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Location: Texas | I already told my husband I am going to the American next year (qualifying won't happen lol). I would have been there this year had I not been 38 weeks preggo. Talk about bad timing :( |
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| I am kicking myself for not pushing Hope last year to qualify. This year, you can bet momma won't make that mistake again, lol!
Last year, Hope wasn't willing to pay the fee. Plus the college rodeo at Sheridan was the same weekend as the Loveland qualifier. I already plan on having her talk to her rodeo coach about the dilemma. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | SKM - 2014-03-03 6:28 AM I am kicking myself for not pushing Hope last year to qualify. This year, you can bet momma won't make that mistake again, lol!
Last year, Hope wasn't willing to pay the fee. Plus the college rodeo at Sheridan was the same weekend as the Loveland qualifier. I already plan on having her talk to her rodeo coach about the dilemma.
She needs to for sure! That little horse can hang with anyone. If I had the horse, I'd be trying to get there. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Three 4 Luck - 2014-03-03 6:54 AM SKM - 2014-03-03 6:28 AM I am kicking myself for not pushing Hope last year to qualify. This year, you can bet momma won't make that mistake again, lol!
Last year, Hope wasn't willing to pay the fee. Plus the college rodeo at Sheridan was the same weekend as the Loveland qualifier. I already plan on having her talk to her rodeo coach about the dilemma. She needs to for sure! That little horse can hang with anyone. If I had the horse, I'd be trying to get there.
 I agree....but maybe it was for the best....she has one more year of experience under her belt and the timing could be "just right" for the next one!!!! |
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Location: Louisiana | We went to watch the semifinals in Mesquite last week. When we left I said, "If T-Bo is running good when the qualifiers roll around, you can bet I'll find $500 to enter!" It was a great rodeo and lots if money to be won. Do I think he can run with pro horses? I don't know, but I feel like we have a fair shot to qualify to a once in a lifetime type of run!
Question...Can Richy Champion qualify next year or will he not he allowed, since he won the million? |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I will try out for it, if Charmayne let's me borrow Grasshopper and I can get on him.
eta: I won't have that cool, calm, collected face that she had when they flash the cameras on me though..........it's going to be more of an "ohhhhh shat" kind of face.......
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | If I had a horse that I thought could hang with them, I wouldn't hesitate to pay the fees. |
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Location: Kansas | I'd like to if they keep a qualifier at the Lincoln Barrel Bash, and if I can have Chance and or Clifford throwing down smoking runs at that time of year. I thought about it last year but Chance and I were struggling a little in September and it would have cost almost half a month's pay for me to enter so I couldn't risk it. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | rodeowithjoker - 2014-03-03 11:24 AM
I'd like to if they keep a qualifier at the Lincoln Barrel Bash, and if I can have Chance and or Clifford throwing down smoking runs at that time of year. I thought about it last year but Chance and I were struggling a little in September and it would have cost almost half a month's pay for me to enter so I couldn't risk it.
That's where I'd be hoping to try for it as well if I think I have a horse good enough. My hauling partner was supposed to pay the qualifying fee at Lincoln last year but chose not to for good reason. Ended up tipping a barrel but would have made the top ten had she not. Hindsight twenty twenty, it was a smart choice to not pay the fee. But I dang sure am hoping she can this year!! |
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| achildres - 2014-03-03 10:06 AM
Someone please explain how the qualifying for the american works im so confused
I can tell you about this years, as I dont yet know if there will be changes for next year. This year we had 5 shows that anyone can put up $500 for a chance to run to get into the American. At each show the top 10 were invited to Mesquite for the Semi-Qualifactaions. So there were 50 riders there, plus BBR had an exemption and they decided to bring the winner of their finals from last year. From that group, 20 moved on to the next round, that was split up into 2 performances. From that round, 10 moved onto the Finals. Also at the finals were the top 10 standings from last years WPRA (after the WNFR) plus RFD-TV could bring one exemption (Charmayne James). Those 21 runners ran and the top 4 moved onto the shoot out. |
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Location: In the rockies. | Anyone know what qualifying races for the American in 2014?
