So they decided to go back to the long go/ short go style at the RCA rodeos. I like it this way cause if you're 5th thru 10th in the long go you still have a shot at some money in the short go.
Looked at the draw and kristen was first then I was 21st. So I figured I would walk her down the alley then warm my horse up and get everything ready to run. Were sitting there waiting on them to start when the guy that directs everyone in the back due to you can never hear...starts calling MY name. BIG difference in Lisa and Kristen. So I was like crap I guess they changed it, wouldn't be the first time and it wouldn't of surprised me. So I QUICKLY put on my rubber bands while he is still yelling MY name. I sit up pull my hat down and he yells at me again and tells me to come on... So I did.
As it turns out, nothing had changed and the announcer said Kristens name. So after I came out they wanted to DQ me for running out of turn! Ummm excuse me? I would have NEVER ran if he wouldn't of been calling my name and telling me to come on! So after 10 run and they're dragging they call the guy from the back to the announcer stand.. And we all knew why. Turns out he told them he never said my name. Thankfully when he walked off this lady sitting on the bucking chutes stood up and said that she had it all on video. Then several girls in the back went and told the judges and president of the assoc. That he did in fact call my name and not Kristens. So they decided they would "let it slide".
I'm waiting on Kristen to run when the pres. Walks back there and tells me "that crap can't be happening and it better not happen again" so while they're dragging at number 20 I walked up the alley and told mr gate man.. You better not be calling my name unless its actually MY turn. He tells me I never did call your name. Told him that was a bunch of BS and he knew it. Then I left it at that.
Kristen ended up 2nd in the long go and I ended up 5th. Jet didn't fire, and I frankly don't blame him.
Later during the day one of the judges... We call him Mr. Cocky himself.. Felt the need to stop me and tell me they could have DQ'ed me this morning... Umm yes I'm very well aware you could have.. But yall didn't, can we drop it now? Oohh no! He then gave me a lecture on how I need to pay attention to the draw posted on the wall cause that is what they always go by. I wanted to tell him he was full of crap at this point.. But I didn't. Then he goes on about how I need to pay attention to who the announcer was calling. Right... I would if you could actually hear the announcer outside of the arena! So finally he tells me don't let it happen again. Seriously?!?! I've been doing this...awhile and I have NEVER ran out of order. I wouldn't of ever have done it if he wouldn't of been clearly saying MY name.
So I just stayed at the trailer the rest of the day.. Turns out the pres. Catches a few more people with me and told them to tell me next time it happened I would be DQ'ed. Too bad there won't be a next time! Ill go to the last two rodeos they have and the finals since I'm winning it for the year, but I will NOT be back next year.
Finally the perf. That night starts. We all joked around in the back about him calling my name. Told them I didn't care who or what he said I wasn't running till 5th since that's where I was suppose to run! Kristen had a nice little run and ended up 2nd again. Me on the other hand... I'm not sure if Jet was running barrels or not. He fired hard into the arena then never rated for the first barrel so I had to really take ahold of him and cost us a lot of time. Then I just smooth ran over the 2nd.. No idea why he just set up and hit it. The third barrel was really nice. Oh well can't win them all I guess.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
August 7th and 8th 2009
Decided to go to the Fort Worth stockyards and run.
Got there late Friday, and found out that they had not recieved my online entry but they had spots open in the Perf. yay! Jet SMOKED the first barrel, even when I told him to turn way too soon. Lol bet anyone thats been to Northside didn't know you could tell one to turn too soon huh? Going into the 2nd barrel he tripped and it jerked the reins out of my hand I saw them flying towards his head and all I could think was they were about to go over his head. Thankfully he got his head up and they stopped at his ears. But by the time I was able to reach up and grab them I was just about at the timer and the judge and barrel setter were looking for some place to go lol. So we just cruised the rest of the pattern.
Saturday we toured all of the stockyards...it was fun, but wow do my feet hurt!
