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Location: Oklahoma & Texas | I thought it would be interesting to take note of what barrel racers preferred to use as far as equipment goes for the competitors at the American...heres what I noticed with the 21 barrel racers of the long go:
All wore some sort of front leg protection
16 wore rear leg protection
Most used some sort of draw or gag bit while 4 used some version of the snaffle the only one who ran in a simple o.ring was Happy..
Only 5 used a tie down...Clint used a brain chain type tie down the rest were the traditional style
Everyone wore a breast collar except Gretchen and Charmayne
Everyone wore a flank cinch except for Clint
11 used a whip or over n under on their horse during their run
Of those 11 two of them hit barrels
Only 4 people actually knocked a barrel over during their run
The first barrel was hit 3 times while the 2nd barrel never went over..third barrel went over once
I obviously had way too much time on my hands last night lol but I thought I'd like to know some equipment preferences of our elite!!
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Location: Stephenville, TX | sodapop - 2014-03-04 10:06 PM I noticed the gigantic check Lisa Lockhart held up at the end of it.
  
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Location: London Ontario | This is really interesting!!! It cool to see what the pros are doing and what works for them(obviously). |
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Location: Kansas | sodapop - 2014-03-04 10:06 PM I noticed the gigantic check Lisa Lockhart held up at the end of it.
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Location: Got Lobsta? | sodapop - 2014-03-04 11:06 PM I noticed the gigantic check Lisa Lockhart held up at the end of it.
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Location: WYOMING | Pretty interesting. Thanks for taking the time! |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | IMO, It tells me that, contrary to personal preference, there is certainly NO "right or wrong" way for the use of certain equipment....Thanks for being bored and compiling the statistics......very interesting.....  |
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| what blew me away was that powerful stallion running in nothing but an O Ring................................ and Robin's trust for him |
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| I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else? |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM
I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else?
There were a couple in the semi finals. And Lisa Lockhart rides a flex tree. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else?
Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Nevertooold - 2014-03-05 6:32 PM stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else? Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
I'm pretty sure Lisa's is a flex tree not a treeless.
I didn't even realize CJ rode without a breast collar until my daughter pointed it out while watching the replay. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Nevertooold - 2014-03-05 6:32 PM
stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else?
Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
The other one was Jackie Ganter. |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2014-03-05 7:58 PM
Nevertooold - 2014-03-05 6:32 PM
stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else?
Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
The other one was Jackie Ganter.
She only rides Double J saddles. Didn't think they made treeless saddles |
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Location: PNW | RoadToVegas - 2014-03-05 9:54 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2014-03-05 7:58 PM
Nevertooold - 2014-03-05 6:32 PM
stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else?
Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
The other one was Jackie Ganter.
She only rides Double J saddles. Didn't think they made treeless saddles
True. She was riding in a Double j at the semi finals - not a treeless. |
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| Nevertooold - 2014-03-05 6:32 PM
stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else?
Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
Lisa's is not a treeless, I have one it is a flex tree the bars are made of puck board. |
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| cheryl makofka - 2014-03-05 11:19 PM
Nevertooold - 2014-03-05 6:32 PM
stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else?
Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
Lisa's is not a treeless, I have one it is a flex tree the bars are made of puck board.
I should clarify I only saw the top 21 go. Just didnt notice one but I was also watching on youtube lol |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | svincent - 2014-03-05 10:04 PM RoadToVegas - 2014-03-05 9:54 PM Three 4 Luck - 2014-03-05 7:58 PM Nevertooold - 2014-03-05 6:32 PM stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else? Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
The other one was Jackie Ganter. She only rides Double J saddles. Didn't think they made treeless saddles True. She was riding in a Double j at the semi finals - not a treeless.
Oops. I must have gotten her mixed up with someone else. But I'm pretty sure I saw one besides Tammy. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | cheryl makofka - 2014-03-05 11:19 PM Nevertooold - 2014-03-05 6:32 PM stayceem - 2014-03-05 6:23 PM I didnt notice any treeless saddles either... did anyone else? Tammy rode in hers on Friday at Mesquite and ran the second fastest time. She came back in the semis and hit a barrel.
Actually if Lisa was riding in the Lisa Lockhart barrel saddle, it is a treeless.
Lisa's is not a treeless, I have one it is a flex tree the bars are made of puck board.
What is puck board?
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