Same races as 2013? |
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Location: Dubach, LA | There's a couple of girls around here that should go for it next year. They have horses that could hang with anyone. |
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| I have a feeling next year that they are going to see a huge spike in people trying to qualify. It'd be great to see a BB on the big screen! |
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Location: Oz, Kansas | LRQHS - 2014-03-03 9:07 AM I will try out for it, if Charmayne let's me borrow Grasshopper and I can get on him.
eta: I won't have that cool, calm, collected face that she had when they flash the cameras on me though..........it's going to be more of an "ohhhhh shat" kind of face.......
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | lookout hill - 2014-03-03 1:44 PM LRQHS - 2014-03-03 9:07 AM I will try out for it, if Charmayne let's me borrow Grasshopper and I can get on him.
eta: I won't have that cool, calm, collected face that she had when they flash the cameras on me though..........it's going to be more of an "ohhhhh shat" kind of face.......
Just drink more beer, that will loosen you up for competition.
lol....I'll be drunk, lean over and whisper in Grasshopper's ear, "it's all on you bud, don't make me look any worse than I already do." |
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Location: The Great Northwest | There may be a Huge Spike in entries to qualify for The American. I wonder if the entry fee will be $500? |
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Location: Midwest | LRQHS - 2014-03-03 10:07 AM I will try out for it, if Charmayne let's me borrow Grasshopper and I can get on him.
eta: I won't have that cool, calm, collected face that she had when they flash the cameras on me though..........it's going to be more of an "ohhhhh shat" kind of face.......
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I AM being nice
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Location: MD | I have a couple of horses that I would like to send through the Qualifiers, but I'll make sure and give them a tougher jockey than myself! |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | WrapSnap - 2014-03-03 2:02 PM I have a couple of horses that I would like to send through the Qualifiers, but I'll make sure and give them a tougher jockey than myself!
You don't give yourself enough credit. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | barrelracr131 - 2014-03-03 1:58 PM LRQHS - 2014-03-03 10:07 AM I will try out for it, if Charmayne let's me borrow Grasshopper and I can get on him.
eta: I won't have that cool, calm, collected face that she had when they flash the cameras on me though..........it's going to be more of an "ohhhhh shat" kind of face.......
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| WrapSnap - 2014-03-03 2:02 PM
I have a couple of horses that I would like to send through the Qualifiers, but I'll make sure and give them a tougher jockey than myself!
(Waves arm in back of the room - pick me! Pick me!) |
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I AM being nice
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Location: MD | CYA Ranch - 2014-03-03 2:03 PM
WrapSnap - 2014-03-03 2:02 PM I have a couple of horses that I would like to send through the Qualifiers, but I'll make sure and give them a tougher jockey than myself!
You don't give yourself enough credit.
I appreciate the sentiment, I truly do! I give myself plenty of credit for the things that I am good at. I also know where my weaknesses lie. There are definitely people who are just "winners". I wasn't necessarily in that line. I was next door, learning to create them. |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | I'd planned on it this year and my best horse got hurt a month before the qualifier in Lincoln. So if they do it again there, and she comes back as good as before her injury, I'd give it a shot. |
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 How freakish is that?
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Location: Oregon | I wonder if there is an age limit or if we'll be seeing a 10 year old win a million bucks? |
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Location: MD | crapshooter - 2014-03-03 3:00 PM
I wonder if there is an age limit or if we'll be seeing a 10 year old win a million bucks?
I could dang sure see Karsyn Daniels come in there and spank everybody! Cashen was there this year at the age of 12. |
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| WrapSnap - 2014-03-03 2:02 PM
I have a couple of horses that I would like to send through the Qualifiers, but I'll make sure and give them a tougher jockey than myself!
