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| Goodness, are we not allowed to voice our opinion or observations anymore on this site without being bashed? The only negative remarks have come from those complaining. I, for one, appreciated SKM commentary on the rodeo since I can't watch it. Isn't it kind of reassuring to know the pros have to go through the same things we minions have to with our horses? Isn't it nice to see the pro girls handle disappointment as well as most do? Are not those moments the ones that truly show our youth how to react when things aren't going well? It's easy to admire someone if we only see the pretty things but it is when things don't go well and they still show class that is impressive to me. So I thank SKM for providing some insight to the slack that I would not have known just reading the results. |
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| MS2011 - 2014-07-17 6:57 AM
SKM - 2014-07-16 9:34 AM Yeah, lol! She got real strong going to first and basically stuck her nose in the air and did her own thing. Britt was not looking very amused after she finally got her stopped and was exiting the pen.
Babies are SUCH fun...... I really like that mare, I think given a bit more time to mature and get consistent...she'll be one heck of a horse (not like she doesn't have a pretty incredible record already).
My hats off to Brittany for the job she's done with her.
I do think she will be a great one. It was just a very bad time for her to act her age due to what ead at stake. She sure is a talented horse, no doubt about it. I can't imagine how deadly she will be in a couple of years as she matures. |
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 Do You Feel Lucky Punk?
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Location: NM...the Land of Manana | Since I have never been to Cheyenne for the rodeo, what I want to know is how come there is such a huge deviation in the times? |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | paysonw - 2014-07-16 1:16 PM 6 tipped barrels is amazingly low for that pen! The times overall were slower than last year's slack by a couple of tenths more or less. That is a tough pen, even some great horses have trouble in there. Laura had a pretty run.
I was sure glad they got wrapped up before the lightning got too close! What a great rodeo and some good horse race watching! Cheyenne always feels like home! Can't wait to go back for the perf!
Didn't they move the pattern down to get the 2nd in a better position due to ground conditions? |
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| Lightfoot - 2014-07-17 7:44 AMSince I have never been to Cheyenne for the rodeo, what I want to know is how come there is such a huge deviation in the times? The arena is a very odd shape. From the gate to the eye was probably 300' I'd guess. It sorts of bottle necks. So if you go right first, you need to hug the left side of the pen otherwise you screw up the entry to 1st. 3rd is set in the middle of the pen with no fence to help slow a horse down or turn them back. Some people smoked 1 and 2, only to get run off with on 3. Others got real deep on 1 because they didn't get lined up right. Others got run off with from the gate and it's a LOOOONG way to 1 so they had no horse left off of 3. Add the ground conditions to it and it made for the time deviations that you saw.
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| Three 4 Luck - 2014-07-17 7:51 AM
paysonw - 2014-07-16 1:16 PM 6 tipped barrels is amazingly low for that pen! The times overall were slower than last year's slack by a couple of tenths more or less. That is a tough pen, even some great horses have trouble in there. Laura had a pretty run.
I was sure glad they got wrapped up before the lightning got too close! What a great rodeo and some good horse race watching! Cheyenne always feels like home! Can't wait to go back for the perf!
Didn't they move the pattern down to get the 2nd in a better position due to ground conditions?
Yes. They moved it down 60' more. Basically the eye was set where 1 and 2 normally are. |
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Location: In a happy place | NJJ - 2014-07-17 8:23 AM ridejg - 2014-07-17 7:58 AM trickster j - 2014-07-17 7:40 AM SKM - 2014-07-16 7:38 AM There were only 6 tipped barrels in all. The ground was not as horrible as all the Facebook posts by people that have never been to the pen told everyone they were. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang looked like a 4 year old at this rodeo and had problems. Fallon was sporting her Denver Bronco fan outfit. Orange pants and hat with a blue shirt (I personally thought it was hideous). Sherry Cervi was on a sorrel with a big white face. Jana Beams horse looked like he was out there just loping the pattern but he really clocked. June was on a palomino that I believe is owned by her sister. JMHO but Laura Lambert should be the one that could very will jump in there and win it as basically a wild card no one really expects. I do see Christy's point about the negative comment towards Fallon. Seems like there are a few people around here who like to not like her, but from what I've seen, she's one of the only girls out there who always has a smile on her face and actually makes eye contact and acknowledges you when you ride past her. Believe it or not- that's not real common out there-
Watching the Calgary Stampede, I admired her petting on Babyflo leaving the arena...
The time to be critical, is when someone is jerking on their horse after a run....that makes barrel racers look like fools....and we shouldn't be afraid to speak up, and tell them to knock it off...or at least give them a cold hard stare.
I agree. I didn't see it as SKM was being malacious. Fallon's outfits do nothing for me either. It does not mean that I do not like her. Fallon has never done anything to me therefore I don't have any reason to not like her. I think she is a fantastic barrel racer and a fantastic commentator for the barrel races. She has an amazing gift to keep everyone feeling like they are riding right along with the barrel racer as they are making their runs. |
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Location: In my own little world | NJJ - 2014-07-17 7:23 AM ridejg - 2014-07-17 7:58 AM trickster j - 2014-07-17 7:40 AM SKM - 2014-07-16 7:38 AM There were only 6 tipped barrels in all. The ground was not as horrible as all the Facebook posts by people that have never been to the pen told everyone they were. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang looked like a 4 year old at this rodeo and had problems. Fallon was sporting her Denver Bronco fan outfit. Orange pants and hat with a blue shirt (I personally thought it was hideous). Sherry Cervi was on a sorrel with a big white face. Jana Beams horse looked like he was out there just loping the pattern but he really clocked. June was on a palomino that I believe is owned by her sister. JMHO but Laura Lambert should be the one that could very will jump in there and win it as basically a wild card no one really expects. I do see Christy's point about the negative comment towards Fallon. Seems like there are a few people around here who like to not like her, but from what I've seen, she's one of the only girls out there who always has a smile on her face and actually makes eye contact and acknowledges you when you ride past her. Believe it or not- that's not real common out there-
Watching the Calgary Stampede, I admired her petting on Babyflo leaving the arena...
