Welcome to Gail Hughbanks Woerner's Official Website

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I can’t believe 2015 is almost over!  I had a great year and want to thank everyonethat sent inquiries to me.  Some of the questions that were asked put me on some new adventures which allowed me to learn more about early day rodeo.  I had fun helping some people find what they were searching for, especially if it was ‘way back there’ in time.  And I have made some new friends through these questions.  

I now have two projects I am currently working on, which will eventually become books, but I’m really not ready to divulge the nature of them at this time.  I need to do some more research and delve a little deeper in to the subjects before I commit.

My last book, WESTERN WOMEN WHO DARED TO BE DIFFERENT, won a Will Rogers Medallion Award for which I am very pleased, especially for the women I chose to be in the book.  The women I wrote about were so inspirational and unique, that it just makes me continue to search and find more amazing people to write about.  The people that amaze me are those that don’t let discouraging events keep them from continuing to ‘reach for the stars’.  

​I hope 2016 will be a fulfilling year for each of you.  The western world is full of exciting events happening daily.  Moving cattle by horseback from one area of a ranch to another, a rodeo in a small town where you can sit close to the action, a symposium filledwith music and poetry about the west and those that live it, or listening to a group of cowboys tell stories about ‘the good old days’, and so much more.  GOD BLESS AMERICA, we live in the greatest country in the world!

Thoughts From the Arena
I have been working on a new project this spring, and am ready to let you know about it. My next book, which I know will take some time, will be on the history of barrel racing. I am gathering information and talking with various barrel racers throughout the country. Barrel racing has been a competition since the 1930s and evolved quickly in some areas of the country and slower to arrive in others. I have, for the last 20 years, had many young girls inquire as to the history of barrel racing for term papers, and more. I always start my research at the earliest years and move to the present, so if anyone reads this and has information about the 1930s barrel racing please don’t hesitate to let me hear from you. 

​The other projects I am working on will be announced at a later date, because I am up to my ears right now in barrel racers, barrel racing horses and the early day evolution of the event. I am very excited about this up-coming book as I think there are so many young girls that want to participate in this exciting event.

I thank everyone that buys my books, and cares about the history of rodeo. Rodeo has changed, but it is still one of the greatest sports in this great nation of ours. Have a great summer!!