Caitlyn Hey with the sash she won in the second New Zealand round of barrel racing in the NZ Rodeo Cowboys Association’s Trans-Tasman High School Challenge. It’s that combination of speed, thrill and riding skill that has had Cust’s Caitlyn Hey hooked on barrel racing for two years. The 14-year-old Christchurch Girls’ High School student is on the team for the 2020 New Zealand Rodeo Cowboys Association’s Trans-Tasman High School Challenge competition. She followed that up by winning the second round of barrel racing in a time of 16.61 seconds, shaving nearly 4½ seconds off her first-round outing. ‘‘They took her on board and ended up introducing her to barrel racing, and lent her a horse for 18 months,’’ Adrianne says.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 13, 2020 00:33 UTC