by Ann Bleiker | Mar 31, 2025 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Sherry (Combs)Johnson 2023 Inductee Sherry (Combs) JohnsonWPRA Barrel Racing — Inducted 2023 By Ann Bleiker Sherry (Combs) Johnson completed the family trifecta in 2023 when she joined the hallowed halls alongside her world champion horse Star Plaudit “Red,” who...
by Ann Bleiker | Mar 31, 2025 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Fay Ann Horton Leach 2023 Notable Inductee Fay Ann Horton Leach WPRA Barrel Racing — Notable Inductee 2023 By Ann Bleiker Fay Ann Horton Leach led the Girls Rodeo Association (GRA-now WPRA) as a founding member, competitor and board member. One of the 38 women who met...
by Ann Bleiker | Mar 31, 1996 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame Horse
Gills Bay Boy“Scamper”1996 Inductee Gills Bay Boy “Scamper” Inducted 1996 By Ann Bleiker The name is an apt description of the legendary barrel horse whose AQHA name is Gills Bay Boy. Purchased for $1,000 by owner/rider Charmayne James, Scamper began his...
by Ann Bleiker | Jan 1, 2017 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Charmayne James 2017 Inductee James to Add ProRodeo Hall of Fame Inductee to Illustrious Career By Ann Bleiker Charmayne James could have never imagined that her horse obsession at the age of 5 would turn into a lifelong career that would take her to places she never...
by Ann Bleiker | Jan 1, 2020 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Martha Josey 2020 Inductee Magnificent Martha Josey Fashioned Hall of Fame Career from Meager Beginnings By Neal Reid Sitting in the grandstands at a rodeo in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the mid-1950s, 17-year-old Martha Arthur made a decision. The Texas teenager...