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Location: Where I am happiest | Calangelo - 2015-02-22 7:27 PM I think it's fine if kids are allowed in the The American. This event is all about being able to enter and run and make it on your own merits regardless of age, gender, experience or amateur/professional status. May the fastest team win!
I agree!! This is NOT the WPRA and one of the biggest draws and what sets the American apart is that ANYBODY, no matter who you are or where you come from regardless of age or sex or how much money you have won can compete! |
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| I never thought weight was as much of an issue with running against a kid as their lack of fear. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Frodo - 2015-02-22 7:09 PM Sorry to not be on the same team, but weight is a HUGE factor in barrel racing as in horse racing. If they're going to let children enter, then they should have a junior division. Isn't this why the WPRA, then the GRA, decided to make an age limit for members.
Oh my aching ass are you serious? If your so worried about keeping it even then you need to do divisionals. This is the American. Its concept was to find the underdogs and let them run with the big dogs. |
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| Frodo - 2015-02-22 7:09 PM
Sorry to not be on the same team, but weight is a HUGE factor in barrel racing as in horse racing. If they're going to let children enter, then they should have a junior division. Isn't this why the WPRA, then the GRA, decided to make an age limit for members. Â
But this is not the WPRA or The GRA. The America is run under BBR rules. Which everyone that entered knew when they signed up. Under their rules it is open to all regardless of age, weight, sex, or anything else. |
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Location: Where I am happiest | CYA Ranch - 2015-02-22 7:50 PM Frodo - 2015-02-22 7:09 PM Sorry to not be on the same team, but weight is a HUGE factor in barrel racing as in horse racing. If they're going to let children enter, then they should have a junior division. Isn't this why the WPRA, then the GRA, decided to make an age limit for members. Oh my aching ass are you serious? If your so worried about keeping it even then you need to do divisionals. This is the American. Its concept was to find the underdogs and let them run with the big dogs.
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| DKBadger - 2015-02-22 7:46 PM
I never thought weight was as much of an issue with running against a kid as their lack of fear.
They don't get in their head as much either. They don't think about the what ifs. They just react and go for the most part. It's kind of the 10 feet tall and bullet proof thinking. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | CYA Ranch - 2015-02-22 7:50 PM Frodo - 2015-02-22 7:09 PM Sorry to not be on the same team, but weight is a HUGE factor in barrel racing as in horse racing. If they're going to let children enter, then they should have a junior division. Isn't this why the WPRA, then the GRA, decided to make an age limit for members. Oh my aching ass are you serious? If your so worried about keeping it even then you need to do divisionals. This is the American. Its concept was to find the underdogs and let them run with the big dogs.  LOL....what I think is humorous is..... just "last year" there was the kabitzing about letting MEN run and how they would dominate.........now the poor children have the advantage........give me a break!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | NJJ - 2015-02-22 8:18 PM CYA Ranch - 2015-02-22 7:50 PM Frodo - 2015-02-22 7:09 PM Sorry to not be on the same team, but weight is a HUGE factor in barrel racing as in horse racing. If they're going to let children enter, then they should have a junior division. Isn't this why the WPRA, then the GRA, decided to make an age limit for members. Oh my aching ass are you serious? If your so worried about keeping it even then you need to do divisionals. This is the American. Its concept was to find the underdogs and let them run with the big dogs.
Exactly. I can't believe people go out and look for things to ***** about. Get a life. |
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| Tinkerbell - 2015-02-22 5:44 PM
I think Chani would have been at the top or not far from it regardless of ground conditions, that was an oustanding run in that arena and if you watch her video, flojo slipped on the third barrel & caused him to step off just a hair so they could have been faster! that horse is awesome! I ran against her momma and that horse when my old horse was still alive. hes been a smoker for years! thats a great family and Im excited to see them do well. that lil girl rides better than most youth ive seen. i was sick for Karsyn cause she had a smoking run as well. those two lil girls have huge futures ahead of them.
as far as the ground, it really sucked for the other two go rounds! no rodeo round is never the same, thats rodeo, but when you are talking about an event like this, it should have been better.......I just really hope no one left there w/crippled horses, it was starting to look like the nfr................................
