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Location: Oklahoma | MS2011 - 2014-11-18 1:42 PM
bennie1 - 2014-11-18 11:37 AM MerryLegs - 2014-11-18 11:34 AM StillRiding - 2014-11-18 8:13 AM OK ladies, now lets name some older ladies who still kick butt. I will start.
JUNE HOLEMAN
  MARTHA WRIGHT!
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Mary Beth Ogle....she won the NBHA I went to today on her good little Peaches mare. She's 65. |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | did anyone mention Janet Stover, WPRA world champion?? |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | OldSchoolCowgirl - 2014-11-19 4:28 PM T turning 3 - 2014-11-19 10:55 AM Not to change the subject... but I wonder if " Chronic Fatigue" is the inablity to accept we aren't 25 anymore. every spring I go to my doctor just knowing something is terribly wrong. I am exhausted, and resting several times during the day. Every year I get a whole panel of blood tests and there is nothing wrong with me... Finally he said it..... You are not a spring chicken anymore. The only reason I don't get mad at him is 1. he is right and 2. he is the same age as me. lol My chronic fatigue is the real deal - it was diagnosed by my doctor. I used to rodeo full time and that was the main thing that made me decide to not "beat the trail" anymore. I was only 30 at the time. It has gotten more pronounced due to my being "older" (53 ), but mine certainly wasn't caused from my age.
I have chronic fatigue,,,doctors who make light of this should have their license suspended, IMHO. Nothing funny or cute about it. I'm 55 with chronic fatigue, but i can ride with the best when I am mounted on the best. It's really not that hard, girls...your horse does most of the work, in case you hdn;t noticed... |
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| CrossCreek - 2014-11-23 11:59 PM OldSchoolCowgirl - 2014-11-19 4:28 PM T turning 3 - 2014-11-19 10:55 AM Not to change the subject... but I wonder if " Chronic Fatigue" is the inablity to accept we aren't 25 anymore. every spring I go to my doctor just knowing something is terribly wrong. I am exhausted, and resting several times during the day. Every year I get a whole panel of blood tests and there is nothing wrong with me... Finally he said it..... You are not a spring chicken anymore. The only reason I don't get mad at him is 1. he is right and 2. he is the same age as me. lol My chronic fatigue is the real deal - it was diagnosed by my doctor. I used to rodeo full time and that was the main thing that made me decide to not "beat the trail" anymore. I was only 30 at the time. It has gotten more pronounced due to my being "older" (53 ), but mine certainly wasn't caused from my age.
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I'll make you a deal. I won't belittle chronic fatigue syndrome if you don't belittle how some of us feel trying to ride our barrel horses effectively with a myriad of situations we are dealing with.
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Location: South Dakota | raisinrox - 2014-11-17 6:06 PM I am 61 and haven't ridden a 1d horse in 10 years but afte the loss of my husband i started runnung his 1d caliber horse and in 3months I went from 5d to 1d and recently won a couple of big races. Never in my wildest dreams did i thinnk i would get back to that level but it feels great and I am in good shape from yoga and working hard.
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Location: North Dakota | bennie1 - 2014-11-24 8:07 AM CrossCreek - 2014-11-23 11:59 PM OldSchoolCowgirl - 2014-11-19 4:28 PM T turning 3 - 2014-11-19 10:55 AM Not to change the subject... but I wonder if " Chronic Fatigue" is the inablity to accept we aren't 25 anymore. every spring I go to my doctor just knowing something is terribly wrong. I am exhausted, and resting several times during the day. Every year I get a whole panel of blood tests and there is nothing wrong with me... Finally he said it..... You are not a spring chicken anymore. The only reason I don't get mad at him is 1. he is right and 2. he is the same age as me. lol My chronic fatigue is the real deal - it was diagnosed by my doctor. I used to rodeo full time and that was the main thing that made me decide to not "beat the trail" anymore. I was only 30 at the time. It has gotten more pronounced due to my being "older" (53 ), but mine certainly wasn't caused from my age.
