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With God all things are possible
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| Llave, " The Key Grip" laid to rest yesterday due to colic complications
LLave " key" in Spanish , took my sister Kay Blandord to NFR, won Fort Smith 3 years in a row. he had a special place in our hearts and a big part of our family. Now in God's green pastures
Father God, Lay You hand of comforting peace for Kay and Robert Blandford. Amen  |
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Cold hands and Warm Heart
 
Location: oklahoma | I just saw this on fb. One of my all time favorites, they were a great team. |
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  Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | So sorry. |
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| If I remember correctly, Sheila...weren't you the trainer of this amazing barrel racing athlete? I'm so very sorry for this loss to your family....prayers for you all. |
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With God all things are possible
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| runs4fun - 2016-04-26 11:39 AM
If I remember correctly, Sheila...weren't you the trainer of this amazing barrel racing athlete? I'm so very sorry for this loss to your family....prayers for you all.
I started Llave as a three year old rode him 3 months while Kay and Lanita Powers were off Rodeoing. He was a natural and LOVED running barrels, Heart as big as Texas. |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | So sorry. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Awww so sorry to hear this |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | So very sorry. |
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | So sorry |
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 Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | What a great one he was. We had the pleasure of being stalled across from Kay at Ft Smith several years ago. She was so nice in letting us ask her about 4984654068789 questions about him and her other horses and allowing my mom to stand by his stall and stare for a few hours a day. What a blessing he was to our sport and what a great team he and Kay were to watch! RIP, Llave! |
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 Toastest with the Mostest
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Location: That part of Texas | |
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 Dancing in my Mind
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | So sorry for your family's loss. Many hugs |
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Location: South Dakota | My heart goes out to you and Kay, he was an amazing athlete, and I loved watching him run....one of my horse heroes for sure. |
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Regular
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Location: Texas |
http://barrelracernews.com/2016/04/26/kay-blandfords-my-greatest-blessing-the-key-grip-llave-was-laid-to-rest/ |
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 Hugs to You
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | So sorry. He was great and he got to stay with your sister all that time. He never went anywhere else, they took care of him until the end. |
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 South Texas Hottie
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Location: IM A DUDE!!!!!!! | My first horse magazine ever was Horse & Rider with Kay and Llave on the cover. I remember thinking that Llave looked like my gelding Halfmoon. After that I became a fan of Kay and Llave. I even remember going through tack catalogs and even asking on here, if anyone had an O ring combo similar to what Kay used on Llave. I don't know how many magazines I have or how many tapes filled with barrel racing from tv that Kay and Llave competed. I even have an older black stud that is Llave's nephew lol.....Many prayers to Kay and her family at this time....its never easy to lose one but the memories will always be there! |
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Location: southeast Texas | He was one neat dude. Loved watching that little rocket run ! |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | He's the same club that Scamper and Hot Shot are in.
RIP Llave.
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | I will always remimber him as one of the greats. My prayers go out to you all. |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Prayers for your family
Edited by Chandler's Mom 2016-04-26 9:10 PM
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Extreme Veteran
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| Prayers for the family. I remember him well from Ft. Smith, the hardest running horse ever and so fast! RIP! |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Borger, Tx | Sending prayers to your family, may he run forever free up there in God's country until y'all meet again!
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | They were one of my favorite teams to watch. Lots of prayers for your family during this difficult time. |
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 Roan On The Range
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Location: Stephenville, TX | One of my all time favorite horses. He was a great one! |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Herbie - 2016-04-26 12:50 PM What a great one he was. We had the pleasure of being stalled across from Kay at Ft Smith several years ago. She was so nice in letting us ask her about 4984654068789 questions about him and her other horses and allowing my mom to stand by his stall and stare for a few hours a day. What a blessing he was to our sport and what a great team he and Kay were to watch! RIP, Llave! Lucky you to have got to see Llave in person, he was a very special horse to all his fans, what year was it that you got to meet him? Every time I drove by Kays place I was plastered up against the window of my truck trying to get a peek of Llave and telling my hubby to slow down so I could get a good look.. LOL..
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2016-04-27 10:35 PM
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REST IN PEACE Llave " The Key Grip"