Breakaway: Women in Rodeo

For 99 years of the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico, women weren't allowed to compete with men in rodeo. On the 100th anniversary that changed.

Sign for women in traditional American Indian dress
Portrait of a modern American Indian mother and children
Woman about to compete with men in the rodeo competition for the first time in 100 years.
Woman competing in the breakaway rodeo competition, Gallup, New Mexico
Before the calf is released from the chute, a woman rodeo competitor waits for the signal
Woman competitor in the breakaway rodeo chases a calf with her rope raised
Woman rodeo competitor races from the box
Woman rodeo competitor breaks away towards the calf with rope in the air
Rodeo competitors on their horses watch the breakaway competition
Woman on horseback loses her white hat as she chases a calf in the breakaway competition
Next

Statues IRL