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Location: Somewhere around here | In your opinion, what is the difference between a great 1D jackpot barrel horse and a great winning rodeo barrel horse? Which one would you rather have? And which one has a better resale value? Remember, just all in your own opinion. 
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| In my opinion, and in my area...
A great rodeo horse is a horse that can run on any kind of ground, particular, shallow, hard, muddy, and/or all of the above. They can put up with the hype and noise and crowd, and small pens, and chutes, and bulls, and not being able to see the first barrel flying up the chute.
A great jackpot horse is fast, consistent, a little more particular on the ground, but still needs to be versatile, but runs the same no matte the arena, just without the chaos of rodeos.
I don't care for the rodeos in my area, so I prefer a good jackpot horse. | |
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| Grit, desire and training are the differences. A rodeo horse has to stand up straight in the turns, thrive by living on the road, have the mental ability to run 100+ times in a seasonand they have to handle all types of ground. II'd rather have a great rodeo horse. I simply enjoy the rodeo atmosphere and the people more. Especially the hospitality tents! If a horse can rodeo and win, they are worth more than a jackpot horse typically. Simply because of the amount of money that can be won if they are NFR caliber. | |
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| A rodeo horse is worth more to me than a jackpot horse.
To me, a rodeo horse has experience in changing conditions, hauling, staying places, crowds, and they can stand up on bad ground. A lot of jackpot horses are good where they run, but get them somewhere where it's muddy, or the ground is hard/shifty, etc. and they can't perform.
Even if I am just going to jackpot, I prefer a horse with rodeo experience. If they can handle that, they can darn sure handle the jackpots. | |
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Location: Florida | About $75,000
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| Vickie - 2015-08-25 2:24 PM
About $75,000
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | i have one of each...
the good jackpot horse of mine needs better ground and a more quiet atmosphere. will outrun my other horse on each of their best days.
my good rodeo horse can run on anything, needs the pressure and noise, and isn't scared of running to packed stands of people. at jackpots sometimes she runs too chilled out.
pricewise.. my rodeo horse is worth more because she has a record at pro rodeos and a record at big shows. my other horse has won many jackpots by good margins with the same competition but nothing at the pro rodeos and limited big shows because i haven't taken her to many... i still wouldn't consider either one cheap because some people don't want to rodeo and want a horse for the jackpots and could care less if she's scared of a perf.
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | I've told this story before, and I don't know for sure but in my opinion, it's heart. Daughter had a great horse, did jackpots and NBHA's and other divisional riding. Placed in the 1D, but won the 2D a lot.
THEN she talked me into doing High School rodeo.
Florida is very VERY competetive and I figured it would last a few rodeo's and we would be done.
The mare never placed less than 3rd and finished winning the State High School rodeo Champ, then went on to win Reserve at NHSRA.
Same year, she won the NBHA Open 2D Sweepstakes, won the 2nd go of the Go rounds (2D) and won the NBHA Open 2D Championships.
She had a friend that could beat her on Friday at a divisional race by 1/2 second. The next day she would beat her by 1/2 at a rodeo. Lots of the same horses and riders but my daughters mare just seemed to know the difference.
I never figured it out except our mare could run on crappy ground and she LOVED a crowd.
Current mare has won a lot of 1d and 2d stuff AND placed at Southeastern Circut rodeo's and a few months ago won her first PRCA/WPRA Rodeo. Hoping this mare follows suit :)
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I Am a Snake Killer
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Location: Golden Gulf Coast of Texas | There have been many horses that run great at both. | |
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| Everyone is correct about the bad ground, crowd, bulls and grit. We have found also a true rodeo horse will work with some soreness will eat and drink on the road etc. Ten years ago I would have only looked at a rodeo horse because that's what I wanted to enter. Now as a senior I don't find myself going to rodeos so would take a consistent jackpot horse usually less money than a true rodeo horse. We found out also as one person stated our rodeo horses ran harder at perfs than at jackpots, often found ourselves in the 2D at big jackpots the atmosphere just made the difference in our rodeo horses. We have also had really good jackpot horses that just fell apart at a rodeo even in slack. A rodeo horse just has to love it. | |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | have to wonder....is it the horse that runs "better" at rodeos, or that the rider perceives the action and rides harder?? I ask this because, when I rodeo'd, if I was last and KNEW what I had to do, I invariably rode harder and placed higher....but, to stay on topic: I think a good rodeo horse will bring more money...I don't know that it would have to be $75k more, that's a stretch, but for sure $25k or more. You can buy a good CPRA rodeo horse in TX for $50k...I know a lot of people placing in CPRA rodeos that didn't pay even that much. Now PRO horses that can stand the hauling? That's a different story. | |
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