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January 10, 2010, she was driving from Utah to the [[Denver Stock Show]] and didn't fasten her seatbelt after a gas station stop in Rawlins, Wyoming. Less than 10 miles from the gas station, she looked down to check her map, drifted into the other lane, overcorrected, and her truck slid off the road and rolled 7 times.<ref>[https://trib.com/sports/rodeo/despite-being-paralyzed-utah-state-s-snyder-continues-chasing-rodeo/article_6d77bb7c-d516-5482-a415-252c0487a24d.html Despite being paralyzed, Utah State's Snyder continues chasing rodeo dream]</ref> She was thrown from the truck and slammed into a fence post, which crushed her T-12 vertebrae and left her paralyzed from the waist down.<ref>[https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/ffa4h/rodeo-champion-offers-message-of-inspiration-to-ffa-members/article_3e510415-4957-588c-9a6d-0826daaa99db.html]</ref> With the help of physical therapy, and a seat belt on her saddle, she was later able to resume riding and competing in rodeo a year and a half later.<ref>[https://www.cowboysindians.com/2019/01/walk-ride-rodeo/]</ref> |
January 10, 2010, she was driving from Utah to the [[Denver Stock Show]] and didn't fasten her seatbelt after a gas station stop in Rawlins, Wyoming. Less than 10 miles from the gas station, she looked down to check her map, drifted into the other lane, overcorrected, and her truck slid off the road and rolled 7 times.<ref>[https://trib.com/sports/rodeo/despite-being-paralyzed-utah-state-s-snyder-continues-chasing-rodeo/article_6d77bb7c-d516-5482-a415-252c0487a24d.html Despite being paralyzed, Utah State's Snyder continues chasing rodeo dream]</ref> She was thrown from the truck and slammed into a fence post, which crushed her T-12 vertebrae and left her paralyzed from the waist down.<ref>[https://www.capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/ffa4h/rodeo-champion-offers-message-of-inspiration-to-ffa-members/article_3e510415-4957-588c-9a6d-0826daaa99db.html]</ref> With the help of physical therapy, and a seat belt on her saddle, she was later able to resume riding and competing in rodeo a year and a half later.<ref>[https://www.cowboysindians.com/2019/01/walk-ride-rodeo/]</ref> |
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In 2015, Amberley won a fan exemption<ref>[https://www.rfdtv.com/story/27944721/and-the-winner-of-the-fan-choice-exemption-for-rfd-tvs-the-american-2015-is-]</ref> to compete in [[RFD-TV]]'s The American Rodeo.<ref>[https://westernhorseman.com/horsemanship/in-the-arena/amberley-snyder-gets-the-vote/]</ref> and made a time of 15.3 seconds with her horse Power, only 0.6 seconds slower than the winning time<ref>[http://www.newmobility.com/2015/07/amberley-snyder/ Amberley Snyder: American Cowgirl]</ref> In 2016, she was in the top 5 for the Rocky Mountain Pro Rodeo Association, and she won her pro rodeo card in 2016.<ref>[https://www.cowboysindians.com/2019/01/walk-ride-rodeo/]</ref> |
In 2015, Amberley won a fan exemption<ref>[https://www.rfdtv.com/story/27944721/and-the-winner-of-the-fan-choice-exemption-for-rfd-tvs-the-american-2015-is-]</ref> to compete in [[RFD-TV]]'s The American Rodeo.<ref>[https://westernhorseman.com/horsemanship/in-the-arena/amberley-snyder-gets-the-vote/]</ref> and made a time of 15.3 seconds with her horse Power, only 0.6 seconds slower than the winning time.<ref>[http://www.newmobility.com/2015/07/amberley-snyder/ Amberley Snyder: American Cowgirl]</ref> In 2016, she was in the top 5 for the Rocky Mountain Pro Rodeo Association, and she won her pro rodeo card in 2016.<ref>[https://www.cowboysindians.com/2019/01/walk-ride-rodeo/]</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:52, 10 March 2019
Biography
Early Life
Amberley Snyder was born in 1991 to Tina and Cory Snyder. She is the second-oldest of her five siblings, Ashley, JC, Taylor, Aubrey, and Autumn[1] Snyder first rode a horse at 3 and began barrel racing when she was 7 years old.[2] She won the 2009 All-Around Cowgirl World Championship in the National Little Britches Rodeo Association. She was the 2009-2019 Utah State FFA President.[3]
Accident and Recovery
January 10, 2010, she was driving from Utah to the Denver Stock Show and didn't fasten her seatbelt after a gas station stop in Rawlins, Wyoming. Less than 10 miles from the gas station, she looked down to check her map, drifted into the other lane, overcorrected, and her truck slid off the road and rolled 7 times.[4] She was thrown from the truck and slammed into a fence post, which crushed her T-12 vertebrae and left her paralyzed from the waist down.[5] With the help of physical therapy, and a seat belt on her saddle, she was later able to resume riding and competing in rodeo a year and a half later.[6]
In 2015, Amberley won a fan exemption[7] to compete in RFD-TV's The American Rodeo.[8] and made a time of 15.3 seconds with her horse Power, only 0.6 seconds slower than the winning time.[9] In 2016, she was in the top 5 for the Rocky Mountain Pro Rodeo Association, and she won her pro rodeo card in 2016.[10]
Outreach
Snyder is now a popular motivational speaker,[11] and posts a weekly "Wheelchair Wednesday" video on social media to showcase everyday tasks that have become more challenging.[12] She has also written an illustrated children's book Walk Ride Rodeo about overcoming adversity.
Film Portrayals
Amberley's story was portrayed in a Netflix biopic Walk Ride Rodeo, released on March 8, 2019. She and her sister Autumn performed all the horse stunts in the film.[13][14]
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- ^ Rodeo champion offers message of inspiration to FFA members
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- ^ Partially paralyzed Utah barrel racer's story to hit Netflix
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