Saturday night I was 12th out on the ground, two further down then I was the night before. Figured i'd just have to make the best of that. Smoked the first again, got hung up a little on the backside of the 2nd and had a good third. Ran a 14.07 and ended up 3rd. A 14.19 won Friday night..lol such luck. But I did win enough money to cover my fee's for the weekend.
Got there late Friday, and found out that they had not recieved my online entry but they had spots open in the Perf. yay! Jet SMOKED the first barrel, even when I told him to turn way too soon. Lol bet anyone thats been to Northside didn't know you could tell one to turn too soon huh? Going into the 2nd barrel he tripped and it jerked the reins out of my hand I saw them flying towards his head and all I could think was they were about to go over his head. Thankfully he got his head up and they stopped at his ears. But by the time I was able to reach up and grab them I was just about at the timer and the judge and barrel setter were looking for some place to go lol. So we just cruised the rest of the pattern.
Saturday we toured all of the stockyards...it was fun, but wow do my feet hurt!
Saturday night I was 12th out on the ground, two further down then I was the night before. Figured i'd just have to make the best of that. Smoked the first again, got hung up a little on the backside of the 2nd and had a good third. Ran a 14.07 and ended up 3rd. A 14.19 won Friday night..lol such luck. But I did win enough money to cover my fee's for the weekend.
8-1-09
Went to the RCA rodeo in Kinder,La.. just a one go rodeo.
Guess Jet thought he was still going to hurt going to the first, he was flying to it but you could tell he was pretty unsure if he wanted to turn it or not. After I bumped him he figured out it wasn't going to turn and snapped back. Beautiful second barrel, and got pretty deep at the third. But it was a pretty good run over all and put us second by .004 and got us a $600 check so it put us over $1,000 ahead in the year end standings.
Guess Jet thought he was still going to hurt going to the first, he was flying to it but you could tell he was pretty unsure if he wanted to turn it or not. After I bumped him he figured out it wasn't going to turn and snapped back. Beautiful second barrel, and got pretty deep at the third. But it was a pretty good run over all and put us second by .004 and got us a $600 check so it put us over $1,000 ahead in the year end standings.
Soo...its been awhile
Since i've last posted..a LONG time ago here's what I remember.
3rd in the long go and 2nd in the short go and won the average at the Longview,Tx RCA rodeo the end of June.
Two out of the money at the pro rodeo in Jacksonville,Tx July 9th.
Won a little jackpot by 3 tenths on Shorty on a HUGE pattern.
Haven't had a whole lot of luck other then that.
3rd in the long go and 2nd in the short go and won the average at the Longview,Tx RCA rodeo the end of June.
Two out of the money at the pro rodeo in Jacksonville,Tx July 9th.
Won a little jackpot by 3 tenths on Shorty on a HUGE pattern.
Haven't had a whole lot of luck other then that.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Oh how I hate..
Nacogdoches,Tx. I've ran here 4 times in the last couple of years. First time I slid to the wall on the first, 2nd wasn't much better, 3rd was ok. Second time I tried it my horse completely lost his rear end on the 3rd barrel and swapped directions in his fall..came up on top of the third barrel and then almost went over backwards trying to get off of it.
Soo earlier this year I decided to try my luck and enter the pro rodeo here, worst came to worst I now had a little horse who could stand up on anything I could ride. But ahh, someone got happy with the water truck and the ground was deep and just sucked you in. No problems with the ground besides that it was extremely slow.
So today at the RCA rodeo in the long go..ground looked good. I hustled him up the alley and as soon as he went to set to turn the first he started loosing his rear end. His rear end was going up the pen and his front end was trying to turn. I kept thinking wow this feels really weird, can't be good when WHAM his front end dissapeared. All 4 feet came out from under him. I came back up on top of him..but I was facing where I had just came into the first barrel at. This is only his 4th time in 6 years to fall so he was a little confused when he came back up and was on the wrong side of the barrel.
No more..I have tried my luck enough here.
Soo earlier this year I decided to try my luck and enter the pro rodeo here, worst came to worst I now had a little horse who could stand up on anything I could ride. But ahh, someone got happy with the water truck and the ground was deep and just sucked you in. No problems with the ground besides that it was extremely slow.
