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| "Haven't you out grown barrel racing yet?" "It's about time you give that up." "Aren't you a little old for that?"
These are some of the statements I've been hearing lately from several adults including my in-laws and coworkers. I'm 30 for crying out loud, my life isn't over !! Sorry yall! I had to vent a bit! Not sure why I let them get to me but it sure does... does anyone else hear this stuff?!? |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Lol, yes. And I've half thought it myself. Not in negative terms, but that I'm still trying to accomplish a goal that I set when I was twelve. I'm 26 now. But I can't help but enjoy barrel racing. And if you enjoy it, whose to say your age should dictate whether or not you should enjoy it? |
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Location: Texas | Just say "Oh I'm sorry I didn't hear you... I was busy minding my own business." lol |
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Location: NE Texas | pinx05 - 2015-03-19 10:50 AM Just say "Oh I'm sorry I didn't hear you... I was busy minding my own business." lol
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Location: Back in MT BABY!!! | If they weren't already your "in-laws" I'd say get rid of them!!
I tried not having horses one time when I was in graduate school so I could have more time for my grades...I struggled to stay passing and I was a total B!*ch to be around! Brought a colt back during Thanksgiving break and all was good again. My moods settled and school work was a breeze again. |
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Location: Northeast, KS | I have heard that from my own Mom more than once. I just smile and tell her "Nope!" I did not start barrel racing until I was 32 and I ma only 47 now. I have alot of years to make up for!!! |
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| Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 11:47 AM "I'm sorry, but I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am."
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On a serious note, the people who tear you down are usually incredibly unhappy with their own life choices. Chin up and keep doing what you LOVE to do! |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 11:47 AM "I'm sorry, but I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am."
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| tell them no, and when you are too old or crippled to ride you plan on showing halter horses or cart horses. That's what I told mine. It shut them up. |
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| suzy2qtee - 2015-03-19 8:32 PM
I can honestly say that no one has ever DARED say anything like that too me! I have had my boys go out saddle up my horse and TELL me it's time for me to get out of the house! I'm closer to 60 than 50 yrs old
No one has ever asked me when i was going to give it up and I'm close to SS time. i have a friend my age who gets told she's too old to still be riding and when is she going to give it up. |
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Location: Texas | an ex boyfriend told me that. and no i wasn't brave enough to break up with him, he broke up with me, but i was smart enough to not take him back.
I was also told "lots of kids want to be baseball players when they grow up" in reference to me wanting to haul harder on the pro circuit. and he wonders why i didnt take him back. |
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| casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 10:53 PMan ex boyfriend told me that. and no i wasn't brave enough to break up with him, he broke up with me, but i was smart enough to not take him back.I was also told "lots of kids want to be baseball players when they grow up" in reference to me wanting to haul harder on the pro circuit. and he wonders why i didnt take him back. I really don't get it. What is the "more adult" hobby of choice nowadays? I get looks and snarky remarks for my interest in geeky things (horses rarely). What do people do that is so much more grown up? If I like it, am a functional member of society, and am not hurting you, why do you feel the need to put my hobby down? I've seen that type of behavior on this site too.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | When I was looking for a new farrier after I moved up here to Seguin from the Valley, I was using this older guy that took forever to shoe just one horse, he keep telling me I was a little long in the tooth to be barrel racing, EXCUSE ME I wanted to punch him but I didnt and I was only 44 at the time, used him one more time till I found the farrier I now have that I have been using the last 10 years. |
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Location: Texas | Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:02 PM
casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 10:53 PMan ex boyfriend told me that. and no i wasn't brave enough to break up with him, he broke up with me, but i was smart enough to not take him back.I was also told "lots of kids want to be baseball players when they grow up" in reference to me wanting to haul harder on the pro circuit. and he wonders why i didnt take him back. I really don't get it. What is the "more adult" hobby of choice nowadays? I get looks and snarky remarks for my interest in geeky things (horses rarely). What do people do that is so much more grown up? If I like it, am a functional member of society, and am not hurting you, why do you feel the need to put my hobby down? I've seen that type of behavior on this site too.