I wouldn't mind helping you out one bit just tell me what to do (: |
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Location: Texas | I totally plan on it. After Lucy has her baby I plan on legging her up and my goal is to qualify, or at least try! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | casualdust07 - 2014-03-03 5:40 PM I totally plan on it. After Lucy has her baby I plan on legging her up and my goal is to qualify, or at least try!
Now that would be cool, you would have alot of us rooting for you |
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| I am going to try to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader so I can get out there to welcome all the contestants. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | sodapop - 2014-03-03 6:02 PM I am going to try to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader so I can get out there to welcome all the contestants.
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| WrapSnap - 2014-03-03 3:03 PM
crapshooter - 2014-03-03 3:00 PM
I wonder if there is an age limit or if we'll be seeing a 10 year old win a million bucks?
I could dang sure see Karsyn Daniels come in there and spank everybody! Cashen was there this year at the age of 12.
Cashen is crazy fast!! |
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Location: Ky | If they would put a flag race at the American I would come out of retirement and enter. If I had to borrow or lease a horse I would enter. |
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Location: Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-03 5:49 PM
casualdust07 - 2014-03-03 5:40 PM I totally plan on it. After Lucy has her baby I plan on legging her up and my goal is to qualify, or at least try!
Now that would be cool, you would have alot of us rooting for you
Thanks! There's a lot of work to be done, and this is all pending a safe and easy delivery of her baby and that everything goes well legging up.. but my time running barrels is going to be very precious and limited so I better shoot high and chase some dreams before I get too busy and caught up with school to haul anymore! |
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Location: western Nebraska | sodapop - 2014-03-03 6:02 PM I am going to try to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader so I can get out there to welcome all the contestants.
I would have about as much chance becoming a cheerleader as getting to run at the American!!
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Location: Idaho | I'd have to see where my mare is at, but if we are running tough 17.0's in AZ next winter and they have it down there, might as well. If you are tough, I don't see why you wouldn't try. $500 entry fee is nothing if you are a 1D winner. |
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| Itsme - 2014-03-03 5:19 PM
WrapSnap - 2014-03-03 3:03 PM
crapshooter - 2014-03-03 3:00 PM
I wonder if there is an age limit or if we'll be seeing a 10 year old win a million bucks?
I could dang sure see Karsyn Daniels come in there and spank everybody! Cashen was there this year at the age of 12.
Cashen is crazy fast!!
Well yeah.... Because you can't outrun a loose horse, lol! Those little kids that can actually jockey one will outrun an adult everyday. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | sodapop - 2014-03-03 6:02 PM
I am going to try to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader so I can get out there to welcome all the contestants.
That's the funniest thing I've heard all day! I'm going to try out with you lol. |
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| LRQHS - 2014-03-03 8:08 PM sodapop - 2014-03-03 6:02 PM I am going to try to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader so I can get out there to welcome all the contestants. That's the funniest thing I've heard all day! I'm going to try out with you lol.
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Location: home for the winter...what a dumb idea | If it wasn't $500 to enter I would live to give it a try. Especially if they do loveland as a qualifier.... my horse loves that pen. |
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | I've already started legging my horse up.... we're going to be tough contenders.
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Location: Where I am happiest | Rodeo_cowgirl - 2014-03-03 8:29 PM If it wasn't $500 to enter I would live to give it a try. Especially if they do loveland as a qualifier.... my horse loves that pen.
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Location: WYOMING | Ive only got 2 and 3 yr old colts but I might try out for the steer wrestling or bull riding. |
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Location: Midwest | If I was good enough, I'd try out
I'm pretty sure I can't hang with the pros just yet. So I will save my 500 bucks. Lol |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | If I still barrel raced, was 50 lbs lighter, had the money, had a good horse, had some fashion sense, had a rich sugar daddy.......
