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We had horse Crazy daughters from 3 to 4 years old.

It started when we took them on a trail ride.

And it Kentucky like that.

Was that I guess is like every little girl's dream you want to you want a white horse and I didn't get a white horse but I got ended up getting a horse for my seventh birthday.

My sister got her first lesson and then after that, I wanted my lessons.

So I kind of got into it for my sister.

The girls we thought would grow out of it once they were in junior high, that never happened.

It only became more passionate.

More horses, more shows.

They just loved it.

It was their life.

It's exhilarating.

And the reason I do better, race is a thrill.

It's very it gets my adrenaline pumping.

13 second, 14 second runs is a start to finish.

It's just such a good feeling.

It's like you're really flying on.

My pattern when I get into the alleyway, which they call it, which is like the gates, like a shoot a on my horse.

And once I see the barrel and he can see the barrel, I seem to run full out towards it.

And then I'll pull his heads a little bit, just a game to arch over to that barrel.

And then once I get to it, I'll check him and say, whoa, you know, neck running to turn to the second barrel and that'll be a 180 degree turn and push off from that barrel and run towards the second barrel.

And then I'll do the same thing as I did on my first barrel, but on a differently.

And then after I leave the second barrel, run straight to the third barrel and all the way back between my first and second barrel across the timer.

This is my horse dazzle.

I've been working with her for about three years now, and I got her off the race track.

She is a full thoroughbred.

A lot of people have told me that I would never be able to make anything out of her.

They doubted that I could make her into a barrel horse.

This is my first project horse that I've had, and I've actually come a long way with her.

So I'm very proud of myself and my family's back me up on it, so I'm very thankful for that.

So I'm approaching my first barrel notice.

I'm tipping her head in a little bit so she, what I call picks up her shoulder.

I can pick that shoulder and move her out.

And then what I do is I'll stop here and I'll say hello, which is her command to slow down and all the way around.

I'm just putting my inside leg on her, which is this leg tilting her head.

And then once she turns, you release and let her move on to her next barrel.

They've competed with each other.

I mean, from when they've been little toddlers, they compete in everything.

When I competed.

So it's just a spotlight on me.

It's me and the horse, no one else.

And when I do hear people cheering me on, it's it's very exciting and it drives me to try harder for them.

Competition is is good for some people.

I think it's been very good for my my kids.

Going to a show is what I enjoy.

I like competing with others.

So great experience for me.

Is his Hollywood.

I've had him since he was three months old.

I've trained him all myself.

He's just been my little project horse.

I wanted something that I could say, Oh, all this is all my hard work.

It's going to be paid off.

And I get to say, Well, I completed this and look how far I've gotten him.

He loves to please me, especially just as long as he gets to be with me.

He's pretty happy.

Oh, he likes what he does and he enjoys it.

He's he's willing to learn.

Oh, my horse.

Nikola has a completely different personality than Dazzle.

Does Nikola sweet and dazzle is to dazzle.

Would be that sweet, innocent church girl you see on Sundays.

But Nikola has more of a spunk to it.

She became like a rock and roll girl.

At home and.

My horses.

When I do run them.

We are a team.

We have to work together.

This is dynamite.

Or his registered name is Twins.

This troublemaker.

He's 17 years old this year and I've had him for about six years.

So he's been awesome.

He's he's getting up in his old age.

But he he knows his job very well.

And he's he didn't play around his business all business.

Easy.

Well.

Oh.

Oh, I wanted to do barrel racing because I like the speed and the fact that it was against a timer and not so much a judge.

So I'm very blessed to have my horses.

I usually ride five days out of the week and usually on the weekends I'm at a horse show.

000.

And I had an awesome run.

But I usually give a good like pat on the neck and and he knows it.

He's done a good job, really.

It's it's an amazing feeling.