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Contents DECEMBER 2020 VOLUME 25, NUMBER 12
F E AT U R E S
30 NFR Fashion Roundup
Get in on all the NFR fashion this year, whether you’re headed to Cowtown or joining the fun from afar. Compiled by Abigail Boatwright
CHAMPIONS’ CORNER
20 Charmayne James’ Tips 26 World Champion Reflections I N E V E RY I S S U E
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EVENT SPOTLIGHTS
OLIE’S IMAGES
72 SPECIAL RODEO SECTION
34 Arlington’s Finest
Take an in-depth look at the top 15 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racers headed to 2020’s unique edition of the National Finals Rodeo. By Blanche Schaefer
42 The Creators
72 Pink Buckle Futurity 78 West Coast Barrel Racing Association Finals 84 Ardmore Barrel Futurity and Blue Collar Breeders Futurity 92 Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive Futurity 98 Sherry Cervi Youth Championships NBHA NEWS
102 State News 106 Member Profile 120 Directory
Meet the breeders of the richest NFR-bound horses in 2020. By Tanya Randall
64 Your NFR Guide to DFW
Check out our list of dining, shopping and entertainment in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex during the NFR. Compiled by Kailey Sullins
68 Going For It
During a tumultuous year for rodeo, Paige Jones rose to the top as 2020’s WPRA Rookie of the Year. By Abigail Boatwright
On the Cover: Casey Mathis and SH Stylish And Sly win the West Coast Barrel Racing Association Finals. Photo by Deb Mann BARREL HORSE NEWS | DECEMBER 2020
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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like NFR KATHRYN SULLINS
FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN EARLY 2020, the promise of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo seemed out of reach. But as the year progressed, in true cowboy fashion, the rodeo industry found a way to bring rodeo’s marquee event to both the competitors and fans, thanks to thoughtful guidance from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. Yes, the NFR may look different this year, but the competition promises to be just as stellar as in years past. The year continues to be an unconventional rodeo season as rodeo’s Super Bowl moves to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, but as the weather sharpens and the best 10 days of rodeo approaches, we’re finally beginning to get a glimpse at how the NFR might play out. Every December, we take the time to focus on the WPRA’s top 15 as they head into the Equi-Stat NFR. On page 34, check out highlights of the To help us do a better job of including top 15, followed by a look into the beginnings your events, we encourage all event producers who aren’t already doing of each cowgirl’s highest-earning barrel horse in so to submit your results to Equi-Stat, Tanya Randall’s “The Creators” beginning on the statistical division of Cowboy page 42. You’ll also find all the best places to Publishing Group, by emailing shop, eat, drink and visit while in the Dallascomplete, official results with at least Fort Worth metroplex during the first weeks 80 percent registered horse names to equistat@cowboypublishing.com. of December in “Your Guide to the NFR in Those in need of Equi-Stat reports DFW,” beginning on page 64. Don’t forget to or information on submitting a show check out Abigail Boatwright’s telling of WPRA or barrel racing series may contact Rookie of the Year Paige Jones’ journey to the Equi-Stat via phone at 817-737-6397. coveted title on page 68. By the time this issue hits your mailbox, the Barrel Futurities of America competitors will have proven their skills and tested their training in Guthrie, Oklahoma. It’s always a thrill for Barrel Horse News to follow the journeys of those young hopefuls and their veteran trainers as well as the up-andcoming trainers in the industry. Be sure to check out our January issue to get all the highlights from the BFA. Until then, we hope you enjoy this issue especially developed to guide you through the NFR and the holidays. Along with the Special Rodeo Section, you’ll also catch all the excitement from the West Coast Barrel Racing Association Finals to the Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive and more, starting on page 72. Be sure to stay up-to-date online at barrelhorsenews.com as BHN staff bring you the latest news, entertainment and training tips in the industry. Until next time, stay safe.
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High Valor Earns Back-to-Back AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year Honors Dona Kay Rule’s 2020 RFD-TV’s The American reserve champion gelding High Valor won AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year for the second consecutive year.
