Barrel Racing Youth
Stories, standings and updates on barrel racing’s up-and-coming athletes.

Annika Ruth Rides Wave of Amateur Rodeo Success to Top Youth Barrel Racing Ranks
Annika Ruth of Rolla, Missouri, is taking the amateur rodeo world by storm against barrel racers that are far more […]

To the Top: Teenage Jada Trosper’s Journey to Excellence
Working her way through the youth ranks, Jada Trosper found a place to play among professionals in the World Championship Rodeo Alliance. […]

NEW: WCRA’s 2023 Cinch World Championship Junior Rodeo, Format & Payout
GUTHRIE, Okla. – WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) and the Lazy E Arena have announced payout and cash bonus details for the 2023 Cinch […]

Dan Good Copy Goes From Devastating Accident to Best of the Best Pole Bending Champion with Jaelyn Cooper
Jaelyn Cooper jockeyed Dan Good Copy—known as Kate—a 9-year-old mare, to a National Pole Bending Association sanctioned win at the […]

Winning Bloodlines: Morgan Beckstrom and Slingshot Lane Win High School World Title
You could say that winning is just in Spanish Fork, Utah’s, Morgan Beckstrom, and her 9-year-old mare, Slingshot Lane’s blood. […]

WCRA and Lazy E Arena Announce Collaboration on 2023 World Championship Junior Rodeo
WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) and the Lazy E Arena have announced a breakthrough collaboration on the Cinch World Championship Junior […]

Cowgirl Tough: Rayne Grant Dominates National High School Finals Rodeo in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending Despite Injury
You might be tough, but are you Rayne Grant tough? The world watched as Wyoming cowgirl Rayne Grant took control […]

Mckinlee Paschal Holding Top Spot of IFYR All-Around Standings
Mckinlee Paschal, Nome, Texas, currently leads the International Finals Youth Rodeo (IFYR) All-Around Cowgirl standings with $2,080 in earnings, while […]

Advice for Kids in Barrel Racing
Andre Coelho is not only a world renowned barrel racing trainer, he is also a father who knows how to […]

Royal Redemption: Sadie Wolaver and Princess Dominate 2022 College National Finals Rodeo Barrel Racing
Ask Sadie Wolaver if there’s anything that can make a College National Finals Rodeo championship even sweeter, and she my […]

8 Keys to Raising an 8-Year-Old Barrel Racing Phenom, Part II
Dusky Lynn Hall is the 8-year-old that has been the talk of the barrel racing world in 2022. She isn’t […]

Creech Leads Pee Wee Charge, Hendrixson Handles Youth Barrel Racing Win at Ohio’s The Panty Raid
Riley Creech and Jeweled In Gold were the talk of youth barrel racing in the Pee Wee Slot Race at […]

Shaq and Shirey Steal Sunday’s Panty Raid Barrel Race
Nina Shirey had barrel racing fans on their feet at The Panty Raid Futurity in Springfield, Ohio, when the 11-year-old […]

8 Keys to Raising an 8-Year-Old Barrel Racing Phenom, Part I
Dusky Lynn Hall is the 8-year-old that has been the talk of the barrel racing world in 2022. She isn’t […]

WCRA Announces Rodeo Corpus Christi Will Mark the First Stop of 2022 Triple Crown of Rodeo
The World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) recently announced that Rodeo Corpus Christi will play host to the first stop to […]