So today at the RCA rodeo in the long go..ground looked good. I hustled him up the alley and as soon as he went to set to turn the first he started loosing his rear end. His rear end was going up the pen and his front end was trying to turn. I kept thinking wow this feels really weird, can't be good when WHAM his front end dissapeared. All 4 feet came out from under him. I came back up on top of him..but I was facing where I had just came into the first barrel at. This is only his 4th time in 6 years to fall so he was a little confused when he came back up and was on the wrong side of the barrel.
No more..I have tried my luck enough here.
Mount Pleasant,Tx
UPRA rodeo.. Ran there earlier this year and the ground was kind of deep, but pretty good. So I figured i'd enter this one there. Helps when they put some water on sandy ground. First two out did ok, after that it was bad. Of course I was 7th out. By the time I ran it was pretty dang deep. First barrel was ok, i'm use to him whipping back on the backside, this time I turned ahead of him since he got hung in the ground. Second barrel his rear end was sliding and his front end was scrambling..lovely. The third barrel was about like the 1st, I turned..then he turned. Was sitting 3rd when I left Thursday night, but i'm sure it's changed. Ahh the luck.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Hattiesburg,Ms
I must say..the Forrest County Multi Event complex is SUPER nice. They have 5 stall barns, 2 on concrete, the rest on dirt. Then they had a big building all the rodeo contestants could back up under and plug in. They didn't charge for stalls or hookups. EVERYTHING was connected by a huge covered walkway. They had a covered warm up pen, and the arena was super nice. Its rare you run across a indoor air conditioned coliseum that you can set up a STANDARD pattern and have the barrels 25' off the walls.
They usually have a entertainer, then the team roping, then the barrel racing. So usually I get on when the entertainer goes in and have PLENTY of time. So I was doing the same thing, put the last boot on my horse as the guy is going in. Then I hear his mic cutting out as i'm going to get my hat out of the trailer. I step out of the trailer and here..."We're setting up the barrels and going barrel racing" They said forget the entertainer for then since the mics wern't cooperating..and the announcer skipped the team roping! So I ran grabbed my bridle, threw it on. Then went trotting across the parking lot putting rubber bands on, tucking in my shirt, putting my hat on. Got there as the first girl was going down the alley. So I quickly finished tightening my girth, trotted a few more circles then went down the alley.
Jet WALKED down the alley so I woke him up and off we went. He felt like he was a little lost going to the first. Kinda had problems slipping on the backside of the 2nd on his front end, then bowed off the 3rd barrel. Landed us 2nd place by a tenth. I was really happy with him lol.
They usually have a entertainer, then the team roping, then the barrel racing. So usually I get on when the entertainer goes in and have PLENTY of time. So I was doing the same thing, put the last boot on my horse as the guy is going in. Then I hear his mic cutting out as i'm going to get my hat out of the trailer. I step out of the trailer and here..."We're setting up the barrels and going barrel racing" They said forget the entertainer for then since the mics wern't cooperating..and the announcer skipped the team roping! So I ran grabbed my bridle, threw it on. Then went trotting across the parking lot putting rubber bands on, tucking in my shirt, putting my hat on. Got there as the first girl was going down the alley. So I quickly finished tightening my girth, trotted a few more circles then went down the alley.
Jet WALKED down the alley so I woke him up and off we went. He felt like he was a little lost going to the first. Kinda had problems slipping on the backside of the 2nd on his front end, then bowed off the 3rd barrel. Landed us 2nd place by a tenth. I was really happy with him lol.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Little Rock,Ar
It rained, rained, then rained some more. Thankfully it was a indoor run. But there was no where to warm up besides walking and trotting up and down the isles in the horse barn and cow show barns..on asphalt.
I ran a 15.7, but hit the 2nd barrel going into it. It was won with a 15.9..eerr
We leave for Hattiesburg,Ms Thursday sometime.