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Chayni ran on the same ground that everyone else ran on.
This is rodeo not a 4D barrel race. The ground is crappy at rodeos, period. I agree with what you said, just making a statement. I think that is why Latricia Duke prefers futurities over rodeos. |
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Location: west of East Texas | So who is her mother and grandmother that they keep mentioning? |
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Location: west of East Texas | So who is her mother and grandmother that they keep mentioning? |
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| Ok here is my take on this. That little girl rode the hair of that horse and beat the other 29 riders. All the what if's and but but's don't mean a darn thing it's a horse race. And she cowgirl upped and took home the 40,000. And next week I think the rest of the field better bring their A game because this little girl is coming a running.
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Location: Oklahoma | streakysox - 2015-02-22 9:23 PM
Tinkerbell - 2015-02-22 5:44 PM
I think Chani would have been at the top or not far from it regardless of ground conditions, that was an oustanding run in that arena and if you watch her video, flojo slipped on the third barrel & caused him to step off just a hair so they could have been faster! that horse is awesome! I ran against her momma and that horse when my old horse was still alive. hes been a smoker for years! thats a great family and Im excited to see them do well. that lil girl rides better than most youth ive seen. i was sick for Karsyn cause she had a smoking run as well. those two lil girls have huge futures ahead of them.
as far as the ground, it really sucked for the other two go rounds! no rodeo round is never the same, thats rodeo, but when you are talking about an event like this, it should have been better.......I just really hope no one left there w/crippled horses, it was starting to look like the nfr................................
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Chayni ran on the same ground that everyone else ran on.
This is rodeo not a 4D barrel race. The ground is crappy at rodeos, period. I agree with what you said, just making a statement. I think that is why Latricia Duke prefers futurities over rodeos.
Can't blame her on bit after her fall. That was gut wrenching. |
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Location: Go Sooners!! | I'll probably get slammed but........most professional sports are 18 and over...I'm not taking anything away but kids don't even have a concept of what is happening..jmo:) |
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| sodapop - 2015-02-22 10:06 PM
They had high school exemptions in other events. I'm sure most of those kids were under 18.Â
It's my understanding they had exemptions for the HS kids in the timed events only. Not sure though. |
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Location: MD | azsun - 2015-02-22 10:43 PM
sodapop - 2015-02-22 10:06 PM
They had high school exemptions in other events. I'm sure most of those kids were under 18.Â
It's my understanding they had exemptions for the HS kids in the timed events only. Not sure though.
I definitely saw a the HS Champ as an exemption on a bronc. He made it through, too! |
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| So what about the people who are over weight?? I guess they should have an argument over all of us that are over age 18, 5 ft tall & weigh 110 pds. Chayni may not weigh as much as an adult but that is her advantage. The women & men have the advantage of experience & skill, etc. As I recall back when I was running rodeos (years ago), the jr division was always 12 & under. Nobody complained then, when we as 13 year olds were made to compete with women that were so much more experienced & skilled. Yes, I had an awesome horse that could compete and could out run top notch horses but at the age of 13, I was not the level, experienced & skilled rider as my adult competitors. Therefore, I got out ran quite a bit because of the lack of experienc & not being able to handle pressure sitiuations as well. So, I just feel like the weight issue is a lame excuse. What is wrong with our world when someone can't find the Happiness in a 9 year old lil girl accomplishing something as BIG as this. GO CHAYNI!!!!!!!
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| azsun - 2015-02-22 10:43 PM
sodapop - 2015-02-22 10:06 PM
They had high school exemptions in other events. I'm sure most of those kids were under 18.Â
It's my understanding they had exemptions for the HS kids in the timed events only. Not sure though.
Nope, the rough stock high school boys got exemptions too. I watched the high school champion in the saddle bronc ride Friday night. |
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