CALGARY, Alberta — Sophia Bunney launched the first time she tried ranch bronc riding, landing “quite a ways away from the horse.” “I’m very stubborn and I don’t like being defeated,” said the 18-year ...

But Alberta women are bucking tradition and blazing their own trail in ranch bronc riding, a sport that pits women against bucking horses for eight seconds. (July 2, 2025) Victoria Ruf, of Rocky View ...

CALGARY, Alberta — Sophia Bunney launched the first time she tried ranch bronc riding, landing “quite a ways away from the horse.” “I’m very stubborn and I don’t like being defeated,” said the 18-year ...