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| CYA Ranch - 2014-03-06 11:45 AM Am I the only one that has anxiety attacks when I look at the count down clock on the Bonus Finals web page? Oh my gosh I don't know if I'm going to have these guys ready with fresh snow on the ground, ice underneath, wind blowing 25 mph today.....uggg.
Yep! I'm just glad mine self exercise and are turned out, or else I probably would have thought about drawing out. |
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Location: Texas! | Blaine's mom - 2014-03-06 8:55 AM I'm going too. This is my first year. I am up Thursday p.m. and Saturday p.m. in the open, and Friday p.m. in the Bonus Race. I've been riding all winter, trying to bring my young mare back from an almost crippling trim/shoe job she had last year. :( Praying for the best!
E.T.A. - Robin, when are you running?
I am up fri night and sat night but will be headed to to Tx in the next week and need to get back up for the bonus race |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | I entered but time will tell if I get to go. I entered Thursday and Friday.
One of the horses I entered, I have had to permanently retire a week ago.
One of the other horses I could run, in her place, came up sore last weekend.
So I am down to either a futurity hopeful that I haven't even had on the clock yet, or possibly my stud, who is fat and out of shape and has only run barrels twice in the last 3 years LOL.
Guess I won't worry about it much, last year my bags & trailer were packed and ready to pull out of the yard and I ended up getting blizzarded in. |
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | rockinas - 2014-03-06 12:31 PM I entered but time will tell if I get to go. I entered Thursday and Friday.
One of the horses I entered, I have had to permanently retire a week ago.
One of the other horses I could run, in her place, came up sore last weekend.
So I am down to either a futurity hopeful that I haven't even had on the clock yet, or possibly my stud, who is fat and out of shape and has only run barrels twice in the last 3 years LOL.
Guess I won't worry about it much, last year my bags & trailer were packed and ready to pull out of the yard and I ended up getting blizzarded in.
Wow! Sounds like my luck for the last 4 years of the BBR finals-  |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | TurnLane - 2014-03-06 12:40 PM Wow! Sounds like my luck for the last 4 years of the BBR finals-
There are some shows I think I just should not ever enter. LOL. |
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Mrs. Troy
Location: western Nebraska | I had four bonus spots so I entered four horses. One a fat, out of shape exstud that needs a couple months to get in shape. One is a rehab-basically a run away that I try to lope to the first barrel, One is another rehab I bought last summer and just now have finally started taking and am slow loping to the first barrel. The other one is a calf horse with two weeks on the barrels. We have had so much snow that now it has been warm the last couple of days so we have water and mud everywhere. I started riding on the county road this week because it is the only semi-dry place.
I am so not ready but I have decided I am going to go just for fun, sell lots of puppies, and sell some beaded over and unders if I get any done. Oh and I will visit a lot, eat a lot and probably get a couple of new ulcers from it all.
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Location: South Dakota | Nateracer - 2014-03-06 9:35 AM I'm SO excited to see people who have ponies who will be fat and furry (like mine!) and are going anyways! 
That will be my horse....and me too! |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | doglady - 2014-03-06 2:10 PM I had four bonus spots so I entered four horses. One a fat, out of shape exstud that needs a couple months to get in shape. One is a rehab-basically a run away that I try to lope to the first barrel, One is another rehab I bought last summer and just now have finally started taking and am slow loping to the first barrel. The other one is a calf horse with two weeks on the barrels. We have had so much snow that now it has been warm the last couple of days so we have water and mud everywhere. I started riding on the county road this week because it is the only semi-dry place.
I am so not ready but I have decided I am going to go just for fun, sell lots of puppies, and sell some beaded over and unders if I get any done. Oh and I will visit a lot, eat a lot and probably get a couple of new ulcers from it all.
I'm taking 3 and I have only 1 good horse...the other 2 sound like what you described but I'd bet my bottom dollar yours are pretty darn nice. Mine will be lucky if we make the pattern without an oxygen tank. I'll probably need one too. I really look forward to meeting you Doglady and I want one of your beaded over and unders so please get at least one done for me.  |
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 Am I really the Weirdo?
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Location: Kansas | CYA Ranch - 2014-03-06 8:22 PM doglady - 2014-03-06 2:10 PM I had four bonus spots so I entered four horses. One a fat, out of shape exstud that needs a couple months to get in shape. One is a rehab-basically a run away that I try to lope to the first barrel, One is another rehab I bought last summer and just now have finally started taking and am slow loping to the first barrel. The other one is a calf horse with two weeks on the barrels. We have had so much snow that now it has been warm the last couple of days so we have water and mud everywhere. I started riding on the county road this week because it is the only semi-dry place.
I am so not ready but I have decided I am going to go just for fun, sell lots of puppies, and sell some beaded over and unders if I get any done. Oh and I will visit a lot, eat a lot and probably get a couple of new ulcers from it all.
I'm taking 3 and I have only 1 good horse...the other 2 sound like what you described but I'd bet my bottom dollar yours are pretty darn nice. Mine will be lucky if we make the pattern without an oxygen tank. I'll probably need one too. I really look forward to meeting you Doglady and I want one of your beaded over and unders so please get at least one done for me.
I may be in a similar situation if we can't get Chance and Joker lined out. I just pulled Joker off the round bale and started him on ventipulmin hoping I can get his breathing back under control, and Chance is getting a pile of medicines plus a new type of pads at his reset on Tuesday. Of course, there is always the possibility that when his feet feel good, something else will show up.
