>     Hi, my name is Erin Oliver.  I work as a full time nurse, mom, and

> rider in the beautiful Four Corners in southern Utah.  I am married to

> Harrison, and we have two awesome sons Cooper (16) and Colton (9).  Our

> priority is our family.  We try to coordinate most of our lives togther

> from riding, work, rodeo, and training.

>     My barrel racing partner is Castle Gate AKA "Boob", a five year old

> gelding with lineage going back to Lanes Leinster and Dash for Cash.  He

> got his nickname from his quirky behaviors, and him thinking that he is

> always the boss and pouting when he doesn't get his way.  We bought him as

> a yearling and trained him ourselves.  He is in his second year of running

> barrels, and is getting his feet wet at rodeos this summer.  Each run is a

> new experience for Boob and I, so who knows what can happen during the

> extreme race.  My team looks forward to great things to happen.

>     I would like to thank HEI for this opportunity to run in such a

> prestigous race.  I would also like to thank Cooper and Colton for

> exercising Boob for me when I'm at work.  But most importantly I would

> like to thank my husband for helping me train and improve my horsemanship

> skill, through unending learning and commitment.