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| Murphy - 2015-09-30 1:36 PM rachellyn80 - 2015-09-30 2:25 PM MOTIVATED - 2015-09-30 1:08 PM I don't and haven't seen any fat girls at the NFR....and I have seen some fat girls that can ride the hair off a horse. So...Idk... (by the way, I weigh 170 and am 5'6") I am not a skinny-mini. There have been some that were bigger than others, but none that I would consider BIG. There haven't been any bigger girls at the NFR for several years now, unless you want to call FT big. (and if you do I suggest you go stand next to her and see) I've heard rumors about her supposed "weight" but I think that the numbers are exaggerated to help a few girls egos.
FT isnt "big" she just isnt petite...and when you ride a horse that is petite you look "big" haha...but I have been around FT many of times and she definitely is not "big" as in FAT...can we just say that word? Fat...Fat Fat Fat...I have not seen any truly Fat women at the NFR....athough I have seen some that are heavier than others as in not petite. There is one that I remember a couple years ago...that ran a stud...and I thought...she kinda looks heavy..and then I saw her in real life and decided maybe the camera just didnt like her so much haha...because she was not FAT either. Maybe our definitions of Fat are different...mine is the evidence of "Rolls" plobbing over their pants....for instance...I know that I have gotten FAT when I dont want to tuck in my shirt at rodeos ahahaha...that is when I cut down on the pizza and beer...just saying. I will never be petite...I lift too many weights...I have to wear a size bigger shirt so that my arms fit in them haha...my legs are no different. I mean no one has looked like a busted can of buscuits at the NFR...at least not that I have seen!
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Location: Beggs, OK | I've never met anyone who was fit and "looked" fat. I've seen plenty that are considered "skinny" that were soft and weak. The thing that I try to keep in mind is that I can ALWAYS do better, be better, look better, and feel better. The mindset keeps you driven, self hate gets you nowhere. Turn everything you do into work for your body. Carry water insead of using the hose, park farther from the store, lift things you would normally drag, carry buckets instead of using a cart or motorized vehicle to feed. I have a desk job and NEED the physical exercise after work to get tired.
The furthest I have been away from my ideal was last year. I spent several months on strict bed rest, pregnant with twins that were ultimately born 6 weeks early via c-section. My muscles were mush, my abdominal muscles had been cut, and I was still 35# from where I like to be 4 months after they were born. I tried at that time to make some runs on a horse that I was keeping for a friend and it felt AWFUL. At that weight, even though I was getting my strength back I felt wobbly and out of control of my body. I'm back in "my" ideal size range, which is less than what some people think is appropriate for my height, but I am far from weak and I feel like I can ride my horses to the best of my ability. My BMI is 20.
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Location: Lexington, Ky | rachellyn80 - 2015-09-30 2:53 PM I've never met anyone who was fit and "looked" fat. I've seen plenty that are considered "skinny" that were soft and weak. The thing that I try to keep in mind is that I can ALWAYS do better, be better, look better, and feel better. The mindset keeps you driven, self hate gets you nowhere. Turn everything you do into work for your body. Carry water insead of using the hose, park farther from the store, lift things you would normally drag, carry buckets instead of using a cart or motorized vehicle to feed. I have a desk job and NEED the physical exercise after work to get tired.
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Location: Washington | Yes weight matters in barrel racing. It's that simple. |
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Location: Beggs, OK | poloracer - 2015-09-30 2:36 PM rachellyn80 - 2015-09-30 2:53 PM I've never met anyone who was fit and "looked" fat. I've seen plenty that are considered "skinny" that were soft and weak. The thing that I try to keep in mind is that I can ALWAYS do better, be better, look better, and feel better. The mindset keeps you driven, self hate gets you nowhere. Turn everything you do into work for your body. Carry water insead of using the hose, park farther from the store, lift things you would normally drag, carry buckets instead of using a cart or motorized vehicle to feed. I have a desk job and NEED the physical exercise after work to get tired.
