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Location: Bastrop, Texas | .....Jackie Jatzlau and Kay Blandford show up. God really does have a sense of humor. |
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Location: NE Texas | Ha! So true. Can be humbling and so motivating all at the same time. Love watching those girls run! |
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Location: Kentucky | That's pretty awesome! |
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Location: Kansas | that would be so neat! |
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| Where I live in SOuthern California there are 5-6 Current and Former NFR qualifiers all within about a 20 mile radius. Yep, its buck up or shut up for us here. You can't sneak away to any small jackpots anywhere anymore. lol |
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Location: Heart of Texas | Happens all the time in Texas. I have had to step up my riding 10 fold since moving here. Its quite common to compete against Kay, Charmayne, Brittany, etc. The crazy thing is, I see other people out run them all the time. Just proves that the best of the best isn't necessarily the ones at the NFR. There's a lot of really talented horses and riders that either don't have the money to haul all over or just don't have the desire.
P.S. Yes I still stare like a crazy fan though :) |
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BHW Resident Surgeon
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I doubt there's anywhere in the country quite like it is down here, in terms of sheer numbers. They are everywhere....like fleas. |
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Location: Texas | yes yes.... like fleas! |
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| OK well I am going to date myself, back "whenever" I used to run against Martha Josey. Yes I stared, but eventually didn't as I started working for her when she put her clinics on. Did that for 15 years plus. |
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | +1 on what the jewisprincess said. 99.99% don't have the time or the finances to be able to run for the NFR. And this is why the American is so popular. |
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Location: Texas | Bear - 2015-09-14 8:37 AM
.....Jackie Jatzlau and Kay Blandford show up. God really does have a sense of humor.
Bastrop Texas! I didn't know you were in Bastrop! We're neighbors, :).
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| Yep, you can really gage where you are at runnng at some of these local races. I am thrilled when I pull a 3D check and ocassionally hit the 2D. I use to run against Talents Dark Angel all the time- talk about a beautiful run to watch. |
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Location: Keeping up with the numbers! | Or even our own "Grinandbareit" Joy comes to Magnolia last Friday night and not only wins the 1D but also the 2D! That 15.2 was smokin!!!!!
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Shelter Dog Lover
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| BeanCounter - 2015-09-14 11:32 AM Or even our own "Grinandbareit" Joy comes to Magnolia last Friday night and not only wins the 1D but also the 2D! That 15.2 was smokin!!!!!
I saw that! 15.2 is almost unheard of in that pen- Joy is one of those that you watch to set the pace. |
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| Most of the local barrel races that have any kind of added money are WPRA approved. The are a lot of girls that run here that are hauling big time. They decide they can use a little pocket change and show up. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | grinandbareit - 2015-09-14 10:23 AM
Bear - 2015-09-14 8:37 AM
.....Jackie Jatzlau and Kay Blandford show up. God really does have a sense of humor.
Bastrop Texas! I didn't know you were in Bastrop! We're neighbors, : ).
I was getting ready to make my way over to the alley after my name was called on Saturday and someone sitting in the stands leaned over, waved at me....."hey doc....it's _____ " ( couldn't hear the name). I didn't recognize her and figured it was someone from BHW or FB. Maybe that's why I made a crappy run......screwed up my focus. Yeah, that's it. Either that, or I can always say it was bad ground. I can always b!tch about the ground.
Anyway, Joy, I hope we get a chance to meet! |
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| Kay, Fallon, Michele Mcleod, Jane Melby...all of the time! Pretty fun. |
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Location: Lala Land | Bear - 2015-09-14 12:51 PM
grinandbareit - 2015-09-14 10:23 AM
Bear - 2015-09-14 8:37 AM
.....Jackie Jatzlau and Kay Blandford show up. God really does have a sense of humor.
Bastrop Texas! I didn't know you were in Bastrop! We're neighbors, : ).
I was getting ready to make my way over to the alley after my name was called on Saturday and someone sitting in the stands leaned over, waved at me....."hey doc....it's _____ " ( couldn't hear the name ). I didn't recognize her and figured it was someone from BHW or FB. Maybe that's why I made a crappy run......screwed up my focus. Yeah, that's it. Either that, or I can always say it was bad ground. I can always b!tch about the ground.
Anyway, Joy, I hope we get a chance to meet!
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Location: Red Raiderland | Yep! Welcome to Texas. There is no such thing as an easy small town jackpot, ANYWHERE.   |
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Location: Missouri | I was planning on running this Sunday at a race I've ran at the last 6yrs until they announced it's now WPRA approved. I'm rethinking lol |
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