Mildred left an East Coast finishing school and went west to join the 101 Ranch Wild West show, beginning a colorful career that included winning the World Champion Girl Bronc...
Creator of the Museum of the Horse, the first U.S. museum dedicated to the horse, Anne began her collection of horse-related items as a young girl in New Jersey. The...
Leaving her family ranch in Talihena, Oklahoma, Lucyle toured the country as a saddle bronc rider. She performed around the world, tagged by the press as “the prettiest and best...
Born into a family of rodeo stars, Betty established herself as one of the top calf roping champions. Growing up on a ranch near Hobbs, New Mexico, Betty won her...
Patsy was the first woman to sell a million records with “I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart.” The eleventh child and first daughter of an Arkansas farmer, Patsy learned...
One of the top women bronc riders from the 1930s through the 1950s, Margie broke horses for her father and neighbors while still in grade school. Her ability to ride...
Upon receiving her first camera at twelve, Laura photographed the Southwest for more than sixty years. Working alone, Laura’s works are unique because she pursued landscape photography, a field pioneered...
Eleanor’s life epitomized that of the strong, independent Western woman. The daughter of wealthy Pittsburgh artists, Eleanor was enthused with life in the West as a teenager. She became a...
A rider from early on, Jerry’s skill on a horse carried her far from her hometown of Seymour, Texas. Her trick riding and roping landed her jobs as a Pangburn...
A fourth-generation rancher, Gretchen continued her family tradition as owner and operator of the Chase Ranch. Born to be a ranch woman, she attended college, then taught school while managing...
