There are cowgirls and then there’s Tup Forge, a local farmer from Oxley, who has taken out a world women’s saddle bronc title at one of the biggest rodeo events in America.

She is the first international competitor to claim the championship after being announced the 2025 Women’s Ranch Bronc Championship (WRBC) world finals champion at Cheyenne Frontier Days, Wyoming, last Sunday, 20 July.

Tup said this is amazing.

"An absolute dream come true," she said.

When asked what advice she had for little girls who wanted to be like her, “keep trying and keep going,” Tup said.

The weekend of 19 and 20 July saw Tup complete two rides on different bucking horses and the only female finalist to achieve two clear qualifying rounds of eight seconds which put her way out in front with a final score of 146 – ahead of American Allysa Spierings, a three-time world (WRBC) champion.

Day one she rode Excalibar picking up 72 points and for her final ride to victory it was on Red Flag Collector for 74 points.

As if winning the coveted gold buckle was not enough excitement for this gritty 28-year-old country woman, the following day Tup entered the Wild Horse Race and came away with a third place.

Her biggest fans, parents Graham and Anne Maree Forge, were glued to the “Cowboy Channel” to watch their daughter’s epic rides from their farm at Oxley which they run with Tup.

The Forges said they were incredibly proud of Tup and described her achievement as “unbelievable".

Tup is due to fly home on 2 August in time to attend a Southern Campdrafting Association (SCA) function in the North East to support her other passion.

Speaking to Tup’s parents later in the week they said the media interest had exploded with Australian city television and press coverage.

Her down-to-earth father says they expect Tup to be back on deck when she gets home because she is the camp cook for their upcoming droving trips.