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Location: Texas | Rausch_Jessica - 2015-08-21 1:01 PM
BarrelRacingChick - 2015-08-20 2:59 PM Ok so the thread about making horses your career got me thinking. Ok- college rodeo would your true 1D horse be competitive in college rodeo or is that another step up?? I think it depends on the region you run and how much effort you put in. Some regions are very very competitive and the girls can outrun WRPA runners at the pro rodeos, while other regions are not as tough. I ran the great plain region in 2012-2013 and my mare who had won our local 1D NBHA region, made the short go quite often. Each year is different! I will agree with other posters, you have to be able to run on anything from 12-20 second patterns and from 100-20 degree weather with mud, water, rocks, hard pans, and even snow in the arena at times. Some places were very nice with heated stalls and indoor pens while other places we would tie out by a corn field…but that is rodeo for you. The costs were pretty spendy and the hauls can be long, but the experience and the friends I made, I think were worth it for the short time I competed. You will find it interesting because some girls that accelerate in other settings may fail at college rodeo while others that struggle in other organizations may excel…that may all depend on if the horse can handle it, how involved the coach is or if the rider gets caught up in the after party scene. Â
Thank you :). The ground doesn't seem to bother my horse. We run on trashy ground 90% of the time as it is right now. Both of my boys tie out really well so stalls won't be a problem. No plans on getting caught up in after party scenes. Looking forward to college rodeo but I'm not a party animal lol
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | outrundaizy - 2015-08-20 8:26 PM College rodeo was a waste of time/money IMO.. You are better off just hauling to your own barrel races or ammy rodeos...
You can pm if you have any specific questions..
I agree. I ran college for 2.5 years and most of the time made the short go. Didn't pay well, the Ozark region was ridiculously large, and our school was just starting a program, so there were no scholarships yet. I'm glad I helped get the program going for all the kids who are benefitting from it now, but other than that it was a waste of time. |
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Location: Iowa | kj11 - 2015-08-21 1:39 PM scwebster - 2015-08-21 11:28 AM Silly question but just curious...can anyone attending college (no matter age) be a part of the rodeo teams? I want to say its something like your eligibility years are 6 years from the date of high school graduation??
Correct you have 6 years after your high school graduation date to complete your 4 years of eligibility. You can have 5 years of eligibility if you are national president or attend grad school. They also have other rules such as you must maintain 12 credit hours each semester and must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above.
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Location: Texas | Rausch_Jessica - 2015-08-21 2:01 PM
kj11 - 2015-08-21 1:39 PM scwebster - 2015-08-21 11:28 AM Silly question but just curious...can anyone attending college (no matter age) be a part of the rodeo teams? I want to say its something like your eligibility years are 6 years from the date of high school graduation?? Correct you have 6 years after your high school graduation date to complete your 4 years of eligibility. You can have 5 years of eligibility if you are national president or attend grad school.  They also have other rules such as you must maintain 12 credit hours each semester and must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above.Â
Yes have to have 12 hours in the classroom.and maintain a 2.0 gpa - I called because I couldn't remember yesterday :) |
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Location: KS | I wasn't competitive in college rodeo, but would do it again if I had the chance.
It was a great experience, one different than anything else. You meet lots of people and you only have one chance to college rodeo. I did it knowing I probably would never make the short go, but it taught me a lot. Our school covered fuel cost and motel costs, so we had entry fees and food. They tried to get us to pool together as much as possible.
If your running a 1D horse, Im sure you can be competitive, you get in all sizes and types of arenas.
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Location: Texas | Peewee212 - 2015-08-21 3:21 PM
I wasn't competitive in college rodeo, but would do it again if I had the chance.
It was a great experience, one different than anything else. You meet lots of people and you only have one chance to college rodeo. I did it knowing I probably would never make the short go, but it taught me a lot. Our school covered fuel cost and motel costs, so we had entry fees and food. They tried to get us to pool together as much as possible.
If your running a 1D horse, Im sure you can be competitive, you get in all sizes and types of arenas.
Good LUck!
Thank you :). I am looking forward to the experience more than anything I think. |
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| I ran college rodeo, I didnt have a 1D horse at the time but one of the girls who did well in our region (great plains) won/placed at many wpra rodeos and he was usually 1d/2d horse at the big races. We ran in mostly tiny pens, we had one big pen which was our home arena. |
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Location: STOCKDALE, TX USA | My daughters both could have made college rodeo teams. However, that was never an option for them
My youngest, luckily, is an awesome volleyball player. She is now on a full scholarship playing ball at a major university
Was the right decision made? By all means yes.
Horses have deserved the vacation they are having. |
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