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Unstoppable is perhaps the best way to describe Nellie Miller and her super horse, Rafter W Minnie Reba (Sister).  Over the past several years, the duo has been the most consistent team in barrel racing. Having won the World Championship barrel-racing title at the 2017 National Finals Rodeo, Nellie and Sister are well on the...

These Top 15 Barrel Racers are heading to the Thomas & Mack for the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo!   Congratulations to the Top 15 Barrel Racers! We can’t wait to see these cowgirls light up Las Vegas in December at the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR)! 1. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, CA, $154,610.5o 2. Hailey...

The 123rd Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo is underway in Wyoming, and cowgirls and boys from all over are ready to win. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cheyenne Frontier Days (@chefrontierdays) Monday, July 22nd, cowgirls tore up the dirt during breakaway roping and barrel racing. Number one in breakaway, Taryn Stippel...

Earlier this month, COWGIRL let fans know that Netflix would be releasing a movie based on the inspirational barrel racer Amberley Snyder. For those who are just learning about the film for the first time, read an excerpt from the movie synopsis below. “At 18, Amberley, a nationally ranked amateur barrel racer about to go pro, is...

If you’re already having Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) withdrawals, we’ve got the cure! The COWGIRL team met up with Ivy Conrado, one of the fifteen barrel racing contestants who competed in the Thomas & Mack last year, in Las Vegas to film her behind the scenes before the first round of the WNFR. We also...

Have you ever imagined what the barn of a professional barrel racer looks like? Get ready to take a virtual tour of Fallon Taylor’s facilities! When you’re watching the tour, be sure to pay attention to Babyflo’s adorable blanket! You can catch a glimpse of this amazing horse snug in her stall. Flos Heiress (Babyflo)...

For a 23-year-old college student destined to wrap up her bachelor’s degree while entering her last year barrel racing on the college rodeo circuit, 2017 began as a typical year for Hailey Kinsel. Then in March, the tides began to change. In an astounding turn of good fortune, she qualified for RFD-TV’s The American and...

After the dust settled, it was these athletes who became the 2018 PRCA World Champions.  The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) was one for the books this year! Seriously, the competition was the fiercest it’s been in years, with the contestants from each event giving it their all until the very end. After the dust...