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My 16 year old daughter

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My daughter took horseback riding lessons back when she was 10 for a year but decided to take up another sport. She competed in various mini shows at her barn, particularly barrels and did pretty well but it was a small competition. Anyways now she is 16 and decided she wants to start riding again and eventually compete in barrel racing, she also wants to further her riding career by studying equine sciences and agriculture business in college, wanting to open her own ranch. I think that is a little drastic but she has her mind set on it! How should she go about getting competitive in barrel racing and is there anything I should get her into now to help her achieve her goal of owning her own farm. We don't live on a ranch but kinda embrace some of the culture with our city living! Thank you :)
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To give my honest opinion, if she wants to own a ranch, she needs to realize that she may be living on pennies for a while. It depends on how you go about getting a job or business in the horse industry. I know older (as in middle aged) trainers that have second jobs just to get by. It's far from easy-it's probably one of the hardest things to make a living at. If she is going to do this, it needs to be for the love and passion of horses, not the glamor of riding a fast horse around a barrel.

As everyone else said, take lessons first! If she's dedicated and passionate about it, she will do well. =)
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