Transtasman battle not just a two-horse race

PHOTO: ANI HACKETT
PHOTO: ANI HACKETT
Dunstan High School pupil Sky Sanders, 16, of Alexandra, competes with her horse Cougar in the barrel racing at the Mataura Rodeo on Saturday.

Sanders is one of 13 New Zealanders selected for the New Zealand Rodeo Cowboys Association (NZRCA) Transtasman High School Team to compete against Australia.

She had her first taste of the transtasman competition on Saturday, and will travel to Australia in September for the next stage of competition.

Sanders said she was "pretty excited" to be selected.