I ran a 15.7, but hit the 2nd barrel going into it. It was won with a 15.9..eerr
We leave for Hattiesburg,Ms Thursday sometime.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
It's been awhile.
Since Deridder,La rodeo, we went to Alvarado,Tx to the Marry Etta Madness the next two days (April 4th-5th). Saturday night was a total pilot brain fart error, That made me go wow..did you seriously just do that? I have only tipped the first barrel going into it 3 times in the 6 years i've been running Jet..THREE times. Saturday night in Alvarado I hit it going in, due to bumping him. Then he turned back so hard and quick I hit it again before it ever fell very far and drug it over leaving it. Turned a nice 2nd, then hit the 3rd going in just due to quit riding him way too soon.
Then Sunday I let him rock and roll and said I was NOT going to touch him. I didn't lol. He just made a awesome first so I spaked him to the 2nd and turned that one great. Now.. brain farts seem to go hand in hand in Alvarado it seems. I switched hands (I run left, whip with right hand) to pick up my over and under..and I missed it the first time I went to grab it. So I reached to grab it again, then just thought oh well and kept kicking..but never switched back hands. Right before he went to start his turn I thought uhh, I have the wrong hand on the reins, I have no idea if this will work..but I hope it does. He got to the backside and I usually just guide him around the backside..well I couldn't pull with my outside hand so I just had the reins totally loose. He took a stride out of the turn and I switch hands and made him complete it. But when I switched hands and pulled him it stalled him out. So it deffinetly cost us some time. We ended up 19th out of 900+ runs.
We didn't go anywhere the weekend of the 11th.
April 17th we went to the first outdoor pro rodeo i've entered this year. So of course it rains..and rains..and rains. That is hopefully the sloppiest, muddiest, suckiest, worst ground i've ever run in. They NEVER drug. I was 43rd out including the ones in the performance. Soo by the time I ran we wern't running barrels we were swimming through deep nasty trenches. So needless to say we saftied up, and ended up 6 tenths off so we didn't place.
I was entered at another rodeo on the 21st, but had to turn out due to a sore horse from the previous rodeo. Went and had his hocks, stifles, and ankles injected on the 21st(I love my vet, got in the same day even though he was fully booked) So then I had to turn out of a rodeo on the 24th. I did run on the 25th and won the long go, short go and of course average.
We're now in Little Rock,Ar...run tonight.
Then next weekend will be Hattiesburg,Ms
Then Sunday I let him rock and roll and said I was NOT going to touch him. I didn't lol. He just made a awesome first so I spaked him to the 2nd and turned that one great. Now.. brain farts seem to go hand in hand in Alvarado it seems. I switched hands (I run left, whip with right hand) to pick up my over and under..and I missed it the first time I went to grab it. So I reached to grab it again, then just thought oh well and kept kicking..but never switched back hands. Right before he went to start his turn I thought uhh, I have the wrong hand on the reins, I have no idea if this will work..but I hope it does. He got to the backside and I usually just guide him around the backside..well I couldn't pull with my outside hand so I just had the reins totally loose. He took a stride out of the turn and I switch hands and made him complete it. But when I switched hands and pulled him it stalled him out. So it deffinetly cost us some time. We ended up 19th out of 900+ runs.
We didn't go anywhere the weekend of the 11th.
April 17th we went to the first outdoor pro rodeo i've entered this year. So of course it rains..and rains..and rains. That is hopefully the sloppiest, muddiest, suckiest, worst ground i've ever run in. They NEVER drug. I was 43rd out including the ones in the performance. Soo by the time I ran we wern't running barrels we were swimming through deep nasty trenches. So needless to say we saftied up, and ended up 6 tenths off so we didn't place.
I was entered at another rodeo on the 21st, but had to turn out due to a sore horse from the previous rodeo. Went and had his hocks, stifles, and ankles injected on the 21st(I love my vet, got in the same day even though he was fully booked) So then I had to turn out of a rodeo on the 24th. I did run on the 25th and won the long go, short go and of course average.
We're now in Little Rock,Ar...run tonight.