Honestly, I think it would be super cool to do! Go get'em girls! |
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Location: western Nebraska | Another thing to remember is that if you get to the semis-and they especially all the way to the American-you had better be riding a rodeo horse. As much noise and commotion going on-a super nice jp 1d horse that hasn't been around that kind of stuff is not going to have much chance against a seasoned rodeo horse.
It looked to me like reading through the people that won at the qualifiers-a lot of them were riding really nice horses but not RODEO horses. JMO
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | I would love it if they made it a yearly event. I don't have a horse right now ready to go but have a couple youngsters I have high hopes for in a few years. I can't wait to start them next spring and work on them. I miss competing and would try just for the adventure! |
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Location: Alberta | If I ever get a chance to spend the winter in Arizona & had a good horse I would.... |
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Location: Arkansas | Three 4 Luck - 2014-03-03 6:54 AM SKM - 2014-03-03 6:28 AM I am kicking myself for not pushing Hope last year to qualify. This year, you can bet momma won't make that mistake again, lol!
Last year, Hope wasn't willing to pay the fee. Plus the college rodeo at Sheridan was the same weekend as the Loveland qualifier. I already plan on having her talk to her rodeo coach about the dilemma. She needs to for sure! That little horse can hang with anyone. If I had the horse, I'd be trying to get there.
V, if only they would have had this in the Spanky and Rambo days... |
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Location: Kansas | Fairweather - 2014-03-03 8:37 PM I've already started legging my horse up.... we're going to be tough contenders.
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Location: Colorado | GOBABYGO - 2014-03-03 12:44 PM Anyone know what qualifying races for the American in 2014?
Same races as 2013?
Qualifiers have not yet been determined. Once they are they will be announced. Hoping for the same as last year! |
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| Mile Hi Barrel Horse - 2014-03-04 5:14 PM
GOBABYGO - 2014-03-03 12:44 PM Anyone know what qualifying races for the American in 2014?
Same races as 2013?
Qualifiers have not yet been determined. Once they are they will be announced. Hoping for the same as last year!
I really think you should make sure that WHEN you get it... you make sure your dates don't conflict with the College Rodeo dates *hint hint* *nudge nudge* *wink wink*. |
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Location: Texas | doglady - 2014-03-04 1:01 PM
Another thing to remember is that if you get to the semis-and they especially all the way to the American-you had better be riding a rodeo horse. As much noise and commotion going on-a super nice jp 1d horse that hasn't been around that kind of stuff is not going to have much chance against a seasoned rodeo horse.
It looked to me like reading through the people that won at the qualifiers-a lot of them were riding really nice horses but not RODEO horses. JMO
Which is why I am even more excited, because my horse excels in the rodeo scene more than she does at a 5D…. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | rodeochick382 - 2014-03-04 2:54 PM Three 4 Luck - 2014-03-03 6:54 AM SKM - 2014-03-03 6:28 AM I am kicking myself for not pushing Hope last year to qualify. This year, you can bet momma won't make that mistake again, lol!
Last year, Hope wasn't willing to pay the fee. Plus the college rodeo at Sheridan was the same weekend as the Loveland qualifier. I already plan on having her talk to her rodeo coach about the dilemma. She needs to for sure! That little horse can hang with anyone. If I had the horse, I'd be trying to get there.
Ah heck, I know it. He was my once in a lifetime horse, for sure. |
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| casualdust07 - 2014-03-04 6:00 PM
doglady - 2014-03-04 1:01 PM
Another thing to remember is that if you get to the semis-and they especially all the way to the American-you had better be riding a rodeo horse. As much noise and commotion going on-a super nice jp 1d horse that hasn't been around that kind of stuff is not going to have much chance against a seasoned rodeo horse.
It looked to me like reading through the people that won at the qualifiers-a lot of them were riding really nice horses but not RODEO horses. JMO
Which is why I am even more excited, because my horse excels in the rodeo scene more than she does at a 5D….
I hve 2 awesome rodeo horses and might enter Lincoln or Loveland if they have it there again. |
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