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Location: The edge of no where | We watched the entire race, ground was AWESOME and it ran like clockwork. I can't wait to watch the next one in Jan, I'm betting that it will be even bigger. |
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| ForumAdmin - 2014-11-02 6:27 PM
Itsme - 2014-11-02 5:37 PM Changing schedules and rules on the fly is bush league, BUSH LEAGUE!
The only bush league thing being discussed on this topic is you.
Be constructive or find another place to play.  - Forum Admin - Â
So youre OK with a new high power organization changing the rules as they go? Why have rules and schedules?
I dont see how anyone can see this as a positive..."If you dont like the score, change the goalposts". |
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| MS2011 - 2014-11-02 6:52 PM
kmcsunshine - 2014-11-02 6:44 PM
ForumAdmin - 2014-11-02 6:27 PM Itsme - 2014-11-02 5:37 PM Changing schedules and rules on the fly is bush league, BUSH LEAGUE! The only bush league thing being discussed on this topic is you.
Be constructive or find another place to play.  - Forum Admin -    
This is evolving and the biggest best thing to happen to barrel racing in years...If you don't like the way we play in Texas, then keep your well mannered pleasant personality up north.
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Location: The edge of no where | Itsme - 2014-11-02 7:04 PM ForumAdmin - 2014-11-02 6:27 PM Itsme - 2014-11-02 5:37 PM Changing schedules and rules on the fly is bush league, BUSH LEAGUE! The only bush league thing being discussed on this topic is you.
Be constructive or find another place to play. - Forum Admin - So youre OK with a new high power organization changing the rules as they go? Why have rules and schedules? I dont see how anyone can see this as a positive..."If you dont like the score, change the goalposts".
Just wondering how exactly this affect you? Are you entered? Are you already qualified? Are you planning to run next year?
If not, then why do you care? The response has been overwhelmingly positive.
Do you even actually run barrels?
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Location: Red Raiderland | rodeomom3 - 2014-11-02 6:56 PM grinandbareit - 2014-11-02 5:12 PM mreklaw - 2014-11-02 5:10 PM grinandbareit - 2014-11-02 5:08 PM With 227 entries they should have taken the top 20... There were some amazing horses that didn't get in. It was by far the toughest barrel race I have ever been to, lol. Hope you are going back!!! You were so close ! Lol... I'm considering it! He was a 14.848 today so you never know!
Oh my gosh she did have a great weekend. I see G&BI at a lot of the races and I was there for last night's run and I saw the palomino run today. I bow to you my friend. You make it look effortless. I usually catch some of your runs around here and they always have me very impressed.
A low 15 to high 14 is sooo impressive at Glen Rose so the great runs just kept coming and coming. Holy smokes! |
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| Itsme - 2014-11-02 7:04 PM
ForumAdmin - 2014-11-02 6:27 PM
Itsme - 2014-11-02 5:37 PM Changing schedules and rules on the fly is bush league, BUSH LEAGUE!
The only bush league thing being discussed on this topic is you.
Be constructive or find another place to play.  - Forum Admin - Â
So youre OK with a new high power organization changing the rules as they go? Why have rules and schedules?
I dont see how anyone can see this as a positive..."If you dont like the score, change the goalposts".
It is not an organization it is a private production owned by RFDTV. Their game their rules and they can change them any time they want to. If you look back at the mission statement from last year they said they planed on adding several more to the schedule. |
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Location: Texas | I was there and they ran the race great. Glen rose can be a tough pen to run in if your horse is not used to that alley. I did not run any of the other races there so don't know how the ground was and I know that ground can be tricky to work so I think they did a good job over all but I have to say I saw ALOT of pretty good slips and a few falls. Personally I would rather see the next qualifier in Waco as I think the ground is overall better there. |
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Location: Texas | Thank you everyone! It was an amazing weekend and I so wish that I could take all the credit, but truth is, I'm just along for the ride and can't wait to see where the train is headed!
It sounds a little cliche but I have to give credit where credit is due… without God's mercy and grace and favor, I could not get it done. Believe me, I tried for a long time to do things in my own power. It just never worked out for me. You may not see my horse's names on the top of the lists all the time, but for me, they are and have been a real blessing. It's not always about winning, sometimes it's just about the ride. It is a personal journey of baby steps, taken one at a time, and God has been there to hold my hand through it all. He has even drug me along (kicking and screaming) a few times. It's nice to sit back and know that you don't have to be the one in control all the time. You just have to trust that He has a plan, because He does, and it is probably WAY better than yours. :-)
Thanks again for all the kind words! You guys ROCK!
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Location: North Texas | kmcsunshine - 2014-11-02 6:44 PM
ForumAdmin - 2014-11-02 6:27 PM Itsme - 2014-11-02 5:37 PM Changing schedules and rules on the fly is bush league, BUSH LEAGUE! The only bush league thing being discussed on this topic is you.