Don't even get me started on you and your sister! I am SO jealous of the gorgeous scenery you have to make your runs more enjoyable. I've always liked cardio, but Greg is determined to get me to start lifting a little  |
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | Just ride big horses like I do and you don't have to worry about it!   
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| And this post... Is why I have such a hard time going to barrel races. This post just proved to me that people do look at you and wonder what you are doing there!!! I have put on some weight, I didnt ride for over 7 years because I was hauling my kids to high school rodeos. When I started back, it felt terrible so I quit. A year later I decided that I really wanted to run again. I have lost some, but not enough by any means. And each and every time I go to a barrel race I wonder how many people are looking at me wondering why I am there! Thank you for the confirmation of what I have been thinking. So very sad!!!!! |
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Location: Washington | 3turns - 2015-09-30 3:17 PM
And this post... Is why I have such a hard time going to barrel races. This post just proved to me that people do look at you and wonder what you are doing there!!! I have put on some weight, I didnt ride for over 7 years because I was hauling my kids to high school rodeos. When I started back, it felt terrible so I quit. A year later I decided that I really wanted to run again. I have lost some, but not enough by any means. And each and every time I go to a barrel race I wonder how many people are looking at me wondering why I am there! Thank you for the confirmation of what I have been thinking. So very sad!!!!!
Why in the heck do you care? Your barrel racing and doing your thing. NO one here said anything about larger people running barrels. NO ONE. I packed extra weight in the end of my barrel racing, and the only one that it bothered was ME! SO quit looking around for someone to blame as to why about anything happening in your world. IT's your life.... live it.
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| fatchance - 2015-10-01 4:28 PM 3turns - 2015-09-30 3:17 PM And this post... Is why I have such a hard time going to barrel races. This post just proved to me that people do look at you and wonder what you are doing there!!! I have put on some weight, I didnt ride for over 7 years because I was hauling my kids to high school rodeos. When I started back, it felt terrible so I quit. A year later I decided that I really wanted to run again. I have lost some, but not enough by any means. And each and every time I go to a barrel race I wonder how many people are looking at me wondering why I am there! Thank you for the confirmation of what I have been thinking. So very sad!!!!! Why in the heck do you care? Your barrel racing and doing your thing. NO one here said anything about larger people running barrels. NO ONE. I packed extra weight in the end of my barrel racing, and the only one that it bothered was ME! SO quit looking around for someone to blame as to why about anything happening in your world. IT's your life.... live it.
And because you know me.. You know that I am looking for someone to blame??? I didnt say I wasnt going. But thank you for that uplifting post. I feel so much better now. |
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Location: Washington | 3turns - 2015-09-30 3:56 PM fatchance - 2015-10-01 4:28 PM 3turns - 2015-09-30 3:17 PM And this post... Is why I have such a hard time going to barrel races. This post just proved to me that people do look at you and wonder what you are doing there!!! I have put on some weight, I didnt ride for over 7 years because I was hauling my kids to high school rodeos. When I started back, it felt terrible so I quit. A year later I decided that I really wanted to run again. I have lost some, but not enough by any means. And each and every time I go to a barrel race I wonder how many people are looking at me wondering why I am there! Thank you for the confirmation of what I have been thinking. So very sad!!!!! Why in the heck do you care? Your barrel racing and doing your thing. NO one here said anything about larger people running barrels. NO ONE. I packed extra weight in the end of my barrel racing, and the only one that it bothered was ME! SO quit looking around for someone to blame as to why about anything happening in your world. IT's your life.... live it.
ALL I was trying to say is go run barrels and enjoy yourself and your life.
Sorry that I have upset you, not my intent.
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Location: Oregon | Hey, it's pretty much common sense that all else being equal a horse is going to run faster with less weight on it.
That said, never let what you think other people think of you stop you from doing what you love to do. And in reality "they" probably don't really give a crap what you weigh anyway.