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WPRA Barrel Racing 1. High Valor (“Valor”), 2009 gelding, Valiant Hero x Rare High x Rare Form; owned and ridden by Dona Kay Rule; bred by Lana G Merrick-Bailey 2. Biddin On Fame (“Beau”); 2013 gelding, PC Frosty Bid x Jaxsons Olympic Fame x Poco Lijerito; owned and ridden by Emily Miller; bred by Youree-Ward Barrel Horses 3. Lean Mean Blue Dean (“Blue Dean”); 2005 gelding, Dean Miracle x Luv Her Winner x Runaway Winner; owned and ridden by Jill Wilson; bred by Rusty Patterson Steer Wrestling 1. Dashin Haze (“Tyson”); ridden by Curtis Cassidy and Jesse Brown; owned by Curtis Cassidy 2. (Tie) Be Dun By Three (“Benz”); owned and ridden by Clayton Hass 2. (Tie) Patrionic Dash (“Mable”); ridden by Stetson Jorgensen; owned by Garrett Henry Team Roping-Heading 1. RK Tuff Trinket (“Bob”); owned and ridden by Riley Minor 2. Gypsy Sailor (“Sailor”); ridden by Charly Crawford; owned by Charly and Jackie Crawford 3. Ima Fresnos Dee (“Annie”); owned and ridden by Cody Snow Team Roping-Heeling 1. (Tie) Nita Win Playboy (“Drago”); owned and ridden by Logan Medlin 1. (Tie) Leos Highbrow (“Sug”); owned and ridden by Brady Minor 3. Little Hickory Boon (“Ray J”); owned and ridden by Wesley Thorp
Steer Roping 1. Lena Joe Ichi (“Professor”); owned and ridden by Martin Poindexter 2. Freckles Possum Baby (“Possum”); ridden by Scott Snedecor and Stephen Stransky; owned by Stephen Stransky 3. RBS Badger Tigger (“Tigger”); owned and ridden by Cole Patterson Dona Kay Rule and “Valor” at The American.
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Tie-Down Roping 1. Pocketful Of Light (“Pockets”); owned and ridden by Caleb Smidt 2. (Tie) Casanovas Cowgirl (“Beyonce”); owned and ridden by Haven Meged 2. (Tie) Dualin Demon (“Rambo”); ridden by Hunter Herrin; owned by Travis and Joanna Dobbs
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2020 AQHA/PRCA Horses of the Year
FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, High Valor reigns supreme in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racing world as Purina Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association. Owned and ridden by Dona Kay Rule, who has successfully navigated the rough waters of 2020 to qualify for her second straight Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, “Valor” is an 11-yearold gelding by Valiant Hero and out of Rare High by Rare Form, bred by Lana Merrick-Bailey. Rule of Minco, Oklahoma, finished the regular season ranked third behind WPRA world champions Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi and Hailey Kinsel. “He’s just kind and willing. And the obvious, he’s an athlete. He’s really, really fast but he’s smooth enough that you don’t get your teeth jarred out,” Rule said of her special gelding in 2019. Making the AQHA/WPRA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year list for the first time is Biddin On Fame, owned and ridden by Emily Miller, who will be making her second Wrangler NFR appearance in December. In third place is Lean Mean Blue Dean, owned and ridden by Jill Wilson, making their first appearance to rodeo’s “Super Bowl” in December. Read more about the horses that made rodeo dreams come true for the 2020 WPRA top 15 on page 42. Information provided courtesy the WPRA with contributions from Barrel Horse News. Find more at wpra.com.
Kinder Cup Barrel Racing Championship producers announced October 28 the cancellation of the 2021 Kinder Cup event. The Coushatta Casino Resort where the event is held annually in Kinder, Louisiana, has sustained substantial damage from two recent hurricanes and does not anticipate the repairs will be completed in time for the Kinder Cup. “We thank everyone for your continuous support over the years,” producers Ryan and Andre’ Dohrn posted on Facebook. “We look forward to being back in Kinder 2022.” The event is a major futurity on the schedule for most aged-event competitors, featuring a slot race and two futurities for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds as well as Open races. The third-annual event in 2019 paid out more than $312,465 and offered more than $50,000 in incentives and breeder bonuses from Future Fortunes, Triple Crown 100, Mare Power, Select Stallion Stakes, Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program and Dash Ta Fame. Tentative 2022 dates for the Kinder Cup are February 3–6, 2022. For more, visit KinderBarrelRace.com. Information provided by Kinder Cup Barrel Racing Championship with contributions from Barrel Horse News.
