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| Everyone will agree the ground is awful - but can we as spectators help out our girls in Vegas. I think we can. Today and everyday the ground remains dangerous lets mount a campaign to use social media to get the ground committee and NFR judges attention. I am not a social media guru but I KNOW it can be done. Hash tag every thing NFR sponsor, Joe Beaver, Jeff Meadows pre show people etc you can with complaints about the ground. Come on barrel racers - lets have action instead of just complaints. Thank everyone |
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Location: Broxton, Ga | I would hope the WPRA is up this morning addressing the ground issue with someone.......... |
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| jbw tx mom - 2014-12-06 9:00 AM
Everyone will agree the ground is awful - but can we as spectators help out our girls in Vegas. I think we can. Today and everyday the ground remains dangerous lets mount a campaign to use social media to get the ground committee and NFR judges attention. I am not a social media guru but I KNOW it can be done. Hash tag every thing NFR sponsor, Joe Beaver, Jeff Meadows pre show people etc you can with complaints about the ground. Come on barrel racers - lets have action instead of just complaints. Thank everyone
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | Its already all over the internet so lets see if action is taken |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | CJE - 2014-12-06 9:06 AM I would hope the WPRA is up this morning addressing the ground issue with someone..........
Ha! I'll believe that when I see it. The WPRA "leadership" is scared to make waves.
I went to bed posting all over FB and woke up this morning doing the same. With so many of us making noise, I hope we get someone's attention. I have been watching the NFR for over 20 years and have seen decent ground and not so great, but I've never seen it as bad as it was last night. There is no excuse for it. |
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| Yes the WPRA is afraid to complain to much - as an organization - The WPRA is an invited guest to the NFR - it is NOT their show. That is the reason we as barrel racers and individuals need to take action, not just complain on our personal FB page. Bring it out loud and clear that we as the spectators are not happy with the ground conditions. PRCA can treat us any way they want to because we are NOT part of their organization. I was pleasantly surprised they even aired all 15 barrel racers because they certainly don't have to. Again the barrel racers are guest to the party. I think we can help our top girls by using social media. Please help them as I feel their hands are tied and cant really say what they want to. BUT we can - team effort - thanks again |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Blow up this FB page.........
https://www.facebook.com/LasVegasNFR
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Proud to be Deplorable
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Did it. |
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| I asked on Twitter for @LasVegasNFR to read their own facebook comments. Please retweet from @janetcbarrels  |
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Location: IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD AT LEAST THEY KNOW ME HERE | Here's what I posted on FB nfr page
Sad when even bucking stock are stumbling n falling.
You'd think since Vegas romanced the prca to stay n Vegas they'd have good dirt for this prestigious event. Never seen so many downed barrels. All r running on top the dirt slipping and sliding. Pretty sad venue. See better footing at a playday.
No excuse.
Fix the dirt. |
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| YES - this is what I am talking about - Lets GO - Lets make a DIFFERENCE !!!! |
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 No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | I just rewatched last night round and yes there a lot of barrels hit, but almost every one can be attributed to the ground. So sad. I know there is a lot of money out there to win, but would seriously be considering running my grand entry horse unless the ground issue is fixed. Just saying. |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR |
I started on them just after midnight and hit them again this morning. Haha |
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 Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | Hopefully they are reading all our posts and will do something about it! Can't believe one year there is a arena record and the next year they are half a second to a second behind that!!
And we can't blame the ladies for ging for safe....
Edited by cranky B4 10am 2014-12-06 11:29 AM
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| Posted to the FB page. Hope they fix the ground! |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Wonder how big a trouble the girls would get in if they all wore the T-shirt Fallon has at her booth that says "You're shifter than Rodeo Ground" LOL!!! And came in on Shetland ponies...if they are gonna treat it like just another dog and pony show might as well join em'. |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | It's not just the barrel racers at risk, everyone is. Including the rough stock, can you imagine landing on it? Sad! |
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Location: London Ontario | I am waiti to see if someone has the guts to boycott by drawing out of a round |
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Sock Snob
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| That is why i dont do rodeo. I vote with my pocket book. Everytime i say something. I get the same on tired stuff. If you dont like it dont go, i dont. It has been that way for years, it doesnot have to be. But, that is why you see the same people and not much new blood as compaired to other things. I hppe the guy that runs the american, gets thing to look differently. Also, this is not the first nfr with bad ground. I just have a attitude against rodeo because theymdont want to change. Maybe with social media some one to change and change there attitudes. Can you imagine that if we went to a large barrel race and the ground was like they had last night. They would go broke. We as barrel racers would not,stand for it. The girls will not risk there money. About 10 years ago i went to a bulls and barrels ran my horse did not have the best run time wise, went and untacked. Had a man come to the stall said the horse before me had knocked a barrel and some one did not put it on tye marker about 4 foot different. Had it on tape. Not only did the do that none of barrel where staked and it was 10 girls, 10 bulls, and so on. They moved timers and no stakes for barrel, when we went down there had a big rodeo girl that was telling these people they needed to do reruns when they did not, i went home next day. Dont cheat me my mony spend other places. I just dont like unfairness of anykind if they do that what else what will they do. Good luck.
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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | I play the PETA card on them. The largest rodeo there is, with the top competitors in the nation, with millions of dollars on the line; this is the best they can do? PETA already watches them like a hawk, one bad injury and they will have a hay day with it. Rodeo doesn't need any bad PR and with the caliber of athletes competing, I want to see them at their best, not looking like ducks on a frozen pond.
This goes for everyone, the rough stock isn't bucking, the barrel racers are tipping every where, the team ropers cant catch heels because theyre slidding so hard in their stops. This isn't some back yard rodeo, prep the ground so it can be what it's supposed to be. I can honestly say I'd be LIVID if I had paid that kind of money for a ticket and that was the performance I got. LIVID. |
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