Traditionally a rodeo event for women in which both rider and horse attempt to complete a clover-leaf pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time.
Barrel Racing combines the horse’s athletic ability and the horsemanship skill of a rider in order to safely and successfully manoeuvre a horse around three barrels placed in a triangle in the centre of the arena.
Although not much is known about when barrel racing first developed, it is believed barrel racing first saw competitive light in the state of Texas in the 1940s.
The Gympie Horse & Rodeo Association holds not only their own barrel racing events but will run an ABHA affiliated series – DARE 2 DREAM – 2018 being its inaugural year.