Then next weekend will be Hattiesburg,Ms
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Deridder,La rodeo
Ahh back to civilization!!
There is NO cell phone service in Deridder,La..its crazy lol. I got to turn my horses out Thursday night in the warm up pen for them to roll and buck and have fun for awhile. Then put them up around 10:30 and went to bed. Not a whole lot to do during the day,so I took them out and ponied Jet off Shorty for awhile. Then we put up our little portable pen and let them eat some green grass for awhile. Around 2pm we put them back up and took a nap since we knew it'd be late when we left.
I knew he was going to take off from far back down this long alley..just didn't know it'd be that far back lol. He was just calmly walking along then he was like ahh I know what we're doing and off we went. Wow did he leave hard..harder then he has in awhile. He ran really hard to the first and turned it good, then I held my outside hand on the reins the WHOLE way across the pen and switched right before we went to turn. He dropped just right and inhaled it, we were REALLY close coming into the 3rd but squeeked by it and left it standing thankfully. Not sure what I ran due to no one could hear and it wasn't posted by the time we left.
We left Deridder at 11:30, crossed back into Tx from La, got to the first little town and we saw the speed limit sign saying it dropped to 55..so we did. Then all a sudden we see flashing lights, and we got pulled over. We were all wondering what was wrong..turns out somewhere there was supposivly (lol) a sign that said it drops to 45. Thankfully after lots of apologizing and saying we didn't know she let us off with a warning.
It'll be around 2:30-3am by the time we get home.. then we have to get up at 6am to go work the dirt at the churches arena, by the time were done there it'll be time to go home and load back up and leave for Alvarado,Tx around hopefully noon for Win More's Merry Etta Madness.
There is NO cell phone service in Deridder,La..its crazy lol. I got to turn my horses out Thursday night in the warm up pen for them to roll and buck and have fun for awhile. Then put them up around 10:30 and went to bed. Not a whole lot to do during the day,so I took them out and ponied Jet off Shorty for awhile. Then we put up our little portable pen and let them eat some green grass for awhile. Around 2pm we put them back up and took a nap since we knew it'd be late when we left.
I knew he was going to take off from far back down this long alley..just didn't know it'd be that far back lol. He was just calmly walking along then he was like ahh I know what we're doing and off we went. Wow did he leave hard..harder then he has in awhile. He ran really hard to the first and turned it good, then I held my outside hand on the reins the WHOLE way across the pen and switched right before we went to turn. He dropped just right and inhaled it, we were REALLY close coming into the 3rd but squeeked by it and left it standing thankfully. Not sure what I ran due to no one could hear and it wasn't posted by the time we left.
We left Deridder at 11:30, crossed back into Tx from La, got to the first little town and we saw the speed limit sign saying it dropped to 55..so we did. Then all a sudden we see flashing lights, and we got pulled over. We were all wondering what was wrong..turns out somewhere there was supposivly (lol) a sign that said it drops to 45. Thankfully after lots of apologizing and saying we didn't know she let us off with a warning.
It'll be around 2:30-3am by the time we get home.. then we have to get up at 6am to go work the dirt at the churches arena, by the time were done there it'll be time to go home and load back up and leave for Alvarado,Tx around hopefully noon for Win More's Merry Etta Madness.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Beaumont,Tx pro rodeo
So we made in PLENTY of time since they had the calf roping and steer wrestling before the barrels. It thankfully quit raining in time for us to saddle, warm up and run with the sun shining. We were headed towards the alley and he lunged like he always does..then stopped..that was a new one. Then he took little baby steps just walking..which again was a new one. I just sat there waiting for him to take off when finally I was like ok, you should be running by now...GOOO! I guess it finally clicked and he took off. We tipped the 2nd coming into it, then stood it up and rocked it again leaving it..but thankfully it stayed standing.
Right now after slace Shelley Morgan is winning it, i'm not sure who is second, I'm sitting 3rd and Jackie Dube Jatzlau is 4th. Sooo I'm very happy with my pony.
