My name is Dustin, im 20 years old and live in Sahuarita Arizona. I was raised with horses, my family has had horses my entire life. i was never really interested in horses when i was younger i would ride but never had that spark. I sold my horse when i was about 12 and my best friend Toni inspired me to get another horse when i was 14. I was really afraid of horses, and got intimidated easily. once i got some confidence, i started barrel racing for fun, somewhere along the way i fell in love! With horses and barrel racing, i found a passion for it and im more passionate about it now then ever. I studied everything about barrel racing and riding that i could, i watched training videos hundreds of times so i could learn something new, that maybe i missed before. i would watch professionals like Sherry Cervi and Jackie Dube two of my favorite barrel racers, i would watch them run over and over to see if i could pick something up that they did, and i did. Ive learned alot from studying other people ride. I learned alot from watching Clinton Anderson, one of the best trainers oppinion. Ive also learned alot from watching myself i would watch my recorded runs over and over again to see what i was doing right and wrong. Pictures also tell you alot, maybe your leaning or doing something in a picture that your not aware of when you run.I appreciate anyone who will put there horse before themselves. My horses are a huge part of my life, and im very grateful to have them. My dream is to be a world champion barrel racer, so watch for me in a couple of years. I want to own a ranch, and breed, train, and wiin on barrel horses that i breed and raise, hopefully one day those dreams will come true. Thanks for checking out my website.
for lots of pics of my horses and me check out my myspace page feel free to add me as a friend. http://www.myspace.com/dreamingbigger257
Photograph taken by Toni Rosas