Barrel Racing Research Paper

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Horses have always been my passion from barrel racing and rescuing horses to wanting to become an Equine Vet. At age five I was barrel racing my Shetland pony. Last year I rescued a horse from a neglecting situation. I also plan to further my career and become an equine vet.
Barrel racing is any little cowgirls dream and I was lucky enough to be able to do so. My passion started early. At the age of five my uncle bought me a Shetland pony named Peanut. Every weekend we were at the show. I remember always getting nervous right before I entered the arena and the huge adrenaline rush. The crowd would yell and scream while I was trying to remember the pattern, though I had done it a million times. I would be praying we didn’t knock a barrel over

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