I'll make you a deal. I won't belittle chronic fatigue syndrome if you don't belittle how some of us feel trying to ride our barrel horses effectively with a myriad of situations we are dealing with.
Here's a different spin, and I'm not making fun of anyone but the highlighted part is what got me thinking....I was watching the race (and competing) and the 1D fast time was won by a gal younger than me, but still a working mom of 3 with plenty of horse accidents in her past and I asked her if she thought it was hard work riding that 1D horse and after thinking for a little while she said basically the same thing as the highlighted part above. Most of The "GOOD" 1D, 2D horses are smooth and the faster you go the smoother they are. So, from here on out, I'm going to do my best to get my big beast to be fast and smooth so he's easier to ride! A LOT of those fast horses were so honest, I wanted to take a spin on many of them.  |
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Location: South Dakota | rockinas - 2014-11-20 10:53 AM doglady - 2014-11-17 2:28 PM The post on the clinic for women over 40 got me thinking. I would like to hear how some of you 45 and up feel your barrel racing has changed.
For me -I am heavier than I was-my balance isn't as good and I hurt all over. I know I am not as competive as I used to be-I think I have really nice horses but I haven't actually kicked or even thought about running hard to the first barrel for years now. I seem to be more interested in making a nice smooth run -a confidence builder-for my horses. I used to really not like the 4ds-now I love them. I fit in.
It is funny when the younger girls look at me -I know they are thinking-why is she still here! Or yea, more added money. I know that the older you get the better horse you need to be competive. I used to be able to win on about anything-I thought I could so I did. Now -I am just not sure anymore.
Anyway I would love to hear you all's thoughts on this.
I just want to say that I would NEVER EVER think that of you. You are someone that I have looked up to for a very long time. You will always be a winner in my eyes. You are someone that has been places and done things that most of us can only dream of doing.
Rockinas' mom kicks our hineys regularly. I love watching her run. |
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Location: western Nebraska | I feel the older you get the better horse you need -if you want to stay very competive. I agree with the 1d horse statement-I have never considered myself a 1d or a 2d rider in a catagory like that. It depends on the horse you are riding. Right now I have 10 head of horses. I have 3 nice 1d horses, some that are in the 2d -just still not quite all there, some in the 3d still making some mistakes but learning. Just because I happen to take the ones right now running in the 3d to a barrel race doesn't automatically make me a 3d rider anymore than taking just a 1d horse makes me a 1d rider.
This weekend I won 2nd in the 1d by a couple of 100'ths, ran solid in the 2d on my 5 year old and exh for his 2nd time in the 3d on my 4 year old. So I was all over the board.
I love barrel racing and I am not quiting anytime soon but I can sure tell I had a long day yesterday in the cold and a 5 hour drive home. This morning I am sore all over.
One more thing-this weekend there were some younger girls-but there were alot more in the over 45 group. We were all talking about this and most everyone said the thing they noticed the most was being sore the next day and just not having the drive to go when it was cold.
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Location: Oklahoma | doglady - 2014-11-24 9:41 AM
I feel the older you get the better horse you need -if you want to stay very competive.  I agree with the 1d horse statement-I have never considered myself a 1d or a 2d rider in a catagory like that. It depends on the horse you are riding. Right now I have 10 head of horses. I have 3 nice 1d horses, some that are in the 2d -just still not quite all there, some in the 3d still making some mistakes but learning.   Just because I happen to take the ones right now running in the 3d to a barrel race doesn't automatically make me a 3d rider anymore than taking just a 1d horse makes me a 1d rider.Â
This weekend I won 2nd in the 1d by a couple of 100'ths, ran solid in the 2d on my 5 year old and exh for his 2nd time in the 3d on my 4 year old.  So I was all over the board.
I love barrel racing and I am not quiting anytime soon but I can sure tell I had a long day yesterday in the cold and a 5 hour drive home. This morning I am sore all over.
