A pair of Carbondale teenagers took their show to Las Vegas this week, rodeo-style. Roaring Fork High School junior Grace Freeman and her 17-year-old horse, John Henry, recently qualified for the Junior National Finals Rodeo (Jr NFR) in Barrel Racing. The Jr NFR event takes place annually in Las Vegas in conjunction with the Wrangler […]
Barrel Racing
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Chasing cans
Love of competition, need for speed and control, a sense of community. These are the backbone of barrel racing, a Women’s Pro Rodeo sanctioned event dating back to Texas rodeos in the 1930s. This summer, Carbondale’s own five-year-old Teagan Rice has competed in three Junior Barrel Racing events at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo atop […]