Brandyl Calley

Generations of barrel racing courses through 12-year-old Madison Hinton’s veins. Her great-grandmother, Marie Voss, and grandmother, Jennifer Voss Bufkin, barrel raced competitively throughout their lives, competing on horses they trained themselves. Jennifer’s son, Brad, married Misty, and had they had a daughter named Madison who helps keep the family’s competitive barrel racing legacy alive.

Rehabilitating horses who have experienced abuse or neglect and giving it new life can be a very gratifying experience. However, there is a lot more that goes into it than just tender love and care. Luke Castro of Norco, Calif., has been working with horses in need since 2012, when the Great Recession was considered officially over but continued lingering in the horse industry.

Photo of Horses Courtesy Sandra Williamson Growing up in Germany, Sandra Williamson (previously Clark) has always had a love for horses. She began riding when she was a little girl and was finally able to own her first horse at 13. Williamson excelled in English, dressage, hunting, and western riding. Eventually, life led her to Lyons, Ga., where she met her husband and they started their life on his family ranch. Little did Sandra Williamson know that she would one day be housing wild Mustangs.