Saddle up: Rodeo rides into Lincoln this weekend

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Sandhills Global Event Center is hosting a barrel racing rodeo in Lincoln this weekend.

At the Maverick Rodeo Turn and Burn Twisted Classic, riders compete against one another in speed and agility.

The horses “turn and burn” around barrels and try to get the fastest time.

Hillery Yager, 49, is a full-time horse trainer and has ridden horses her whole life.

She said “the love of the horse” is what attracts her interest from year to year.

“I really like starting with a young horse and taking it through all the steps and then getting to compete on it,” Yager said.

You can bring your family out for a barrel of fun free of charge on starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.

For more information on events at the event center, click here.