Editing Lynn Anderson (section)

==Equestrian career==
In addition to her music career, Anderson was also an [[List of equestrian sports|equestrian]] and professional horse racer. While she had equestrian credits before signing her first recording contract, Anderson continued pursuing it throughout her life.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=180}}<ref name="Horse Talk">{{cite web |title=Country star, equestrian Lynn Anderson dies at 67 |url=https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2015/08/17/country-star-equestrian-lynn-anderson-dies-67/ |website=Horse Talk |date=August 16, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> Over the course of her life, Anderson had won 16 national championships, eight world championships and some celebrity championships.<ref name="Horse Talk"/><ref name="At Home"/> 
[[File:Barrel racing.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Anderson raced and bred quarter horses, similar to the one pictured]]

She often alternated between performing music concerts and participating in horse shows. "I'd go sing at a concert, then fly to a horse show, then fly back the next night for a concert. I was real serious about showing horses", she recounted.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=178}} Anderson also bred horses, most notably [[American quarter horse|quarter horses]]. Among her bred horses, Doc Starlight, helped start a bloodline for [[cutting horse]]s in the United States.<ref name="Horse Talk"/> She was a lifelong member of the [[American Quarter Horse Association]] and participated in a variety of the organization's events. While she participated in many events, the cutting horse events were considered her favorites.<ref name="At Home"/>

Anderson kept show horses in Texas during the final years of her life. She also employed a horse trainer to keep the animals active and ready for competitions. Anderson traveled between Texas and her home in New Mexico to spend time with the horses.<ref name="At Home"/> She also raised horses at her ranch in New Mexico.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |title=Lynn Anderson obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/03/lynn-anderson |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=August 3, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> In a 1995 interview, Anderson told reporter Gene Stout that she mainly moved to New Mexico so that she could raise horses. "I’ve been kind of a cowgirl most of my life, so New Mexico is the perfect place for me. It suits me very well. Ninety percent of the time I’m in cowboy boots and a cowboy hat", she recounted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stout |first1=Gene |title=Lynn Anderson RIP: '95 interview revealed down-to-earth country star |url=https://genestout.com/lynn-anderson-rip-95-interview-revealed-down-to-earth-country-star/ |website=Gene Stout.com |date=August 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>

Anderson worked with disabled children and facilitated in learning to ride horses.<ref name="At Home"/> She helped establish a horse riding organization in [[Franklin, Tennessee]] called "Special Riders". Anderson was inspired to establish the organization after observing a child who had crutches and was unable to ride. Anderson also collaborated with a similar program in Texas called "Rocky Top Riders". Although not started by Anderson, the program was named for her 1970 country hit. She also established a clinic to help aspiring young female riders. Entitled "Rodeo Queen", the clinic focused on horse show activities, such as horse grooming and self-care.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=180}} She also worked with the [[Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship|North American Riding for the Handicapped Association]] (NARHA) for several years.<ref name="At Home"/>