Callie duPerier (born March 17, 1993) is an American professional rodeo cowgirl who specializes in

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. In December 2015, she won the

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(WPRA) barrel racing world championship at the

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(NFR) in

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Life

Callie duPerier was born on March 17, 1993, in

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. She currently resides in

Boerne, Texas Boerne ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Kendall County, Texas, in the Texas Hill Country. Boerne is known for its German-Texan history, named in honor of German author and satirist Ludwig Börne by the German Founders of the town. The po ...

. She attended

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(Kerriville). duPerier grew up in

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. She married Kaleb Apffel in May 2016.

Career

duPerier joined the

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in 1993.

2014 and earlier seasons

In 2014, she finished the season ranked 25th in the year with $44, 804. In 2010, she won the WPRA Junior World title with $14.476 aboard Makearocket Buzz "Fuzzy". duPere received an invitation to

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more than once. She also has been competing in barrel racing since she was 12 years old.

2015 season

In 2015, she won the World Barrel Racing Championship at the NFR on her horse Dillion. She finished the season with $303,846 in earnings. She also won the NFR Average with a total time of 140.41 seconds on 10 runs. She made qualified runs in 6 out of 10 runs to win $126,923 total at the NFR. Other rodeos she won this season include the Champions Challenge Finale in

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; the Yellowstone River Round-Up in Billings, Montana; the Champions Challenge in

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; the

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, Buckaroo Rodeo; the

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, Rodeo where she set a new record; the

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, Lions Benefit Rodeo; and the Champions Challenge in

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. She finished second at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and at the Farm City Pro Rodeo in

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2016 season

In 2016, she finished the season with $4,773.

Horses

In 2015, her horse, registered name Rare Dillion, nicknamed Dillion, was awarded the WPRA Horse with the Most Heart. In 2017, Dillion was a 17-year-old buckskin

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by Firecracker and out of Rare Class, who is a daughter of Dash Ta Diamonds. Dash Ta Diamonds is nicknamed Arson and is an 11-year-old

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gelding as of 2019. He is by Dash Ta Fame out of The Millennium Star.

References

Bibliography

External links

Women's Professional Rodeo Association

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

National Finals Rodeo

Callie DuPerier Wins It All - NFR Barrel Racing 2015 YouTube Video

2015 NFR - Barrel Racing - Callie DuPerier - All Round YouTube Video
{{DEFAULTSORT:duPerier, Callie 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from San Antonio People from Boerne, Texas Sportspeople from Greater San Antonio American barrel racers American female equestrians 21st-century American women