2025 Mutton Bustin’ 

Applications for 2025 Reno Rodeo Mutton Bustin’ will open on February 1 at 10 a.m. and will close on Sunday, February 9 at 5 p.m. 120 applications will be randomly drawn by computer. If your application was picked, the $75 entry fee will be due to secure your spot. All applications that were not picked will automatically be added to the waitlist.

For a child to be eligible to enter, they may be at least 5 years old, no more than 7 years old and may not weigh more than 65 pounds as of June 19, 2025.

Mamas, if you don’t want your babies to grow up to be cowboys, you best keep them away from Mutton Bustin’. Sure, it looks innocent enough, but does anybody really know how many cowboys got their first real taste of rodeo riding from a sheep? Young cowboys and cowgirls wanna be’s will get their chance in the arena each evening as they mount their trusty sheep and head for the thrill of their young lives!

Mutton Bustin’ Photographer:
Lara St. Jacques