Tyler will be scouting for a horse that "knows how to turn tight and has a lot of power and speed" — the markers of a good barrel racer. Her mum, Meg Morton, said she would be "nervous as heck".

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. A 14-year-old barrel racer in remote western Queensland has qualified to compete in the world ...