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 Guinea Pig Herder
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Location: Minnesota | This may seem like a dumb questions but Im just curious. Obviously you have to get out there and rodeo, you have to hit the big rodeos do well and have a talented horse.. But do you think it takes the BEST horses in the country? Does it have to be a horse that's out winning the 1D at every super show? Do you have to spend 75K plus to have an NFR caliber horse? Don't flame me LOL Im just curious as to what others think! I feel like most barrel racers dream is to run down the alley at the Thomas and Mack, but do you think its something that anyone can do if they get out there and try? |
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 Miss Laundry Misshap
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| I think your horse has to be talented. I also think you need a TON of seed money before you ever get started. You can't just say I'm going to rodeo....it's expensive. I'd love to see the top 15 expense to winnings ratio. |
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Guinea Pig Herder
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Location: Minnesota | Nateracer - 2013-12-07 8:20 AM
I think your horse has to be talented. I also think you need a TON of seed money before you ever get started. You can't just say I'm going to rodeo....it's expensive. I'd love to see the top 15 expense to winnings ratio.
oh I totally agree 100 percent.. since you have to travel so far, I cant imagine fuel costs, the cost to eat on the road, truck/trailer maintenance..etc |
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 Texas Taco
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Location: Bandera, TX | Most barrel racers have the dream to one day have that special horse, the money and the time to make a run for it. I have a close friend who is a very gifted rider with a super nice horse. She tried for a few years to be in the top 15. Through her I learned how hard live on the road is. So many miles, no sleep, then horse or rider or trailer/truck break down. It is a brutally hard live out there - all those who make it there have my outmost respect for their grit and determination. |
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| A woman who runs around here has tried for years. She has the horses needed, even the money. But at the big rodeos they only take the top money earners, and well if your not one of them it's hard to get there if they only take so many. She said its very hard to get into it and very expensive. Her husband was there for roping years ago, I take their word for it. |
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 Ima Non Controversial Girl
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Location: where the wind blows | I think it's a huge sacrifice also on your family life. Plus the cost. A big name team roping told a good friend he had it figured that to make the finals in team roping cost 65 grand. After that dollar was your profit. I'd think barrels would be similar. I also think just because a horse can run/win at the big jackpots doesn't make it a rodeo horse. I think the 2 are very different. Rodeo life is hard on a horse and rider. |
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Guinea Pig Herder
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Location: Minnesota | jkrm - 2013-12-07 9:18 AM
I think it's a huge sacrifice also on your family life. Plus the cost. A big name team roping told a good friend he had it figured that to make the finals in team roping cost 65 grand. After that dollar was your profit. I'd think barrels would be similar. I also think just because a horse can run/win at the big jackpots doesn't make it a rodeo horse. I think the 2 are very different. Rodeo life is hard on a horse and rider.
I agree.. A rodeo horse is different than a jackpot horse.. But im wondering is an NFR caliber horse a horse who if they went to a super show jackpot would be winning the whole thing? Are these horses "freak" horses, not just a good solid rodeo horse? |
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 MEOW!
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Location: High heels in the air... | There are so many factors to making it...you gotta have the horse and the money and the time...you also need to draw good and enter the places where you can qualify for the bigger stuff...that's means running against the season professionals on a regular basis...it can be done, look at Taylor Jacob...amazing horse and heck of a rider... |
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| Most of the horses at the NFR would not necessarily go out and win super shows. I have seen top NFR horses place in the 2d at the same time they were winning 1,000s on the road as rodeo horses. What made them tough is winning on any ground, any weather conditions etc. Most big jackpots are on perfect ground groomed every few runs. Very different than running at a big rodeo, 20th out in slack, after it has rained all night and belly deep in mud. My mom is a 4x NFR qualifier and the hope is to make the NFR to get a profit for the year. Usually the top 5 going in are doing OK, but after that they are thousands in the hole getting to vegas. |
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 I Google Everything
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Location: Not sure yet | FLITASTIC - 2013-12-07 9:34 AM Most of the horses at the NFR would not necessarily go out and win super shows. I have seen top NFR horses place in the 2d at the same time they were winning 1,000s on the road as rodeo horses. What made them tough is winning on any ground, any weather conditions etc. Most big jackpots are on perfect ground groomed every few runs. Very different than running at a big rodeo, 20th out in slack, after it has rained all night and belly deep in mud. My mom is a 4x NFR qualifier and the hope is to make the NFR to get a profit for the year. Usually the top 5 going in are doing OK, but after that they are thousands in the hole getting to vegas.
