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 Own It and Move On
 
Location: The edge of no where | For me - it's a chance to go run my horse. Every chance I get to play this crazy game is a gift. |
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
Posts: 9992
  
Location: Kansas | meeting new people |
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 Extreme Veteran
Posts: 595
Location: North Dakota | Good times with friends and the lessons learned (good and bad) either way it helps us make progress for next time. 
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 912
Location: Alabama | Barrel races usually are "family" time for at least part of my family. Plus, I enjoy visiting with life long friends. The chance at some money is always nice along with friendly competition. Of course I like riding my horse as well.  |
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 Expert
Posts: 2128
| Cheering on other barrel racers. |
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 Ms. Elvis
Posts: 9606
Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | Traveling, running in different places. |
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 Saint Stacey
| I'm not a huge fan of all day barrel races. I do love the rodeo world though. I love watching a good horse work. Whether it is a bucking horse, tie down horse, barrel horse, etc. I love the atmosphere and how much the crowds get into it. I'm a HUGE fan of a great hospitality tent, lol! High on that list is Denver, Spanish Fork and Estes Park. Worst one? Ft Worth hands down. |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
Posts: 4275
Location: In The Snow, AZ | I love having the opportunity to run my mare and feel so blessed to have a loving husband who supports and cheers me on.
I have enjoyed meeting a lot of new people. And absolutely love watching the different horses out there running. |
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 Poor Cracker Girl
Posts: 12150
Location: Feeding mosquitos, FL | Running to the first barrel. Working together with my kickass horses. Catching up with my friends. Watching somebody lay down a smokin run. Seeing someone make a breakthrough. Making my own breakthrough on a young horse. Lucking into a check when you weren't expecting one. Encouraging others, usually loudly. Getting complimented when things go right. Being supported when things go wrong.  |
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Ms. Elvis
Posts: 9606
Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | Really, it is when I place. Makes everything worth it. |
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Expert
Posts: 2128
| The jackpots are usually "me time". I get to go spend time on my horse without any distractions. I enjoy seeing my fellow barrel racing pals. Its calm and leisurely. I get to relax and unwind all while having fun.
The rodeos are literally like a family outing. My best friends and many of my family members compete and we all get to see each other as well as enjoy the thrill of competition. Rodeos are just so exciting. There is something about the atmosphere that has had me hooked since I was a kid. The sound of the announcer echoing from the arena when you pull up, the music, the crowd, the smell of "rodeo" food. I FREAKING LOVE IT! |
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Expert
Posts: 2128
| SKM - 2016-05-19 1:49 PM I'm not a huge fan of all day barrel races. I do love the rodeo world though. I love watching a good horse work. Whether it is a bucking horse, tie down horse, barrel horse, etc. I love the atmosphere and how much the crowds get into it. I'm a HUGE fan of a great hospitality tent, lol! High on that list is Denver, Spanish Fork and Estes Park. Worst one? Ft Worth hands down. Hospitality is a nice perk! I am surprised to hear the one in Fort Worth wasnt good. I cannot remember what they had. Some of the smaller rodeos out-did themselves. We went to a CPRA hosted by a cowboy church a couple of weeks ago and the hospitality was fantastic!
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 I Want a "MAN"
Posts: 3610
Location: MD | Running my horse and spending time with my friends. |
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Posts: 678
Location: Canada | I love rodeos for the family aspect of it. We haul 10 horses and travel with 25 other people so it's a camping experience as well. We have a portable firepit we bring and we roast marshmellow and hot dogs, play cards, and have fun.
At jackpots I'm usually hosting them so I'm too busy to really socialize or enjoy it much but at the rodeo I get a chance to have fun and relax. |
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 823
Location: East Texas | 1. Family time
2. Getting to see friends and extended family
3. Enjoy getting to see my daughter learn and become a better rider, and watching the joy she gets from riding. |
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Saint Stacey
| scwebster - 2016-05-19 1:12 PM
SKM - 2016-05-19 1:49 PM I'm not a huge fan of all day barrel races. I do love the rodeo world though. I love watching a good horse work. Whether it is a bucking horse, tie down horse, barrel horse, etc. I love the atmosphere and how much the crowds get into it. I'm a HUGE fan of a great hospitality tent, lol! High on that list is Denver, Spanish Fork and Estes Park. Worst one? Ft Worth hands down. Hospitality is a nice perk! I am surprised to hear the one in Fort Worth wasnt good. I cannot remember what they had. Some of the smaller rodeos out-did themselves. We went to a CPRA hosted by a cowboy church a couple of weeks ago and the hospitality was fantastic!
Ft Worth had hot dogs and a nacho machine. Coke, Diet Coke or Sprite. They didn't even offer water.
Denver was Texas Roadhouse and Olive Garden. Estes Park has local restaurants cater the meals. Spanish Fork offers free golf and swimming to contestants along with an air conditioned lounge area and local catering. Castle Rock CO is also a good one that usually has Olive Garden and Dairy Queen ice cream bars. |
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Veteran
Posts: 111
| I love watching people that are better than me and learning from them. Not just when they're running, but watching how they handle their horses, how they warmup/cool down, and especially watching them do exhibitions. |
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Expert
Posts: 2531
Location: WI | Seeing my hard work pay off! Or discovering new holes, leading to more hard work, leading to the reward again!
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 It's not my fault I'm perfect
Posts: 13739
Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | Being with my horses and seeing all the hours we put in at home pay off.
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Saint Stacey
| IdahoBarrelRacer756 - 2016-05-19 1:33 PM
I love watching people that are better than me and learning from them. Not just when they're running, but watching how they handle their horses, how they warmup/cool down, and especially watching them do exhibitions.
Usually I hate to watch exhibitions. A lot of people ruin good horses by how they exhibition. Recently some Brazilians moved to this area. Fallon takes lessons from the one. I love watching this guy exhibition. He's the only person I've seen that uses his exhibitions differently depending on the horse he's on. |
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