Lisa Lockhart (born November 11, 1965) is an American professional
rodeo
Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working va ...
cowgirl who specializes in
barrel racing. In December 2014 and 2016, she won the Average at the
National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
.
[''Barrel Racing Average Champions 1959 – 2020'', ''p. 8.'']
Life
Lockhart was born on November 11, 1965, in
Wolf Point, Montana.
Lockhart started riding at 6-years-old with a pony. Her two sisters were key in drawing her into competition. Lockhart graduated from
Montana State University
Montana State University (MSU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 6 ...
. She then turned her amateur career into a professional one.
She is the aunt of 2017 and 2019
Professional Bull Riders World Champion
Jess Lockwood.
Career
Lockhart joined the WPRA in 1993.
In addition to being a two-time NFR Average Champion, Lockhart has the second most qualifications to the NFR with 13, with
Charmayne James and
Sherry Cervi tied for first with 19 each. She is in 8th place for most money won at an NFR with $151,731 in 2016. For WPRA Career Earnings Leaders through 2018, she is second only to Sherry Cervi with $2,425,713.
''Barrel Racing Average Champions 1959 – 2020'', p. 8. She is also a two-time winner of the RFD-TV American Rodeo.
Lockhart is in the top four fastest NFR Average times ever recorded to date as follows:
* 2017 137.32 seconds
Nellie Miller
* 2016 137.98 seconds Lisa Lockhart
* 2015 140.41 seconds
Callie duPerier
* 2014 144.93 seconds Lisa Lockhart
Lockhart won the
Guy Weadick Award from the Calgary Stampede in 2016.
2019 season
Lockhart qualified for the NFR in the 2019 season. Her season earnings are $146,352. She finished 3rd in the World Rankings. Her career earnings to date are $2,572,065.
Highlights from this season include winning the following rodeos: the Tri-State Rodeo in
Fort Madison, Iowa; the McCone County Fair PRCA Rodeo in
Circle, Montana
Circle is a town in and the county seat of McCone County, Montana, United States. The population was 591 at the 2020 census.
The community was so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the image of a circle.
Geography
Circle is lo ...
; the BHSU Rally Rode and Bullfights in
Spearfish, South Dakota; the Killdeer PRCA Rodeo in
Killdeer, North Dakota
Killdeer (Hidatsa: Cíìdadagi Arudíheesh, "happy land") is a city in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 939 at the 2020 census.
History
Killdeer was founded in 1914 at the end of a Northern Pacific Railway branch li ...
; the
Calgary Stampede in
Calgary, Alberta.
2018 season summary
In the 2018 season, Lockhart placed #4 in the World Standings. Her total year earnings were $123.515. Her back number was 39. Her NFR qualifications were 12 (2007-2018). To date, Lockhart's total career earnings are $2,378,482.
Horses
Her prominent horse is named "An Oakie With Cash", nicknamed Louie out of Biebers Oakie by Lady Kaweah Cash. Louie is a 18-year-old
buckskin (horse) gelding
A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...
as of 2021.
* In 2011, Louie was voted the Horse with the Most Heart award (presented in memory of Rockem Sockem Go “Rocky” owned by
Kelly Kaminski)
* In 2019, Louie tied for third for the AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year
Another of her horses is nicknamed "Rosa" out of Corona Cartel by Dash Ta Vanila. She is an 11-year-old
buckskin mare as of 2021.
She owns one other horse registered name Prime Diamond, nicknamed Cutter. He is a 10-year-old black gelding by Prime Talent, out of Hugos Diamond.
Career summary
Lockhart has qualified for the NFR 17 times. She has won the NFR Average Champion twice. She has won the Ram Nationals Finals Circuit Rodeo one time. She won the Elite Rodeo Athlete (ERA) title, and the American Rodeo twice. She has almost $2 million in career earnings. She has finished in the top 5 in the World Standings every year for the last five years.
She is the Pro Rodeo Canadian Ladies Barrel Racing Champion for 2006 with $54,412, 2008 with $58,598, 2012 with $66,268, and 2013 with $88,649.
[''Canadian Standings and Earnings'', ''Ladies Barrel Racing'', pp. 144, 146, 149, 150.]
Personal
In 1994, she married her husband Grady, a professional
tie-down roper.
They have three children. Lockhart spends her time off riding young horses and spending time with her children.
She and her family reside in
Oelrichs, South Dakota
Oelrichs (Lakota language, Lakota: ''šuŋkpȟáwaksa''; "Severed Horse Head") is a town in Fall River County, South Dakota, Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
His ...
, a small town of 126 at the 2010 census.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Louie's pedigreeWomen's Professional Rodeo AssociationProfessional Rodeo Cowboys AssociationNational Finals Rodeo
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1965 births
Living people
People from Wolf Point, Montana
People from Fall River County, South Dakota
American barrel racers
American female equestrians
21st-century American women