Throughout September—the final month of the ProRodeo regular season—we, along with our sister teams, The Breakaway Roping Journal, BarrelRacing.com and CalfRoping.com highlight the stories of women who have most impacted the sport of rodeo, as well as those who’ve lobbied right alongside them for equality of opportunity.

The vision of the American West has always been that of freedom, of grit and of limitless possibility, and the advocates and athletes we honor in September exemplify those values.

Here’s to the Cowgirl.