Ruth Roach

Ruth Scantlin 24-year career began in 1914 and ended in 1938, when she retired from the rodeo and started a ranching business in Nocona, Texas, with her husband, Fred Salmon.

Bronc riding was her favorite event, although she performed and won championship titles in other areas (as Ruth Roach).

Ruth Scantlin married fellow rider Brian Roach (winner of the 1919 Calgary Stampede bronc riding competition); after their divorce, she retained the name Roach for the rest of her career for professional reasons.

She later married another rider, Ambrose Richardson, and Fred Alvord, a rodeo director and cowboy.

Her final marriage was to Fred Salmon, a rancher.