Tomorrow is the BIG day for Badger and me. It's what we have been working for since January. We had Gem work on him earlier this week and Ryan put rim shoes on his front end. I rode him last night to let him (and me) feel how the rims would work. Boy oh Boy...I better hang on is all I can say. He got down and dirty on the turns and it was AWESOME! It really helped his confidence knowing he could get a hold of that ground like that.
So, off to the races they say...
I'm number 338 on Saturday. I should run around 2 or 3 pm. If you are on the internet you can see the run live at http://www.worldbarrelracing.com/. Click on "Live Webcasts" and it will take you there.
Dream Big and Believe - I want it all....the money, the saddle, the car!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday
Well, we got on Rock Star last night. He's the horse someone gave to us last week. He is not goign to work at all. I worked him on flexing and worked him a little in the round pen to see what he could do. It seemed ok from the ground, so i climbed up on to what feels like Mt. Everest (he's VERY tall) and sat there for a moment. As soon as I put a little pressure on him w/my legs and kissed his ears went straight back! At one point his left back leg kicked out. I did get him moving and he responded well to positive reinforcement but this horse has had a bad life and needs someone w/time to get it that bad life out of him. We don't have that time. So, we are going to call a couple of people and if they don't want him he'll go to sale. He is a good looking horse for being a grade and it makes me sad he's got these problelms, but we don't have time for problems. We got our hands full with all these other horses.
We had hoped he would work fro Ryan's mom, so that was a bummer to realize he wouldn't.
Speaking of, they are going to get her sometime late Sunday. It will be good to see them and I know they can't wait to get their hands on Shelby. I am looking forward to the extra hands as well. I hope to get Romeo going in the pasture. I know he'll do fine but want another horse there just to be sure. The Boudrie parent's visiting will allow Ryan and me to do that. Yea!
Other than the big barrel race this weekend I don't have much more to report. So, the next time I report I will be reporting about my winnings. :) :)
We had hoped he would work fro Ryan's mom, so that was a bummer to realize he wouldn't.
Speaking of, they are going to get her sometime late Sunday. It will be good to see them and I know they can't wait to get their hands on Shelby. I am looking forward to the extra hands as well. I hope to get Romeo going in the pasture. I know he'll do fine but want another horse there just to be sure. The Boudrie parent's visiting will allow Ryan and me to do that. Yea!
Other than the big barrel race this weekend I don't have much more to report. So, the next time I report I will be reporting about my winnings. :) :)
Monday, February 23, 2009
Great Weekend - Fast Runs
Well, we weren't quite as snappy on Sunday and the competition was much tougher, but we still did great. There was over 100 entries and I believe we probably placed top 10. We placed 1st in the 2D with a 15.2. We are so pumped for this weekend's race in Conroe! It was great to get two consistent runs in this weekend and bring home $300. It feels great to finally win some money. Here's our run from Sunday...
Oh, Ryan said he's going to put rims on Badger's front so he can get better traction. This will build his confidence with getting a hold of the ground and help him turn and run even faster. You may not be able to see it, but he is slipping on the front which makes his back end have to make up for it. It's more noticeable on the 3rd barrel.
Oh, Ryan said he's going to put rims on Badger's front so he can get better traction. This will build his confidence with getting a hold of the ground and help him turn and run even faster. You may not be able to see it, but he is slipping on the front which makes his back end have to make up for it. It's more noticeable on the 3rd barrel.
Sandy's Run
My friend Sandy wanted to see her run. The file was too big to email her so I'm posting here. :)
Smokin' Run from Saturday
This is Saturday's run - somehow it got deleted from my blog. This is the fastest we've ever run! We ran a 15.040...a 15.032 was the fastest time of the day.
Friday, February 20, 2009
pics and video of Shelby
I have added pictures to Shelby's link from last night. She was all about rolling yesterday.
We also took some pictures of the horse that was given to us. We haven't named him yet, but his name was Rock Star...we'll see if it sticks. Unlikely in this family.
This is my favorite pictures. You can see her cute dimples.
Here's a video of her. Sorry it is blurry, my camera was being weird last night.
We also took some pictures of the horse that was given to us. We haven't named him yet, but his name was Rock Star...we'll see if it sticks. Unlikely in this family.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Interesting Week
This has been an interesting week. Ryan's parents decided to come down to bring a horse to us. His Mom's beloved Shiner is not working out for her. He has more energy than she does so she has decided to bring him to us. We will see what we can do with him. We are hoping he'll work in our program, but if not we'll put some time on him and try to sell him for her. Ryan and I found Shiner a few years back for his Mom. She LOVES him. He is just has too much energy for her. Anyhow, Ryan and I really liked him too. He has a good mind and is a beautiful blue roan. We are anxious to get him and see how he does. I remember when I rode him before they got him that he was patterned on the barrels pretty well. So, we'll see how he does on the barrels. We also may see how he does with roping. We may have to work on him the box, so we'll just see I guess.
