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| In the sponsorship auction they mentioned something about her being featured on ESPN. I can't find anything about it on the ESPN site. Anyone know anything about it? |
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Location: MD | I know that at the end of the day today, ESPN contacted 321 Action Video requesting to use some of their footage, Not sure when they plan to air it though. |
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Location: Sherman, TX | ESPN is airing it on their top 10 which is shown during their Sportscenter news broadcast, don't know when though.... |
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Location: Sherman, TX | Chani weighs 64lbs, they asked her on RFDTV when they were trying to sell her sponsor patch to get more people to bid on her. As for the men, I met Troy Crumrine at a few barrel races when I lived in the North, he was tiny like a jockey. Probably weighs less than many girls. |
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| 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. Â
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. Â
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| teeally - 2015-02-22 9:51 PM
 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:)
If we are comparing professional sports to rodeos being"professional" It's like comparing apples and oranges. How many people are making millions just to show up to a rodeo like people are for football, basketball and baseball? How many don't need side jobs to continue fulfilling their dream of going down the road?? I could go on and on....
Also The American is labeled as a professional rodeo. It's the million dollar rodeo to let the underdogs compete with the top in the world. |
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| Tatum2 - 2015-02-23 8:21 AM 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. Yes! ^^^^ Thank-YOU!!!!!
Noone has to enter if they are worried about the kiddos. The concept was to not try and control the playing field by setting parameters on who can enter and that is the beauty of it. |
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| That little girl deserves all the credit she is getting. She sits up and rides the heck out of that horse. There are lots of small girls that ride great horses, but some are strapped in and flop around like rag dolls up there...Not Chayni...she is a hand and I respect that. Best of luck to her and the rest of ladies going to the American :)
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Location: Kentucky | She can out ride me, that's for sure! Congrats to her and the rest of the crew that made it back to the finals! It's been an exciting event to watch. |
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Location: In a happy place | 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.
Thank you CYA! So well said. The whole purpose of The American was to allow anyone to enter that wanted to so they could compete against the big dogs. If someone doesn't want to run against a kid then don't pay the big entry fees and stay home. I for one want to sit back and enjoy this young lady make her run. She is certainly a hand. |
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Location: North Dakota | She is a great rider on a fantastic horse that is for sure! So happy for her and her family. She is just too cute.
How many out of each perf made it into the top 10? I believe most were in Friday night's perf, right? Anyone of those top 30 could have been in the top 10 any given day. The ground really did play a factor and that is exactly what I was worried about happening having the 30 spread out over 3 days, but that is rodeo and the luck of the draw I guess. Next Sunday should be some fantastic watching!
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Location: Randolph, Utah | Yes weight might be a factor BUT I think how a person rides effects the times more than weight.
My opinion, for what it's worth, a small person who flops all over and can't ride very well is going to get outran by a bigger person who rides well.
That little girl rode that horse awesome and was never in his way, and her interview made me an even bigger fan then the run did. She was so cute and not bratty at all! |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | JcNhEmI - 2015-02-23 8:54 AM Yes weight might be a factor BUT I think how a person rides effects the times more than weight. My opinion, for what it's worth, a small person who flops all over and can't ride very well is going to get outran by a bigger person who rides well. That little girl rode that horse awesome and was never in his way, and her interview made me an even bigger fan then the run did. She was so cute and not bratty at all!
^^^^ THIS........IF weight was such a big factor.....MEN wouldn't be winning anywhere.....I can see weight being a factor in straight away races but barrel racing requires a lot of skill and finesse because of the fast turns. |
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Location: South Dakota | sodapop - 2015-02-22 8:04 PM 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.
I agree...In my pro rodeo days in the 80's and early 90's, I ran against little jockeys like Rachael Myllymaki and Raylee Walter...they were awesome little riders, mounted on great horses, and they were a force to be reckoned with....fearless...no overthinking...no driving home after the rodeo...getting to sleep and ready to go again the next day. Chani reminds me of these girls, and wish her the best! |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Of course weight is a big factor. I mean if your horse has to carry 100 extra pounds, that's a significant disadvantage. The flip side is if you are heavier and you run a faster time than someone like this little peanut, that's a huge feather in your hat. |
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| Tatum2 - 2015-02-23 8:21 AM
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. Â
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. Â
Yes! ^^^^ Thank-YOU!!!!!
I only weigh three times what this kid weighs could this be a reason I am not winning the 1D? I keep looking for another excuse. Also play days have age groups.
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Location: The edge of no where | 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.
You have got to be flippin kidding me! This kind of whiny attitude is one of the things I really dislike. It's an OPEN barrel race! Just put your $$$ up and run. After going to the WPRA finals thank goodness they aren't involved. That association is nothing more than a bunch of grouchy old women that are stuck in the past.
I was very disappointed in the ground, I expected much better from the BBR. Can we not just enjoy an open race for what it is? There are so many factors in barrel racing, weight is just one of them. Most women, if they have the discipline can make 110-130.....many just don't want to sacrifice the things needed to get there. Anyone that wants it that bad will figure out a way to make it happen....and the whiners are just going to whine and say life isn't fair. It's not fair, a fair is where you show cows.
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Location: kansas | 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.
Are you freaking kidding me?!?!?!!? This irritates the ever living sh*t out of me when people say this crap! I heard the same things growing up; 'oh she just weighs less, oh her horse is automatic, oh she will never be sucessful when she can't run him anymore, oh he is too old he should be retired'
YES, weight can affect a time, what what effects the time more the RIDER RIDING HER HORSE! There are 1D horses every day getting turned into 2,3,4D horses because of who is competing on them! This girl can ride, and it is people like you that she will remember the rest of her life and keep her motivated! Because one of these days she will grow up, and she will use people like you for motivation because you only thought she was kicking your butt because of her weight! Not because she can ride her horse, not because she does just enough, or heck just stays out of his way enough that TOGETHER THEY CAN WIN!
Also! Before you start complaing that weight matters, you better be in the gym every day and counting your calories! Because if a little girl can't compete because of her weight then screw the age divisions, let's have WEIGHT divisions!
Sorry if this comes off harsh but things like this burn my a**, because people can't handle that a little kid is beating them! Heck if this wasn't a family horse, people would be on here saying that her parents bought her way to the top! Get over yourself and let this little girl SHINE! |
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| I am so excited for Chayni and all the other youth that made it. I know there are 3 under 18, one from MN who's been working hard! Weight is and isnt a factor, if you cant ride the horse then you could weight 5 pounds and not even break the 14s.
As far as ground though, the announcer said it too. I didnt see last nights which I heard was bad but the night before horses were slipping. However, there were other horses that didnt miss a beat. Thats rodeo, you have those horses who standup on any type of ground and its partly the luck of the draw. |
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