Wanda Harper Bush (October 6, 1931 – December 29, 2015) was an American professional rodeo cowgirl.

Especially important to her was her horse, Dee Gee, on whom she won her two national barrel racing championships.

[4] Barrel racing is still sanctioned by the WPRA but is now part of PRCA rodeos and its finals take place alongside men's events such as bull riding and tie-down roping at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), which is held every December at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

However, the National Finals Steer Roping event is held separately, in Mulvane, Kansas.

[5][6] In Bush's GRA competition period, her horse Dee Gee was "pivotal" to her success in barrel racing.

[7] The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Hall of Fame inducted Royal Chess in 1970 when he was owned by Clyde Bauer.

[8] Dee Gee and Phoebe Chess provided foundation stock at the Bush's ranch.

In 1968, Bush opened her first clinic in Austin, Texas, to teach barrel racing and horsemanship.

She rode her daughter's mount Flaming Patrick, winning a cash prize and reserve title after not having competed in years.

In the 1980s, GRA President Jimmie Munroe asked her to act as the Texas Circuit Director of the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo (RNCFR) to resolve an issue concerning equal purse money for women in the PRCA.

[1] Bush preferred a reserved lifestyle, but the fans loved her, so she occasionally attended events to please them.

In 1959, they had one daughter, Shanna, who qualified for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in barrel racing in 1984.

After her death, Jimmie Munroe, past WPRA President, described her as "the greatest horsewoman of all time".