EVENTS
Trick riding, Steer Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Rodeo Horse Racing, 1894 – 1933
Gibson began to ride as a small child. She participated in rodeos from 1914-1933, often winning day money, as well as the average. She supported her family by rodeoing after her husband was in a rodeo accident. She performed in Wild West Shows as a trick rider. Gibson traveled throughout the United States competing in every well-known rodeo in the country and won championships at nearly every one in which she appeared. She also was known as “Buckskin Mary,” a nickname she never liked. In 1924, she won the Women’s Bronc Riding in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1927 and 1931, she won the World Championship in the Women’s Bronc Riding at Madison Square Garden. Gibson was critically injured and died when her bucking horse collided with the pickup man after she had made a qualified ride.
