WWOM: Faith Farris

Faith Farris was this year’s winner of the 2021 NCHA Senior Youth World Championship. Raised on her family’s ranch in the small town of Midway, Texas she has a passion for cutting horses.   When she’s not cutting and helping out on the family ranch, she also models, plays the guitar, enjoys reading, art, makeup, and bible study.   WesternWomen.com …

WWOM: Bri Bagwell

Texas-based artist Bri Bagwell has known that she wanted to be a musician from an early age. Born and raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico.   She left home to go to college in Austin, Texas. Graduating from the University of Texas with a marketing and management degree, she chose to continue pushing on and followed her dream to be …

WWOM: Stephanie Griffey

The mom that can do it all; Stephanie Griffey is a lawyer, cowgirl, and western lifestyle influencer known as “Courtroom Cowgirl.” Stephanie was born and raised in Idaho where she now owns her law firm specializing in equine law. Alongside being a lawyer, she is a successful Instagram influencer while rodeoing at a professional level. Stephanie and her husband Justin …

WWOM: Pam Minick

Born and raised in Las Vegas Pam Minick later went on to being inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2000. Her love for horses and rodeo all started when she was nine years old alongside her sister who was seven. At the time her parents didn’t know anything about horses, but indulged both Pam and …

WWOM: Ladies of Double D

Creative Director, Cheryl McMullen gives us a little insight into the dynamics of DDR and how it began. Well, let’s see… Texas born and raised. Grew up in South Texas, Matagorda County. We started Double D Ranch, almost by accident, back in 1989; we never expected it to be the lifelong endeavor it’s become, but here we are celebrating our …

WWOM: Tanya Tucker

Edgy. Classic. Country. A defining voice of music and a modern-day legend, two-time 2020 GRAMMY® winner Tanya Tucker continues to inspire artists today. Born in Seminole, Texas, Tanya had her first country hit, the classic “Delta Dawn,” at the age of 13 in 1972. Since that auspicious beginning, she has become one of the most admired and influential artists in …

WWOM: Barbara Peirce

Barbara Peirce has been in the western world all her life. Where she has always been around anything that has to do with horses and horse showing. She started riding at a young age when her grandfather would take her every Sunday afternoon to go ride horses. As she grew up, she owned two of her greatest horses which helped …

WWOM: Lannie Mecom

Lannie Mecom grew up in South Texas with her parents and grandparents who ranched. Spending a lot of time around her grandparents who were horse and cattle people had a big influence on her from a young age she says. While talking about her ranches Lannie says “I love to ride, be outdoors, and on the ranch.” She grew up …

WWOM: Robbin Rice

 Robbin Rice is a Bellville high school graduate. There she was a part of the varsity volleyball team, National Honor Society, and the Future Farmers of America. She plans to attend Weatherford College on a rodeo scholarship this fall. Robbin has grown up in the performance horse industry & western lifestyle showing reined cowhorses, cutting horses, and participating in breakaway …

WWOM: Lari Dee Guy

Lari Dee Guy is a 2020 Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductee who grew up and lives on a ranch in Abilene, Texas. She grew up in a rodeo family with her dad, brother, and her roping, and her mom who ran barrels. Lari Dee started roping as soon as she was able to be on a horse, leading her …

WWOM: Kaycee Hollingback

From the small town of Wilburton, Oklahoma, 2020 AMERICAN Breakaway Champion Kaycee Hollingback grew up within a cowboy family, “so being a city slicker was not an option” she says. At the age of 7 years old she began rodeoing, but began roping when she was 10 years old. Kaycee is continuing her rodeo career on the collegiate level at …

WWOM: Leticia Gaskamp

Born and raised in Brenham, Texas, Leticia grew up showing horses, participated in horse judging and the Horse Quiz Bowl through 4-H. Following her love of the equine industry she went on to graduate from Sul Ross State University 2005 with a Bachelor of Science with an Equine Science Emphasis and strong Ag Business Minor. Right out of college Leticia …