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Bob Tallman Named 2020 Legend of ProRodeo
DISTINGUISHED WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL RODEO ASSOCIATION SOUTHEASTERN CIRCUIT MEMBER LINDA GAIL STEWART passed away July 25 after a long battle with cancer and is now united with her mother, Faye Faullin, after she died October 21 following a tragic car accident. Linda Gail Stewart was born October 15, 1962, into a rodeo family. Her mother Faye Faullin qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in 1968, and Linda Gail joined the WPRA in 2002. In 2010, she finished the season ranked No. 23 in the WPRA world standings with $35,254 and qualified that year for the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo as the reserve champion in the Southeastern Circuit standings. Linda Gail found much success in multiple barrel racing organizations, including winning the 2009 Alabama National Barrel Horse Association 1D Championship and Professional Cowboy Association reserve champion barrel racer title. In 2002, Linda Gail won an impressive three barrel racing championships—the PCA, the International Professional Rodeo Association and the Alabama NBHA 1D. She and husband Chuck Stewart made their home in Mathews, Alabama, where she rode horses for the public and handled bookkeeping Linda Gail Stewart had a sucduties for several small businesses. She was a cessful professional barrel racing graduate of McNeese State University, where she career in the WPRA Southeastern Circuit, shown here as the 2016 held a Bachelor’s of Science degree in accountSEC Divisional Champion. ing. Her contributions to the sport extended beyond winning in the arena. Linda Gail was a driving influence for younger riders, specifically serving as a kind and generous mentor to NBHA teen competitor Emma Kate Parr, who owns two horses trained by Linda Gail. “Chuck and Linda Gail Stewart have been my biggest role models. I started taking lessons from them three years ago. I would not be anywhere close to where I am today without their help,” Emma Kate said. “This year, the morning of NBHA Youth World Finals, Mrs. Linda Gail lost her battle with cancer. I will be forever grateful for the help and knowledge she gave me. Mr. Chuck is still actively involved in my training.” Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Linda Gail Stewart and Faye Faullin during this heart-wrenching time of loss of two women who impacted the sport in such a positive way. “I have learned countless lessons from Mr. Chuck and Mrs. Linda Gail,” Emma Kate said. “They taught me hard work pays off, and you always get out what you put in. They also taught me to always put my horse before myself, and most importantly always be humble and kind.” Information provided by Ann Bleiker of the WPRA with contributions from Barrel Horse News.
PRORODEO HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCER BOB TALLMAN has been named the 2020 Legend of ProRodeo. Tallman was honored at the Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala on November 30 at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth. “I’ve been the host of the Legend of ProRodeo event three or four times, and I asked [ProRodeo Hall of Fame director] Kent Sturman, ‘Is there somebody older than me who might not be in good health that is more deserving?’” Tallman said. “I’m going to give the credit to the selection committees. I’m going to give the credit to the Lord. As long as I can be humble enough to accept by those who chose this and I can be an example for others who will receive [the Legend of ProRodeo] in the future, and that I can walk the walk and talk the talk and set the example in receiving it for the younger people coming up in the world, I accept it.” During a career that has spanned more than five decades, Tallman has announced more than 15,000 rodeo performances in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Tallman’s gravel-laced baritone and story-telling prowess are legendary in ProRodeo. This year, Tallman will work his record 26th National Finals Rodeo. Tallman was named the 2019 PRCA Announcer of the Year for the 10th time and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2004. “This was never on my radar,” Tallman said. “Any time you try in life to set yourself up for things like this, God doesn’t like that. It’s co-mingling the truth and honesty with something that’s going to bite you. I didn’t have a clue about this award. I want to give everyone else within the vicinity of that reception hope that they would be able to be standing in that same spotlight. The toughest part of accepting an award this prestigious is to walk away from there gracefully and let people want to walk in your path with them.” Information courtesy the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. For more, visit prorodeo.com.
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Zoetis, American Humane Scholars Fund Provides Grant to Build Diverse, Inclusive Generation of Veterinarians AMERICAN HUMANE SCHOLARS FUND
Sponsored by Zoetis, the American Humane Scholars Fund provided $40,000 to the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine to support students of color in their quest to become veterinarians.