 One more thing-this weekend there were some younger girls-but there were alot more in the over 45 group.  We were all talking about this and most everyone said the thing they noticed the most was being sore the next day and just not having the drive to go when it was cold. Â
Martee, one more thing you might consider doing is not running so many horses. I got to where I only run two at the most at small jackpots and just alternate who I take so that they all get run a couple of times a month. I found that more than that just wear me out. Idk if I have chronic fatique syndrome or what (and I probably won't find out because I hate doctors), but I do know that I have to do something, then rest, then continue doing it and I just can't handle more than two unless I have someone with me that's saddling, unsaddling, warming up and cooling out for me so I can just hop from horse to horse. I took 4 yesterday, but a young gal ran two of mine so I could get a faster video, and I only ran two, and this morning I asked my husband if he got the number of the truck that ran over me because that's how I feel. I had a ball, but it sure is hard on my body any more....and the more horses I take, the harder it is on my body.....so maybe that's part of your problem. I'm trying to sell a couple to get down to 4....that's a good number for me, but I really like everything I have right now, so it's hard. I never take more than one to a big show any more, and I have a Cricket golf cart that I take because the walking wears me out so much. I don't like being exhausted the whole time. When I get tired, I go lie down, or I sit down and rest. I always give myself enough time that if I DO have to rest, it doesn't make me frantic.
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Location: western Nebraska | Diane, I am sure you are right-cutting down would be the smart thing to do. However I don't have any I want to sell-and I am pretty much out of the selling business. I can't deal with it anymore. I really like all my horses and they all have some problems we are working on so I doubt anyone would want them anyway. There is nothing to go to close to me so if I am going to drive 5 hours I take a trailer load. Plus you forget where I live-there are jps maybe every weekend but nothing close, nothing during the week and sometimes only one a weekend. So it takes a long time to get many runs on a horse if it doesn't get to go much.
I do have them in sections though. Right now I am riding 4 and the others are turned out. When these four are about ready to be turned out I will start legging up four more. That works for me. I can ride one and pony one.
I do have couple harder turning ones that I am not riding right now-waiting for it to warm up -the sun always helps. haha
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Location: Oklahoma | doglady - 2014-11-24 10:17 AM
Diane, I am sure you are right-cutting down would be the smart thing to do. However I don't have any I want to sell-and I am pretty much out of the selling business.  I can't deal with it anymore.  I really like all my horses and they all have some problems we are working on so I doubt anyone would want them anyway.    There is nothing to go to close to me so if I am going to drive 5 hours I take a trailer load. Plus you forget where I live-there are jps maybe every weekend but nothing close, nothing during the week and sometimes only one a weekend. So it takes a long time to get many runs on a horse if it doesn't get to go much.Â
I do have them in sections though. Right now I am riding 4 and the others are turned out. When these four are about ready to be turned out I will start legging up four more.  That works for me. I can ride one and pony one.Â
I do have couple harder turning ones that I am not riding right now-waiting for it to warm up -the sun always helps.  haha
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Yes, it does! lol And it was so pretty here yesterday....60's and sunshiney! Maybe it's time you moved to a warmer climate! That would help, and we have more jackpots. :) Find you a friend in their 30's that would love to ride the horses you have and will help you out. I enlist the help of my younger friends all the time....they're priceless. :)
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Location: western Nebraska | dianeguinn - 2014-11-24 10:41 AM doglady - 2014-11-24 10:17 AM Diane, I am sure you are right-cutting down would be the smart thing to do. However I don't have any I want to sell-and I am pretty much out of the selling business. I can't deal with it anymore. I really like all my horses and they all have some problems we are working on so I doubt anyone would want them anyway. There is nothing to go to close to me so if I am going to drive 5 hours I take a trailer load. Plus you forget where I live-there are jps maybe every weekend but nothing close, nothing during the week and sometimes only one a weekend. So it takes a long time to get many runs on a horse if it doesn't get to go much.
