Young's love for ranching, horses, and roping made her a pioneer. She was a champion calf roper and barrel racer from a time when women in rodeo were very rare. Young began...
From bringing in milk cows on horseback at age three to barrel racing at 76, Dora was a standout Texas horsewoman who consistently won on the horses she trained. A...
Nancy Binford, one of the country’s premier horsewomen, won many horse shows, races, and cutting horse championships, but she is be best remembered as co-producer, with Thena Mae Farr, of...
For a decade, Tad was known as the world’s best female rodeo performer. The youngest of 24 children, Tad made her professional debut in 1917. She moved to Fort Worth...
Enid was the daughter of legendary boot maker H.J. Justin. When her father died and Justin Boot Company moved to Fort Worth, she decided to remain in her hometown and...
The 150-year-old Harper Ranch was home for Wanda. There, like her ancestors, she raised livestock and trains horses. Instrumental in the organization of the GRA, Wanda was one of its...
Born into a South Texas ranching family, Blanche was an accomplished cowgirl with a devotion to the sport of rodeo. A champion calf roper, she appeared at all the major...
Margaret helped found the GRA and served as the organization’s first president. She lived on a ranch her entire life and was an excellent horsewoman who rode in rodeos at...
Jewel grew up on a West Texas ranch, where she learned to rope as part of her daily work life. She began to rope against men in local contests, becoming...
Kathryn moved to Texas from Illinois and married Gene Binford in 1910. Together, they forged a large ranch near Wildorado, stocking it with Hereford cattle, building fences, and farming a...