Plump fifteen-year-old Janet, the non-riding member of a family of riders, determines to prove herself by learning to be a rodeo barrel racer, but the horse she chooses for her own turns out to be all but unmanageable.
I read this book in middle school. In the early-mid 90s. I loved it. It stills pops into my mind off and on, though I've never seen it since. Delightful, fun, positive, and hopeful.