My backup if either of them can't run is Streak, who has three days on the barrels, but finally today learned he can follow his nose and bend a little bit to the right. They aren't going to mistake him for Martha anytime soon but I don't mind a straighter turning style so I'm happy that he trotted a pretty correct pattern this afternoon.
I had 6 spots, entered 4 and drew one out at the deadline. I thought that way I could take my time patterning Streak and do things right rather than risk staying entered and not having him ready. It was tough to make the decision when I'd only had him a week and had gone around the barrel pattern 3 total times at nothing faster than a trot.
It seems like Clifford is the only one who will for sure be ready, in shape and feeling great! But I am still looking forward to it!! |
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Miss Laundry Misshap
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| I actually got to ride tonight! 20 min of walking and mostly trotting bareback before the sun started slipping and the snow got slick again! Woohoo! It's a start! Lol |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Nateracer - 2014-03-06 8:52 PM I actually got to ride tonight! 20 min of walking and mostly trotting bareback before the sun started slipping and the snow got slick again! Woohoo! It's a start! Lol
My daughter and I got 4 rode and 1 ponied. We felt pretty good about it too. The field we had to ride in was so inconsistant with parts powder dirt, some wet spots that were unthawed on top but slicker than snot underneath, some ice and drifts of snow in other spots. We couldn't do much but no one got bucked off and felt good to be horseback after a few days of not being able to ride. I hate to admit it but dang I'm sore tonight. LOL Tomorrows high is 24 and blustery according to the weather man. Then starting Friday its going to be above freezing temps for highs for the next 10 days.
Rockinas....please don't say the "B" word. That's not even funny. I sure hope you find something to ride. You've got 30 days to get ole' Dazzler in shape so get cracking! |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Timber Creek - 2014-03-06 2:17 PM Nateracer - 2014-03-06 9:35 AM I'm SO excited to see people who have ponies who will be fat and furry (like mine!) and are going anyways!
FYI my little traveling buddy....I'm getting a stockpile of kuchen ready for our trip and already planning the menu plus getting a couple new bags of cereal for Crackhead. We're going to have so much fun!!! |
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Location: Iowa | Running Thursday pm, Fri am, and bonus run Sat. am. Chose only to use one of my 2 spots. Looking forward to a much needed vacation at the barrel race. Let's hope the snow stays away. |
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Location: South Dakota | CYA Ranch - 2014-03-06 9:04 PM
Timber Creek - 2014-03-06 2:17 PM Nateracer - 2014-03-06 9:35 AM I'm SO excited to see people who have ponies who will be fat and furry (like mine!) and are going anyways!
This is going to be so much fun! I've been thinking about food ideas too. I always think about Crackhead when I'm in the cereal isle lol! And don't forget the shopping! |
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Mrs. Troy
Location: western Nebraska | I have been riding up and down the county road all week. The only place I can even ride without slipping and sliding. I am going to try to go to a jp every weekend even if I don't run them all just to get them somewhere they can lope circles without falling down.
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Timber Creek - 2014-03-06 10:12 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-03-06 9:04 PM Timber Creek - 2014-03-06 2:17 PM Nateracer - 2014-03-06 9:35 AM I'm SO excited to see people who have ponies who will be fat and furry (like mine!) and are going anyways! This is going to be so much fun! I've been thinking about food ideas too. I always think about Crackhead when I'm in the cereal isle lol! And don't forget the shopping!
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | doglady - 2014-03-06 10:50 PM I have been riding up and down the county road all week. The only place I can even ride without slipping and sliding. I am going to try to go to a jp every weekend even if I don't run them all just to get them somewhere they can lope circles without falling down.
Your lucky you have JP to go to. We have none around here. I'll be at a Connie Combs clinic with one horse in a couple weeks so that will be nice but otherwise I have nothing. I might make a 2 hour trip to Ft Pierre and ride in my buddy Timber Creeks barn to see if my horses remember how to lope a circle. |
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Location: SE KS | I'm up bonus round Sat during the day. Nice weather this coming week... and the time changes yeah!!! that helps me when I have almost 2 hrs of chores every night - goats, steers, horses to feed...........
Just want to wish everyone GOOD LUCK!!!!
I have some mental issues to over come - I get so nervous. I was so upset with myself at Tulsa - I just blacked out and Dinero was ready to work and wel........ I just didn't ride my best.... |
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Am I really the Weirdo?
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Location: Kansas | Dinero10 - 2014-03-07 9:00 AM I'm up bonus round Sat during the day. Nice weather this coming week... and the time changes yeah!!! that helps me when I have almost 2 hrs of chores every night - goats, steers, horses to feed...........
Just want to wish everyone GOOD LUCK!!!!
I have some mental issues to over come - I get so nervous. I was so upset with myself at Tulsa - I just blacked out and Dinero was ready to work and wel........ I just didn't ride my best....
I'm not sure what it was at Tulsa, but I had trouble there too. It was a great setup for Chance and Cliff, but none of my runs were very good and I even hit a barrel on Chance (only hit 6 all year on him).
I'm so excited about the time change - it will be nice to actually get all the horses ridden and not have to start at noon. woo hoo!!! |
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Go Your Own Way
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Location: SE KS | Melanie - yes tulsa was a nice set-up.
Since I have never been to Lincoln, there is a place to warm up prior to running correct?
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