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.
Friday, May 15, 2009
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
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