Be constructive or find another place to play.  - Forum Admin - Â
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Location: North Texas | Itsme - 2014-11-02 7:05 PM
MS2011 - 2014-11-02 6:52 PM
kmcsunshine - 2014-11-02 6:44 PM
ForumAdmin - 2014-11-02 6:27 PM Itsme - 2014-11-02 5:37 PM Changing schedules and rules on the fly is bush league, BUSH LEAGUE! The only bush league thing being discussed on this topic is you.
Be constructive or find another place to play.  - Forum Admin - Â
This is evolving and the biggest best thing to happen to barrel racing in years...If you don't like the way we play in Texas, then keep your well mannered pleasant personality up north.
Perfect as I dont speak spanish....
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Location: Here | grinandbareit - 2014-11-02 8:50 PM Thank you everyone! It was an amazing weekend and I so wish that I could take all the credit, but truth is, I'm just along for the ride and can't wait to see where the train is headed! It sounds a little cliche but I have to give credit where credit is due… without God's mercy and grace and favor, I could not get it done. Believe me, I tried for a long time to do things in my own power. It just never worked out for me. You may not see my horse's names on the top of the lists all the time, but for me, they are and have been a real blessing. It's not always about winning, sometimes it's just about the ride. It is a personal journey of baby steps, taken one at a time, and God has been there to hold my hand through it all. He has even drug me along (kicking and screaming) a few times. It's nice to sit back and know that you don't have to be the one in control all the time. You just have to trust that He has a plan, because He does, and it is probably WAY better than yours. :-) Thanks again for all the kind words! You guys ROCK!
You are a class act.
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| I watched the American qualifier in person and saw quite a few horses slip and struggle with the ground. It was packing down firm with loose dirt on top and just not holding up the best but everybody ran on the same ground so nobody got "cheated". It appeared the same from start to finish. The main comment I have though is this: THEY ANNOUNCED THE ADDITIONAL QUALIFIER RACE EARLIER THAT DAY, before the qualifier at Glen Rose this weekend so it is NOT about who did not qualify this weekend. One thing I wish they would change is run on normal metal barrels like we run on everywhere else. Those barrels were plastic and fell way too easily.......reason for soooo many barrels down. |
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Location: Mansfield, TX | Â Thank You for pointing that out Quickdraw!! The additional Qualifier was announced BEFORE the Qualifier was even run!!! R.F.D. TV has told us at the BBR that if we could get at least a 1050 people to enter the Qualifiers we would be allowed to take 10 people back to AT&T stadium to run for the 1 millon Bonus instead of just five so we were able to add another Qualifier to give more people a shot at a life changing opptunity. It had NOTHING to due with trying to get "someone(s)" qualified or politics!!! That comment just showed a lack of knowledge about what is really going on. If R F D TV just wanted a specific person running at AT&T stadium they would just give that person an exemption . It is beyond me why someone would try to stir up something to hurt an opportunity for all barrel racers a chance at a Millon Dollar Paycheck!!! Get your facts straight before you start spreading lies and gossip and ruining it for everyone else......Please dont be that "one person in every crowd." P.S. Please bare I mind, that Barrel Racing isn't the only event which has been allowed to add another qualifier. That alone kinda shoots your theory out of the water too!Destry Fleming - BBR Co-Foundrr |
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| Destry Fleming - 2014-11-03 12:01 AM
 Thank You for pointing that out Quickdraw!! The additional Qualifier was announced BEFORE the Qualifier was even run!!! R.F.D. TV has told us at the BBR that if we could get at least a 1050 people to enter the Qualifiers we would be allowed to take 10 people back to AT&T stadium to run for the 1 millon Bonus instead of just five so we were able to add another Qualifier to give more people a shot at a life changing opptunity. It had NOTHING to due with trying to get "someone(s)" qualified or politics!!! That comment just showed a lack of knowledge about what is really going on. If R F D TV just wanted a specific person running at AT&T stadium they would just give that person an exemption . It is beyond me why someone would try to stir up something to hurt an opportunity for all barrel racers a chance at a Millon Dollar Paycheck!!! Get your facts straight before you start spreading lies and gossip and ruining it for everyone else......Please dont be that "one person in every crowd." P.S. Please bare I mind, that Barrel Racing isn't the only event which has been allowed to add another qualifier. That alone kinda shoots your theory out of the water too!Destry Fleming - BBR Co-Foundrr
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| foundation horse - 2014-11-02 9:19 PM Itsme - 2014-11-02 7:05 PM MS2011 - 2014-11-02 6:52 PM kmcsunshine - 2014-11-02 6:44 PM ForumAdmin - 2014-11-02 6:27 PM Itsme - 2014-11-02 5:37 PM Changing schedules and rules on the fly is bush league, BUSH LEAGUE! The only bush league thing being discussed on this topic is you.
