Who’s next on my North of the Border guest blog series?
Today it’s me, your North of the Border host, Jacqui Nelson 🙂
And I’m sharing the inspiration for my Wild West trick-riding heroine, Eldorado Jane from my novel, Between Home & Heartbreak.
How, when, and why did Canada become part of my inspiration for this story? Read on and see…
I love writing about classic Old West events. So I always wanted to create a story about a female trick rider in an iconic show like Buffalo Bill’s Wild West (which first started in America in 1883).
I haven’t seen many trick riders in action. I’d like to see more.
Where I grew up (in northern Alberta, Canada) the most popular sports/activities seemed to be hockey and ice skating (in the winter) and the rodeo and the fair (in the summer). There weren’t many female hockey players or rodeo riders, but the women ruled the barrel racing. Our small town (population 1,500) had two brothers who became champions in the saddle bronc event. I wondered about the sisters of rodeo-royalty families. What were their talents? What were their dreams? Where did they go and what did they do?
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