Rodeo 101: Barrel Racing
Barrel racing is a timed event where the cowgirls navigating a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels. Timing begins as they cross the electric timer line into the arena and ends when they cross the timer line exiting the arena. This event showcases some amazing horse power where rider and horse reach speeds over 50KM per hour. Touching barrels is allowed, but knocking them over incurs a 5-second penalty. Going off the cloverleaf pattern results in a “no time”. This event is truly a horse race and the fastest time wins!
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2025 Winner: Kyla Simmons
Ladies Barrel Racing: Kyla Simmons Goes Wire to Wire Win in Cloverdale
With the sun peeking through the overcast sky and “Highway to the Danger Zone” playing on the PA, Kyla Simmons of Kamloops, BC shot into the Stetson Bowl. Her run of 15.50 set the bar as one of the weekend’s fastest rides and was going to be tough to beat. A few of the next seven riders came close. 2019 Canadian champion, Brooke Wills, looked like she might turn in a faster time as she rounded the last barrel, but ended up clocking in 0.04 seconds behind Simmons to take second place. Simmons’ ride capped off a stellar weekend of barrel racing and her standout performances in Pool A rides combined with her championship winnings earned her a total of $29,300 for the weekend and makes her the second-straight BC rider to win at Cloverdale.
“I was pacing,” Simmons said when asked if she was nervous waiting through all seven rides to see if her time would hold up for the win. Then speaking to her preparation and the bond with her horse, “She’s been my girl for a lot of years and I’ve been waiting to run here, so I was ready to blow the doors off…she felt good, I felt good, and we just made it work.”
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