kendra santos

This week, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame welcomed five 2023 inductees to the elite circle of legendary cowgirls at the 47th Annual Induction Luncheon and Ceremony. These cowgirls were recognized for their unwavering character and dedication to the Western industry among crowds of fellow recipients and industry icons. The 2023 class of inductees...

Photo by Mike Copeman. Kendra with Trevor Brazile at the 2008 NFR when Brazile became the first cowboy to cross $3 million in career earnings. Kendra Santos’ family is four generations deep in ranch and rodeo cowboys—and cowgirls.  She grew up in the arena with her dad and brothers, and rodeoed her way through college...

Kendra Santos is a woman who has made a career out of writing cowboys’ stories. With experience in journalism spanning over the course 35 years, this woman has seen and written it all. Some of the top athletes in professional rodeo and workers within the Western industry praise her work for a good reason. To...