Q&A with rodeo athlete, rancher and mom
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KBHB Radio - Routier: Rodeo shaped every aspect of my life
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When you ranch and have five young children, it takes more than talent and an exceptional horse to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), explains barrel racer Jessica Routier.
“That first year that I made it to the NFR it really hit me, we have five kids. We have a ranch and all these things going on. It took so many people helping to make it possible for me to get here. It was humbling that there are that many people involved, and not really any benefit to them,” says Routier, who qualified for her first NFR in 2018.
Qualifying for the NFR again in 2019 and 2020, Routier ranks seventh in the world. During a recent conversation, the mom, Harding County rancher, rodeo athlete and S.D. Farmers Union member, talks about her family’s support network, her journey to the NFR and more.