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What the cowgirls do

Women’s ranch bronc riding to return to Black Hills Roundup

May 15, 2021
May 15, 2021

Womens bronc 1.jpg — For the first time in decades, cowgirls riding broncs will bust out of the chutes at the Black Hills Roundup in Belle Fourche. Women’s ranch bronc riding will be part of the rodeo on July 2-3.
Submitted photo courtesy Texas Bronc Riders Association

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It’s been since the 1940s when a cowgirl, riding a bucking bronc, came out of a chute at the Black Hills Roundup.

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Womens bronc 2.jpg — In this undated photo, cowgirl bronc rider Helen Rue rides at the Tri-State Round-Up, predecessor to today’s Black Hills Round-Up. Women’s ranch bronc riding returns this year after a decades-long hiatus.
Submitted photo courtesy Tri-State Museum and Visitor Center

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