I always hear people say oh barrel racing it’s so easy all you do is go out there and run around metal barrels. Being a barrel racer is more than getting on a horse and going out into the arena and running around some metal barrels. To be a barrel racer it takes guts, determination, strength, agility, trust and a lot of patience. Barrel racing is all about the bond and trust you have with your horse because without that, you will never have a successful barrel racing career and you can get hurt. For the people who don’t know what barrel racing is, it’s a clover leaf pattern around three barrels in a triangular arrangement. A good time on a small pattern is 14 seconds and on a bigger pattern 17 seconds. 14 and 17 seconds is not a lot of time.