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Barrel Racing • Inducted 2017

Charmayne James grew up in Clayton, N.M., the home of the very first barrel racing National Finals Rodeo. Her historic career was set in motion in 1982 when a bay gelding, Gills Bay Boy “Scamper,” found a home in James’ barn after paying just $1,200. Together they became the most iconic duo in the equine industry, dominating the barrel racing ranks from 1984 until his retirement in 1993.

James won the first of 10 world titles at the age of 14 in 1984. The following year, she and Scamper would make a historic run on Friday the 13th. As James and Scamper entered the arena, Scamper caught the bridle on the side of the gate causing the Chicago screw to come out. At the first barrel, people started to realize what was happening with the broken bridle and by the third barrel, Scamper spit the bit out with the bridle around his neck. The duo won the round and it became a legendary moment in NFR history.

James was the first WPRA member to wear the coveted No. 1 NFR back number in 1987 and became the first barrel racer to win $1 million in caree

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Charmayne James

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Who is my hero? Well there is only one person who comes to mind when getting asked that, and it is Charmayne James: a strong, resilient woman who worked so hard for her dreams to come true. Her obsession with barrel racing and horses started when she was 5 years old, and it turned into much more than just an obsession. It turned into a career. She is now retired, but she is still one of the most recognized barrel racers in the world and has a spot in the Cowgirls Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.

Now a little back story on Charmayne. She was born in Amarillo, Texas on June 23rd, 1970, and she grew up in Clayton New Mexico. She was born into a western family, and her father managed a feedlot and had an eye for good horses. Although she is retired, she went on to win 11 world titles in barrel racing, and now lives in Boerne, Texas, not too far from where she was born. Charmayne is still alive today, and she spends most of her time hosting barrel racing clinics to teach up and coming barrel racers. Not

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Charmayne James

American barrel racer

Charmayne James (born June 23, 1970) is an American former professional rodeocowgirl who specialized in barrel racing. In her career, She won 11 Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) barrel racing world championships, the most in history. She won ten consecutive world championships from 1984 to 1993, and then a final one in 2002. She qualified for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) 19 times and also won seven NFR barrel racing average titles in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, and 2002. James retired her horse, Gills Bay Boy, nicknamed Scamper, whom she won the bulk of her titles with, in 1993 after winning her tenth world championship. James herself would retire from barrel racing in 2002 after winning her 11th world championship.

Scamper was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1996. James was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 1992 and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2017. The August 2017 induction ceremony was ProRodeo's 38th annual event, and marked the first time in the event's history that t