Rodeo Champion Kelsie Domer Mourns Loss of 3-Year-Old Daughter After Horse Accident

She has been one of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association’s most consistent competitors since joining the circuit in 2011.

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Published: 2/24/2026, 4:50:42 PM EST

Rodeo Champion Kelsie Domer Mourns Loss of 3-Year-Old Daughter After Horse Accident — An unidentified American cowboy rides a horse during a rodeo show at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on Sept. 18, 2009. (Dominique Faget/AFP via Getty Images)

The 3-year-old daughter of rodeo champion Kelsie Domer has died after a tragic horse accident, according to an obituary and social media tributes from her family and the rodeo community.

Oaklynn Rae Domer died Feb. 19, according to obituaries published by Harrell Funeral Home and Lanman Funeral Home.

"Oaklynn packed a lot in her short time with us," the obituary read. "Traveling the rodeo circuit all over the US, hitting the practice pen with mom and dad, and loving her family with all her heart. She loved frogs, horses, everybody’s puppies, going to 'yodeos', and hanging out with all her friends. She did not know a stranger and lit up the room the minute she made her grand entrance."

Details of the accident were reported by Rodeo Life, which stated Oaklynn died in an accident when a horse fell onto her and her mother.

Kelsie Domer is a 10-time Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world champion breakaway roper. Breakaway roping is a fast-paced rodeo event, most commonly competed in by women.

Tributes poured in from across the rodeo world. Simply Equine & K9, where Domer has been a team member for four years, shared an Instagram post honoring Oaklynn.

“Our hearts are shattered beyond words,” the company wrote. “Sweet Oaklynn gained her angel wings far too soon. Please continue praying for Kelsie, Ryan, her family and everyone that loved this precious soul. We don’t always understand God’s plan… but we hold onto faith that she is being held in His arms.”

Friends and fellow rodeo competitors also paid tribute online. Breakaway roper Haley Sage Wright shared that supporters wore pink in Oaklynn’s honor, calling her “the toughest little cowgirl.”

Kelsie Domer grew up in a family of ropers in northwestern Oklahoma and moved to Texas to pursue a roping career, according to her biography on the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association’s webpage.

She has been one of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association’s most consistent competitors since joining the circuit in 2011.

She captured 10 WPRA world championships across breakaway roping, all-around, and tie-down events, and recently won the average title at the 2024 National Finals Breakaway Roping in Las Vegas.

Her husband and Oaklynn Rae's father, Ryan Domer, is also active in the rodeo world and has qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo.

Funeral services for Oaklynn are scheduled for Thursday in Dublin, Texas. The service will also be live-streamed on the church’s Facebook page Double N Cowboy Church. A graveside service will be on Friday in Cherokee, Oklahoma, according to the obituary.