barrel racing

Titletown Stampede was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin this weekend and left several female athletes with some extra pocket change. In just over a year, the WRCA and its partners have given out over $4.5 million in award money. Titletown Stampede added more dollars to the WRCA record, as rodeo athletes earned thousands in prizes...

Every summer, hundreds of collegiate rodeo athletes come to Casper, Wyoming, to compete in the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The “Rose Bowl” of college rodeo, CNFR brings the best cowboys and cowgirls from 100 colleges to the middle of Wyoming to vie to become champions in saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding, tie-down...

The $500,000 semi-finals round wrapped up this week at the Lazy E in Guthrie, Oklahoma, sending two women on a fast track to a potential $1 million dollar payday.    Just a couple stars of the show were barrel racer Ivy Conrado and breakaway roper Makayla Boisjoli. Conrado had the best overall time in her...

Excitement was in the air as  over 11,000 fans gathered in Denver, Colorado this past weekend to cheer on the quest for the title of Rodeo All-Star Champion. Eight of the competitors earned the honor of being titled champions, seven of which locked in their opportunity to compete in the Days of 47 pro rodeo...

Girl power will be on display when RFD-TV’s The American returns to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for the “world’s richest weekend in Western sports,” March 2-3.  For the first time in its history, breakaway roping has been added giving more women a chance at a piece of the $2 million dollar plus payout. Through...

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...

When Amberley Snyder was left paralyzed from the waist down after a tragic accident, she was told she would never walk or ride again. Fast-forward nine years later, and Amberley Snyder is known as the only paralyzed barrel racer in the country. The inspirational cowgirl has been very open about her journey, using her circumstance...