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| I was looking at the Draw for the Greg Olsen in AZ. One gal is entered on 13 head of horses in the open!! And I think same person has 6 or 8 head just in the futurity. SOme of them could be the same horses but 13??? I would never survive! LOL |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Probably the same person that ran 11 horses a week or two ago. She is a hand. Can't remember her name. |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Heck, I'd get all flustered and forget which horse I was on. Never in a million years would I try that...not even when I was young. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | HA Challenge accepted! If I could feed them all and keep them legged up and tacked up and..... No....wait, I was just kidding that doesn't sound fun at all....! Talk about a full time job.... I can only imagine how big and expesive of a rig that is needed to haul all of them around.... My pocket book hurts thinking about shoes and vet bills.....  |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Nevertooold - 2016-01-14 4:03 PM Probably the same person that ran 11 horses a week or two ago. She is a hand. Can't remember her name.
My hand would have too much writing on it with my draw numbers......................................... |
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| Kelsey Leutjin May have not spelled it correctly. I see she placed really well. Even if I wasnt working and could stay home and train full time that is a LOT every day.. lol |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | FLITASTIC - 2016-01-14 4:12 PM Kelsey Leutjin May have not spelled it correctly. I see she placed really well. Even if I wasnt working and could stay home and train full time that is a LOT every day.. lol
She can ride. And ride well. |
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| Unless they all run exactly the same....
I can ride. I can ride one horse well, two maybe, if they have similar styles. But 11!!!! You GO girl! |
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| Wow, I run 3 and am beat when I get home. That is talent to be able to mentally adjust to each horse. Are they all hers? |
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| I just watched one of Jolene Montgomery videos and she talked about how she had 17 horses in training. Major clappy hands to those who can set their mind to do it and get it done. I bet they are just as fit as any athlete around. 
I'm a wimp, I would die LOL. 3-4 is enough for me.
If she is entered on that many in the open, I'm guessing the futurity horses are carry overs. Maybe Derby horses too if she is entered in those.
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| That's when you have a tag on each one with notes about their style and things to remember about them, or notes on their previous run so you can remember how it needs to be rode! Impressive |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Kelsey Jo Lutgen from Casa Grande, Arizona. She is scary talented for being so young and is a real hand at fixing horses and seems to be able to ride anything. |
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Location: Arizona | She's on the cover of BHN. |
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Location: Phoenix | She won the Greg Olsen last year I think? And another recently in OK.....I know next to zilch about futurities! |
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Location: MD | I have a hard time running two! holy canolis! |
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| Wow! She must have a great team helping her. I couldn't imagine doing it all by yourself. |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | I'm beat up at 2 head. lol |
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Location: The Great Northwest | 
Sherry Cervi usually will show up with 6 at Buckeye. I have to admire her. She does well it seems she handles all well. Jolene with 13 is just staggering! I'm sure she has good help. |
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| At some point I would love to talk to her. I wonder if she has a couple helpers that can ride and train with her. And as mentioned above, keeping them all fed properly, vet care, teeth, and I can't imagine her farrier. Lol |
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | FLITASTIC - 2016-01-14 7:15 PM At some point I would love to talk to her. I wonder if she has a couple helpers that can ride and train with her. And as mentioned above, keeping them all fed properly, vet care, teeth, and I can't imagine her farrier. Lol
I know she hired at least one girl to work for and help her full time. She has a great team behind her as far as family, owners and friends. |
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Location: The Great Northwest | svincent - 2016-01-15 5:20 PM Kelsey is super talented and SUPER nice. I admire her A LOT.
Evidentley, a lot of others are noticing too that she can train and compete. |
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Location: The Great Northwest | Last year, 2015, Jolene Montgomery won the Classic Equine Futurity Average at Buckeye, Arizona. The Greg Olson Futurity Average was won by Tami Semas on Guys Best Bet, Jill Lane was second, Tami Semas was third on Smooth N Famous, and fourth on Guys Amberetto. Tami Semas also won the Trophy for the combined average of the two futurities.
