About Jessi Mead

Contestant Biography:

Jessi Mead
Height:  5' 4"
Weight:  125
Home Town: Sheridan, Wyoming
Current Horse(s):  Monster (10)  Tee (8)  Chica (5)
Occupation: Horse Breeder, Trainer, Rancher & Professional Barrel Racer
Career Earnings:  $229,974.00 (All Assoc. as of 12/31/07)

Recent Championships:
2007 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Days: Reserve Champion
2007 - PRCA Earl Anderson Memorial Rodeo: Reserve Champion
2006 - PRCA Rodeo, Thermopolis WY: Reserve Champion
2006 - Cody Nite Rodeo: 2006 Finals Champion
2006 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Days: All Rounds & Average Champion
2006 - Women's Pro Rodeo Assoc: Divisional Tour Champion
2005 - Cody Nite Rodeo: Championship Finalist
2005 - Fizz Bomb Classic: High Point Champion
2005 - Newcastle Spring Fling: Round & Average Champion
2005 - Snaffle Bit Summer Series: Round & Average Champion

Jessi Mead has devoted her life to improving the performance horse 
industry.  While she has a wide variety of experience with horses, her 
primary focus and extensive expertise is in barrel racing, training 
and breeding.

Jessi was born on her family's ranch in Cedar Grove, New Mexico where she began riding very early in life. She started competing in junior 
rodeos, play days, and 4-H horse shows when she was eight. When she was twelve she broke and trained her first barrel horse. At fifteen 
she bred her first mare and raised her first colt. This started her 
lifelong career as a contestant, breeder and trainer.

In her twenties she realized the horses she raised for herself were 
highly successful and decided to start her own breeding program. Over 
the years her breeding and training program has consistently produced 
highly competitive performance horses, winning championships and world titles. She has bred, raised and trained all three of her current 
mounts.

Jessi runs her ranch (Red Butte Ranch) near Sheridan, Wyoming with her daughters Jackie and Raschel. In order to spend as much time as 
possible with her family she has limited her barrel racing to the 
Midwest region.