanctioned rodeos annually.

For the past 35 years, Cowboys of Color have been competing in the annual Texas Black Invitational Rodeo hosted by the African American Museum of Dallas. “As my dad always said, let me educate ...

The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, which was held last month, also kicks off with a convergence of trail rides. Of the Houston trail rides, several are dedicated to honoring the black and ...

Not exactly low-profile among cowboy hats and Wranglers. But I did borrow a long black riding coat from the trail boss to keep kind of dry during the first four hours of rainfall.

Today the original 10-man group has grown to 525 riders representing all ages and professional backgrounds. The ride includes 10 wagons, with at least 10 riders behind each wagon.