bronc rider

It’s Day One of back to back rides in Syracuse, New York where the Cowgirls get back to the basics of bronc riding with pickup man Jack Merrill. *SPOILERS FOR COWGIRLS SEASON 3 EPISODE 7* Season 3 Episode 7 kicks off in Syracuse, New York where the Cowgirls welcome back a very familiar face and...

Professional bronc rider Kitty Canutt grabbed a stick of wood lying next to a horse stall at the rodeo grounds in Spokane, Washington, and smacked champion relay racer Donna Card in the mouth with it.  The incident occurred in early September 1918 and was the start of a feud between the cowgirls that would continue...

Bronc rider and bulldogger Blanche McGaughey sat in the chute atop a fierce Quarter Horse named Scar Leg.  “Wait a minute,” she told the cowboys sitting on either side of the gate.  She smiled at the men as she tucked an embroidered handkerchief in her belt.  “I don’t want to lose my powder puff,” she...

When 24-year-old Mildred Douglas rode a steer in the Garden City, Kansas, rodeo in 1919, it was a big deal.  No woman had ever ridden a steer in competition before.  But Douglas was no ordinary woman.  Born in Philadelphia on August 21, 1895, Mildred knew at the age of 7 what she wanted to be...

All-around cowgirl champion Ruth Roach had an unmistakable style in riding, roping, and dress. She had a winning smile and topped off every rodeo outfit she wore with a giant bow affixed to the back of her hair. Ruth stood out in a sea of other riders.  It wasn’t only her look that brought her...

If Maddy Beins Photography isn’t on your radar, you’re doing something wrong! Maddy recently photographed one of rodeo’s favorite couples, Ryder Wright, the 2017 World Champion Bronc Rider, and his wife Cheyenne. The couple have one daughter together who also took part in the photoshoot. Maddy expressed her excitement over photographing this famous family on...

RIDE TV’s Cowgirls season two was filled with heart-stopping moments, complete with injuries, victories, and a striking camaraderie between the tough-as-nails ladies who star in the show. The second season of Cowgirls saw the cast competing in larger rodeos, such as the Jesse Andrus & Mike Hillman Memorial Pro Rodeo in Roswell, New Mexico, and...

More than 117 years ago, the first cowgirl bronc rider “crashed the gate” to compete in the Cheyenne Frontier Days.  When Prairie Rose Henderson demanded she ride back in August 1901, the cowpunching judges went into a huddle and decided there was no law against it.  With that daring ride, Prairie Rose Henderson became one...