Speaking of Ryan's parents, I'm sad to report that their beloved dog, Cody has passed away. Cody was like Diesel...you can't replace a dog like that and the grief for a dog like them is like grieving for a person. I know it will be really hard for them to move forward. Please pray for them.
Yesterday, Ryan went to a ladies house to trim her horse's feet. Long story short, he had to have our vet, Dr. Stern, come out and do some work on his hoof. He had a nail in his hoof and so they had to doctor it. The lady has some major back issues and can no longer ride him. She had to get rid of him since she can't ride him so she offered to give him to us. So, we will add him to our 'tribe.' We hope that he may work for Ryan's Mom. So, we will tune him up over the next week or two and see if he might be safe for his Mom. If not, I'm not sure what we'll do with him. It will just depend on how he works out. So, that has really motivated me to start advertising the two horses we have for sale, Mito and Cowgirl. They have to go! It is the middle of February so people are going to start looking. Ugh...working full time, taking care of Shelby and riding all these horses leaves us NO TIME! I made Ryan promise he would be more comitted to riding. I'm sure he will.
Oh, we also got his wonderful truck fixed. That was a huge expense, but now we can haul the trailer with his truck too. Thanks to Ryan's parents for helping us with that! We don't know when we would've got it fixed if they hadn't helped us.
Finally, Ryan's parents are giving us their car. This will help with the cost of fuel for me driving back and forth to work. I have really had to pray about this because I LOVE LOVE LOVE my truck and I LOVE LOVE LOVE driving it. So, driving a car will be an adjustment, but Ryan says it gets like 30 MPG...so it will be good.
Funny how God works...at least i hope it is him because I really do want to do what HE wants...not what we want. His plans are so much grander than ours, we just have to be willing to give in to his will. I'm hoping all these events are because Ryan and I are trying to work together and help our businesses grow as well as our finances!
Finally, I have two barrel races this weekend. I'm going to go to the arena on Friday night to set up for the Rodeo Sweethearts barrel race. I'm going to take Badger and Mito to work them on the pattern. I am hoping that practice will help Badger and me work through our timing issues! We will get back to where we were a year ago! I also am anxious to run Mito to see what he's learned at home. Please God bring us a buyer! :)
Oh - one more thing...Feb. 28th I'm running in a HUGE barrel race that has a HUGE payout including a saddle and several thousand dollars for placing 1st in one of the 6 divisions. Then, you get a car key and whoever's car key starts the car will win the car. So, pray for Badger and me. I know we can do it and I'm pressing forward and believing it will happen. Will you do that with me? Have a blessed day! :)
Speaking of Ryan's parents, I'm sad to report that their beloved dog, Cody has passed away. Cody was like Diesel...you can't replace a dog like that and the grief for a dog like them is like grieving for a person. I know it will be really hard for them to move forward. Please pray for them.
Yesterday, Ryan went to a ladies house to trim her horse's feet. Long story short, he had to have our vet, Dr. Stern, come out and do some work on his hoof. He had a nail in his hoof and so they had to doctor it. The lady has some major back issues and can no longer ride him. She had to get rid of him since she can't ride him so she offered to give him to us. So, we will add him to our 'tribe.' We hope that he may work for Ryan's Mom. So, we will tune him up over the next week or two and see if he might be safe for his Mom. If not, I'm not sure what we'll do with him. It will just depend on how he works out. So, that has really motivated me to start advertising the two horses we have for sale, Mito and Cowgirl. They have to go! It is the middle of February so people are going to start looking. Ugh...working full time, taking care of Shelby and riding all these horses leaves us NO TIME! I made Ryan promise he would be more comitted to riding. I'm sure he will.
Oh, we also got his wonderful truck fixed. That was a huge expense, but now we can haul the trailer with his truck too. Thanks to Ryan's parents for helping us with that! We don't know when we would've got it fixed if they hadn't helped us.
Finally, Ryan's parents are giving us their car. This will help with the cost of fuel for me driving back and forth to work. I have really had to pray about this because I LOVE LOVE LOVE my truck and I LOVE LOVE LOVE driving it. So, driving a car will be an adjustment, but Ryan says it gets like 30 MPG...so it will be good.
Funny how God works...at least i hope it is him because I really do want to do what HE wants...not what we want. His plans are so much grander than ours, we just have to be willing to give in to his will. I'm hoping all these events are because Ryan and I are trying to work together and help our businesses grow as well as our finances!
Finally, I have two barrel races this weekend. I'm going to go to the arena on Friday night to set up for the Rodeo Sweethearts barrel race. I'm going to take Badger and Mito to work them on the pattern. I am hoping that practice will help Badger and me work through our timing issues! We will get back to where we were a year ago! I also am anxious to run Mito to see what he's learned at home. Please God bring us a buyer! :)
Oh - one more thing...Feb. 28th I'm running in a HUGE barrel race that has a HUGE payout including a saddle and several thousand dollars for placing 1st in one of the 6 divisions. Then, you get a car key and whoever's car key starts the car will win the car. So, pray for Badger and me. I know we can do it and I'm pressing forward and believing it will happen. Will you do that with me? Have a blessed day! :)
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