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Location: Oklahoma | Just saw on Michele's Instagram that he won't be running this year. Poor guy! I was the most excited about watching him run. |
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| I was disappointed to see this also... very responsible of his owners though and I am sure a very difficult decision. |
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| Cant wait to see how kellies chick will do.
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 Don't Wanna Make This Awkward
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Location: Texas | Skye is a phenominal horse and should never be seen as a "backup". Michele didn't have the best finals last year and I'm sure she was looking forward to redeeming SBD this year at the T&M, but I think she will give everyone a run for their money in each round and the average. Skye is super consistent and not a barrel hitter. |
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Location: Texas | What happened to SBD? |
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Don't Wanna Make This Awkward
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Location: Texas | McLeod Ranch shared Slick By Design's status.
3 hours ago
We are saddened to announce to all of Slick By Design's fans that he will not be competing at the 2014 National Finals Rodeo.
As everyone is aware, Slick came down with a terrible virus during this year's Calgary Stampede. Under strict care from some of the best veterinarians in the country, he was given time off and treated. Slick has gone back to full work and ran this past weekend. Michele and the veterinarians feel he is close but not quite ready to handle the grueling demands of the NFR. We are going to take the next 2 months to continue his conditioning schedule and have him ready to start off the new 2015 rodeo season.
This year it will be Kellies Chick's turn to run down the ally at the Thomas & Mack. The "Skye" is the limit!! |
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Location: Ferris, TX | I applaud them on thinking of Slick first. Skye will do great and they ought to load up that Naughty futurity horse her daughter is riding. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | yippeej - 2014-11-25 7:12 AM I applaud them on thinking of Slick first. Skye will do great and they ought to load up that Naughty futurity horse her daughter is riding.
He's pretty impressive!! |
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | Darn it! I was really thinking this would be his year to shine. The mare is freakin incredible, I'm sure she'll be awesome out there. Naughty is something else, he might be 4, but he's wicked...it's got to be tempting to take him along to! Best of luck to Michelle! |
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Location: Kansas | what happened? |
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  Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | Yay for SBD's owners and connections. They are putting him first to make sure he will be able to run in the future. |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | As disappointed as I am to not get to see him, I think it was a VERY smart decision. He needs to be 100% and then some to run 10 days in a row, or shoot even for half of the go round at the NFR. Especially because he is a stallion. The barrel world is very fickle and I think it's very smart of them to leave him at home if he isn't READY. |
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Location: Northeast SD | Smart move!! 
Doesn't Michelle and the horses owners still have StreakinFlinginDisco? (I believe thats the name) That's an awesome horse as well as Skye! |
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| They are a great family! Every horse they ride is NICE!! |
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| SoDak - 2014-11-25 8:39 AM Smart move!! Doesn't Michelle and the horses owners still have StreakinFlinginDisco? (I believe thats the name ) That's an awesome horse as well as Skye!
Yes, they bought "Disco" from my friend Monica McClung earlier this year, and that mare is absolutely wicked, especially on a small pattern. I'd love to see her run Disco at least once! |
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Location: MD | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-11-25 9:16 AM
what happened?
McLeod Ranch shared Slick By Design's status.
3 hours ago
We are saddened to announce to all of Slick By Design's fans that he will not be competing at the 2014 National Finals Rodeo.
As everyone is aware, Slick came down with a terrible virus during this year's Calgary Stampede. Under strict care from some of the best veterinarians in the country, he was given time off and treated. Slick has gone back to full work and ran this past weekend. Michele and the veterinarians feel he is close but not quite ready to handle the grueling demands of the NFR. We are going to take the next 2 months to continue his conditioning schedule and have him ready to start off the new 2015 rodeo season.
This year it will be Kellies Chick's turn to run down the ally at the Thomas & Mack. The "Skye" is the limit!! |
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| I think they should run him at least a night or two.
Edited by Whiteboy 2014-11-25 8:59 AM
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Location: White Mountains of AZ | I'm glad she is thinking about the horse :) |
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Location: Bandera, TX | Whiteboy - 2014-11-25 8:58 AM I think they should run him at least a night or two.
It's a difficult trip from Texas and the stall situations are not the best for a horse that needs "clean living". |
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Location: Northeast SD | bowersk - 2014-11-25 8:50 AM
SoDak - 2014-11-25 8:39 AM Smart move!! Doesn't Michelle and the horses owners still have StreakinFlinginDisco? (I believe thats the name ) That's an awesome horse as well as Skye!
She is an awesome horse!! Sure they have Slick and Disco babies on the way!! Should be another awesome horse to add to the herd for the owners! |
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Location: Crowder, OK | Kudos to the owners! i applaud them. that respiratory stuff takes a very long time to heal, I know first hand because Ive been battling it for several months now and mines just been allergy related, i cant imagine a serious virus infection to get over. Honestly most people that know Slick, knows he has absolutely nothing to prove, hes already proved himself many times over. Michelle will do well on anything she gets on because she is a wonderful horseman/horsewoman. I wish all the girls the best of luck and safe travels! |
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Location: Sherman, TX | Her Facebook page shows them swimming Disco so it looks like she might be taking her?? |
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Location: Northeast SD | newbie - 2014-11-25 3:30 PM
Her Facebook page shows them swimming Disco so it looks like she might be taking her??
I sure hope so!! |
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Don't Wanna Make This Awkward
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Location: Texas | Not sure how many horses each runner gets, but I'm sure Michelle will take Skye and Disco since they are both owned by Charlie Cole and Jason Martin(I believe) they alson own SBD. Not sure about JR Naughty Jet, he is owned by Katie Pascoe(sp) but who would ever be opposed to their horse running at the NFR? I think Michelle likes suprising people so I guess we will just have to wait and see |
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| Michele will be taking Skye and Disco to Vegas. |
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No SBD at the NFR this year :( :( :(