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The Johnson hack combination bit by Reinsman allows two-time world champion Hailey Kinsel to engage either the bit or the noseband at different points in the turn on DM Sissy Hayday. About the Bit and Leather Tie-Down “As a young horse ‘Sis’ would put her nose in the air and stiffen, and I wanted to bring her head down without forcing it down. The noseband [on the combination bit] let her feel that touch on the nose and gives them a barrier that they know is there. When she started turning faster, she’d lose her balance a little on the backside because she elevates a lot, so I put a super loose leather tie-down on to give her something to brace on so when she went to make that move on the backside, she could elevate herself and come around.” Shank: Medium Sliding Gag with Rope Nose Combo “The thing about a combo to me is, if they’re built correctly, it allows you to do two separate moves. The bit and the noseband don’t work at the same time. You either engage the bit or you engage the noseband. For example, when I’m going into a turn on Sister, this bit gives me a lot of stop-and-go protection. I can reach and engage the bit, which does engage the poll a tiny bit, and it gives some whoa. My hand is thumbsup pointing to my knees, but then when I shift my hand around the turn and turn my pinky out, I can reach and guide around the turn, and that engages the noseband and it almost works like a hackamore or halter. That’s the way it fits my hand.” Mouthpiece: Chain “Sis is pretty long, and she really reaches around a turn with her front end. That bit allows me to ride a loose rein and have my hand forward but still have lateral control to where I can help on the backside if I need to. I’m not changing the trajectory of the turn or her body position at all, but at that point in the turn it almost becomes like a halter the way it pulls around, versus a ring snaffle or gag bit where you touch it and it’s a direct pull. This is one you can use laterally.” Curb: Snug Chain “It fits more like a gag bit, a finger-and a-half length.” KENNETH SPRINGER
CARING, UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE are universal attributes that transcend every boundary and are basic requirements for keeping livestock and pets healthy. Yet participation in the very field responsible for this is far from universal, with African-Americans making up fewer than 3 percent of all veterinarians in the United States. To help build a more diverse, equitable and inclusive new generation of medical professionals, American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, has created the American Humane Scholars Fund to support students of color in their quest to become veterinarians. An inaugural grant of $40,000, sponsored by leading animal health company Zoetis, was made in October to the historic Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine. “Our Zoetis Veterinary Student Scholarship Program has awarded over 3,600 scholarships totaling more than $7 million over the past 12 years,” said Christine Jenkins, DVM, DACVIM, Vice President and U.S. Chief Medical Officer at Zoetis. “We are pleased to partner with American Humane to provide additional scholarship opportunities for Tuskegee veterinary medical students.” Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine is the only veterinary medical professional program located on the campus of a historically black college or university in the United States. Tuskegee has educated more than 70 percent of the nation’s African-American veterinarians and is recognized as the most diverse of all accredited colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States. “We are very grateful to American Humane and Zoetis for partnering to support our students in the American Humane Scholars Fund. Their vision and generosity in this endeavor will support our deserving students seeking careers in veterinary medicine,” said Dr. Ruby L. Perry, dean of the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine. American Humane veterinarians inform the organization’s scientific standards and are also hard at work in the field, staffing free medical clinics for pets in under-resourced areas, rescuing animals in disaster zones and transporting shelter animals across the country. “We couldn’t do the work we do around the world without veterinarians,” said Dr. Robin Ganzert, American Humane president and CEO. “We also know that becoming a veterinarian can be costly, and for many aspiring students that financial hurdle may be the only thing standing in the way of their dream to help animals.” Information provided courtesy American Humane Scholars Fund. For more, visit americanhumane.org.
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OUR HORSES ARE A MIRROR OF US. Barrel racing is an athletic sport, and we need to make sure we’re in the best condition we can be to bring the most out of our horses. This doesn’t mean you have to train every day in the gym like an Olympic athlete, but there are some changes to your daily lifestyle that will help you feel better, be healthier, and in turn, perform well.
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First and foremost, you need to be getting sound nutrition into your body through food. Eating the right kind of foods helps eliminate inflammation in the body and keeps your muscles, ligaments and joints as healthy as possible. For me, eating a lot of fresh, raw foods and trying to keep my diet as alkaline as possible is huge for feeling good and being healthy. You’ve also got to make sure you’re getting vitamins, minerals, amino acids and everything that’s necessary for your body to function. I try to stay away from processed foods and fast food as much as possible. Anything you buy in the store that’s been processed has been taken a step away from the way your body was intended to take it in. That’s where eating lots of fresh foods, fruits, vegetables and lean proteins like fish plays a role. For example, sometimes I’m eating a salad three times a day. Even if you can get up in the morning and take a couple minutes and
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what works with your body and what makes you feel the best.