he sure changed his tune and tried to say he was supportive of the barrel racing and horses and would never ask me to quit.. and that he encouraged me to get to run as much as i can with school. I call a big old BS on that one.. Does he think I'm a moron?? How about the time he said "if you want to haul across the country this summer trying to make the NFR I won't be here waiting for you" why did I stay with him for two years after that? good lord have mercy. Everyone says they want to make the NFR and then real life happens and most of us never get to realize that dream. Had he just encouraged it, it would have passed on it's own because of my circumstances with school... but no, just crush them while you're at it. |
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| casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 11:24 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:02 PM casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 10:53 PMan ex boyfriend told me that. and no i wasn't brave enough to break up with him, he broke up with me, but i was smart enough to not take him back.I was also told "lots of kids want to be baseball players when they grow up" in reference to me wanting to haul harder on the pro circuit. and he wonders why i didnt take him back. I really don't get it. What is the "more adult" hobby of choice nowadays? I get looks and snarky remarks for my interest in geeky things (horses rarely). What do people do that is so much more grown up? If I like it, am a functional member of society, and am not hurting you, why do you feel the need to put my hobby down? I've seen that type of behavior on this site too. he sure changed his tune and tried to say he was supportive of the barrel racing and horses and would never ask me to quit.. and that he encouraged me to get to run as much as i can with school. I call a big old BS on that one.. Does he think I'm a moron?? How about the time he said "if you want to haul across the country this summer trying to make the NFR I won't be here waiting for you" why did I stay with him for two years after that? good lord have mercy. Everyone says they want to make the NFR and then real life happens and most of us never get to realize that dream. Had he just encouraged it, it would have passed on it's own because of my circumstances with school... but no, just crush them while you're at it.
That's awful. I hope that you don't still allow his negativity to affect you, because you've got the talent (both as a rider and in horseflesh) to prove his dumb ass wrong. |
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Location: North Dakota | Oh man this gets me fired up. I will NEVER give up horses. The idea that riding is only for little girls is effing BS. Nobody will come between me and the horses and if they try to they will be removed from my life. I spent a year without horses before and was moody, grumpy, emotionally unstable, and just downright hated life. I need horses like I need food and water. They are a part of me like my heart and my blood. They are not a pleasant hobby to be picked up as we please, they are a lifestyle and an addiction that a blessed few of us are born into. They are what make life worth living. I don't expect everyone to understand that, but I demand that they respect that. The people that can't accept that are probably jealous because they don't have such a strong passion. Quite frankly, I pity those people.
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| Southtxponygirl - 2015-03-19 10:05 PM
When I was looking for a new farrier after I moved up here to Seguin from the Valley, I was using this older guy that took forever to shoe just one horse, he keep telling me I was a little long in the tooth to be barrel racing, EXCUSE ME I wanted to punch him but I didnt and I was only 44 at the time, used him one more time till I found the farrier I now have that I have been using the last 10 years.
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Location: oklahoma | pinx05 - 2015-03-19 10:50 AM Just say "Oh I'm sorry I didn't hear you... I was busy minding my own business." lol
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| I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one that has to put up with this stuff!!
I don't have big dreams of becoming a champion I gave that up long ago... Now I just go to have fun and run a couple jackpots a month! that's it! and even if I did get out of barrel racing... There is no way you could get rid of my horses... I would the most hateful person around for sure!!!
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Location: Oklahoma & Texas | I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears stuff like this.. I'm 36 and while not a spring chicken anymore definitely not past the point of doing what I love... my husband is not a horse person and he has learned not to make the comments lol.. considering we breed and raise barrel horses and I am also running barrels more and more again.. I had a period of time where I lessened up the amt of time i was devoting to the horses - I focused on my career and work and being a wife.. but now it has come full circle and I have the money and the time to do what I love and nothing is getting in my way. While its true - that without the horses i'd certainly have a lot more money in my savings account - i dont see how that is comparable to living my dreams.. Would i rather die with a full bank account or a full life.. I look at people who are not involved with horses, or not involved w/any real hobby or passion - and i wonder how boring it must be to go to work every day and go home and watch tv and thats it.. Working with horses has so many benefits - physically it keeps you in shape and out moving around, it gives you goals and things to work towards, it gives you stress relief and peace.. it can be a tough sport - barrel racing - we all know the up's and down's of it - but the time spent getting to that barrel race with all the preparation and training and the time spent there with your friends is never time wasted. I say barrel race until you can't anymore.. until phyiscally you can't sit on a horse (i'm thinking like 95 lol) .. at that point im going to get a cart and learn to drive one lol.. |
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Location: Texas | Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:34 PM
casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 11:24 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:02 PM casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 10:53 PMan ex boyfriend told me that. and no i wasn't brave enough to break up with him, he broke up with me, but i was smart enough to not take him back.I was also told "lots of kids want to be baseball players when they grow up" in reference to me wanting to haul harder on the pro circuit. and he wonders why i didnt take him back. I really don't get it. What is the "more adult" hobby of choice nowadays? I get looks and snarky remarks for my interest in geeky things (horses rarely). What do people do that is so much more grown up? If I like it, am a functional member of society, and am not hurting you, why do you feel the need to put my hobby down? I've seen that type of behavior on this site too. he sure changed his tune and tried to say he was supportive of the barrel racing and horses and would never ask me to quit.. and that he encouraged me to get to run as much as i can with school. I call a big old BS on that one.. Does he think I'm a moron?? How about the time he said "if you want to haul across the country this summer trying to make the NFR I won't be here waiting for you" why did I stay with him for two years after that? good lord have mercy. Everyone says they want to make the NFR and then real life happens and most of us never get to realize that dream. Had he just encouraged it, it would have passed on it's own because of my circumstances with school... but no, just crush them while you're at it.
