Entertainer, rodeo performer, world champion. She was an all-around cowgirl champion with a distinct riding, roping, and clothing style, a winning smile, and a large hair bow in the back of her hair that finished off every rodeo costume she wore. Her attention was drawn not only by her appearance but also by the thrilling actions she did on the back of her horse. She was born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, to Anna Craven and James Scantling. She learned to ride ponies at her aunt and uncle's farm outside Springfield, Missouri, when she was only three. Growing up, she taught herself trick riding. Her parents were very strict, and when she was 16, she ran away from home and joined the Lucky Tull and Yoder Bros' dog and pony show. She perfected her bronc riding skills while working there, both with and without a saddle. She included trick roping in her act, riding around the arena after a pony and tossing a lasso over its neck. On the back of the pony was usually a small dog. The following year, she joined the popular Miller Brothers' 101 Ranch Wild West Show. She was billed as a trick rider and would ride standing up on the back of a galloping horse or hanging upside down off the side of the horse while attached to a strap. While with the Miller Brothers, she met and married Jefferson Bryan Roach, a champion bronc rider. For a while, the two lived in El Dorado, Kansas, and rotated between performing for the 101 Ranch and the Carl Hagenback-Wallace Circus. In 1914, the couple traveled with the 101 Ranch show on a European tour, where they performed in France, England, Ireland, and Belgium. During the tour, World War I broke out, and the horses were confiscated by the British army, and the performers were sent home. During their marriage, they competed in every major rodeo from Fort Dodge, Kansas, to Cheyenne, Wyoming. She filed for a divorce on April 23, 1923, and she continued to use the surname Roach for professional reasons for the rest of her career. She returned to Europe with the Tex Austin International Rodeo Show on June 1, 1924, with her new husband of seven months, Ambrose "Nowata Slim" Richardson. He was a world-champion bronco rider and a bulldogger. They stayed in Europe when the tour finished, performing in London and Paris for several months with Tommy Kirnan and a group of other performers. They took the stage at the London Palladium and delivered an impressive performance for the British royal family. During their stay in London, the party was granted special permission to ride on the royal bridle path, occasionally alongside the King. During her career, she won numerous rodeo championships and world titles in all-around cowgirl, trick riding, and girl bronco riding, and she performed in every major rodeo in the country. She often posed for rodeo advertisements and appeared in silent movies with Tom Mix and other stars. After marrying cattle rancher Fred Salmon in 1938, she retired and moved to his ranch near Nocona, Texas. In 1989, she was inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame as well as the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.