Posted on Feb 4, 2022
The Black female rodeo riders redefining American cowboys
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By the age of 10, Savannah Roberts was already a familiar face on the rodeo circuit, running barrels on her pinto-coloured pony Nacho. Now at just 14, she has cabinets filled with belt buckles and a room full of trophies won at rodeos across the United States, with titles including the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Women's World Champion to her name.
But the teenager notes that despite her impressive record at such a young age, many people won't have ever seen a rodeo rider like her.
“There are a lot of kids that don't even know that Black cowboys exist,” her sister Aleeyah, 20, explains.
But the teenager notes that despite her impressive record at such a young age, many people won't have ever seen a rodeo rider like her.
“There are a lot of kids that don't even know that Black cowboys exist,” her sister Aleeyah, 20, explains.
The Black female rodeo riders redefining American cowboys
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One of my favorite western movies is Sargent Rutledge. Willie Strode played Sargent Rutledge, a Black Sargent who was accused of raping a White girl. John Ford and Strode developed a deep friendship and Ford liked casting Strode. I would love to see a movie about Bass Reeves life, what an incredible story. It is sad people don’t understand more about Blacks out west.
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I didn't even know they had a Women's World Championship in rodeo. Good for her and at such a young age too
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There is a great cowboy museum in Cheyenne Wyoming and it has an awesome display of women in rodeo
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