I don't.. I'm just really hesitant to meet anybody else in fear they might do the same thing.. It's hard to explain to someone you have this huge part of your life and horses and financial burden LOL. How do you explain, if you marry me, you get at least 4 horses and all that goes with it... haha.
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Location: Back in MT BABY!!! | casualdust07 - 2015-03-20 8:30 AM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:34 PM casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 11:24 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:02 PM casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 10:53 PMan ex boyfriend told me that. and no i wasn't brave enough to break up with him, he broke up with me, but i was smart enough to not take him back.I was also told "lots of kids want to be baseball players when they grow up" in reference to me wanting to haul harder on the pro circuit. and he wonders why i didnt take him back. I really don't get it. What is the "more adult" hobby of choice nowadays? I get looks and snarky remarks for my interest in geeky things (horses rarely). What do people do that is so much more grown up? If I like it, am a functional member of society, and am not hurting you, why do you feel the need to put my hobby down? I've seen that type of behavior on this site too. he sure changed his tune and tried to say he was supportive of the barrel racing and horses and would never ask me to quit.. and that he encouraged me to get to run as much as i can with school. I call a big old BS on that one.. Does he think I'm a moron?? How about the time he said "if you want to haul across the country this summer trying to make the NFR I won't be here waiting for you" why did I stay with him for two years after that? good lord have mercy. Everyone says they want to make the NFR and then real life happens and most of us never get to realize that dream. Had he just encouraged it, it would have passed on it's own because of my circumstances with school... but no, just crush them while you're at it. I don't.. I'm just really hesitant to meet anybody else in fear they might do the same thing.. It's hard to explain to someone you have this huge part of your life and horses and financial burden LOL. How do you explain, if you marry me, you get at least 4 horses and all that goes with it... haha. So I may just enjoy being alone for a while!!
Everyone comes with baggage...your baggage just has 4 legs :)
You come with far less baggage then I do I have 10 head that I'm riding/training etc. As long as I am able to ride and financially support my horses I have no plans on giving them up. I work so I can enjoy what I do if it ever gets to the point where I can't enjoy my horses I won't be keeping the job that I have...it's WAY to high stress! |
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Location: Montana | Some of my family (namely my now 93 yr old grandmother) have told me that I need to give up the horses and start having kids because m not getting any younger! I told her well right now my horses are my kids, I have to feed them and clean up after them, deal with their tantrums, and I still receive unconditional love. Hubby knows how much horses mean to me, he asked me the other day to take a year off and breed my mare and have a kid ourselves. He knows how much I want a baby out of her. Now we just have to figure out who we are going to breed to next year. :-) |
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| casualdust07 - 2015-03-20 10:30 AM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:34 PM casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 11:24 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:02 PM casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 10:53 PMan ex boyfriend told me that. and no i wasn't brave enough to break up with him, he broke up with me, but i was smart enough to not take him back.I was also told "lots of kids want to be baseball players when they grow up" in reference to me wanting to haul harder on the pro circuit. and he wonders why i didnt take him back. I really don't get it. What is the "more adult" hobby of choice nowadays? I get looks and snarky remarks for my interest in geeky things (horses rarely). What do people do that is so much more grown up? If I like it, am a functional member of society, and am not hurting you, why do you feel the need to put my hobby down? I've seen that type of behavior on this site too. he sure changed his tune and tried to say he was supportive of the barrel racing and horses and would never ask me to quit.. and that he encouraged me to get to run as much as i can with school. I call a big old BS on that one.. Does he think I'm a moron?? How about the time he said "if you want to haul across the country this summer trying to make the NFR I won't be here waiting for you" why did I stay with him for two years after that? good lord have mercy. Everyone says they want to make the NFR and then real life happens and most of us never get to realize that dream. Had he just encouraged it, it would have passed on it's own because of my circumstances with school... but no, just crush them while you're at it. I don't.. I'm just really hesitant to meet anybody else in fear they might do the same thing.. It's hard to explain to someone you have this huge part of your life and horses and financial burden LOL. How do you explain, if you marry me, you get at least 4 horses and all that goes with it... haha. So I may just enjoy being alone for a while!!
