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Hailey Kinsel
The Person
I Look Up To
opefully, everyone at
some point in their
Hlife has met or seen
somebody whom they can look
up to. Whether because of their
looks and style or the way they
act, there's something about
them that draws the attention of
a person. For some it's a family
member, others a celebrity, and
for some people, it's their best
friends or even a boss. There are
no rules about who you look up
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come through many problems in
her life, and she always stands
strong in her faith. That is one of
the biggest things I look up to in
her; she is not afraid to publicly
profess her faith, and she
always credits her wins and her
successes to God and happily
shares how He has blessed her.
I heard her story at the 2017
National Finals Rodeo. Listening
to her talk about her walk of
faith reminded me so much of
my own struggles and joys in
my personal journey.
to, and it is likely to be different
for everyone. Hailey has known what she
wanted since she was my age,
For me, it is a woman named so she worked for it and made it
Hailey Kinsel. She is a her reality. Her family owned a
professional barrel racer who commercial beef cattle ranch. She
holds four World titles, and she is had always been around livestock
just as amazing outside the arena and, like me, always had a love
as she is inside of it. Her life and for it. Her mom helped her train
how she grew up reminds me a her horse, Sister, and she won
lot of my own. It is not just the several awards, including three
barrel racing but her family life world titles with Sister.
and aspirations as well. She has