I am a 17 year old girl living in a town with almost nothing to offer for kids my age. Several kids here are on drugs just because they think there is nothing better to do. I have barrel raced for 3 or 4 years. When I first started out barrel racing I noticed my cousin and I were basically the only girls around here that raced. Over the years more and more kids were starting to compete. I have noticed how many kids have stared at me in awe and told me how much they would love to be just like me. I won the barrel racing high-point trophy for two years in a row. My horse recently passed away this summer and sadly I have stopped barrel racing until I get out of college. I think since the kids seen what can be achieved in our little town that maybe they will not choose drugs.