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Everyone loves a race, and that makes barrel racing a crowd pleaser. As the women of this event speed around the course, their fierce determination and physical prowess exemplify the true spirit of the cowgirl. The horses of barrel racing are specially trained animals from racehorse stock. Like the jockeys of horse racing, barrel racing cowgirls must show intense focus and an intuitive rhythm with their mounts as they race the clock to beat times measured in hundredths of a second.
The demands of barrel racing are: