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{{short description|American trick rider}}
{{distinguish|Nancy Shepherd}}
'''Nancy Sheppard''' (born December 29, 1929) is a [[ProRodeo Hall of Fame]] [[trick rider]] and [[trick roping|trick roper]] who was inducted in 2003.<ref name="ProRodeo">{{cite web |title=Nancy Sheppard |url=
==Life==
Nancy Sheppard was born on December 29, 1929, on a ranch in [[Fort Worth, Texas]].<ref name="ProRodeo" /> Sheppard was descended from a pioneer family in ranching, who often attended the rodeo with her father as a child.<ref name="Cowgirl" /> Her father was a professional roper, who was a member of the Cowboys' Turtle Association (now known as the [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] (PRCA). As a child, Sheppard's mother had shown horses in the [[Fort Worth Coliseum]]. Sheppard made her first rodeo appearance at the [[Hayward, California]], rodeo as a trick rider and roper at 9 years old. She performed at the [[Pendleton Round-Up]] in [[Pendleton, Oregon]] when she was 11 years old. She was trick riding at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]] when she was 17 years old.<ref name="ProRodeo" /> Sheppard married Lynn Sheppard in 1948, and they had one son.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trick Roping Cowgirl from Globe, Arizona |url=http://markstrail.com/essays/roping/roping.htm |website=Part of True America |
==Career==
Sheppard performed professionally for 22 years at rodeos all around the country. She worked for many well-known stock contractors, such as
Sheppard performed at the majority of the major rodeos around the country. She began her career in 1939. In 1961, she retired from performing, in order to devote more time to ranching and family.<ref name="Cowgirl" /> After her retirement, she made special appearances performing trick roping in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Parade]] as well as for clothing designer [[Giorgio Armani]] in [[Italy]]. For these roles, she always took them seriously, carrying her ropes and attired in her full Western garb.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gila County native: Living the Rodeo Dream |url=https://www.globemiamitimes.com/living-the-rodeo-dream-2/ |website=Globe Miami Times |
===Honors===
* 1991 [[National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame]]<ref name="Cowgirl">{{cite web |title=Nancy Sheppard |url=http://www.cowgirl.net/portfolios/nancy-sheppard/ |website=Cowgirl Hall of Fame & Museum |
* 1996 [[Rodeo Hall of Fame]] of the [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]]<ref name="RodeoFame">{{cite web |title=Nancy Sheppard {{!}} Rodeo Hall of Fame
* 2003 [[ProRodeo Hall of Fame]]<ref name="ProRodeo" />
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