Lacinda Rose

Lacinda Rose – Willard, Mo. ($88,936)
First-time WNFR qualifier

Making her first appearance at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is barrel racer Lacinda Rose of Willard, Missouri.

Lacinda qualified for Las Vegas in the 15th (and last) position, but with a $10,000 cushion over 16th-ranked Leia Pluemer. She is the first person from Missouri to qualify in the barrel racing since Amanda Clayman in 2004. They are the only two Missouri barrel racers to compete at the NFR since it moved to Las Vegas 34 years ago. She and team roper Paul Eaves will represent the “Show Me” state this year.

Her main mount has been RR Meradas Real Deal, an 11-year-old product of her father-in-law’s breeding program. Her husband Adam, a PRCA tie-down and team roper, trained Real Deal as a heading horse and Lacinda trained him on barrels.

Adam has qualified for four RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeos and won the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo in January with partner Jett Hillman.

Lacinda got a good start to the season. She was in the top 10 by February and hung in and around the Top 15 all season by collecting steady checks through the last week of the season. She capped it off with a second-place finish in Omaha and also got a check in Kansas City the final weekend of the regular season.

She was the third-highest money winner in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association over the July Fourth Cowboy Christmas – earning nearly $17,000 at five rodeos – Greeley, Colorado; St. Paul, Oregon; Red Lodge, Montana; Eugene, Oregon; and Big Fork, Montana.

Rose also did well at her favorite rodeo – Cheyenne Frontier Days – winning nearly $8,100. The final month of the season was a battle. She started the month ranked 14th, moved up to 12th then dropped to 14th and wound up 15th.

One thing she says people are surprised to learn is that she is a mom of four. Daughter Bailey just turned 18, daughter Josey is 15, son Callan is 5 and daughter Johni Sue is 3. Bailey traveled with her to the American Royal in Kansas City where they both competed during the final weekend of the regular season.

The whole family is very excited about Lacinda’s success. When she would get discouraged and want to come home, Adam wouldn’t let her give up. And, to celebrate her trip to Las Vegas they hosted a jackpot team roping so everyone could share in the fun.