Tammy White knows what it takes to win the Great Lakes Circuit’s barrel racing championship.

Heck, she’s done it five straight years, all with her traveling partner, Luckys Tiny Bit, a 14-year-old bay gelding. She clinched the year-end championship after winning the first of three rounds at the Great Lakes Circuit Finals Rodeo in Louisville, Ky., last weekend. Then she added a third-round victory and the average championship.

That’s a pretty good way to conclude a terrific season, and Cisco continues to be a big reason why Whyte is successful. That’s the life of a barrel racer — she must depend upon a top-grade horse — but it’s the life each one loves.

Whyte and Cisco make a great team, and they’re championships are well earned.