Women’s Professional Rodeo Association celebrates 75 years

With the creation of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association in 1948, it’s now the longest-standing female sports organization in the country. For centuries, women have been working and riding alongside their male counterparts. Though rarely hired as hands, cowgirls were born into ranching families and expected to have the skillset to start colts, rope livestock, and assist in brandings.

Amanda Kimes of Kimes Ranch, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss the history of women in rodeo.

Kimes Ranch will host the highest-paying breakaway roping event for women in Scottsdale, which was set to happen from November 24 to 30; however, it has been rescheduled to December 15 through 21.

The decision comes as an EHV-1 outbreak continues to spread. EHV-1 is a contagious virus that causes diseases such as respiratory illness and serious neurological issues that affects horses. Kimes Ranch emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the well-being of their equine partners, but has promised their fans the events will be exceptional once it is responsible for them to occur.