Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Jessie Kinzie started barrel racing in October of last year at the age of twelve. Since then she has made it to State and World Championships, turned 13 and has already qualified for next year's World competition.

Kinzie started riding horses at a very young age but stopped riding for a while after being thrown off her horse. She started riding again in 2018 when she helped at her best friend's farm, tending to horses and cattle. While there she learned how to break horses, got introduced to barrel racing and quickly started applying what she learned to her own mare, Starfire.

Starfire was a r...