20/03/2023
Hali Williams is one of those names that I have watched for a long time now and I said a long time ago that we all better watch out one day! Well that day is here! Today this 19 year old girl sets number one in the World in the Breakaway roping and just won Rodeo Houston! Something that has impressed me for years about Hali was not that her dad was an 8 time World Champ, or that she has an amazing family support system, but the things that this girl has done to evolve herself. If you sit back and watch over the years and knew what to look for you could see all the little extra things she was willing to do while a lot of other kids weren’t. If you’ve been watching you will see that while a lot of other kids at that young age are too busy trying not to miss out on the things that don’t pave the way to being a champion, Hali is always right there doing the things that aren’t always easy. You’ll always find her at the rodeos even days early to watch the start and get a feel of the rodeo, you’ll see her writing her own list on the calves, you’ll catch her at her trailer making reps on that Speed trainer, and riding her horses tracking out calves to get them under the lights. Her horsemanship has come a long ways since she decided to become a full time breakaway roper, and the time spent to build her horse herd is impressive. She is grounded, mature, doesn’t care what everybody else is doing, and confident in her path. I have seen little things in the way that she carries and represents herself, that big smile on tv even when things don’t go her way means a lot to our sport. I’ve never caught her throwing a fit, taking frustration out on her horses, speaking bad to her parents, or doing anything that would shed a bad light on our industry. Hats off to you Hali Williams! And hats off to Speed and Jennifer for raising an impressive young woman. Keep on keeping on girl! Hali Williams Speed Williams Team Roping
