BOYLE – Boyle’s Agricultural Society is promising a day of family entertainment, barrel racing, broncs, and, of course, bull riding, with the 2025 rendition of Hell on Hooves, a one-day-only event.
This year’s roughstock rodeo is taking place July 26, with free admission for everyone and a family-friendly dance taking place after all the bucking has finished.
“It’s going to be a fun, action-packed evening,” said Scott Miller, owner of Walking M Rodeo and co-organizer of the event.
Miller said Boyle is bringing in a professional rodeo announcer, a rodeo clown to keep the audience entertained all evening long, and a mixed bag of saddle and bareback bronc riding, barrel racing, mutton busting, and bull riding, starting at 6 p.m.
The event has quickly turned into a must-see event during the summer, with around 800 spectators coming out to the jackpot in 2024. Miller said the community feedback has been very positive, and the local business community has rallied around the ag society to help out.
“The business support has been unbelievable; the reason we can have a free event is because of all our great local businesses support this event. They’re pretty much the reason we can have it, and everyone can come and join,” he said.
The event fills an important niche in the rodeo scene for young athletes who, for whatever reason, can’t commit to a full season. The longest competitors will be the mutton busters — an event where kids as young as five or six do their best to hang on to a sheep — and athletes can sign up for the novice category once they turn 15.
“These events are important because lots of people can’t commit to a whole rodeo season. This being a roughstock jackpot, we get kids that want to start out, and we also have a great line up of seasoned competitors entered, so it’s a great way for them to mix and learn and try to make a few dollars along the way,” said Miller.
Slack barrel racing starts at 1 p.m., with the main event starting at 6 p.m., with the evening dance to follow. All events are taking place at the Boyle Ag Grounds, and admissions is free for all ages.
