^ "Utah woman - the only paralyzed barrel racer in the U.S.^ "Partially paralyzed Utah barrel racer's story to hit Netflix".^ "Logan woman paralyzed from the waist down to compete in national rodeo event".^ "CLN congratulates Casper, WY on celebrating their Sweet 16 with the CNFR".^ a b "Walk Ride Rodeo – Cowboys and Indians Magazine".^ a b "Rodeo champion offers message of inspiration to FFA members".^ a b "Despite being paralyzed, Utah State's Snyder continues chasing rodeo dream".^ "Amberley Snyder, 2009–10 Utah State FFA President".^ a b "Amberley Snyder: A badass barrel racer you have to meet".^ a b "Amberley Snyder: American Cowgirl".Whatever Happened to "Super Joe"?: Catching Up with 45 Good Old Guys from the Bad Old Days of the Cleveland Indians. She also made a brief appearance as herself in the 3rd season of Yellowstone. Because of the similarity of their riding styles, her younger sister Autumn performed the pre-crash stunts. She performed all the post-crash horse stunts in the film. Snyder's story was portrayed in a Netflix biopic Walk. She has also written an illustrated children's book Walk Ride Rodeo about overcoming adversity. Snyder works as a motivational speaker, and posts a weekly "Wheelchair Wednesday" video on social media to showcase everyday tasks that have become more challenging. In 2016, she was in the top 5 for the Rocky Mountain Pro Rodeo Association, and she also won her Women's Professional Rodeo Association card in 2016, and now competes in the RAM Wilderness Circuit. In 2015, Amberley won a fan exemption to compete in RFD-TV's The American Rodeo at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and made a time of 15.3 seconds with her horse Power, only 0.6 seconds slower than the winning time. She also won the Shane Drury "Nothin' But Try" scholarship in 2014. She transferred from Snow College to Utah State University where she was captain of the school's National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association team. With the help of physical therapy, and a seat belt on her saddle, she was later able to resume riding and competing in rodeo a year and a half later. She was thrown from the truck and slammed into a fence post, which crushed her T-12 vertebra and left her paralyzed from the waist down. Less than 10 miles from the gas station, she looked down to check her map, drifted into the other lane, over-corrected, and her truck slid off the road and rolled 7 times. On January 10, 2010, she was driving from Utah to the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, and didn't fasten her seat belt after a gas station stop in Rawlins, Wyoming. She was the 2009–2010 Utah State FFA President. She won the 2009 All-Around Cowgirl World Championship in the National Little Britches Rodeo Association. After that, she spent summer weekends barrel racing, pole bending, and breakaway roping. Snyder first rode a horse at 3 and began competing in rodeo barrel racing when she was 7 years old. She is the second-oldest of her five siblings, Ashley, JC, Taylor, Aubrey, and Autumn. Snyder is now a motivational speaker.Īmberley Snyder was born January 29, 1991, in California to Tina and Cory Snyder. In 2015, she competed at a high level when she won a fan exemption to compete at The American Rodeo. She adapted to the injury and kept competing. In 2010, Snyder suffered a car crash that paralyzed her from the waist down. She also competed in pole bending and breakaway roping. Stevi Hillman Photograph by Kenneth Springer.Barrel racing champion Amberley Snyder OccupationĪmberley Snyder (born January 29, 1991) is a championship barrel racer. Jessica Routier Photograph by Kenneth Springer. Dona Kay Rule Photograph by Kenneth Springer. Amberleigh Moore Photograph by Kenneth Springer. Nellie Miller Photograph by Kirt Steinke. Lisa Lockhart Photograph by Kenneth Springer. Emily Miller Photograph by Kenneth Springer. Ivy Conrado-Saebens Photograph by Kenneth Springer. These are the barrel racers that will hit the dirt at AT&T Stadium on March 7th at The American! Hailey Lockwood Photograph by Jake Link Photography. The annual two-day event unites the top athletes in the world from the PRCA and pits them against underdogs who advance from The American Semi-Finals, together to battle for the biggest single paycheck of their lives.Įvery year, the top 10 in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world standings are invited to compete. RFD-TV’s The American is just a few weeks away! The World’s Richest Weekend in Western Sports will return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas March 7-8.
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