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Heber City • Endless full-court sprints don't compare to barrel racing for Enterprise's Kaytlyn Miller. The freshman admits basketball conditioning gets her windpipes huffing and puffing, but the physical and mental strain from flying 35-plus miles per hour on her horse is unquestionably more exhausting.

There is no resting in rodeo.

On the final day of the high school rodeo on Saturday, Miller participated in four events — all of which she had an opportunities to finish atop the standings. After roping her goat — ironically named I Hate Katy — in the goat-tying event, it was time for barrel racing. She sprinted across the dirt field, boarded her horse in the adjacent chute and weaved.

"I'm very tired. I feel like I've ran a marathon switching events," Miller said. "I do it every day about 50 times. It gets you in shape pretty quick."

Miller typically practices on six to seven horses for at least five hours per day, but only competes on four or five horses. Through the extensive training, she's figured out how each horse responds to certain events.

"Most of the time, you can tell by the way they move — by the way their actions are," Miller said. "I ride 'em for a long time every day, I know their little quirks and everything."

The concentration, she explained, is what ultimately creates the fatigue — not to mention the imminent danger each ride presents.

"It's terrifying," Miller said. "But when you're going that fast, you just have fun."

Miller entered Saturday's event as the all-around leader by more than 200 points in her debut — an accomplishment she couldn't have fathomed beforehand.

"I really didn't," Miller said when asked if she thought she would be in contention for all four events. "I thought I'd come in here and these girls would take it. I tried my heart out, and it played out."

Miller qualified for the national high school rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyo., from July 12 through 18.

"It's such a blessing to be able to go," Miller said. "I'm just glad everything worked out the way I wanted it to."

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