Jorden Halvorsen

Jorden Halvorsen is a four-time female bull riding world champion and the protagonist of Freeform’s latest documentary series “Not Her First Rodeo.”

Driven by an unceasing drive to be the best and her desire to elevate and legitimize female bull riders, in 2023, Jorden created an all-women’s bull riding association, The Elite Lady Bull Riders. In just two seasons, Jorden has signed up nearly two dozen young women across the United States to compete in the novice or the pro division at rodeos all over the country.

Originally from Youngsville, North Carolina, Jorden first excelled competing in hunter-jumper, an English show-jumping form of horse riding. At the age of 17, she was offered the opportunity to ride her first bull and decided to take the chance to cross it off her bucket list, quickly falling in love with the sport. Now, 12 years later, Jorden’s name is well known throughout the rodeo world.

Jordan works for Dale Brisby’s (from Netflix’s “How to Be a Cowboy”) company, Rodeo Time, in Newcastle, Texas, where she shoots and edits videos for his social media channels. When she’s not with Star, her ever-faithful golden retriever, Jorden can be found riding her beloved horse Jessie.