rodeowithjoker - 2013-12-09 2:01 PM Stingray is really hunting the barrels this week. Sherry is riding her butt off to stay clean. I don't know if anyone else noticed, but she hasn't been having to check Stingray heading to the first barrel.....that little mare is DIALED IN on the 1st barrel.



Christy & Movin are starting to find their groove I think. She was smart to start off somewhat conservatively and make a solid run the first night rather than swinging for the fences in round 1 and risking a confidence-wrecking run. Same type of thing with Shada and her horse....their first couple runs were not so good but the last couple nights they've located the 1st barrel and gotten on track.



Babyflo and Worm are getting settier and settier. Those girls are going to have to their work cut out for them staying clean but if they can get past the barrels they are probably going to win quite a bit of money because both horses are really firing.



I agree with you Andy about Sydni & her horse change. Not sure why but she & Clancy aren't really nailing the 1st barrel which is causing problems the rest of the way. If I were her and thought I could safely run Twisted Sister again, I'd be back on the mare at least a night or two. However, having ridden a horse with a serious gate issue, I won't second guess her decision too much. No one knows the horse better than the rider so I'm sure she has good reasons to be staying on Clancy and they'll get the 1st figured out soon.



I thought Brittany did a great job riding Tommy the 1st night, just some bad luck with trying to set the barrel up the next night.  Can't say as I blame her for getting on Teddy though. They looked really good last night. She seems to be quite the jockey.



Hopefully Jean can get in the money....Zan looks like a neat horse - just super super solid - and she is riding him very well. It would make me very nervous to go to the NFR with only one horse so my fingers are crossed that nothing happens to him during the week.

Just Bring It - 2013-12-09 2:10 PM


Did anyone else notice Twisted Sister in the alley I think it was Saturday night? They led her up saddled and bridled behind Clancy. So I'm not wondering if she had both horses ready and was going to attempt to run Sister again but she acted up so she jumped back on Clancy??? That was just an observation I had and was wondering if that was possibly what happened. 

Just Bring It - 2013-12-09 2:10 PM Did anyone else notice Twisted Sister in the alley I think it was Saturday night? They led her up saddled and bridled behind Clancy. So I'm not wondering if she had both horses ready and was going to attempt to run Sister again but she acted up so she jumped back on Clancy??? That was just an observation I had and was wondering if that was possibly what happened. 

WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2013-12-09 1:16 PM


 I saw that too!! Wondered the same thing.

I've been slow mo'ing the runs and did anyone notice that ever so slight pull on the backside with Sherry Cervi and how quick her horse is to snap back? Talk about impeccable timing!!

 

BamaCanChaser - 2013-12-09 1:42 PM


I am nowhere near as accomplished as Andy or have his eye, so take this with a grain of salt, but I have been thinking all week on how he explained it that Fallon doesn't have much of a handle to work with.

Fallon has mentioned over and over that BabyFlo is her prodigy, that within one year of breaking her she finished 16th in the world, now a year later she is at the NFR. She moved BabyFlo's training along at warp speed, and I see potential for holes in her fundamentals. Fallon may be holding her with all her might, picking her up, using leg, but BabyFlo just isn't as soft and responsive as others running in the T&M.

CYA Ranch - 2013-12-09 12:19 PM

Did Latte get stuck in the dirt at the 3rd last night that threw Mary up on his neck?  I couldn't tell what happened there when they tipped but that's what it looked like from the view I had? I think it was Christy that said the ground was a little sticky in spots so wondered if that's what happened.    

rockette - 2013-12-09 2:22 PM


I believe that during her initial training of babyflo is when Fallon had her near paralysis accident. I think she broke her neck about the same way as Christopher Reeve. I think she also suffered some facial trauma. Maybe 4 yrs ago?

WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2013-12-09 2:16 PM  I saw that too!! Wondered the same thing.



I've been slow mo'ing the runs and did anyone notice that ever so slight pull on the backside with Sherry Cervi and how quick her horse is to snap back? Talk about impeccable timing!!



 

3 To Go - 2013-12-09 2:30 PM It looked like he just flat cheated her. Did you notice she had two hands on the reins when he went to turn? Looks like she tried to ride him up in there farther and he just faded.

