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Location: Oregon | Thanks for all the information! I only have the one horse right now so I'm not as concerned about the price of alfalfa but I do try every night and lots of close barrel races would be a huge plus. I feel like I may be playing catch up after spending a year here... This information will definitely give me a better idea of places to look into and areas to apply to. Now if only I can get a full time job in one of these areas....  |
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Location: Oklahoma | Google Top 10 Economies in the US... Texas has 4 out of 10!!! Xray techs in most cities or towns around here!!! Around here they have barrel races & more barrel races to suit every level rider!!! Im a Dad thats tryin to get his 10yr old daughter into barrel racing Soo I dont know as much as the girls that run in races... I bet You a Dollar between Texas & Oklahoma youll get yer fix on barrel racing lol As far as Tornados theyre Everywhere in the Midwest & are a devastating force that I wouldnt wish on Nobody!!! I lived threw em for 42yrs of bein alive!!! I remember em in Indiana where I grew up when I was little!!! But statistics say Your more likely to die in a Car Wreck!!! Hope My Ramblin helps a LiL bit... Xray tech jobs are everywhere down here :) I think youd like it... Just save a lil cash & Visit a lil bit... The people are great down here too!!! |
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Location: Stephenville, TX | hammer_time - 2015-01-02 8:49 PM I hated California. The weather is nice.....but that's about it. Gas is high, too many liberals....
I would check out BRN4D and NBHA websites and take a look at the schedule and locations. If you want to barrel race, I'd say Texas. Washington is OK, but it can get cold but it's doable in some towns (Walla Walla, Tri-Cities). If you loved in that area you're in close proximity to WA and OR races. AZ is all the rage in the winter, but a lot of horse stuff shuts down in the summer. I haven't had my horse out here for the summer but it is hot. Not unbearable if you've got a pool. ID would be OK but it does get cold as well. I will tell you that a lot of people move from the PNW to Texas and they love it.
 If you want nearly inexhaustable opportunities to compete year round, you need to be in north Texas. And if you ever feel the need to leave, it's a quick trip to OKC and a pretty easy wintertime haul to AZ. Yes, it gets hot here in the summer (and humid by some standards) but it's not thaaaat bad. Yes, hay is more expensive here than other areas, but many other things are cheaper here, so the costs balance out. A word of caution: if you come here for a visit, you might not want to leave  |
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Location: Oregon | Thanks for all the info! I can't wait to start applying for jobs and finding out where I'll end up  |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | trickster j - 2015-01-02 10:28 PM Nevertooold - 2015-01-02 9:21 PM Our daughter lives SE of Phoenix and we live NW of San Antonio. The cost of living and insurance is much cheaper in Texas and our barrel races are plentiful and a lot cheaper then the barrel races in AZ with a lot more added money. Hay is lots cheaper in Az though! :) And the humidity is not so ick- Having lived in both of them, I prefer AZ! :) We have $30 jackpots all over the place- it's just the high dollar ones that get all the publicity!
I will say we went and stayed for over 6 weeks starting towards the end of Jan and there is no way I could live where she does in Queen Creek. It double sucks..LOL
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Location: Texas | North Texas is a great place for barrel racing but be prepared - summers are BRUTAL. It doesn't cool off much at night - maybe if it's 100 during the day, it'll be 90 at 10:00 pm. I don't know if I'd move here if I wasn't already here. I think I'd choose California for the great weather.
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Location: Oregon | Fun2Run - 2015-01-03 8:40 PM North Texas is a great place for barrel racing but be prepared - summers are BRUTAL. It doesn't cool off much at night - maybe if it's 100 during the day, it'll be 90 at 10:00 pm. I don't know if I'd move here if I wasn't already here. I think I'd choose California for the great weather.
Thanks for the honesty! I think that's what I'd be most worried about if I moved there. I have a hard time with the heat as well as the cold. |
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Location: Stephenville, TX | I<3BarrelRacing - 2015-01-03 10:45 PM Fun2Run - 2015-01-03 8:40 PM North Texas is a great place for barrel racing but be prepared - summers are BRUTAL. It doesn't cool off much at night - maybe if it's 100 during the day, it'll be 90 at 10:00 pm. I don't know if I'd move here if I wasn't already here. I think I'd choose California for the great weather.
Thanks for the honesty! I think that's what I'd be most worried about if I moved there. I have a hard time with the heat as well as the cold.
My best advice would be to come visit in August and see what you think. I moved down here from Oregon a couple years ago and before that, I visited here in the heat of the summer and the middle of winter to experience the weather first hand. |
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| I am in South Texas and I will take our hot summers and extremely mild winter over cooler summers and extreme cold any day. Our extreme cold is 32, lol! My daughter has a friend that moved from Wisconsin to Ft. Worth to go to school. The summers kicked her butt the first few years but she has decided to stay. She is a barrel racer, too, and loves the year round riding weather. Of course North Texas gets colder than we do down here. |
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| Desert and cacti or rocky mountains and pine trees?
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Location: sunny california | Itsme - 2015-01-04 9:27 AM Desert and cacti or rocky mountains and pine trees?
Cali has both! |
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| kwanatha - 2015-01-04 12:10 PM
Itsme - 2015-01-04 9:27 AM Desert and cacti or rocky mountains and pine trees?
Cali has both!
So Cal is gross, north is cool! |
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