Right now after slace Shelley Morgan is winning it, i'm not sure who is second, I'm sitting 3rd and Jackie Dube Jatzlau is 4th. Sooo I'm very happy with my pony.
Rain rain Go AWAY!
We left at 5:30 this morning..as soon as we get to the end of our driveway it starts pouring...err. Once Mount Enterprise,Tx till the north side of Lufkin it rained soo hard the visability was half mile at best with the wind pushing cars all around on the road. We got to Huntington and we ran into hail. It finally Stopped from Wooden-Kountz but now that we're just north of Beaumont it has started again... I hope it stops before we have to run.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Ready to go!
Trailer is packed, everything is ready to rock and roll. We're leaving out at 5:30am for Beaumont,Tx then i'll try and update after we leave there as once we get to Deridder,La there is very little, if any cell phone service out there.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Nacogdoches pro rodeo 3-27-09
This arena is notorious for having HARD ground at the pro rodeo. So I of course took Jet. I was number 25 out so I was up there for the first few to run. It became very clear that I had loaded up the wrong horse this morning. Someone got very happy with watering the arena. They did do a good job disking it..but the water made it very deep and sucky..literally. Lol As soon as he set for the first I thought we were going to come to a stop, At that point I realized this wasn't going to go well, I picked him up and thought I could make it by it..but alas I couldn't and we hit it going into it..which in the 6 years i've been running him that is only the 2nd time that has happened. You could literally hear the ground making sucking noises while you were trying to turn.
Next stop- Beaumont,Tx pro rodeo for slack Thursday at 10am, then the pro rodeo at Deridder,La Friday night. Then leave there go home for the night, we'll leave around noon Saturday for the Marry Etta Madness show at Alvarado!
Next stop- Beaumont,Tx pro rodeo for slack Thursday at 10am, then the pro rodeo at Deridder,La Friday night. Then leave there go home for the night, we'll leave around noon Saturday for the Marry Etta Madness show at Alvarado!
Since the last update
Went to a barrel race March 14th... got the 2nd leaving it again.
Then went to a RCA rodeo in Lafayette,La we got there Thursday afternoon the 19th to get the ground ready and such. Found out when we got there we couldn't keep our horses on the grounds enless we kept them inside the trailer. So we found a card from a guy we met at the pro rodeo in Lake Charles,La the month before that lived in the area. He offered to let our horses stay at his house. When we got there.. there was no way we could get down his driveway, even if we did there was no where to turn around at. So we left the horses there and went back to the coliseum. We then decided to rent a car due to the VERY narrow roads down there and driving the big truck back and forth would be no fun. Saturday morning the guy brought our horses to the arena for us. I ended up 2nd that morning in the long go. 13.7 won it and I was a 13.8.
They had to stay in the trailer all day..not that I think they cared any, they each had two spots, hay and water. That night I ended up winning the short go with a 13.4, closest thing was a 13.7 I think it must of been like the picture perfect run!
We left Lafayette that night around 12:30, about 2:30 I took over and drove the rest of the way home, we got to the house at 5am..and we just crashed after that of course.
Then went to a RCA rodeo in Lafayette,La we got there Thursday afternoon the 19th to get the ground ready and such. Found out when we got there we couldn't keep our horses on the grounds enless we kept them inside the trailer. So we found a card from a guy we met at the pro rodeo in Lake Charles,La the month before that lived in the area. He offered to let our horses stay at his house. When we got there.. there was no way we could get down his driveway, even if we did there was no where to turn around at. So we left the horses there and went back to the coliseum. We then decided to rent a car due to the VERY narrow roads down there and driving the big truck back and forth would be no fun. Saturday morning the guy brought our horses to the arena for us. I ended up 2nd that morning in the long go. 13.7 won it and I was a 13.8.
They had to stay in the trailer all day..not that I think they cared any, they each had two spots, hay and water. That night I ended up winning the short go with a 13.4, closest thing was a 13.7 I think it must of been like the picture perfect run!
We left Lafayette that night around 12:30, about 2:30 I took over and drove the rest of the way home, we got to the house at 5am..and we just crashed after that of course.
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