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==Childhood== |
==Childhood== |
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Josey's love for [[Horse|horses]] was instilled by her father, who was one of the first directors for the [[American Quarter Horse Association|AQHA]], and she began riding at a very early age. At the age ten, Josey experienced the loss of a parent when her father died due to a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. Josey's mother only kept one of the family's horses, a [[Stallion|stallion]] named Cebe Reed. After attending a [[Rodeo|rodeo]], Josey became an inspired teenager, eager to compete in the rodeo. She went home and rode that horse for the first time. |
Josey's love for [[Horse|horses]] was instilled by her father, who was one of the first directors for the [[American Quarter Horse Association|AQHA]], and she began riding at a very early age. At the age ten, Josey experienced the loss of a parent when her father died due to a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. Josey's mother only kept one of the family's horses, a [[Stallion|stallion]] named Cebe Reed. After attending a [[Rodeo|rodeo]], Josey became an inspired teenager, eager to compete in the rodeo. She went home and rode that horse for the first time. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 23:43, 16 November 2010
"'Martha Josey'" has been a profesional barrel racer and rodeo competitor since 1964 and has since earned several prestigious titles, including Olympic medalist, National Finals Rodeo(NFR), National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA), and Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) buckle winner, and founder and co-owner of the Josey Ranch Barrel Racing Clinic.[1]
Childhood
Josey's love for horses was instilled by her father, who was one of the first directors for the AQHA, and she began riding at a very early age. At the age ten, Josey experienced the loss of a parent when her father died due to a heart attack. Josey's mother only kept one of the family's horses, a stallion named Cebe Reed. After attending a rodeo, Josey became an inspired teenager, eager to compete in the rodeo. She went home and rode that horse for the first time.