by Ann Bleiker | Mar 31, 2025 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Marlene EddlemanMcRae 2024 Inductee Marlene Eddleman McRae WPRA Barrel Racing — Inducted 2024 By Ann Bleiker Marlene Eddleman McRae grew up in Ordway, Colorado, wanting to be a cowgirl. Her parents, Carl and Elma Schiffer, were busy building their ranching, farming...
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 Neal Reid | Sep 1, 2022 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Cindy Rosser 2022 Inductee LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER Cindy Rosser Joins Father, Cotton, in ProRodeo Hall of Fame By Neal Reid Cindy Rosser was too busy to take the call of a lifetime. The Yuba City, California, native was standing atop a gooseneck trailer, unloading...
by Neal Reid | Sep 1, 2022 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Ardith Bruce 2022 Inductee AT HOME IN THE HALL Venerated Horsewoman Bruce Takes Rightful Place in ProRodeo Hall of Fame By Neal Reid Ardith Bruce couldn’t hold back the shriek. According to her granddaughter, Amber Bruce West, the venerated horsewoman who won the 1964...
by Jolee Lautaret | Jan 1, 2019 | ProRodeo Hall of Fame
Sammy ThurmanBrackenbury 2019 Inductee Sammy Thurman Brackenbury to be Enshrined in ProRodeo Hall of Fame By Jolee Jordan From chasing mustangs on the deserts of Arizona and Nevada, to World Championships inside Prorodeo’s arenas, to roping and falling off horses in...
