Bio
Lari Dee Guy grew up on her family’s ranch outside Abilene, Texas, where she learned to rope before she could read. By age 9, she was winning roping contests — and she didn’t stop, racking up 11 consecutive American Junior Rodeo Association world titles before moving on to claim two National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association national championships at Vernon Junior College and Texas Tech University.
Throughout her extensive career, Guy became one of the winningest ropers in history, with eight Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) world championships spanning breakaway roping, heading and heeling, plus the WPRA All-Around World Championship in 2014.
Her impact, however, goes far beyond her own gold buckles. Guy has been a driving force in advancing opportunities for women in rodeo, including founding the “Rope Like a Girl” movement and teaching clinics that have reached thousands of ropers in North America, Sweden and Australia.
Her leadership has helped put breakaway roping on major stages, inspiring the next generation of ropers and proving women’s rodeo belongs in the spotlight. That influence has earned her induction into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame (2020) and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (2021).
Today, when she’s not competing, Guy is training elite rope horses on her family’s 10,000-acre ranch and continuing her life’s work: building a stronger future for the sport she’s helped shape.
