Gold Buckle Barrel Horses: Biography

Biography

Biography
Kendra Dickson
Professional Barrel Racer. Rodeo Queen. Speech Pathologist. Mother.

Deep in the heart of Texas, a rodeo career began early for Kendra Dickson. With a former all-around cowboy for a dad paired with a barrel racing, rodeo queen mom… Kendra was born with a deep love and respect for horses. Chasing cattle across a 1,500 acre ranch and riding alongside her dad as he trained race horses proved to be an excellent source of hands-on education for the young cowgirl. Competing by age five, Kendra, went on to succeed at many youth and open rodeos.

When Kendra’s attention naturally turned toward rodeo queen pageants, she became a public liaison for the sport of professional rodeo. Acquiring ten rodeo queen titles along the way helped Kendra step gracefully into her next role in life as a Speech Language Pathologist. A graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, she practiced as a Speech Therapist in the public school system for four consecutive years. Kendra is also a member of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.

Today, Kendra, her husband Chad, and daughter Kaiden, reside on a working ranch in North Texas. Chad is a DVM who specializes in Equine Dentistry. As a team, the family takes pride in working together and repeating history with their own ranch style way of life.

With a dirt floor office and a clear blue sky, Kendra thoroughly enjoys continuing her life’s work training horses and competing at professional rodeos.

Gold Buckle Barrel Horses by Kendra Dickson provides the opportunity to offer barrel horses for sale designed uniquely by Kendra.

The Gold Buckle program relies on clear, consistent training methods. Beginning with a proper performance float, each horse learns to work the barrel pattern with a cool confidence, second to none. Kendra teaches horses to run smoothly, make fluid turns, respond to light touch and use their hind quarters correctly.

When working with barrel racers, Kendra’s goal is to simplify the sport of barrel racing along with the barrel pattern. Rider awareness is a key factor in Gold Buckle training. Understanding that a rider has great influence over a horse’s behavior and performance… Kendra is passionate about sharing her experiences, skills and techniques to help others succeed in the sport.

As for her own abundant victories, Kendra is quick to acknowledge Jesus Christ as the reason for her blessed life today!

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