Rodeo Spotlight Smoky Trail Rodeo

August 8, 2019

story by Billie Franks What we do for a living, is also what we do for fun! The Limon, Colorado Smoky Trail Rodeo is a good example of who the WRRA family is and it brought good friends together. The ladies that live the every-day ranch life look for any excuse for a fun get-together to compete in events that reflect their lifestyle. This rodeo brought new members to a few of teams with the…

Meet the Team Sandhills Strays

July 18, 2019

story by Billie Franks & Mckenzie Minor Seven teams competed at the Duel in the Sandhills Women’s Ranch Rodeo in Hyannis, Nebraska on June 29 and 30. Saturday average winners were, the Sandhill Strays; Team captain Sammy Walker, team members Weslee Beck, Shaylee Hance and Rebecca Corfield. The ladies have known each other a long time, but this was their first rodeo together. Rebecca and Weslee’s first WRR was in 2013, Sammy’s 2016 and Shaylee’s…

Meet the Rodeo Team Push Hard Cattle Company

April 24, 2019

story by Billie Franks founder and board member Brought together by the Women’s Ranch Rodeo Association, Jenna Stierwalt, and sister Sage Adams, from Fort Pierce Florida, Neesa Smith, Hydro, Oklahoma, Billie Franks from Ramona, Oklahoma and Lori Campbell from Riverton, Nebraska. The ladies were all ranch raised with a heavy cowboy influence. Taking pride in the ranching life style, learning good work ethic and to take pride in whatever you do and to never give…

WRRA Welcomes YETI as Newest Sponsor

March 15, 2018

Support for the WRRA 2018 season is attracting big brands with YETI being the first to partner up with the WRRA. We are looking forward to an exciting season of women’s ranch rodeo action with YETI along for the ride at every sanctioned WRRA rodeo. WRRA President, Raelyn Gilmore, had this to say: “I am extremely excited that YETI has chosen to partner up with the WRRA for the 2018 season. Ranching cowgirls know the…

Rope Like a Girl Scholarship Recipient

February 16, 2018

The Women’s Ranch Rodeo Association in conjunction with Rope Like A Girl, is proud to present the inaugural 2017 Cowgirl’s Western Heritage Scholarship to Ms. Kiely Larson. This scholarship was created with the belief that all women and young athletes should be given the opportunity to succeed. We want young female athletes to aspire to be the best they can be in and out of the arena. It is through unity and passion for our…

Happy New Year From The WRRA!

December 22, 2017

We are excited our upcoming rodeo season and are working harder than ever to make 2018 a year of growth for the Women’s Ranch Rodeo Association. This marks the beginning of our 14th year. We are currently booking rodeos for our new season with qualifications to our World Finals, which will be held in Dodge City, Kansas on September 7th and 8th. If you are interested in producing a sanctioned WRRA rodeo please contact Sarah…

WRRA 2018 Season

November 20, 2017

We are excited about the coming year and are working harder than ever to make this coming year a huge success. We are currently booking rodeos for our new season with qualifications to our World Finals in September. If you are interested in producing a sanctioned WRRA rodeo please contact Sarah Kucera at 308-520-5084. We are looking forward to a year of growth and promoting our association to new regions this year while expanding upon…

July 20, 2017

What a great weekend in Chadron, Nebraska! We had 40 contestants from 7 different states competing in both of our rodeos. Here are the results for the Fur Trade Days Ranch Rodeo Women’s Ranch Rodeo #1 1st Place - T&M Cattle from Texas/New Mexico: Stacy Mathis, Kelsey Thomas, JV Thomas, Ginny Thomas 2nd Place - Halsell Ranch from Texas: Shannon Conley, Brittani Johnson, Criquett Lehman, Mikayla Graham 3rd Place - Broken Diamond from Nebraska/Kansas: Raelyn…