Nancy Sheppard American trick rider dead at age 96

Nancy Sheppard, an American trick rider and trick roper, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 96.

She was born on December 29, 1929, on a ranch in Fort Worth, Texas, and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2003. Sheppard died at her home in Globe, Arizona.

Nancy Sheppard, 96, American trick rider.