Mike excelled in the arena, riding in her first rodeo at five and winning her first barrel racing championship at thirteen. During her career, she won titles in Texas, New...
Though she was never a performer, Flaxie spent her life in the rodeo. She worked outside the arena performing the behind-the-scenes jobs of arena secretary, timer or administrative assistant for...
Youngest in a family of rodeo performers, Dixie made her trick riding debut at five. She became the first juvenile professional rodeo clown while working Wild West shows. Primarily a...
Sallie endured the hardships of pioneer life, living in the isolation of cattle ranches. Though her formal education was limited to the sporadic presence of country schoolteachers, Sallie wrote Interwoven:...
Henrietta, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, married Richard King, founder of the King Ranch. As the ranch matriarch, she was known for her hospitality and compassion, extending help to...
Known to her audiences as “Baby Lorraine,” she began her riding career at four, performing trick riding on her pony. Lorraine was the star attraction in the Graham Company, a...
Billie set a then-unprecedented record by winning the title of World Champion GRA Barrel Racer for four consecutive years beginning in 1955. She and her sister began barrel racing after...
Goldia became a world famous trick rider after seeing her first Wild West show at seventeen. She made a deal with Curly Griffith to teach her trick riding in exchange...
Margaret founded the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation and was the driving force behind the creation of the musical drama, Texas, performed each year against the backdrop of Palo Duro Canyon....
From 1942 until 1965, Mamie reigned as First Lady of the Pitchfork ranch, one of Texas’ oldest and largest ranches. Raised in Houston under the tutelage of her aunts, she...
