Shelly Burmeister Mowery was an active promoter of professional rodeo as the first “Miss Coors Rodeo,” where she brought significant attention to equal pay for women’s barrel racing in the...
Ruth ran away from home to join the 101 Ranch Wild West Show as a trick rider. Her contest debut was at the 1917 Fort Worth Roundup, America’s first indoor...
Born in Milwaukee, Hope always felt the lure of the West. With her husband, Tex, she spent her life promoting Western life. A talented musician and singer, Hope hosted a...
Immigrating from Scotland, Elizabeth “Aunt Hank” followed her brothers to West Texas where she met and married Henry Smith. The first white woman to establish a home on the plains...
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...
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...
Recognized as a leading barrel racing authority, Martha has dedicated herself to improving the equine industry and the sport of barrel racing. As a young girl with a natural athletic...
Thena Mae used the ranching skills she learned growing up to compete in every rodeo event from barrel racing to bronc riding. But her real fame came as she partnered...
Like her father and grandfather, Kathy was a roper. From early childhood, she dreamed of becoming the world’s best woman roper. Kathy won her first rodeo event, team roping, at...
Dude’s life was characterized by her work on the family ranch and her rodeo successes. Often competing against men in rodeo events, Dude proved that she could compete on equal...
