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 ...

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 ...

Competing in the final performance of La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros on Saturday, a day before Sunday’s short go-round, is a lot like batting in the bottom of the ninth inning or having one last two-minute ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — While fans come to the rodeo to see cowboys and cowgirls compete, there's another key performer who doesn't ride in on a horse or bull. In fact, part of his job is to ...

Cowgirl Rachel Dice gives a barely perceptible nod. The gate swings open. Dice and her horse Katie shoot forward, angling to the right where a barrel waits amid dry mounds of dirt. Rider and mare slow ...

There are plenty of laughs, but being a rodeo clown is no joke. Not to Dusty Meyers. For more than two decades, Meyers has worked as a … ahem … professional rodeo clown, donning grease paint and ...

JJ Harrison's name comes up a half dozen times during the half-hour production meeting before the opening performance of the St. Paul Rodeo. He's expected to fill about a half hour of that night’s 2.5 ...

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 ...