Cute Barrel Racers

In between the races on the track everyone was very easily entertained by these little ones showing off their horse skills. Barrel racing looks twice as much fun when the little kids are smiling as big as these guys are. I was also very impressed by how good of riders some of them were. Apparently they've been raised in the saddle.

She was getting at this little pony with her whip for the run home.

The bandanna covering this little girl's helmet slid
down to where she was bravely racing blind.

What an amazing little rider. Her little pony refused to lope and
she would smack him so hard he'd be bucking and she'd just sit on top
and whack some more. While she was warming up she even had her dad
chase them with the whip so her pony would run faster.

Such a big horse for such a small rider, but he took good care of her.