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| Am I missing something?
Are the Texas horses faster than others? What makes it a Texas horse?
I watched some of the D&D open and the ones I seen looked, well, very underwhelming. Just a bunch of 3D caliber horses that were out ran by futurity horses from all over.
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 Shelter Dog Lover
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| Hey now!! Always thought we were the toughest out there till I took my girls to NBHA youth world and saw the machines from up north and the east coast- yowsa! Texas is tough but we definitely do not have a monopoly on good horses, they are all over. |
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Location: Texas | A lot of people make comments about Texas horses because the competition is very tough here because we have so many jack pots, rodeos, ect everywhere and so many compeitors. Our Amauteur rodeos like the United Professional Rodeo Asociations and the Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association had girls like Brittany Pozzi, Jackie Dube, Megan Reichert, Shelly Morgan, Gail Hillman, Stephanie Fryar, to name very very few competed at these amatuers and then the next year on that same horse went to the NFR. So our amatuer horses have to be good enough to compete with that level of competition. So thats not to say that Texas has the fastest horses by no means. I think there are very nice horses from every where I just think Texas has a lot due to demographics ect. I have sold what is a 2-D horse here and it go East and be a 1-D horse and top placer at rodeos.
So to answer your question do I think Texas horse are faster. No. I just think we have a lot more to choose from (because of how big Texas is) and if you want to comepete here you have to step up your game. Texas also has alot of top trainers and past NFR barrel racers that either were from here or retired here. But honestly a great horse can come from anywhere and any state. Just is just my thoughts and opinion. |
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I Am a Snake Killer
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Location: Golden Gulf Coast of Texas | So you are judging all Texas horses from one race? And the futurity horses that are winning can go outrun any open or rodeo horse on any given day. |
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
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| It is Texas RACES that are tough. A horse that places 1D at a big TX race is sometimes respected more in a sales ad. This is because of the competition, from many states, that Texas races attract. Pull up various results from Texas races. You will see names of NFR qualifiers, Futurity champions, and respected trainers. |
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| There are tough horses everywhere, but Texas has a lot of them. You run against NFR horses at jackpots here. You better bring your A game in Texas almost anywhere you go. Texas horses might not win, but your going to see more of them in the top rung. |
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  That's White "Man" to You
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| It like a used car lot, every car has "only had one owner". Sales people will tell you what you want to hear. |
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| Where were they at D&D this weekend? All these crazy fast Texas open horses being outran by colts.
Im seeing a lot of bark and not much bite...
Edited by Itsme 2014-03-17 1:57 PM
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Itsme - 2014-03-17 1:56 PM Where were they at D&D this weekend? All these crazy fast Texas horses being outran by colts. Im seeing a lot of bark and not much bite...
Why are you picking at Texas horses ? |
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| Itsme, where are you from? As others have said it's not that Texas has faster horses it's just that we have soooo many good horses, riders and trainers in the state. You can not go to the remotest jackpot without some former NFR qualifier or futurity champ/trainer showing up. We never have an easy jackpot anywhere in the state, ANYWHERE! We also have barrel racing year round. |
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Location: In a happy place | Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-17 1:57 PM Itsme - 2014-03-17 1:56 PM Where were they at D&D this weekend? All these crazy fast Texas horses being outran by colts. Im seeing a lot of bark and not much bite... Why are you picking at Texas horses ?
 Ya thing Stxpg? Lordy. |
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I'm Over It!!
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Itsme - 2014-03-17 1:56 PM Where were they at D&D this weekend? All these crazy fast Texas open horses being outran by colts. Im seeing a lot of bark and not much bite...
That race is geared for the futurity and derby horses and the open race is limited to 350 entries and is very pricey for a one run shot so most people I know did not enter unless it was in their backyard and could run and leave.
I was born and raised in Illinois and moved here 17 years ago. The difference in competition is we had maybe 10 that could outrun you and 125 entries is huge. Here there are at least 50 that can outrun you and it's easy to have a 500 entry race and have many NFR Texas girls entered and they usually bring more then one horse.
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Location: Heart of Texas | Maybe since it was 5D in Texas, there were a lot of 3D to 5D horses? Just sayin. I did live up north for two years. What I learned was that at a rodeo, since I never went to a barrel race, first was just about as hard to win. I won rodeos in Texas and the midwest on the same horse. After that, it was pretty easy to place. Way less compitition. You could have a so so run there and still place. Not the case down here. |
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Location: Texas | Itsme - 2014-03-17 1:12 PM
Am I missing something?
Are the Texas horses faster than others? What makes it a Texas horse?
I watched some of the D&D open and the ones I seen looked, well, very underwhelming. Just a bunch of 3D caliber horses that were out ran by futurity horses from all over.
Who pi$$ed in your Cheerios? Lol. Nobody Are tough horses all over. There just seems to be more of them in TX. As other have stated most top rodeo and futurity trainers live in TX or OK. And where do you think all of those futurity horses end up? In TX. Most of hose bad a$$ horses in the futurity were from TX. I have lived and ran barels in many states and there are definaty some nice ones elsewhere but like I said earlier. There are just more of them in TX. Take a chill pill! |
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| Itsme - 2014-03-17 1:12 PM
Am I missing something?
Are the Texas horses faster than others? What makes it a Texas horse?
I watched some of the D&D open and the ones I seen looked, well, very underwhelming. Just a bunch of 3D caliber horses that were out ran by futurity horses from all over.
Well lets see....take a look at the top 15 in pro rodeo right now, 8 of those are from texas! All the other spots have no more than one state represented. Hmmm, and why do we think its tougher here? You tell me?
Edited by yellowhorse1 2014-03-17 2:14 PM
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | sorrel horse ranch - 2014-03-17 2:05 PM Southtxponygirl - 2014-03-17 1:57 PM Itsme - 2014-03-17 1:56 PM Where were they at D&D this weekend? All these crazy fast Texas horses being outran by colts. Im seeing a lot of bark and not much bite... Why are you picking at Texas horses ?Ya thing Stxpg? Lordy.
Its like what the heck is this all about? Texas has some really tough horses just like any other state, we might just have more, cause we're a bigger state.  |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I think someone is really bored and just want to stir the pot here, lol  |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Better simmer down now... or they'll sic Chuck Norris on you!!!
I kid, I kid.
But seriously.... I think if you look at where the MAJORITY of the top horses, be it NFR, 4D, or Futurity/Derby, you're gonna see a bunch of Texas people show up on the top of the charts. That's why they use those "tough Texas competition" quotes. If it doesn't lure you in, that's fine... but there is someone who it will work on... and with good reason. |
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