squeeze yourself a glass of fresh orange juice, there’s so many nutrients in that. Better nutrition can be as basic as learning to cut out soft drinks and sugary snacks, replacing unhealthy snacks with fruits like bananas or maybe some nuts if you’re not allergic to them. I haven’t really eaten sugar for 20 years, I don’t drink sodas and I don’t eat much bread. Now eating fruit, that’s like God’s sugar to me! I’ve been a guinea pig for myself of what works for me and what types of foods make me feel the best. Across the board, you’re going to find somebody who disagrees with every diet or eating plan, but it’s important that you find
You have to be fit to be reactive and strong. The stabilizer muscles are what give you balance, and No. 1 you have to have balance when you’re riding. There’s no way to get that unless you put a lot of time in riding—it’s putting the hours in to become good at something. We can think about playing golf and how to swing a golf club all we want, but if you’re only doing it once or twice a week, you won’t get really good at golf. However, the better we can take care of ourselves and condition our muscles outside of riding will help you achieve that balance, stability and strength in the saddle. Staying fit helps create elasticity in ligaments, tendons and muscles. You don’t want to be hard and rigid on a horse—you’ve got to have flexibility and give, like a shock absorber. I do yoga or Pilates, and I run stairs at my house. Beginning to work on fitness can be a small step. If I’ve been sitting at my desk working for a while, I’ll get up and move. I’ll go run 20 sets of stairs or I’ll go ride my bike, and then sit back down at my desk. Make sure you’re at least getting out walking, even if you don’t want to go do yoga or go to a class or the gym. With yoga, you’re honing in on stability, strength and breath, and one of
the most important things is learning to breathe. I talk to people at my clinics, and as they get nervous, anxious or frustrated, people start shallow breathing. I ask them, ‘Are you breathing shallow or breathing deeply?’ And some don’t know if they’re even breathing at all. Be conscious of taking deeper breaths when you become nervous, because it’s like a God breath. Ultimately that’s where we came from, and you’re always reminded of those virtuous things that make you feel better about yourself, and the breath is a constant reminder of life. Yoga trains you how to breathe through difficult postures and be in total control of your body’s movement, and how important is that when you’re barrel racing to be in complete control of what you’re doing? There’s a lot of people who don’t have any idea what their body is doing, where their hands are going, what their feet are doing or just not pay-
ing attention to their body at all. If you have a yoga teacher who can correct a few things, you can immediately tell the more strength you have and feel more of your muscles working. This awareness, whether you realize it or not, will translate to your riding. It’s also important to be grounded and able to control your emotions. If you feel better, you’re less apt to be short, quick and reactive. We’re riding horses that when you start running fast, most of them get on edge, so if we have riders who are on edge, it’s not always helpful.
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We take such good care of our horses by making sure they have the right supplements and giving them the best feed and hay, but I think there’s a certain damaging mindset of, ‘The horses eat better around here than we eat.’ It doesn’t have to be that way—take care
of your horses and take care of yourself. If you don’t do it for yourself, do it for your family. An unhealthy lifestyle has physical and emotional consequences, both long- and short-term. Don’t be so hard on yourself, because God loves and forgives you, so we can learn to love and forgive ourselves, too. It doesn’t matter what you eat if you have fear, worry and anger wreaking havoc on your mental health. Start from this day forward and be free of those thoughts that make you feel bad, mad or not good about yourself. I’m not judging people in any way, shape or form. I love people, and I want what’s best for them. I’ve learned a lot about people from teaching over the years, and if you can just let things go, take care of yourself and love yourself, you’re going to be great. For more info, visit charmaynejames.com.
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World Champion Reflections
Field of Dreams
World champion Hailey Kinsel preps for the all-new Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. BY HAILEY KINSEL WITH KAILEY SULLINS
and that is six runs on a standard with a day off in between. It’s pretty grueling for them. Our sport is a lot more demanding than people think. Going into this year’s NFR, knowing they will be setting a bigger pattern, I want my horses to be more conditioned windwise (lung capacity). Also knowing the change in the ground, it could be a little heavier toward the bottom. With my draw, I’ll make my first run on top of the ground and then I shuffle down to the bottom of the ground. Then in the ninth round, I’ll come back top of the ground and shuffle to the bottom again for Round 10. It’s not like I can say for sure that I’ll get on Sis in the middle and get on my backup horse for the bottom-ofthe-ground runs, because my bottomof-the-ground runs are in the beginning and the end. I can’t say that I am able to make that call. Knowing Sis handles ground great is always a good thing, but that can definitely affect my plan
Barrel Horse News: How are you preparing for the Wrangler NFR at Globe Life Field? Hailey Kinsel: I know the horses I am planning to get ready for it, first of which is obviously “Sister” (DM Sissy Hayday). “Jules” (DH Jess Stellar) will be Sis’ backup, and “TJ” (Thunder Stones) will be a strong backup as well. I’m also prepping “Nala” (Corona Share Of Fame) and probably one other.
