"LEFT: Barbie McIntire sometimes can't believe she's at last living her childhood dream. The Anna, Texas, horsewoman competes in Western pleasure on the local level with her 4-year-old Paint mare Late Night Impulse. MIDDLE: Wendy Smith-Vann says competing gives her confidence and stress relief. ""In the show pen, it's just me and my horse,"" says the Paradise, Texas, horsewoman. She competes with her Quarter Horse mare Steady Bet in timed events. RIGHT: Cathy Keith values the trust and harmony that showing in trail requires. The Abilene, Texas, horsewoman competes in the AQHA's Select Division; her current mount is 4-year-old Quarter Horse gelding Ona Kruze."
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