I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I have never been in a relationship, and honestly don't plan to be in one for some time. I've had a few "almosts" and "maybes", but they took themselves out of the running when they were dismissive of my interests (among other things). Strangely, that dismissiveness is a reoccurring theme.
I think it's perfectly find to have different hobbies; that's life. I would not, however, ever call my SO's hobby "stupid, childish, or meaningless" no matter what it happened to be. If it makes him happy and he's still a functioning member of society, I don't have a problem with it. We all deal with the stress of day-to-day life - what's the point of being rude to eachother when we all find different ways to blow off steam?
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Location: Texas | There's a few husband and wife teams at the barrel races I really look up to. I can find that someday I'm sure! maybe, ha.
Add on top of that I'll be a vet with horrible hours...
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| casualdust07 - 2015-03-20 11:24 AM There's a few husband and wife teams at the barrel races I really look up to. I can find that someday I'm sure! maybe, ha. Add on top of that I'll be a vet with horrible hours... independent woman problems!
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | I had someone tell me they thought I was too old to Barrel Race and this is where my user name came from. Never Too Old.
The kicker, I was competitive back then..LOL
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | I'll be 65 this year...I finally gave up barrels in January... I had a great mare, but 2 reason I quit...
one- I got tired of donating, even though we both tried very hard
second- I became afraid of the speed...I would freeze up sometimes and when we finished the run I would cry cause I was so scared running. I decided it was not fair to my mare and to me. And it wasn't worth the stress before the run. Stress one of the main causes of cancer!
I remember when I was in my early 40's watching other ladies much older than me barely loping thru the pattern cause they were afraid, even though they wouldn't admit it. I would think I hope that would never happen to me- well it did. I believe it's a mental thing and I tried very hard to get by it. I know this doesn't happen to every one but..... guess it wasn't in my blood like some.
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Location: Alberta | 2 words....June Holeman.....people can suck rocks who think they have a say on anyone else's dreams or goals...enough said!
I didn't start competiting at barrels till I was in my late 20's and sure as shoot I have no plans to stop moving towards my goals cause of my age (will be 34 this year) I do my best to keep myself in shape and have the opportunity to focus a lot on my horses..... ALSO I'm stubborn so nobody can tell me no LOL |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Griz - 2015-03-20 5:23 AM Southtxponygirl - 2015-03-19 10:05 PM When I was looking for a new farrier after I moved up here to Seguin from the Valley, I was using this older guy that took forever to shoe just one horse, he keep telling me I was a little long in the tooth to be barrel racing, EXCUSE ME I wanted to punch him but I didnt and I was only 44 at the time, used him one more time till I found the farrier I now have that I have been using the last 10 years. You should have told him, "I get OLDER everytime you come to shoe with the length of time it takes!"
After taking over an hour to reset one of my horses, I was ready for him to leave but had a few more to go, so happy I found one of my old buddies that shoed. 
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Location: Arkansas | Lucy's Mom - 2015-03-20 10:11 AM
Some of my family (namely my now 93 yr old grandmother) have told me that I need to give up the horses and start having kids because m not getting any younger! I told her well right now my horses are my kids, I have to feed them and clean up after them, deal with their tantrums, and I still receive unconditional love. Hubby knows how much horses mean to me, he asked me the other day to take a year off and breed my mare and have a kid ourselves. He knows how much I want a baby out of her. Now we just have to figure out who we are going to breed to next year. :-)
Oh dear Lord I need glasses---first time I read it I thought it said "figure out who we're gonna breed first" meaning you or your mare!!! |
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Location: Stephenville, TX | Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-19 10:02 PM casualdust07 - 2015-03-19 10:53 PMan ex boyfriend told me that. and no i wasn't brave enough to break up with him, he broke up with me, but i was smart enough to not take him back.I was also told "lots of kids want to be baseball players when they grow up" in reference to me wanting to haul harder on the pro circuit. and he wonders why i didnt take him back. I really don't get it. What is the "more adult" hobby of choice nowadays? I get looks and snarky remarks for my interest in geeky things (horses rarely). What do people do that is so much more grown up? If I like it, am a functional member of society, and am not hurting you, why do you feel the need to put my hobby down? I've seen that type of behavior on this site too.