Are you planning to switch horses more often than in normal years because it is going to be a bigger pattern? I don’t think people think about how much more [exertion for the horse] that is on pattern size. I’ve seen a horse at the end of Calgary and they are tired,
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What does that preparation look like for your horses? Jules, for example, she’ll go to the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Finals and so will Nala. That will be their big preparation and maybe another jackpot here and there. For Sis, I will stagger some barrel races. Normally I would give her a little more time off, but because we had a lighter summer, she’s not in quite as good shape as normal. Not knowing what we’re running on, but knowing for sure it’s going to be a bigger pattern, I want to have her more fit than I have in previous years just to plan on her lasting for 10 rounds. Obviously I have some good backup options, but I want to have every horse ready to make 10 runs.
strategy-wise. I’m going to have to see what Sis is handling in that setup and then go from there. So again, I want every horse prepared to make all 10 runs. I’d be more likely to switch this year than I have been in the past. I am prepping for it a little bit differently. I’m getting Sis winded a little bit sooner, starting this week (midOctober) and going to stagger out some barrel races over the next four or five weeks. One every week or so and get her in a little crisper running shape so she doesn’t get sore in those early rounds. How will that first practice help you prepare? Just being able to see it setup like an arena will help a lot. Right now I have a mental picture of what it’s going to look like, but we are all just guessing. We have to just be there to know what it’s going to be like, so I think that first practice will help a lot. Hopefully it will get our horses comfortable with the whole routine and the arena and how all that is going to work. Sister is seasoned to making lots of stadium runs and parking on asphalt and walking a long ways to the arena, but because of that being a major factor for my other horses I want to take those first few horses I plan on possibly using and get them used to it and see how they like it in practice. Also, having several options is nice, because not knowing what I’m going into leaves some to be questioned. That first practice will help a lot with the backup horses, that’s probably why I’m seriously preparing five horses, because I don’t know who is going to like it better. It’s everyone’s first NFR all over again, the only difference is we can’t watch this one on YouTube over and over again and get an idea. Now not only have none of us ever ran there before, but we’ve never seen this happen before, so we’ll have to just guess and see.
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NFR Fashion Roundup
Get in on all the NFR fashion this year, whether you’re headed to Cowtown or joining the fun from afar. COMPILED BY ABIGAIL BOATWRIGHT
THE WRANGLER NATIONAL FINALS RODEO IS THE PINNACLE OF RODEO, but it’s also the best place to experience Western fashion, and the shopping surrounding the NFR just can’t be beat. This year, the pandemic has caused major changes and the WNFR is headed to Fort Worth, Texas, for the rodeo from December 3–12. We’ve gathered information about where to shop at local boutiques in Fort Worth, how to get the full NFR shopping experience in Cowtown and which influencers you need to follow on social media to see what’s trending style-wise.
Vegas to Fort Worth Shopping Extravaganza
Trend-Watching on the ‘Gram Leading up to and during the NFR, Instagram heats up with snapshots of glamorous and stylish fashion from a community of fashionable women living an agricultural lifestyle. While there are lots of great style icons to follow on this social media app, we’ve gathered a handful of accounts to kick off your scrolling. @Fashion_posse Two women manage this account dedicated to rodeo fashion. Tiffany Cooper—wife to world champion roper Tuf Cooper—and rodeo mom Shaina Clifford contribute to scouting out the best style from rodeos around the country, and of course, the National Finals Rodeo.
Visitors to Fort Worth during the NFR can still enjoy the shopping and entertainment you’ve come to expect when the event is in Vegas. Free to the public, the Stetson Country Christmas and Roper Cowboy Marketplace will be at the Will Rogers Memorial Center around the facility. In addition to world-class shopping, you can find Ultimate Bullfighting daily at 2 p.m., The Anthony Lucia Talk Show every day from 12:15-1:15, the Twombly Horse Sale, Rascal Rodeo, World Championship Dummy Roping, Gizmo McCracken and various live entertainment. More info at countrychristmas.vegas. Head down to the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards to check out Cowtown Christmas at the Stockyards. With free admission to shop, you’ll find hundreds of vendors as well as special events and appearances. Find more at cowtownchristmas.info. The Fort Worth Convention Center is hosting Vegas’ famous Cowboy Christmas. You’ll enjoy free admission and access to custom-made jewelry, Western wear, furniture, original art and homemade crafts—as well as Wrangler NFR and PRCA merchandise. More info at nfrexperience.com/cowboychristmas. All shopping expos will be held December 3–12.
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@Courtdehoff Courtenay DeHoff brings a “Chanel/ Balmain-esque vibe with a cowgirl spin” to her IG posts. For the full 10 days of NFR, Courtenay is planning for style that is comfortable. Although she loves couture fashion, she expertly layers Nordstrom and Zara pieces with Anderson Bean boots, Fringe Scarves, Kimes Ranch jeans and Shorty hats. Founder of the Fancy Lady Cowgirl company, DeHoff will be styling her outfits around her Fancy Lady Cowgirl Tshirts. Find her on IG stories and daily posts and in person at Cowboy Christmas in the Stockyards. Fashion forecast: All things fringe!
