While many girls their age are relaxing in the sunshine, hanging out with friends, sleeping-in and catching up on the latest Zac Efron movies, Josee Claxton and Maddie May Lewis have been spending their summer vacation taking care of their animals, training and traveling the Northwest to compete in the summer rodeo and barrel racing circuits.

Hood River’s high school equestrian team competed in its second event of the season March 28-30 in Redmond at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center.