WrapSnap - 2013-12-09 2:13 PM Okay y'all! Let's do this the right way. This might actually be beneficial to a few of us. Starting at the top and working my way down the list, I'll give my observations, input, etc... Sherry- Obviously, Sherry is always super correct. I'll bet we've all noted that she's having to be more aggressive and stay two handed longer than normal in order to keep Stingray square coming into the pockets. Boy, she sure is doing a great job! Mary- It has seemed to me that while Mary has a wonderful style, the couple of barrels that have come down for her seem to have happened as a result of Mary trying to ride "away" from the barrel, rather than hustle through the turn and continuing to go passed them. Michelle- Michelle, as a first time qualifier and on a horse who is relatively young and unseasoned made a very wise decision in the first go and made a super smooth, correct run that allowed both she and Slick a ton of confidence, which they have been building on run by run. Kaley- I was a bit concerned after the First round for Kaley. Things seem to have righted themselves in the left turns however. The one thing that I'm concerned about is that lean at the 2nd barrel that she's been displaying this week. Thankfully, it hasn't caught with her.... yet. Taylor- What a fun and exciting team this is! I think the couple of simple mistakes that caught her in the first two rounds can be attributed to "jitters" more than anything. She seems to be riding aggressively, sitting square and keeping her focus now. Christy- I feel for Christy. I think we all expected Movin' to maybe take more of a shine to this pen than she has. Although, I'm not really sure why. I fell in love with this mare watching her dominate on BIG patterns and this is anything but. I feel like Christy has made some very wise decisions and is setting herself and Movin up for some great runs to be had in the T&M over the years to come. Fallon- BabyFlo is a super tricky mare to run. She also doesn't have a whole lot of handle to work with. I'd love to see Fallon get two handed leaving the 2nd barrel and really drive for a spot deeper down the pen, like maybe the heeling box! Sabrina- I feel like Sabrina has been dealing with it all rather well. If she could get a finish on the first barrel, thus a better approach/entry to the 2nd, she'd be super solid in the rounds. Brittany- I was super glad to see Britt get on Teddy. I think from here on out, we'll see the sorts of runs that we did from this team last night. Lisa- Louie seemed to me to be lacking his trademark fluidity through his body in the turns in the first couple of rounds. He seems to be softening up now. As always, Lisa has given him a great ride. This team almost always nail their patterns and I don't expect that to change anytime soon. Sydni- I don't blame Syd for switching to Clancy, but I'd for sure like to see her get back on the mare. Not sure when, or why Clancy was switched to the left, but it appears to me as though he keeps wanting to fade back over to the left barrel after turning his second, which is really eroding his times. Jane- I like the pairing of Jane and Blackie. They seem to have sorted out the resistance they were fighting at the third barrel in the first couple of rounds. I think they've been laying down consistent runs and foresee them doing well in the average. Trula- I feel like Worm just keeps planting that inside hind harder and harder with each go. Trula's going to need to do some work at free-ing that sucker up if she plans to get back into the game. Shada- Dial It seems to be finding his groove inside the T&M. Now that he knows where the first barrel is, I think we'll continue to see runs like they had last night. He's never been the most shapey, or round sort and his stiffer style might be causing him to bounce out of the ground a bit, thus slowing their times, but I applaud the steady progress that they have been making. Jean- Zan is working well, but his straighter approach to the barrels makes maneuvering through the pattern at the T&M even more difficult. I think Jean has done a commendable job of trying to make the best of it.

CYA Ranch - 2013-12-09 3:00 PM


My daughter and I thought she was 2 handed also.  Your probably right and he was cheating the turn.  

Just Bring It - 2013-12-09 3:07 PM

I love watching Sherry and Stingray in her turns! If you watch her hands she is constantly asking for little moves and Stingray is always right on! It is like Sherry knows exactly where and when to ask for just maybe one more move, little push, step, etc. and Stingray is right on cue and doesn't argue. It is amazing how fast she can think and react to every little step Stingray takes and how sensitive Stingray is to those little cues. You can really tell she is working hard to keep all 3 up this year!

Just Bring It - 2013-12-09 2:10 PM Did anyone else notice Twisted Sister in the alley I think it was Saturday night? They led her up saddled and bridled behind Clancy. So I'm not wondering if she had both horses ready and was going to attempt to run Sister again but she acted up so she jumped back on Clancy??? That was just an observation I had and was wondering if that was possibly what happened.