@Westdesperado One of Instagram’s most-followed Western style influencers Shaley Ham shares her own brand of Western style. Leading up to the NFR, she shares style inspiration boards, NFR tips to get the most out of your trip to Dallas-Fort Worth and how to get tickets, as well as sneak peeks of her outfits. During the event she’ll post photos of each of her outfits every day. Catch her on Instagram Stories and Reels for a true NFR experience, even if you can’t make it to the rodeo this year. Fashion forecast: Lots of fringe, structured blazers and blazer dresses.. She predicts the Fort Worth version of NFR will have less sequins and more leather, less heels and more Western boots, and more women wearing Western hats.
@marijka_dam Utah-based Marijka Dame’s NFR style is influenced by New York Fashion Week street style—trendy yet classy looks that incorporate fun pants, unique pieces and a couple of good cowboy hats. Look for her on Instagram Stories and posts. Fashion forecast: Color-blocking outfits, monochromatic sets, blazer suits and tall, chunky boots.
@Lindsaybranquinho On her Instagram feed and stories, ranch and rodeo wife Lindsay Branquinho shares her favorite looks she puts together to wear around the NFR, as well as where to get the pieces and tips to style them after the rodeo. She also shares her day-to-day style throughout the year. Fashion forecast: Toned down and a bit more casual—think Texas vibe versus Vegas. Blazers and menswear-inspired pieces. Coordinating sets that are monochrome or matching tops and bottoms. And lots of girls wearing hats.
@Velvetbrumby Western style aficionado Suzie Crooch of Oklahoma says her NFR fashion will follow her “modern Western chic” vibe. Her fashion advice for NFR is to layer pieces, add items from local makers, and stay true to your own style. During the show, catch her content live on stories or on her Instagram feed. She’ll also be sharing finds from booths at Cowboy Christmas and views of the performances. Fashion forecast: The classic NFR staples of sequins, fringe and turquoise, but also fun blazer options.
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Fashion Forward Shop Local If you’re hanging out in Fort Worth for the NFR, you’ll also find great local boutiques and shops offering stylish Western gear and unique gifts. To help you find your way, we’re featuring a couple in the area, focusing on the historic Stockyards, and on the way in and out of town. ABIGAIL BOATWRIGHT
Stockyards Station 140 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164 fortworthstockyards.com M.L. Leddy’s 2455 N Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76164 leddys.com M.L. Leddy’s is a landmark in the Historic Stockyards. Known for its high quality, handmade boots as well as a full line of Western apparel, Leddy’s also carries handmade saddles and hand-shaped felt and straw hats. You can purchase custom boots; suits, sport coats and slacks; made-to-measure men’s shirts; as well as the latest in ladies’ Western-influenced apparel. Don’t miss: Leddy’s is famous for its shopping experience and excellent sales teams. Check out the boot room for the old-fashioned bank ledger books containing hand-drawn foot measurements of custom boot clients.
Whether this is your first time to Fort Worth or your 14th, you just can’t go wrong visiting the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Originally a hub for transporting cattle by rail in the 1890s, today this area has been re-imagined with 14 restaurants, 13 bars, 35 shops and 17 attractions designed to highlight Fort Worth’s heritage. In the middle of the Stockyards is Stockyards Station, a mix of old and new traditions, food, shopping and a fun atmosphere. Don’t miss: the American Paint Horse Association’s PH Barn Door, Wrangler and King Ranch, all located in Mule Alley.
Pinkies Western Chic Boutique 115 W Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164 pinkieswesternchic.com Pinkies is a Western-inspired boutique offering a great selection of women’s clothing, purses and Native American turquoise jewelry. You’ll find the latest trends for every day and rodeo events, at the best prices. Don’t miss: You’ll be welcomed and made to feel right at home with Pinkies’ Texas-friendly customer service.
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Teskey’s 3001 West I-20 Weatherford, TX 76087 teskeys.com With more than 100,000 square feet, Teskey’s is a one-stop shop for both horse and rider just west of Fort Worth in Weatherford. Teskey’s Saddle Shop and Boutique is stocked with more than 1,000 saddles, hundreds of bits and spurs, farm equipment, feed and animal health supplies. For the rider, you’ll find apparel and accessories for the whole family, from rodeo fashion and everyday riding gear to outfits to wear away from the barn. Teskey’s also includes home décor, gifts, outdoor gear, guns, ammo, knives and a café. Don’t miss: Hand-selected one-of-a-kind jewelry you won’t find anywhere else, and hard-to-find bits and spurs crafted by sought-after makers.