The time to be critical, is when someone is jerking on their horse after a run....that makes barrel racers look like fools....and we shouldn't be afraid to speak up, and tell them to knock it off...or at least give them a cold hard stare.
Exactly NJJ. Style is just that...the manner in which you do something. I don't like Dennis Rodman's sense of style either. I think it was more than hideous and horrendous. But it didn't mean he couldn't play basketball. He just liked making a statement! And much like Fallon, that style just doesn't work for some of us. |
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Location: Tumbleweed Capital of the World | I don't know if this link will work, but here are a few shots I took during the slack. I wasn't on the ground so my angle is a little off, but rather I decided to enjoy the slack sitting with some friends instead of hanging out with only my camera for company. I took more pictures than I posted on FB, but I didn't take everybody's pictures. Hope you can see them and enjoy them! If the link doesn't work, my FB page is www.facebook.com/307photography
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.921725751176030.1073741853.278006078881337&type=1
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Location: lexington KY | Blaine's mom - 2014-07-17 12:41 PM I don't know if this link will work, but here are a few shots I took during the slack. I wasn't on the ground so my angle is a little off, but rather I decided to enjoy the slack sitting with some friends instead of hanging out with only my camera for company. I took more pictures than I posted on FB, but I didn't take everybody's pictures. Hope you can see them and enjoy them! If the link doesn't work, my FB page is www.facebook.com/307photography
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.921725751176030.1073741853...
Great pictures, thank you so much for sharing! |
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I wish I could run at the Calgary. |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | I get what Christy's saying. I've been making a concerted effort to live by the "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" motto. It's hard, and I fail a lot, but when I don't fail I feel good, and the more positive I am the better I feel. |
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Location: CA | This is not the placed to be schooled on peoples opinion C.Loflin especially by you... It's a public forum and if someone doesn't care for FT for whatever reason, or what she wore... it's up to them, I'm glad you like her (not many people do) but again it's their right... |
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Location: Tumbleweed Capital of the World | polorunner - 2014-07-17 11:49 AM Blaine's mom - 2014-07-17 12:41 PM I don't know if this link will work, but here are a few shots I took during the slack. I wasn't on the ground so my angle is a little off, but rather I decided to enjoy the slack sitting with some friends instead of hanging out with only my camera for company. I took more pictures than I posted on FB, but I didn't take everybody's pictures. Hope you can see them and enjoy them! If the link doesn't work, my FB page is www.facebook.com/307photography
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.921725751176030.1073741853...
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| Calangelo - 2014-07-17 11:54 AM
I get what Christy's saying. I've been making a concerted effort to live by the "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" motto. It's hard, and I fail a lot, but when I don't fail I feel good, and the more positive I am the better I feel.
I often find myself writing out replies just to back out and not post it! Sometimes it's better just to keep our comments to ourselves, less drama that way! |
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| Christy and her daughter, I-Love-My-Horses, have a right to their opinion just as I have a right to mine. There was a lot of great ladies and horses at slack. I would highly recommend going next year if you are in the area. It's great watching!
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| SKM - 2014-07-17 12:23 PM
Christy and her daughter, I-Love-My-Horses, have a right to their option just as I have a right to mine. There was a lot of great ladies and horses at slack. I would highly recommend going next year if you are in the area. It's great watching!
you are correct! and one of these days I hope to make it up there! Thanks for keeping us all in the loop  |
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Location: Wyoming | I sat next to SKM...and I know personally she was not be derragatory towards Fallon. We talked about how bright and colorful she was...and even though those aren't our favorite colors...you certainly knew it was Fallon. But on a side note...Shada was quite colorful as well!
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Calangelo - 2014-07-17 11:54 AM I get what Christy's saying. I've been making a concerted effort to live by the "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" motto. It's hard, and I fail a lot, but when I don't fail I feel good, and the more positive I am the better I feel.
I look at things differntly. I would rather hear the truth then have butterflies blown up my butt. I never appreciated someone coming up and telling me I had a great run when I had a bad one. I liked the person that came up and said it the way it was. In sports, just like in life, there are winners and losers. How can the losers ever become winners without someone telling them the truth? |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Blaine's mom - 2014-07-17 11:41 AM I don't know if this link will work, but here are a few shots I took during the slack. I wasn't on the ground so my angle is a little off, but rather I decided to enjoy the slack sitting with some friends instead of hanging out with only my camera for company. I took more pictures than I posted on FB, but I didn't take everybody's pictures. Hope you can see them and enjoy them! If the link doesn't work, my FB page is www.facebook.com/307photography
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.921725751176030.1073741853.278006078881337&type=1
Awesome pictures!
Thanks for sharing! |
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