In this breakaway horse training video, Linsay Sumpter explains why she prefers her horses to stand still after she ropes her calf and coils her rope up in the arena.
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About Linsay Sumpter
Sumpter, of La Junta, Colorado, is the head rodeo coach at Otero Junior College and the newly named Commissioner of the Women’s Rodeo World Championship.
“Rodeo was a genetic default of mine growing up,” Sumter explained. “My grandfather is Cotton Rosser. He’s a ProRodeo Hall of Fame stock contractor—one of the living legends in the business.”
Commissioner Notes: My Grandfather’s Granddaughter
Until she was 13 years old, Sumpter was a trick rider and carried flags on stages as big as the NFR. When she transitioned to competing in high school rodeo, she qualified to the National High School Finals Rodeo. Sumpter also got her first taste of public speaking and defending the sport of rodeo when, at the age of 15, she stood in front of the California State Legislature and spoke on behalf of the agricultural industry regarding a harsh animal welfare bill. After high school, Sumpter attended California Polytechnic State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree and competed at the College National Finals Rodeo.
From a family of rodeo royalty, Sumpter’s no-nonsense approach to coaching and competition shines through in her series on Roping.com. On top of being an expert in breakaway horse training, Sumpter has flanked bulls, picked up broncs and day worked for a living, and that all-cowgirl attitude is what sets her apart from the pack.
