Last month, a bull played peek-a-boo with rodeo clown and barrelman extraordinaire Dusty Myers, sticking its head in the barrel with him, and then lifting the barrel and Myers way off the ground.

SILOAM SPRINGS -- New this year to the Siloam Springs Rodeo is contract act Allan Dessel of Paulina, Iowa. Not to be confused with a bullfighter, Dessel is a barrelman, he said. Barrelmen and ...

Dalton Morris was born and raised in Odessa, Missouri. His father and grandfather were both trick riders in rodeos, doing stunts like jumping on and off a galloping horse and climbing under its belly.

For most of the crowd, he is simply the man in the barrel. When a bull turns and a rider hits the dirt, attention shifts to the brightly dressed figure positioned at the center of the arena inside an ...

Back home, Meyers would dress up in clown attire and play rodeo in his yard. Since his family raised goats, he'd be a "goatfighter." Meyers took part in rodeos that weren't based in his yard, too.

Myers, a second-generation rodeo clown with over 20 years of experience, uses comedy and props to entertain audiences. As a barrelman, Myers helps draw bulls away from riders and others in the arena.