I do have them in sections though. Right now I am riding 4 and the others are turned out. When these four are about ready to be turned out I will start legging up four more. That works for me. I can ride one and pony one.
I do have couple harder turning ones that I am not riding right now-waiting for it to warm up -the sun always helps. haha
Yes, it does! lol And it was so pretty here yesterday....60's and sunshiney! Maybe it's time you moved to a warmer climate! That would help, and we have more jackpots. : ) Find you a friend in their 30's that would love to ride the horses you have and will help you out. I enlist the help of my younger friends all the time....they're priceless. : )
I would be moving to AZ in a flash if it were me-but my family loves the cold country I guess and we are here to stay. |
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Location: run2win land | I am dealing right now with the aging limiting my competitiveness. My balance and strength are not where they need to be. Once I heal from the broken ribs , I plan a regimen of yoga, pilates and legging my horses back up. I'm going to have to work more on something I used to take for granted. I'm willing to finally do that because if I don't, my barrel racing days are done. I am 50 and I have fibromyalgia so it is a struggle. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | doglady - 2014-11-24 10:54 AM dianeguinn - 2014-11-24 10:41 AM doglady - 2014-11-24 10:17 AM Diane, I am sure you are right-cutting down would be the smart thing to do. However I don't have any I want to sell-and I am pretty much out of the selling business. I can't deal with it anymore. I really like all my horses and they all have some problems we are working on so I doubt anyone would want them anyway. There is nothing to go to close to me so if I am going to drive 5 hours I take a trailer load. Plus you forget where I live-there are jps maybe every weekend but nothing close, nothing during the week and sometimes only one a weekend. So it takes a long time to get many runs on a horse if it doesn't get to go much.
I do have them in sections though. Right now I am riding 4 and the others are turned out. When these four are about ready to be turned out I will start legging up four more. That works for me. I can ride one and pony one.
I do have couple harder turning ones that I am not riding right now-waiting for it to warm up -the sun always helps. haha
Yes, it does! lol And it was so pretty here yesterday....60's and sunshiney! Maybe it's time you moved to a warmer climate! That would help, and we have more jackpots. : ) Find you a friend in their 30's that would love to ride the horses you have and will help you out. I enlist the help of my younger friends all the time....they're priceless. : )
Just an FYI...Arizona is way too expensive to barrel race. Texas is the way to go if you're a diehard barrel racer!
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| doglady - 2014-11-24 9:41 AM
I feel the older you get the better horse you need -if you want to stay very competive.  I agree with the 1d horse statement-I have never considered myself a 1d or a 2d rider in a catagory like that. It depends on the horse you are riding. Right now I have 10 head of horses. I have 3 nice 1d horses, some that are in the 2d -just still not quite all there, some in the 3d still making some mistakes but learning.   Just because I happen to take the ones right now running in the 3d to a barrel race doesn't automatically make me a 3d rider anymore than taking just a 1d horse makes me a 1d rider.Â
This weekend I won 2nd in the 1d by a couple of 100'ths, ran solid in the 2d on my 5 year old and exh for his 2nd time in the 3d on my 4 year old.  So I was all over the board.
I love barrel racing and I am not quiting anytime soon but I can sure tell I had a long day yesterday in the cold and a 5 hour drive home. This morning I am sore all over.
