A new season of rodeo kicks off, and two trucks of bull riders have their sights set on winning the buckle.

Meet the bullfighters who put it all on the line for each and every bull rider. Plus: what does it take to get on the back of two tonnes of bucking bull?

It’s the start of Cowboy Christmas which means a whole lot of travelling to a whole lot of rodeos.

For one cowboy, to win The Ponoka Stampede could guarantee a berth at the end of season finals.

We investigate what it takes to organize and co-ordinate a rodeo, from the bucking animals to the announcer booth. Plus: little kids riding sheep!

The temperature’s high and the pressure is on as only a few key money-earning rodeos remain, and the debate over cowboy hats versus safety helmets continues.

Strathmore’s Scott Schiffner has earned more CPRA money than any other bull rider. He’s set to show his stuff in front of his home-town crowd.

The end-of-season tour finals from Calgary find one bull rider poised to take the title as another faces a most harrowing ride.

It’s the Canadian Finals Rodeo and nerves are frayed and tempers flare as one bull rider is saddled with a series of bulls that won’t buck.

In the battle for the championship buckle, it’ll all come down to two final bull rides and scores that are less than one point apart.