CG Social Team

Let’s take a trip down memory lane to what might still be the greatest barrel racing run of all time:  From the red pants to the broken bridle, this run is a thrill! The 1985 National Finals Rodeo wasn’t the only time professional barrel racer, Charmayne James, and her legendary horse, Scamper, made rodeo history...

Photos by Rebecca Cornelius Lari Dee Guy is a legendary female roper in the likes of rodeo great Wanda Harper Bush.  She is, and has always been, a trailblazing force for women in the world of roping.  Now with the explosive expansion of breakaway roping on the professional rodeo scene, she is smack-dab in the...

Luke Grimes’ role as Kayce Dutton during five seasons of television’s number one show Yellowstone has helped make the TV cowboy a household name. Now, he’s setting his sights to music. Since the release of his debut song, “No Horse to Ride,” in December 2022, the tune has already amassed 15 million streams, and earned a spot on the Yellowstone Season 5...

Caitlin Gooch’s passion for the Western lifestyle began during her childhood on her family’s horse farm.  Growing up surrounded by horses, she had always dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but her focus shifted when she got to college and decided she wanted to help people instead.  Upon graduating with a B.S. in Sociology, she found...

Ever wonder what stands between 2,000 pounds of solid muscle and a fallen bull rider? One guy – the bullfighter. Fearless, agile, and adept at reading the bull’s next move, a bullfighter is in the arena before the bull is released from the bucking chute. Once a bull rider has been bucked off or jumped...

Cowgirl Artists of America, CGA, partnered with the American Paint Horse Association and Marked For Greatness LLC for the first time in 2022, hosting an art show during the Cowgirl Gathering.  “It was a match made in heaven. The APHA is great to work with, they’re so supportive of the event and the artists,” CGA...

January 2020 marks ten years since the accident that left Amberley Snyder wheelchair bound. COWGIRL sits down with the inspirational cowgirl to reflect on this monumental decade. On a frigid winter afternoon outside Rawlins, Wyoming, Amberley Snyder’s life changed in an instant. It was chance distraction that caused her pickup truck to fade across lanes...

The Desert Caballeros Western Museum is thrilled to be adding 10 new artists to their “Cowgirl Up!” roster for the 18th annual exhibition and sale, bringing the total back up to their pre-pandemic level of 65 of the best Western women artists in the country. Selected by a committee from the hundreds of applications that...

“The true cowgirl is someone with the spirit, and it doesn’t mean that she comes from a ranch or the West, but just a woman who has a belief in herself and is gritty.  And ready to take on any challenge.”~ Tammy Pate My grandparents ranched in the Big Coulee of Ryegate, Montana, and that’s...