
Rodeo brings a dynasty of trail riders back to Houston
Rodeo season is a bit different for the Desperados trail riders this year. For the first time in more than four decades, they are riding without their matriarch, Beverly Wilson Smith.
The trail-riding posse was founded by Beverly and her brothers, Welcome and Jack, in the late 1970s. Beverly, who also became the first female wagon boss in the Salt Grass Trail Ride Association, died last April of complications from Alzheimer's, just a month after RodeoHouston wrapped up.
But her legacy lives on
The trail-riding posse was founded by Beverly and her brothers, Welcome and Jack, in the late 1970s. Beverly, who also became the first female wagon boss in the Salt Grass Trail Ride Association, died last April of complications from Alzheimer's, just a month after RodeoHouston wrapped up.
But her legacy lives on