 Well shucks then I shouldn't have a problem getting to NFR at all. I stay in the hole.  |
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 Scorpions R Us
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Location: So. Cali. | There was a good read going around FB before the NFR started about what it takes to make it there realistically. Number #1 thing- Money
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Scorpions R Us
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Location: So. Cali. | Here it is;
http://www.barrelracingtips.com/what-it-takes-to-make-nfr-barrel-racing-dreams-come-tru |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | Riding talent, a wonderful horse, and lots and lots and lots of money.  |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | A Sugar Daddy |
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Pig-Bear Dog Lover
| If anyone could do it we wouldn't be seeing a lot of the same people there year after year. One if the biggest things is a support system and patience.. after you have the horse and traveling money. Do you have someone to drive with you? Help you take care of horses/other animals or the house when you leave? Personally I would rather shave my head than drive for hours.. even a little 3 hour one way and back I can not hardly stand it. and my husband WILL NOT DRIVE. Honestly you can buy weanlings with that potential all day long for 3,000-5,000....but as many stories go you have to be committed. There are a lot more best horses in the country than you think. They pop out at local super shows and out run quite a bit of NFR horses. |
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 IMA No Hair Style Gal
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| CYA Ranch - 2013-12-07 11:14 AM A Sugar Daddy
Is there a place I can purchase one of those online? Like Ebay or something?!? |
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 Sweet Tea
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Location: Home of the World Famous "Silver Bullet" | RodeoCowgirl129 - 2013-12-07 9:26 AM Nateracer - 2013-12-07 8:20 AM I think your horse has to be talented. I also think you need a TON of seed money before you ever get started. You can't just say I'm going to rodeo....it's expensive. I'd love to see the top 15 expense to winnings ratio. oh I totally agree 100 percent.. since you have to travel so far, I cant imagine fuel costs, the cost to eat on the road, truck/trailer maintenance..etc
MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY !!!!!
you'll need 250k for a rig. i would enjoy just looking at thr rigs. |
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| magic gunsmoke - 2013-12-07 10:27 AM
CYA Ranch - 2013-12-07 11:14 AM A Sugar Daddy
Is there a place I can purchase one of those online? Like Ebay or something?!?
if so, send me the link!! |
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Holy Fruit Loops!
Posts: 1708
Location: Colorado | A plane ticket and a seat at T&M.
But seriously I think a lot of people are missing the basics.
A "fire in the belly" desire to rodeo. Hauling isn't easy no matter how much money. Some enjoy being on the road all year. But it takes a toll. Physically, mentally both you and your horses. It is not the same as hauling to a couple of big Barrel races and camping out with your friends for the weekend.
Obviously horse power. The kind of horse that can handle the ground, the hours in a trailer and get better every run over a three or four day marathon.
How you enter, deal with over night drives, deadlines, breakdowns, etc.. Can you keep your head in the game while dealing with a broken rig, bad phone reception, etc.. Do you want it bad enough to make the drive by Yourself to the next little rodeo to collect a check? Can you stay healthy on the road? Do you have the desire to compete and haul while You are hurt? Are you able to make two to three perfs a day and put 100% into each and every run?
Are you ready to leave family for months at a time. Will your family and or friends be there when you get back? Lots say they will. Few truly understand the commitment.
If you spend more time worrying about how much you are spending than how much you need to win it maybe time to go home.
Lots of money is an excuse to not try. If the desire is there find a way.
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | magic gunsmoke - 2013-12-07 10:27 AM CYA Ranch - 2013-12-07 11:14 AM A Sugar Daddy Is there a place I can purchase one of those online? Like Ebay or something?!?
A nursing home maybe? just kidding. LOL |
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