Lynette Brodoway looking for 2nd Canadian Finals Rodeo win [Video]

Barrel racer pro Lynette Brodoway has been riding in rodeos since before some of her competitors were born.

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The 63-year-old Albertan is a top Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) cowgirl and last year’s barrel racing champion.

She said was born into the rodeo, starting as a team roper in the late 1980s.

Team roping sees two mounted competitors work together to immobilize a steer by the head and hind legs, and Brodoway’s brother and son have both been CFR finalists in the event.

“The team roping is a family affair,” she said. “I got away from it, obviously.

“I was not going to get here as a team roper. I think that’s probably why I went into barrel racing, because I could see that my future was limited as a woman.”

Brodoway said she got serious about …