'We live southeast of Lamar and we live on a ranch so we have cattle,' Lord said. She rides daily and now her two children have caught the rodeo bug and have started participating in junior competitions. Lord competed in the Thursday evening and Friday matinee performances, where she posted a time of 24.58 seconds Thursday and did not place in the top seven spots Friday.īeyond her rodeo career, Lord is continuing the family legacy of growing rodeo athletes in Colorado.

Lord participated in this year's National Finals Rodeo Open as she hopes to return to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The goal is speed and control of the horse in the sharp turns. A penalty is added for any barrels that are knocked over. The objective of the sport is to gallop around three barrels spaced out in a triangular formation in the shortest amount of time. She competes on her horse Cece for the races. So it's just a great place to be and fun to grow up in,' Lord said. 'It's a great city, the weather, the Pikes Peak or Bust is always a huge event here and they sell out every night.

Prior to arriving for the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo on Thursday, she was in Gunnison for another rodeo and will head to Westcliffe this weekend.īut she relishes the opportunity to come to Colorado Springs and the Norris Penrose Event Center for the PPOBR rodeo. After graduating from Air Academy in 1999, Lord attended West Texas A&M University and joined the WPRA in 2003.

Professional barrel racers 2019