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Clint Thompson faces the loss of his family ranch while Mary Mitchell faces the problem of being a twelve-year-old girl in a strange new town. Mary's quest to become a champion barrel racer becomes part of Clint's quest to save his ranch.

This book describes barrel racing, a timed event of the rodeo.

Few equestrian sports are more exciting than barrel racing, in which horse and rider carve a lightning-fast cloverleaf pattern around three barrels, then gallop down to the finish line. Time is measured in hundredths of seconds, and winners receive substantial prize money and the admiration and respect of fellow competitors and spectators alike. As thrilling as barrel racing is to watch, doing it is even more fun, as thousands of people are discovering...

Tanna Barker is a world champion barrel racer, but her personal life is less of a success. Now a rodeo injury has left the restless spitfire holed up in Muddy Gap, Wyoming, unsure what her next move should be. August Fletcher always put his job as a vet first, but when sassy, sexy Tanna blows into town, he finally finds the woman of his fantasies. How can Fletch prove that he's in it for the long haul, and that their sizzling relationship is better...

Readers will learn all about barrel racing, along with facts about safety, techniques and the animals themselves.

When her mother dies in a car accident, seventeen-year-old Jessie is taken in by her aunt and uncle. She finds herself in a new school, with the attention of a bull rider - and an almost impossible need to hold on to the connection she has with her mother: barrel racing. Jessie does not give up on her dream, despite not having a horse of her own. But when her Uncle Mick finds a deal on a horse, Jessie finds new hope in life and the chance at barrel...

Sparky wants to learn how to barrel race.

Many rodeo fans say barrel racing is their favorite event. Skilled cowgirls and their powerful horses tear around a cloverleaf pattern in a race against the clock.