Medicine Woman (horse)
Medicine Woman #302 (born 2003) was a saddle bronc who was a four-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Saddle bronc Bucking Horse of the Year. She won the award in 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2016. She also was the Saddle Bronc Horse of the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in 2010 and 2015. She is also a 2022 inductee to the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.
| Medicine Woman | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Saddleback bronc |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2003 |
| Died | December 9, 2021 |
| Country | United States |
| Breeder | Frontier Rodeo |
| Owner | Jerry Nelson |
| Honors | |
| 2020 ProRodeo Hall of Fame | |
Background
Medicine Woman was born in 2003 and raised on a ranch at Freedom, Oklahoma. She was sired by Big Medicine and out of Showtime. She was owned by Jerry Nelson of Frontier Rodeo.[1]
Career
Medicine Woman qualified for the NFR 12 times. She actually made her first trip to the NFR in 2009 in bareback riding. In 2010 they switched her to saddle bronc riding; she remained there from 2010-2020.[1][2] Medicine Woman helped many cowboys earn 90 point rides. She assisted Wade Sundell in becoming a $1 million winner in the American Rodeo in Arlington, Texas, with a 90.75 ride.
She and many cowboys made many qualified rides that helped the cowboys win at rodeos all over the country. If you could manage an 8-second ride on her, you usually got a check.[2] She helped Wade Sundell win his world championsip in 2018. He rode her for a score of 92 points. Later, at the NFR that year, Sundell drew her again. She helped him get the first round-win of his gold buckle season. In the 10h round, she got CoBurn Brashaw and took him to a 92 point ride. Few horses have helped riders win two rounds where those rides assisted them to win the average and the gold buckle. In 2019, Sundell rode her again at the San Antonio Stock Show for a 92-point ride. In the summer, she bucked him off at Dodge City, Kansas. In 2020, Medicine Woman headed to Arlington, Texas, to a baseball field where she was officially retired.[3][4]
Awards
- 2022 ProRodeo Hall of Fame[5]
- 2020 PRCA Reserve Saddle Bronc of the Year
- 2019 2nd Place SB Horse of the NFR
- 2019 PRCA Reserve Saddle Bronc of the Year
- 2017 PRCA 3rd Place SB of the Year
- 2015 Saddle Bronc of the NFR
- 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 Bucking Horse of the Year[5]
- 4th Place Saddle Bronc of the NFR
- 2010 Reserve PRCA Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year
- 2010 Saddle Bronc of the NFR
- 2010, 2015 Saddle Bronc Horse of the NFR[5]
Death and legacy
She went to 12 NFRs. She headed to her last NFR in 2020.[6] She is an inductee of the Class of 2022 for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.[7] Only saddle bronc horse Descent won the award more times than her as he won 6 times.[1][2] Medicine Woman was retired after competing at the 2020 NFR in the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. She died on December 9, 2021. She was 19 years old.They buried her on the Frontier Rodeo ranch with a headstone.[2][8]
References
- "The 2022 List Of ProRodeo Hall Of Fame Inductees Is Here!". Cowgirl Magazine. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- "Medicine Woman Story". Frontier Rodeo. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- "You can call me Medicine Woman". NFR Experience. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- Vondracek, George. "Medicine Woman headlines Frontier roughstock program". Caller-Times. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- PRCA Awards, Stock of the Year - Saddle Bronc of the Year, pp. 4-6.
- "Saddle Bronc Horses Heading to the NFR". The Cowboy Channel. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- "PRCA Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Class". Tri-state Livestock News. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- "Award Winning Saddle Bronc Horse Medicine Women Passes Away - News". Wrangler Network. December 9, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
Bibliography
- PRCA Awards (PDF). Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.