Women in rodeo: a decades-old tradition

February 4, 2016

(Photo credit: Julia Borysewicz, freeimages.com)
(Photo credit: Julia Borysewicz, freeimages.com)

Don’t think that rodeo just started being a sport for males AND females.

Proof comes from the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, founded in 1948.

News from WPRA events is extra fun, considering that the women competitors want their horses get as much recognition as the humans!


Nancy Bo Flood

As a fish-brain surgeon or a rodeo poem wrangler, I have loved stories. I strongly believe that words – in poetry or prose – help heal our hearts and give us new eyes to see the world. I was first a research psychologist studying brain development at the University of Minnesota and London University before following my passion – writing for children. Learn more…