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Location: Ky | On the same horse with equal riders weight will matter immensly. Dale Youree always said that on a the same horse with equal riding ability 10 lbs added 1/10th of a second. I'm sure that wasn't scientific and was just Dale's learned opinion from years and years of experience. I would bet that, if it was put to a scientific measure he wasn't far off. |
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| 3turns - 2015-09-30 4:17 PM
And this post... Is why I have such a hard time going to barrel races. This post just proved to me that people do look at you and wonder what you are doing there!!! I have put on some weight, I didnt ride for over 7 years because I was hauling my kids to high school rodeos. When I started back, it felt terrible so I quit. A year later I decided that I really wanted to run again. I have lost some, but not enough by any means. And each and every time I go to a barrel race I wonder how many people are looking at me wondering why I am there! Thank you for the confirmation of what I have been thinking. So very sad!!!!!
I have to say that I have a friend who is a great trainer, she's a dang good roper and a pretty darn good barrel racer too, and she's a big girl, she's thick and athletic and strong. I hope to have 1/2 of the ability that, that girl has and I know A LOT of girls in my area feel the exact same way! Your weight is just a number, it can go up or down, that's up to you, your attitude no matter what the scale says is also up to you. I would hope that what other people think wouldn't kill your dream. Keep rockin' don't let anyone or anything slow you down! |
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | 3turns - 2015-09-30 5:17 PM And this post... Is why I have such a hard time going to barrel races. This post just proved to me that people do look at you and wonder what you are doing there!!! I have put on some weight, I didnt ride for over 7 years because I was hauling my kids to high school rodeos. When I started back, it felt terrible so I quit. A year later I decided that I really wanted to run again. I have lost some, but not enough by any means. And each and every time I go to a barrel race I wonder how many people are looking at me wondering why I am there! Thank you for the confirmation of what I have been thinking. So very sad!!!!!
Go follow Cowgirls With Curves
http://cowgirlswithcurves.com/
And this - Body Shaming In The Show Ring.
http://www.ifthesaddlefits.com/body-shaming-the-show-ring/
Not everyone is strong enough to not pay any attention to comments and attitudes about weight and just live their life and ride their ride. That takes confidence in themselves and in their ability that they don't have yet. I have struggled liken that for 40 years and I'm just now learning to tune all that out. |
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| crapshooter - 2015-09-30 6:04 PM Hey, it's pretty much common sense that all else being equal a horse is going to run faster with less weight on it. That said, never let what you think other people think of you stop you from doing what you love to do. And in reality "they" probably don't really give a crap what you weigh anyway.
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Location: Arkansas | oija - 2015-09-30 7:50 AM
Can weight affect a horse, absolutely. Can the horse overcome it, yes. I love the old stories about Seabiscuit (who was not a big horse) frequently carrying 20 pounds or more than any other horse in the field and still winning. Sometimes it has as much to with the rider's ability, the horse's power, and the horse's own drive to win.
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Location: western Nebraska | I lost 20lbs this summer and I feel better. I have had so many wrecks I just hurt all over. Losing some weight has seemed to help my back. But, My horses are running the same as before. So 20lbs has made no difference to them. I will never be small like a Lisa Lockart type and I am just fine with that. Whatever weight you are if you are happy and love to run barrels -then do it. That is why we all do this-we love running barrels. I do know one time I was probably the heaviest I had been and we were still rodeoing. A woman asked me if I was pregant-I said no, just fat. You know what-I won the barrel race that night and then went out for ice cream! I hate these posts- a skinny minny should not be able to make a heavier girl feel bad-and that is what these do! |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I'm not small by any means, I'm 5'4" and thick but solid, I'm probably the most toned I've ever been but I've bulked up lifting weights, I've started dieting more but since I started Crossfit my CORE strength has improved immensely! And with that said, I can stay UP with my horses and stay more balanced in and around our turns. This has improved my times and performance, working out and strength training I believe is crucial for barrel racing. Yes it would be great to get slimmer and go faster but for me I'm just happy to have my balance and strength because that has made a world of difference! |
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| I carry a little over 20% of my body weight in gear all day every day. It matters. (Law enforcement, carry the duty belt on my waist plus vest/boots). It *REALLY* matters when I chase someone on foot. I'm out of breath and out of gas much earlier than I should be and it feels like I'm slower.
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