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| Lph88311 - 2016-05-19 9:29 AM This is what the cutters go by.... Loping Pen Etiquette and Guidelines Stay to the inside if you want to go slow, stay to the outside if you want to go fast. Never stop in traffic. Stop in an area with no traffic. Groom and apply boots in areas with no traffic. If you must tie your horse, tie him to something secure. A rider must be in control of his/her horse at all times. Look before leaving or entering traffic. Yield to lopers. Do not exercise horses or train young horses when there is limited space in the loping area. Do not weave in and out of traffic without looking. Maintain constant speed and stay to the inside when going slow. Change directions and maintain flow in one direction when asked. Always ask when you wish to change directions. Yield to tractor and be careful of pedestrians and other lopers wishing to exit or enter. Leave pen when asked by announcer. Try to maintain a good sense of humor. People may be tired and nervous. Be patient with newcomers and try to help them learn by referring them to these guidelines.
This!!!!!!! Around here, for some reason, the people loping go to the inside and the people walking go to the outside. It frustrates me to no end and makes no sense.
Honestly, if I have a good finished horse, I get out of the warm up pen as soon as I can and avoid the chaos. It's hard having a colt again and having to go the process of getting her used to all of it!.
My biggest pet peeve is pretty general - the barrel racer that has no idea other people are around her. Whether that's parking, walking in front of the alley, booting up in the middle of the warmup pen, slamming on the brakes when you're loping behind her, or walking as slow as possible next to four of her friends in the busy warmup pen. It all comes down to just not paying attention or having respect for other people. My mother would spank my butt.
Edited to add: What is with the kids showing up in pajama pants and yoga pants to barrel race lately? I love Fallon as much as the next guy, but jeez!!! plus, how do they keep their butts in the saddle?
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | I hate the ones that use the warm up pen as a social area. It's very hard to warm up when there are people riding three or four deep simply walking and talking! Or better yet, STANDING AND TALKING!! I understand we all do this for fun and want to talk to our friends, but surely we can do it out of the way of those trying to take care of business?!?  |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Lph88311 - 2016-05-19 11:29 AM This is what the cutters go by.... Loping Pen Etiquette and Guidelines Stay to the inside if you want to go slow, stay to the outside if you want to go fast. Never stop in traffic. Stop in an area with no traffic. Groom and apply boots in areas with no traffic. If you must tie your horse, tie him to something secure. A rider must be in control of his/her horse at all times. Look before leaving or entering traffic. Yield to lopers. Do not exercise horses or train young horses when there is limited space in the loping area. Do not weave in and out of traffic without looking. Maintain constant speed and stay to the inside when going slow. Change directions and maintain flow in one direction when asked. Always ask when you wish to change directions. Yield to tractor and be careful of pedestrians and other lopers wishing to exit or enter. Leave pen when asked by announcer. Try to maintain a good sense of humor. People may be tired and nervous. Be patient with newcomers and try to help them learn by referring them to these guidelines.
You forgot to add - we can't wear hoodies in the warm up pen. LOL
But you also forgot that the trainers hang their bridles and boot bags on the railings in the warm up pen and it is a pain in the a......... too. |
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Location: lexington KY | barrelracer1983 - 2016-05-19 10:18 AM Oh and put your dog on a leash!! If mine has to be so she doesn't run off, yours needs to be too! Lacey doesn't like other dogs coming up and sniffing her and she'll let you know!
This!!! I so wish people would put their dogs on a leash. My dog cant stand other dogs running up to him and he shouldnt have to deal with it. |
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Location: North Dakota | People who don't clean their stalls all weekend or get just 1 bag of shavings for a 3 day run on a concrete stall. I always seem to get stalled next to those types of people too and it stinks up the barn quickly. |
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| People who run their horse and 5 minutes later they're back in the stands talking to their friends. GO WALK OUT AND WATER YOUR HORSE! |
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Location: East Texas | Biggest gripe on here seems to be the warm up area. An extremely good member of this forum put on a clinic and during that clinic he had students ride in different directions at different speeds. There were young kids and adults and it was not a problem.