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| Yup she's a good hand, I know I couldn't do it!! Cayla Melby did that last year with 15, most young!! |
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Location: Arkansas | Kelsey Jo Lutjen comes from a long line of tough hands.. Her uncle Brett Beach went to the NFR in the team roping and her aunts Barry Beach Smith is married to Brad Smith and her late aunt, Beth Beach Cooper was married to Clay O'Brien Cooper.. They were all tough.. Goat tying fools too!! LOL
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Location: Wearing a winter coat...... | I have sat at a well known trainers place in Kentucky and watched her work over 30 head in a day....after she worked out in the am...before we went to breakfast......and ended with dinner at 9pm. Not just once either.....so I have to believe most of the woman in our sport are driven like this if they want to succeed . Now, I was tired just watching her and had to sleep in the next day! Good support is a must tho! |
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Location: Florida.. | whohasaplan - 2016-01-15 8:50 AM I have sat at a well known trainers place in Kentucky and watched her work over 30 head in a day....after she worked out in the am...before we went to breakfast......and ended with dinner at 9pm. Not just once either.....so I have to believe most of the woman in our sport are driven like this if they want to succeed . Now, I was tired just watching her and had to sleep in the next day! Good support is a must tho! so she spent what amount of time per horse? 30 horses.....I guess I would assume the assistants warmed them up she hopped on for a few minutes then so on......but how can you really work one in that short of time .. the trainer..
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Location: Wearing a winter coat...... | 30 minutes....give or take. She doesn't saddle or unsaddle. Still- wore me out!
Also- she didn't waste time- these colts all were worked to their ability- not over done or under but worked and I could watch the training work in front of me. It was pretty cool actually.... tiring but cool. Such a hand. |
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| whohasaplan - 2016-01-15 7:50 AM
I have sat at a well known trainers place in Kentucky and watched her work over 30 head in a day....after she worked out in the am...before we went to breakfast......and ended with dinner at 9pm. Not just once either.....so I have to believe most of the woman in our sport are driven like this if they want to succeed . Now, I was tired just watching her and had to sleep in the next day! Good support is a must tho!
Ed Wright always said if you want to be the best get yourself 15-20 head, ride them everyday and get them figured out and swap them for 15-20 new ones! |
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| veintiocho - 2016-01-15 7:41 AM
whohasaplan - 2016-01-15 7:50 AM
I have sat at a well known trainers place in Kentucky and watched her work over 30 head in a day....after she worked out in the am...before we went to breakfast......and ended with dinner at 9pm. Not just once either.....so I have to believe most of the woman in our sport are driven like this if they want to succeed . Now, I was tired just watching her and had to sleep in the next day! Good support is a must tho!
Ed Wright always said if you want to be the best get yourself 15-20 head, ride them everyday and get them figured out and swap them for 15-20 new ones!
Only problem with that is, MOST people actually have to WORK real jobs and can't spend 2 months in AZ over winter or have time to ride and feed 15-20 head.lolol I would rather have 1 or 2 and be able to focus all my efforts there. |
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| FLITASTIC - 2016-01-15 10:22 AM
veintiocho - 2016-01-15 7:41 AM
whohasaplan - 2016-01-15 7:50 AM
I have sat at a well known trainers place in Kentucky and watched her work over 30 head in a day....after she worked out in the am...before we went to breakfast......and ended with dinner at 9pm. Not just once either.....so I have to believe most of the woman in our sport are driven like this if they want to succeed . Now, I was tired just watching her and had to sleep in the next day! Good support is a must tho!
Ed Wright always said if you want to be the best get yourself 15-20 head, ride them everyday and get them figured out and swap them for 15-20 new ones!
Only problem with that is, MOST people actually have to WORK real jobs and can't spend 2 months in AZ over winter or have time to ride and feed 15-20 head.lolol I would rather have 1 or 2 and be able to focus all my efforts there.
I know! But if you told Ed that he'd just tell you if you wanted it bad enough you could do it! If I didn't have my kiddo I would totally move somewhere warm and do it. I could live off Ramen!! |
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OMG.. 13 head?