Born into the famed Beutler rodeo family of Elk City, Oklahoma, Dollie Beutler Riddle (b. 7/26/1950) and Vickie Beutler Shireman (b. 8/27/1951) are the daughters of Jiggs and Una Beutler. They grew up in the rodeo office alongside their mother, Una, who was rodeo secretary for Beutler & Son Rodeo. At age 14, Dollie became a trick-rider, which she did at major rodeos from 1965 to 1979.
Vickie also learned to trick ride but gave it up after breaking her back in an accident. Both Beutlers learned how to precisely secretary and time rodeos from their mother, with Dollie serving as timer at the NFR five times and assistant secretary twice. Vickie served as NFR secretary exactly 20 years after their mother in 1972, and she has gone on to mentor several individuals who themselves have become PRCA timers and secretaries. Dollie was named NIRA Secretary of Year; Prairie Circuit Secretary of the Year; grand marshal of Nebraska’s Big Rodeo at Burwell, Nebraksa; Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee and a 60-year secretary for Beutler & Son.
Vickie was named 1997 PRCA Secretary of the Year; WPRA Secretary of the Year twice; NIRA Secretary of the Year; Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee; 20-time Prairie Circuit Finals secretary and an NFR timer, secretary or office manager 29 times.
Together, the Beutler sisters have dedicated their lives to rodeo.
Bio
Born into the famed Beutler rodeo family of Elk City, Oklahoma, Dollie Beutler Riddle (b. 7/26/1950) and Vickie Beutler Shireman (b. 8/27/1951) are the daughters of Jiggs and Una Beutler. They grew up in the rodeo office alongside their mother, Una, who was rodeo secretary for Beutler & Son Rodeo. At age 14, Dollie became a trick-rider, which she did at major rodeos from 1965 to 1979.
Vickie also learned to trick ride but gave it up after breaking her back in an accident. Both Beutlers learned how to precisely secretary and time rodeos from their mother, with Dollie serving as timer at the NFR five times and assistant secretary twice. Vickie served as NFR secretary exactly 20 years after their mother in 1972, and she has gone on to mentor several individuals who themselves have become PRCA timers and secretaries. Dollie was named NIRA Secretary of Year; Prairie Circuit Secretary of the Year; grand marshal of Nebraska’s Big Rodeo at Burwell, Nebraksa; Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee and a 60-year secretary for Beutler & Son.
Vickie was named 1997 PRCA Secretary of the Year; WPRA Secretary of the Year twice; NIRA Secretary of the Year; Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee; 20-time Prairie Circuit Finals secretary and an NFR timer, secretary or office manager 29 times.
Together, the Beutler sisters have dedicated their lives to rodeo.