Be constructive or find another place to play. - Forum Admin - This is evolving and the biggest best thing to happen to barrel racing in years...If you don't like the way we play in Texas, then keep your well mannered pleasant personality up north. Perfect as I dont speak spanish.... Hell, you don't type English, much less speak Spanish!
I don't always sit at the computer drinking a coke in the morning, but when I do, I probably should not be on BHW. That made me snort some up my nose.
Thank you to the producer for coming on. You guys have always been a class act. Hope to join you at a race again soon. |
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| quickdraw - 2014-11-02 9:50 PM I watched the American qualifier in person and saw quite a few horses slip and struggle with the ground. It was packing down firm with loose dirt on top and just not holding up the best but everybody ran on the same ground so nobody got "cheated". It appeared the same from start to finish. The main comment I have though is this: THEY ANNOUNCED THE ADDITIONAL QUALIFIER RACE EARLIER THAT DAY, before the qualifier at Glen Rose this weekend so it is NOT about who did not qualify this weekend. One thing I wish they would change is run on normal metal barrels like we run on everywhere else. Those barrels were plastic and fell way too easily.......reason for soooo many barrels down.
I was there and before Sunday mornings race I went in the arena to look at the barrels. They are heavy. I hit one hard during my run on Sunday, bruised my knee through my shin guard, the barrel rocked but stayed up. I think they are pretty comparable to metal. There were a bunch of slips, I felt bad for horses. I guess when you have one huge power horse right after the other the ground is going to get dug up. I noticed for the American they actually ripped the ground at every 50 as opposed to just grooming it like they did during the 5D. I heard a lot of comments about the hit barrels and most attributed it to not being set up right in approach while going absolutely all out and no time to correct or adjust. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | rodeomom3 - 2014-11-03 7:25 AM quickdraw - 2014-11-02 9:50 PM I watched the American qualifier in person and saw quite a few horses slip and struggle with the ground. It was packing down firm with loose dirt on top and just not holding up the best but everybody ran on the same ground so nobody got "cheated". It appeared the same from start to finish. The main comment I have though is this: THEY ANNOUNCED THE ADDITIONAL QUALIFIER RACE EARLIER THAT DAY, before the qualifier at Glen Rose this weekend so it is NOT about who did not qualify this weekend. One thing I wish they would change is run on normal metal barrels like we run on everywhere else. Those barrels were plastic and fell way too easily.......reason for soooo many barrels down. I was there and before Sunday mornings race I went in the arena to look at the barrels. They are heavy. I hit one hard during my run on Sunday, bruised my knee through my shin guard, the barrel rocked but stayed up. I think they are pretty comparable to metal. There were a bunch of slips, I felt bad for horses. I guess when you have one huge power horse right after the other the ground is going to get dug up. I noticed for the American they actually ripped the ground at every 50 as opposed to just grooming it like they did during the 5D. I heard a lot of comments about the hit barrels and most attributed it to not being set up right in approach while going absolutely all out and no time to correct or adjust.
I have been hurt more by plastic and cut too by them. They are heavy and they do hurt. For me, I just like the look of metal. Petty, but just me. |
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| 3canstorun - 2014-11-03 7:06 AM rodeomom3 - 2014-11-03 7:25 AM quickdraw - 2014-11-02 9:50 PM I watched the American qualifier in person and saw quite a few horses slip and struggle with the ground. It was packing down firm with loose dirt on top and just not holding up the best but everybody ran on the same ground so nobody got "cheated". It appeared the same from start to finish. The main comment I have though is this: THEY ANNOUNCED THE ADDITIONAL QUALIFIER RACE EARLIER THAT DAY, before the qualifier at Glen Rose this weekend so it is NOT about who did not qualify this weekend. One thing I wish they would change is run on normal metal barrels like we run on everywhere else. Those barrels were plastic and fell way too easily.......reason for soooo many barrels down. I was there and before Sunday mornings race I went in the arena to look at the barrels. They are heavy. I hit one hard during my run on Sunday, bruised my knee through my shin guard, the barrel rocked but stayed up. I think they are pretty comparable to metal. There were a bunch of slips, I felt bad for horses. I guess when you have one huge power horse right after the other the ground is going to get dug up. I noticed for the American they actually ripped the ground at every 50 as opposed to just grooming it like they did during the 5D. I heard a lot of comments about the hit barrels and most attributed it to not being set up right in approach while going absolutely all out and no time to correct or adjust.
Yep, the plastic can hurt you too. I do wonder how much of a difference it makes that the plastic do not have the rim around the bottom that can dig in the ground a little like the metal cans do. |
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