June 23, 2023
World champion barrel racer Martha Josey’s small beginnings cultivated a strong work ethic and determination in the Texas cowgirl. So strong, that her trailblazing not only propelled her through four highly successful decades in the arena, but also building a rodeo school, marketing the Josey Ranch brand, and sustaining the…
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November 17, 2022
"A woman who knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up,” says Mae West. It’s a concept that Judy Wagner takes seriously, whose background in ranching and owning Gator Ropes for ten years gave her an affinity for the lithe and useful tool. Just as she relies on its…
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October 20, 2022
Since day one, Vicki Christensen O’Shieles’s life has been immersed in rodeo, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. From growing up helping her family’s famous Christensen Brothers Rodeo produce professional rodeos around the West, to trick riding, rodeo queening, hosting radio and television shows, and founding the trophy…
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August 18, 2022
Rodeo’s opportunities for many athletes, and women in particular, wouldn’t be the same without Jimmie Munroe. Today’s professional barrel racers owe a tip of the hat to the 11-time WNFR qualifier as their horses dig into the well-groomed ground of a rodeo and run for home past precision timers. A…
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July 21, 2022
Karen Vold calls trick riding the desire of her heart. But the sport of daredevil skills and showmanship on horseback was even more than that to Karen, who held on to it like a lifeline through turbulent times in life. She learned to know and trust God through her experiences…
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June 23, 2022
Brenda Allen was the first woman chosen as the official photographer of the NFR in 1981. She went on to photograph the Finals four more times, both in Oklahoma City and Las Vegas when it moved to Nevada in 1985. Among numerous other accomplishments, she went on to become the…
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May 23, 2022
Editors Note: 6 over 60 will feature women in the rodeo industry that paved the way for the next generation to step into the sport and contribute to it’s growth. Each of the six will receive a concho scarf slide created exclusively for this project by Montana Silversmiths. This is…
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