 One more thing-this weekend there were some younger girls-but there were alot more in the over 45 group.  We were all talking about this and most everyone said the thing they noticed the most was being sore the next day and just not having the drive to go when it was cold. Â
I went to my first jp after being off my horse for 6 months. (he went away for the hot summer). I only rode 1 horse and my back is killing me. Am I out of riding shape … YES. I'm in pretty good shape otherwise, since I run but boy is my back sore. I cannot imagine running 4. You and Dianne Guinn are stronger than I! |
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Location: Texas Big Country | Thanks for this thread. I really appreciatethe sharing of folks that I have always admired and respected, explaining that they are having some of the same issues I am. I thought I was just being a lightweight. I am lots closer to 60 than 50, and I have been wondering why I am so tired all the time. I clean up and saddle 2 head and I want to sit for a bit. Then ride one and pony one, and then another set. And I just get so tired I keep sitting on buckets between loads of hay, etc. I was thinking I was getting doggone puny and lazy, but maybe its ok to be tired! Also I am having a hard time with any cold weather and when it's windier than like 35 mph. I have 5 here that I want to finish out, all that's left of a big breeding program idea I tried but ran out of luck on. I sure hope I can get them done justice to. I have 2 mares that are about finished and creeping into 1D here in TX, then a 6 yo that needs entered now, the rest is done but he needs to get to running, then a 4 yo I am really behind on, just loping the pattern, and then down to a yearling. I am a free lance writer so have lots to do besides get these horses rode and cared for, so I just keep praying for enough energy to getter done, because the ironic and frustrating part is I think I am a better rider now than I have ever been, been studying all these years and learning, and it sure is still more fun than anything. Again thanks for the encouragement, and yes, Texas is sure the place to be after all those years up in cold country...... I am so thankful to be here. I wish all my friends up there could be too, I really do. Every sunrise and every sunset I thank God. I do not mean that like a gloat, I am sincere as can be, hope it sounds that way in writing..... |
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Location: Down the Gravel Road near the Missouri River, SD | Well my dear..Im 48, not barbie sized by far and Im pretty sure I would rather drag that 3D or 6D horse around the country side and enjoy myself then sit at the house and get depressed.. I am a very grouchy woman when I have to sit at a rodeo and watch everyone compete and not have a thing to do except drink beer and lip off. I do not care what those little girls and younger ladies think of me or my horses..Im there for me..its good therapy |
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Location: western Nebraska | Rodeo'nSDstyle - 2014-11-24 4:26 PM Well my dear..Im 48, not barbie sized by far and Im pretty sure I would rather drag that 3D or 6D horse around the country side and enjoy myself then sit at the house and get depressed.. I am a very grouchy woman when I have to sit at a rodeo and watch everyone compete and not have a thing to do except drink beer and lip off. I do not care what those little girls and younger ladies think of me or my horses..Im there for me..its good therapy
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Location: western Nebraska | crossarrowk - 2014-11-24 3:24 PM Thanks for this thread. I really appreciatethe sharing of folks that I have always admired and respected, explaining that they are having some of the same issues I am. I thought I was just being a lightweight. I am lots closer to 60 than 50, and I have been wondering why I am so tired all the time. I clean up and saddle 2 head and I want to sit for a bit. Then ride one and pony one, and then another set. And I just get so tired I keep sitting on buckets between loads of hay, etc. I was thinking I was getting doggone puny and lazy, but maybe its ok to be tired! Also I am having a hard time with any cold weather and when it's windier than like 35 mph. I have 5 here that I want to finish out, all that's left of a big breeding program idea I tried but ran out of luck on. I sure hope I can get them done justice to. I have 2 mares that are about finished and creeping into 1D here in TX, then a 6 yo that needs entered now, the rest is done but he needs to get to running, then a 4 yo I am really behind on, just loping the pattern, and then down to a yearling. I am a free lance writer so have lots to do besides get these horses rode and cared for, so I just keep praying for enough energy to getter done, because the ironic and frustrating part is I think I am a better rider now than I have ever been, been studying all these years and learning, and it sure is still more fun than anything. Again thanks for the encouragement, and yes, Texas is sure the place to be after all those years up in cold country...... I am so thankful to be here. I wish all my friends up there could be too, I really do. Every sunrise and every sunset I thank God. I do not mean that like a gloat, I am sincere as can be, hope it sounds that way in writing.....
Thanks you get it! We aren't the same as we used to be. Not physically anyway. Mentally we are still all 25 but the body says different. I read one of the threads that said they had a Master's class. I am going to lobby around here to change our Seniors to Masters. I like the sound of that a lot better. |
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