Sitting around telling people how to live their lives seems to be a popular hobby these days...and apparently its age appropriate across the board, so you'll never have to hang it up   
On a serious note, we're not all meant to live the same life. Thank them for their concern and just do your thing.
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| Years ago when I was just getting back into barrel racing my mom gave me fits about it. Telling me it was for little girls, blahblahblah. I traveled to Topeka for a Barrel Bash show so she could see me and my horses. I took with me the article on June Holeman. I think that opened her mind a little. The Steinhoffs were at that show and she stopped by their booth. She got to talking to Garry. He brought her a chair and sat her down for a little gab. I don't know what was said, but he flipped her opinion 180 degrees. Since that time she has supported me and my breeding and racing program. She still thinks it costs too much (and of course she's right! LOL!), but something Garry told her resonated with her and she accepts that I'm going to do this until I can't. |
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Location: In my own little world | sounds like my conversation with my husband last night. He has all but quit roping as he just doesn't seem to have the drive anymore. I don't have a problem with that but my problem came with the conversation about my young horse and if he starts running like I predict he is going to my plan is to buy my card again and hit some rodeos. No aspirations of traveling all over the place but hitting my circuit rodeos. His statement was " your a little old for that". Rather than get mad it made me even more determined, along with me pointing out several of the NFR barrel racers, top futurity trainers , etc who are in their 50's and older. Yes I have the aches and pains that come along with being older but you are as young as you feel and his desire to stay at home does not bother or deter me one bit. I took several years off while my kids were young and made hauling them a priority. Now it is my turn! |
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| Ummmm... I'm 18 and get those comments! I've grown up enough to learn that 90% of people will never understand what barrel racing is, how it works, or why I like it. I just smile, nod, and walk away.  |
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Location: Oklahoma | I was asked that same question when I was in my late 20's, but the reason behind it was because I was outrunning her kid. Lol I told her "Never" and laughed and walked away. Her daughter quit when she was about 18 and now has a young daughter that they've pushed so hard on barrels that she will probably quit by the time she's 12. I, however, am STILL running barrels. When I got the horse in my avatar, I was in my early 40's and had already resigned myself to the fact that I was never going to get to rodeo, but God's timing is not ours. At 45, I won Rookie of the Year in the IPRA, ended up 9th in the year end standings and qualified for the IFR. I never really wanted to go to the NFR because I knew I would have to be on the road too much, and I loved my family and home as much as I loved rodeo, but with the IPRA, I could do both, so that's the way I chose to go. I qualified for the IFR again the next year and the 3rd year, he got hurt and I missed the finals by $200. In 2011, at the age of 58, I won the World Champion Barrel Racer of the Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association and my goal this year is to do it again with a different horse. ;) I'll be 63 in April. Haters gonna hate. Be calm and rock on with your awesome self. lol |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | dianeguinn - 2015-03-22 12:52 PM I was asked that same question when I was in my late 20's, but the reason behind it was because I was outrunning her kid. Lol I told her "Never" and laughed and walked away. Her daughter quit when she was about 18 and now has a young daughter that they've pushed so hard on barrels that she will probably quit by the time she's 12. I, however, am STILL running barrels. When I got the horse in my avatar, I was in my early 40's and had already resigned myself to the fact that I was never going to get to rodeo, but God's timing is not ours. At 45, I won Rookie of the Year in the IPRA, ended up 9th in the year end standings and qualified for the IFR. I never really wanted to go to the NFR because I knew I would have to be on the road too much, and I loved my family and home as much as I loved rodeo, but with the IPRA, I could do both, so that's the way I chose to go. I qualified for the IFR again the next year and the 3rd year, he got hurt and I missed the finals by $200. In 2011, at the age of 58, I won the World Champion Barrel Racer of the Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association and my goal this year is to do it again with a different horse. ;) I'll be 63 in April. Haters gonna hate. Be calm and rock on with your awesome self. lol
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| Well I am 67 and just came in from riding mine in 20 degree weather. Tell them to **** OFF
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Location: Northeast Nebraska | horseshorseshorses - 2015-03-22 9:16 AM Ummmm... I'm 18 and get those comments! I've grown up enough to learn that 90% of people will never understand what barrel racing is, how it works, or why I like it. I just smile, nod, and walk away.
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IM DYING FROM THIS VIDEO!!! OMGGG ITS SO RELATABLE!! |
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