By Cowgirl Candace. Images by Vintrez Davis. Heather Wilson moves with grace like a woman who understands both the classroom and the field. Children gather around her in clusters at MLK Jr. Elementary’s annual spring STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and Agriculture Day in Albany, Georgia. Hands itching to touch everything from cowhand tack […]

Each milestone has a backroad story, and mine just happens to run through Tractor Supply aisles, Arby’s drive-thru, and even a bull-rigging crew. I’m forever a small-town girl. I’ve hustled through high school, college, and post-graduation jobs that didn’t always make sense at the time, but they all taught me something that stuck and applied […]

November always brings a mix of celebration and reflection for Cowgirl Candace. It’s my birthday month. Another year of life and lessons, but these past few years have felt different. As soon as I crossed into my 40s, I started losing some of the strongest women who shaped my roots: both my grandmothers, June Morrow […]

Trailblazher Magazine, the premier publication celebrating the grit and grace of rural women, has made history with its 2025 cover story featuring Cowgirl Candace. The Georgia-born storyteller, journalist, and fourth-generation farmer becomes the first Southern belle and Black cowgirl honored as the magazine’s featured pioneer, marking a groundbreaking moment in Western media. Raised on her […]