Hailey Kinsel
Born: Oct. 3, 1994
Residence: Cotulla, Texas
Joined the WPRA: 2015
CAREER EARNINGS: $304,682
World titles: 0
Wrangler NFR qualifications: 1 (2017)
Horses: DM Sissy Hayday "Sister" (7-year old palomino mare) - Sire: PC Frenchmans Hayday/Dam: Royal Sissy Irish; Thunder Stones "TJ" (14-year old gelding) - Sire: Sticks and Stones/Dam: See F Jets Candy
2018 Highlights
Won San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and set a new arena record.
Finished second at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
2017 Earnings: $288,092
2017 2nd in World Standings
Wrangler NFR qualifications: 1 (2017)
2017 Wrangler NFR place: 2nd
2017 Wrangler NFR earnings: $189,385
2017 Highlights
Moved from seventh in the world to reserve world champion after 10 days in Las Vegas. Set the new arena record at the NFR with a 13.11 during the third round. set a new earnings record at the NFR after winning $189,385. Finished sixth in the average after placing in eight out of 10 rounds winning four of them.
Won a gold medal at the Days of '47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Finished second at the Tri-State Fair and Rodeo (Amarillo, Texas)
Finished second at the Dinosaur Days Rodeo (Vernal, Utah)
Won West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo
Finished second at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo
Finished second at the San Patricio County PRCA Rodeo (Sinton, Texas)
Tied for second at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, Colo.
2016 - Won the Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede, the Longview (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo and the Hugo (Okla.) PRCA Rodeo.
2015 - Finished ranked 19th in the WPRA Rookie of the Year standings with $4,880.
Single...Parents Dan and Leslie, brother Matt. Grew up on her family's commercial beef cattle ranch in South Texas. Was a gymnast until age 11 and she decided to follow the rodeo world instead of the Olympic route...Her mother Leslie is a former Miss Rodeo Texas and enjoys starting colts, a passion that stemmed from working for horse trainers and something she now shares with Hailey...Is also a roper and competed at the 2017 WPRA World Finals..Competed on the Texas A&M University rodeo team...Purchased Sister from a sale in her 2-year old year and Hailey and her mom trained her...Kinsel's WPRA season changed in July when she won $50,000 at the Days of '47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo and set her on the path to the Wrangler NFR. She also won a share of $1 million when she won the barrel racing title at RFD-TVs the American in Dallas in February 2017, returned in 2018 and finished second.
2017 Scoti Flit Bar Award for DM Sissy Hayday "Sister" at the Wrangler NFR. 2017 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Barrel Racing Champion; won the Texas High School Finals Rodeo and qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo two-times in barrel racing and breakaway roping.
