The 2009 Regional Charts for 4D and 5D Horses and Riders from nine regions across the U.S. and Canada.

Check out the highs and lows of the 2009 premier barrel horse sales.

Exceptional horses sold high, but mid-level horses and those with less established programs and unproven bloodlines struggled as consignors and breeders tried to make headways in the troubled economy.

2008 BARREL RACING STATISTICS: Top horses and riders of 2008

Despite trying economic times barrel racing awards $13.1 million in 2008.

With just eight fewer events recorded than 2007, the total barrel racing industry payoff as recorded by Equi-Stat dropped by nearly $900,000 from $13,948,387 in 2007 to $13,078,868 in 2008.

An unsung hero in the growth of the barrel racing industry, Equi-Stat provides a plethora of information to breeders, barrel racers, producers and sponsors.