Nellie Miller

Nellie Miller (born February 14, 1988) is an American professional rodeo cowgirl who specializes in barrel racing. She won the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) barrel racing world championship at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December 2017. Her horse, Sister, also won the AQHA/WPRA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year that season.

Life Nellie Miller was born Nellie Williams on February 14, 1988, in Cottonwood, California. Her father Sam trains all of her horses. He first trained a horse named Blue Duck. Blue Duck was initially Sam's roping horse but became Williams' barrel riding horse. Sister, Nellie's current horse was also trained by the family. She was named Sister due to being Blue Duck's half-sister. Nellie was 12 years old when she started barrel racing. Sam taught her all about horse riding. She competed on the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Career Miller turned professional in barrel racing by joining the Women's Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) in 2008. She competed in barrel riding sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) each year and qualified for the NFR four times. She won the World Barrel Racing Championship at the NFR in 2017. She also won many rodeos during the regular seasons of the years 2010 through 2019, including major rodeos such as Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and RodeoHouston in Houston, Texas.

Horse Miller's horse, registered name Rafter W Minnie Reba, nicknamed Sister, was named the AQHA/WPRA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year in 2017. She was also named the Horse with the Most Heart that same year. Sister is a blue roan Quarter Horse mare. Sister is by KS Cash N Fame out of Espuela Roan, a daughter of Blue Light Ike.

Personal Nellie Williams met James Miller in Las Vegas, Nevada. They got married in Las Vegas. They have two daughters. Her favorite rodeo is the California Rodeo Salinas.