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Jan Youren (born 1943 in Boise, Idaho) is an American former professional rodeo cowgirl. She rode bareback horses and bulls, competing for 51 years and winning several world titles. She rodeoed until the age of 63, when she retired with five world championships in bareback bronc riding, 13 reserve championships in bareback, and 15 reserve ...
The Women's Professional Rodeo Association ( WPRA) is one of the largest rodeo sanctioning bodies in the world and is open exclusively to women eighteen years of age and older. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Association currently has over 3,000 members from all over the contiguous United States, Canada, and Australia. [1] In ...
Career. Rose Henderson was born Ann Robbins[ 1] in the late 1870s or early 1880s and raised on a Wyoming ranch where she learned roping and riding. In time, she was known for showing gymnastic skills while horseback riding and becoming a competitive relay and flat racer. Most importantly, in her late 20s she was considered the leading cowgirl ...
There were 10 female competitors in the very first CFD horse race, Kassel said. These women were Miss Kirkbride, Mrs. B. Michaels, Jenny Paulson, Miss Paulson, Miss Bennett, Miss Brown, Mary ...
Lucille Mulhall, c. 1914. Mulhall performing c. 1909. Lucille Mulhall (October 21, 1885 – December 21, 1940) was a well-known cowgirl and Wild West performer. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Zach and Agnes Mulhall. [1] Her parents brought her to the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. She was raised on her family's Mulhall Ranch in Oklahoma ...
Jonnie Jonckowski. Jonnie Jonckowski (born 1954), born Lynn Jonckowski, is a 1991 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inductee. Jonckowski is a two-time Women's Nationals Finals Rodeo (WNFR) Bull Riding Champion in 1986 and 1988. [1] [2]
A bull who was set to be the last bull ride of the night at a rodeo in Sisters, Oregon hopped a 6-foot fence and ran through the terrified crowd of 5,500, injuring three people on Saturday, June 8th.
Minick was Miss Rodeo America in 1973. [ 2] She was the Women's World Champion breakaway roper in 1982. She also qualified for the Women's National Finals Rodeo in team roping. [ 3] Minick still competes in barrel racing and team roping. She qualified for the Women's National Finals Rodeo 11 times. She is a rodeo sports commentator. [ 4]