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| I hate it for the barrel racers, prayers no hurt horses or riders.
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| Any replays?
I seen Fallon is kicking some butt...  |
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Location: Bandera, TX | I just watched some runs on FB - terrible conditions. Kassidy is a hand - wow. |
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| Itsme - 2015-07-03 5:35 PM Any replays? I seen Fallon is kicking some butt...
Runs were posted to a FB page. Fallon and Baby Flo had a beautiful run, one of the few who had no trouble with the ground. |
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Location: Peach State | sad ground. It's like offering 100k to cripple your horse. |
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| It was terrifying to watch. Totally unacceptable! Calgary Stampede has been going since 1923. You'd think they would have the ground figured out by now. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Is it wet or just bad ground?
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| CYA Ranch - 2015-07-03 9:10 PM
Is it wet or just bad ground?
With our weather id guess its too dry.
Its on the tv now just at calf roping, i havent seen any barrels yet |
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| della - 2015-07-03 11:07 PM CYA Ranch - 2015-07-03 9:10 PM Is it wet or just bad ground?
With our weather id guess its too dry. Its on the tv now just at calf roping, i havent seen any barrels yet
Here is Kassidys' FB post about her fall, classy:
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn---win, learn, draw All that matters is that you get up. Eagle your awesome ?#flylikeaneagle?
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| rodeomom3 - 2015-07-04 6:43 AM
della - 2015-07-03 11:07 PM CYA Ranch - 2015-07-03 9:10 PM Is it wet or just bad ground?
With our weather id guess its too dry. Its on the tv now just at calf roping, i havent seen any barrels yet
Here is Kassidys' FB post about her fall, classy:Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn---win, learn, draw All that matters is that you get up. Eagle your awesome ?#?flylikeaneagle?
The Chuck wagon horses are not even happy with the ground. They all have to turn hard at the start too to get out and get prime track spots.
Its not just an issue for the barrel horses, though it is so much more easy to see the crap ground in our event.
Calf horses could not stop right, I saw a couple go to stop and drop down on the front and stump because they couldent get into the ground, the one cost the guy his cetch. It will cripple a horse in any event not just barrels. Great bucking stock was not even bucking like they always do, not streaching out and kicking as hardand quiting early.
Im not sure if its been so dry and hot they cant keep moisture in the ground but the rodeos I've watched this summer the ground has been not very good on a whole.
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Remember how it flooded there. So while I am sure the ground isn't ideal, they have had a lot to work with to try and make it better. JS. |
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Location: North Dakota | I may be ignorant, but I don't understand how it's so hard to get the ground right. I haven't seen a horse slip or fall at my local pro rodeo in the 3 years since I've moved here. They work hard to get it right no matter what the weather and have guys w/ rakes run out between every single run and make sure the ground around the barrels is fair. It doesn't take hardly any extra time. |
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| Mary Walker posted on Facebook that there was a foot of hail and rain at her trailer. |
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Location: USA | Anyone have any videos of the runs? |
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Location: Bandera, TX | Dreamingofcans - 2015-07-05 3:11 AM Anyone have any videos of the runs?
I believe Benji is posting them on his Crazyheart FB page. |
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Location: On a paint horse... | uno-dos-tres! - 2015-07-06 7:37 AM Dreamingofcans - 2015-07-05 3:11 AM Anyone have any videos of the runs? I believe Benji is posting them on his Crazyheart FB page.
Cant find the page...do you have to be invited to join?
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| skeeter 777 - 2015-07-05 11:07 AM uno-dos-tres! - 2015-07-06 7:37 AM Dreamingofcans - 2015-07-05 3:11 AM Anyone have any videos of the runs? I believe Benji is posting them on his Crazyheart FB page.
Crazy Heart Sound and Lighting LLC |
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| You can watch the replays or watch live each day. Barrels is usually around 3pm MST
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/calgarystampede/video/#id=2660319966
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| All I can say is that at rodeos, if the girls are still coming and running some people aren't going to be too concerned about the ground. I cringe watching those girls come into the barrels (esp the 1st) so fast. Also Eagle is an amazing horse that took care of himself and Kassidy. The way he handled that slip and her coming off was absolutely amazing! To be at the level and speed he was at and to be so calm and collected about it amazed me. Definitely an even bigger fan now. |
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Location: North Dakota | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-07-04 2:49 PM I may be ignorant, but I don't understand how it's so hard to get the ground right. I haven't seen a horse slip or fall at my local pro rodeo in the 3 years since I've moved here. They work hard to get it right no matter what the weather and have guys w/ rakes run out between every single run and make sure the ground around the barrels is fair. It doesn't take hardly any extra time.
You must not have heard about Thursdays slack then.....they could have at least pumped the water out of the arena....not fun but is definitely the luck of the draw. |
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| skeeter 777 - 2015-07-05 11:07 AM
uno-dos-tres! - 2015-07-06 7:37 AM Dreamingofcans - 2015-07-05 3:11 AM Anyone have any videos of the runs? I believe Benji is posting them on his Crazyheart FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/crazyheartsound?fref=ts |
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Wow, lots of horses slipping and falling at Calgary