“She was really gritty and a cute mare,” Crawford recalls. “As I started going to those, running barrels and poles, I saw girls roping in a ‘guys’ event,’ and I was like, ‘I want to do that! It looks so cool and fun.’ That’s where I fell in love with the roping.”Īt the time, Crawford was riding a “ratty little barrel horse” named Cowgirl. “When I moved to Oklahoma, they had junior rodeos-a lot more than what they had in Illinois,” she says. It’s what my mom did, and she’s well known for being a horsewoman up there.”Ĭrawford didn’t start roping until her family moved to Oklahoma when she was 11 years old. As I got older, team penning was big in Illinois, and I started to do that. She was also an outrider at the racetrack in St. “We trained barrel horses, and my mom would haul me to a bunch of barrel races. Jackie Crawford has racked up countless buckles for breakaway roping, team roping, and all-around titles. “When I was little, my mom, Annette, cut a hole in a piece of Styrofoam and set it over her saddle horn, and that’s where I rode. “Riding and being around horses was our way of life,” says Crawford. She didn’t have an arena, so she either rode in the pasture or hauled her horse to local trainers for lessons and advice. Early LearningĪ self-proclaimed tomboy, Crawford grew up in Illinois playing basketball and riding in speed events like poles and barrels. She’s proof that with sweat equity and determination, you can rise to the top. There’s a reason why Crawford’s social media posts go viral.
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