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...
Jackie was instrumental in the formation of the GRA; she helped to plan and found the association and served two terms as president. She learned to ride on her parent’s...
Sissy began riding horses at five years old and competed in her first barrel race event at eleven. Born in Galveston, she served as rodeo queen for local rodeo and...
Though she grew up on a working ranch, Alice’s rodeo life began with Jack King’s Wild West Show riding saddle broncs; she also did trick riding and occasionally rode bulls....
