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From Spills to Thrills

Jennifer Nicholson, Riata Ranch International

The Cowboy Entrepreneur Show

With Jennifer Welch Nicholson, with Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

Wrangler “Long Live Cowgirls” Director's Cut

Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

Riata Ranch in the News!

Tad Lucas Award

HAMEL RODEO: Jennifer Nicholson & the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

It's Great to Welcome You to Brandywood

Awarded in 2023 

Jennifer Welch Nicholson 

California

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It's Great to Welcome You to Brandywood

HAMEL RODEO: Jennifer Nicholson & the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

It's Great to Welcome You to Brandywood

Jennifer Welch Nicholson, Executive Director of Riata Ranch International;“We are so pleased to have a location like Brandywood for Riata Ranch’s expansion into southern California. Together with Brandywood, we hope to cater to families looking for a unique bonding experience as well as supporting youth that need structure and real-world experiences to develop and mature.”

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HAMEL RODEO: Jennifer Nicholson & the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

HAMEL RODEO: Jennifer Nicholson & the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

HAMEL RODEO: Jennifer Nicholson & the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

There’s a special place near the Sequoia National Park where people escape and young girls learn how to cowboy. It’s called Riata Ranch – and a piece of it is coming to the Hamel Rodeo on July 8-11!

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On The Trail with Jennifer Welch Nicholson

Riata Ranch force Jennifer Welch Nicholson nominated for Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award

HAMEL RODEO: Jennifer Nicholson & the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

Jennifer Welch Nicholson is the 2023 Tad Lucas Award recipient. “I’m proud that I was able to live my life in such a way that I was considered for this, award” said the 60-year-old trick roper, rider, and Executive Director of Riata Ranch. She will join recipients of this award, presented during the Rodeo Historical Society Hall of Fame Induction, November 10 – 11 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

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Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls

Riata Ranch force Jennifer Welch Nicholson nominated for Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award

Riata Ranch force Jennifer Welch Nicholson nominated for Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award

SINCE THE PERFORMANCE TEAM'S FOUNDING IN 1976, THE RIATA RANCH COWBOY GIRLS HAVE PERFORMED IN 20 COUNTRIES, ON 5 DIFFERENT CONTINENTS, BUILDING THEIR REPUTATION AS WORLD CLASS PERFORMERS.  OVER THE YEARS, THEIR UNIQUE BRAND OF ENTERTAINMENT HAS TAKEN THEM FROM THE RODEO DIRT TO PROFESSIONAL SPORTING ARENA TURF.  FROM WINDSOR CASTLE IN ENGLAND WHERE THEY PERFORMED FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH FOR HER DIAMOND JUBILEE PAGEANT CELEBRATING HER 60 YEARS OF SERVICE, TO MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY WHERE THE RIATA TEAM APPEARED ON BEHALF OF OUR US EMBASSY TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL RODEO AND RANCHING LIFE.

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Riata Ranch force Jennifer Welch Nicholson nominated for Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award

Riata Ranch force Jennifer Welch Nicholson nominated for Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award

Riata Ranch force Jennifer Welch Nicholson nominated for Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award

Jennifer Welch Nicholson, who started at Riata ranch as a 9-year old and later navigated the organization through tumultuous times and to international renown, has been nomnominated for the Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award.

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