Kind of like the end of the cutter post..... be kind, considerate, and helpful and most of the problems go away. |
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Location: WI | I wonder if we started a thread titled 'what do you like at a Barrel Race/Rodeo' if it would be 3 pages and going.... smh |
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| linds - 2016-05-19 12:49 PM I wonder if we started a thread titled 'what do you like at a Barrel Race/Rodeo' if it would be 3 pages and going.... smh
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| People who turn their dogs and kids lose. All of my horses will kick a dog. One of my horses kick a dog in the head that was in the warm up pen, knocked him out cold, thought he was dead. I felt bad because there were several young kids that saw it, but people should really have their dogs controlled. I know kids are going the play but do they really have to jump up and down on metal bleachers at the first barrel or run, scream, and climb all around the bucking chutes next to the alley. |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | NJBBH - 2016-05-19 11:16 AM
People who turn their dogs and kids lose. All of my horses will kick a dog. One of my horses kick a dog in the head that was in the warm up pen, knocked him out cold, thought he was dead. I felt bad because there were several young kids that saw it, but people should really have their dogs controlled. I know kids are going the play but do they really have to jump up and down on metal bleachers at the first barrel or run, scream, and climb all around the bucking chutes next to the alley.
The running up and down the bleachers is something that irritates me to no end. Just sit down!!! I almost try to avoid the stands because of it. |
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| Reading these makes me wonder why on earth anyone goes to jackpots. Lots of gripes it seems. Bottom line is, the only thing you can control is Self. My biggest problem? People that complain, lol! Every run is a gift...no matter how annoyed we get. Stay kind, stay humble and be thankful for what you are blessed to be doing. |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | Since we're letting it all out. No PA or un-hearable sound system. I'd rather stay at the stall/trailer until it's time to get ready but when you can't hear, it's tough. |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | Oh and the trailer next to me blasting their stereo system when the PA is already hard to hear. |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | Waiting all day. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | People that park next to me that dont leave much room for my horse's and that block me in and people that dont mind their own business and the drinking that gos on  |
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | CrossDRanch - 2016-05-19 6:07 AM
Those pesky people who run a faster time than us.
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Location: Down the Gravel Road near the Missouri River, SD | barrelracer1983 - 2016-05-20 12:46 PM Oh and the trailer next to me blasting their stereo system when the PA is already hard to hear.
or generators..omg
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| 3canstorun - 2016-05-19 12:18 PM
Lph88311 - 2016-05-19 11:29 AM This is what the cutters go by.... Loping Pen Etiquette and Guidelines Stay to the inside if you want to go slow, stay to the outside if you want to go fast. Never stop in traffic. Stop in an area with no traffic. Groom and apply boots in areas with no traffic. If you must tie your horse, tie him to something secure. A rider must be in control of his/her horse at all times. Look before leaving or entering traffic. Yield to lopers. Do not exercise horses or train young horses when there is limited space in the loping area. Do not weave in and out of traffic without looking. Maintain constant speed and stay to the inside when going slow. Change directions and maintain flow in one direction when asked. Always ask when you wish to change directions. Yield to tractor and be careful of pedestrians and other lopers wishing to exit or enter. Leave pen when asked by announcer. Try to maintain a good sense of humor. People may be tired and nervous. Be patient with newcomers and try to help them learn by referring them to these guidelines.
You forgot to add - we can't wear hoodies in the warm up pen. LOL
But you also forgot that the trainers hang their bridles and boot bags on the railings in the warm up pen and it is a pain in the a......... too.
Very True haha.. I just copy/pasted this from the NCHA website but yea the hoodie rule totally stinks!! Especially when its 40 degrees in the coliseums!! I am guilty of hanging my boot bag and bridles on the fence, but try to keep them out of the way lol.
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| I hate when rodeo or jackpot contestants litter the parking lot. I went out and picked up beer bottles 2 weekends ago AT A cowboy CHURCH. We had stayed overnight in our LQ and someone a couple of trailers down had thrown them on the ground. I dont mind having a drink but I have enough respect to not do so at a church and leave my trash behind. Or leave my trash at any arena for that matter.
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