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Location: Online | I was disappointed in the ground too. It looked too dry. I know all the sayings about "rodeo ground". But when it's that big of deal with that much money on the line and that caliber of horses, there is no excuse for crappy ground.
But...... IMO, there is never an excuse for bad ground. Ever. Anywhere. |
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Location: Northeast SD | rodeomom13 - 2014-12-05 9:46 AM
I was disappointed in the ground too. It looked too dry. I know all the sayings about "rodeo ground". But when it's that big of deal with that much money on the line and that caliber of horses, there is no excuse for crappy ground.
But...... IMO, there is never an excuse for bad ground. Ever. Anywhere.
Yes! ^^ It's a shame that when you travel all year with the goal of running at this event you have to worry about the ground. This shouldn't be the case when you work so hard to get there all year around |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | I ran on some of the worst stuff ever at a rodeo a month ago. Horses had trouble, like you saw last night. Then one horse went down. They stopped slack and watered it. I guess you can't stop a show though. If that was a NASCAR race track, live or not, they would stop and fix it! |
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Location: Deep South | Mainer-racer - 2014-12-04 11:59 PM
http://youtu.be/9NWHYKgO4UY We have it posted!
Just wanted to say thanks for posting the runs on Youtube!! I watch your videos every year and really appreciate that you post immediately and it's the whole barrel racing! |
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Location: Arkansas | Any one remember the year Charmayne James offered to pay to bring in fresh dirt for the T&M? The ground was so bad. They turned her down. That ground is older than ....dirt? I think it was fresh dirt 30 years ago.  |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Thanks Youtube posters. That's the best I've seen Baby Flo run (just that I've seen). That little horse rocked it! I'm digging Carlee Pierce's horse too. Stingray is sooooo consistent. Wow. I'm ready for round 2. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | ridejg - 2014-12-04 11:25 PM Ugh the ground!! Poor horses trying to get a hold of it...
Seemed very slick and caused a lot of the tipped barrels. |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I know it was only the first night but I'm impressed with the TV coverage. I hope it continues for the next 9 nights. |
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| BamaCanChaser - 2014-12-05 8:58 AM Mainer-racer - 2014-12-04 11:59 PM http://youtu.be/9NWHYKgO4UY We have it posted! Just wanted to say thanks for posting the runs on Youtube!! I watch your videos every year and really appreciate that you post immediately and it's the whole barrel racing!
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-12-05 10:39 AM
I know it was only the first night but I'm impressed with the TV coverage. I hope it continues for the next 9 nights.
It was nice to have HD again. |
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Location: ND | i thought coverage was better last year......it was fine but some of the camera work was just annoying......who the heck wants to watch the split screen blob and miss the head shot on several runs when they finally cut back just in time to catch the heel shot.....not impressed |
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-12-05 10:39 AM
I know it was only the first night but I'm impressed with the TV coverage. I hope it continues for the next 9 nights.
Agreed! I think it will continue to get better. I would assume there is a slight learning curve on the camera operator stuff ... I'm not a fan of watching barrels fall down and almost missing the rest of the run.  |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | at least you guys get coverage, we have nadda zip NOTHING.............
eta..go baby flo 
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Edited by mruggles 2014-12-05 11:07 AM
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Location: the end of the rainbow | trickster j - 2014-12-05 7:16 AM
I think the razer shoes on BabyFlo made a huge difference in how she handled that ground! Great choice for the T&M! :)
I'm still not sure about my opinion of the razer shoes but I sure do agree with you about this. |
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Location: Sweet Home Alabama | Does anyone know why Samantha Lyne wasn't riding her Happy mare?? |
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A barrel racer pays their own way they buy their fuel, their trucks, buy the horse, pay the vet ,the shoer and for this?
NFR ground committee better get it together fast. |
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| I'm glad I wasn't the only one who didn't enjoy watching the downed barrel. The camera needs to follow the barrel racer and horse not the downed barrel. Come on! Hopefully the ground and the camera angles will be better tonight. |
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| Ashton94 - 2014-12-05 9:19 AM Does anyone know why Samantha Lyne wasn't riding her Happy mare??
I am wondering the same thing??? |
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Location: The South | Lobo - 2014-12-05 10:25 AM Any one remember the year Charmayne James offered to pay to bring in fresh dirt for the T&M? The ground was so bad. They turned her down. That ground is older than ....dirt? I think it was fresh dirt 30 years ago.
Whaaat? I didn't know about that! Why on earth would they turn her down. So dumb. Im hoping they get it fixed so everyone has a fair, safe shot tonight! |
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| Did anyone else notice how hard the ground in the roping boxes was? The horses didn't dig it up at all. And there was some funky lines in it that were never messed up... |
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