National Roper’s Supply. 4650 S US-287, Decatur, TX 76234 nrsworld.com No trip to Fort Worth is complete without a visit to nearby Decatur’s National Roper’s Supply. You’ll find all kinds of horse gear and tack, ranching equipment, as well as functional and fashionable Western wear. NRS hosts clinics and other events at its attached arena, so bring your horse and trailer and stay in one of the Western-style bunkhouses or cabins next door. Don’t miss: During the NFR, National Roper’s Supply is offering prize packs and door buster giveaways valued at $230,000. Check the website for details.
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Special Rodeo Section
By Blanche Schaefer Photos by Kenneth Springer
THE RODEO SECTION 2020
These top 15 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racers are headed to 2020’s unique edition of the National Finals Rodeo, moved for this year only to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, due to COVID-19 restrictions in Las Vegas.
1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi
Hometown: Lampasas, Texas Horses: Ima Famous Babe (“Katniss”), 2013 mare, Dash Ta Fame x Streakin Six Babe x Streakin Six; Kisskiss Bangbang (“Mona”), 2010 mare, Dash Ta Fame x CD Nick Bar x Dr Nick Bar; Babe On The Chase (“Birdie”), 2011 mare, Chasin Firewater x Streakin Six Babe x Streakin Six WPRA Season Earnings: $86,724.83 Rodeo Count: 41 NFR Qualifications: 14 (2003, 2005–13, 2017–20) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $2,835,943 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion San Angelo Stock Show Rodeo and San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, 2020 champion WCRA River City Roundup, 2020 reserve champion Coleman, Texas; Oakley, Utah; and Abilene, Texas, 2019 reserve champion RodeoHouston, 2019 champion Canby Rodeo, 2019 Elizabeth Stampede Co-Champion, 2018 champion California Rodeo (Salinas), 2018 Days of ’47 Rodeo Bronze Medalist, 2018 champion Kansas City Rodeo, 2007 and 2009 WPRA World Champion Barrel Racer, 2006 and 2007 Wrangler NFR Average Champion, 2016 Mountain States Circuit Average Champion, two-time Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo champion, set the American record on a standard pattern on Kisskiss Bangbang, multiple pro rodeo, futurity, derby and open wins
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2. Hailey Kinsel
Hometown: Cotulla, Texas Horses: DM Sissy Hayday (“Sister”), 2011 mare, PC Frenchmans Hayday x Royal Sissy Irish x Royal Shake Em; Thunder Stones (“TJ”), 2004 gelding, Sticks An Stones x See F Jets Candy x Pines Easter Jet; DH Jess Stellar (“Jules”), 2013 mare, Mighty Jess x PC Frosted Stellar x Sun Frost; Corona Share Of Fame (“Nala”), 2014 mare, Lions Share Of Fame x Pay Day Corona x SC Chiseled In Stone WPRA Season Earnings: $78,460.86 Rodeo Count: 39 NFR Qualifications: 4 (2017–20) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $1,849,146 Recent Career Highlights: 2018 and 2019 WPRA World Champion, WPRA standard pattern rodeo record holder (2020 Dodge City, Kansas), 2020 champion Sidney, Iowa; Lawton, Oklahoma; and Burwell, Nebraska, 2020 and 2019 Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo Champion and arena record holder, 2020 reserve champion Dodge City, Kansas and Mineral Wells, Texas, 2020 third place Sikeston, Missouri, 2019 champion San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, 2019 champion RFD-TV’s The American, 2019 reserve champion Calgary Stampede, 2019 champion WCRA Days of ’47, 2018 champion Calgary Stampede, 2018 champion Texas Circuit Champion, 2018 champion San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo and arena record holder, 2018 reserve champion Rodeo Houston, Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo and RFDTV’s The American Rodeo, 2018 and 2017 champion Days of ’47 Rodeo, NFR arena record holder (13.11 seconds), 2017 WPRA Reserve World Champion, 2017 RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo Barrel Racing Champion, 2017 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Barrel Racing Champion, multiple pro rodeo wins
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3. Dona Kay Rule
Hometown: Minco, Oklahoma Horses: High Valor (“Valor”), 2009 gelding, Valiant Hero x Rare High x Rare Form; A Juicy Adventure (“Juice”), 2008 gelding, Smart Like Juice x Minis Daisey May x Carbon Nowata WPRA Season Earnings: $67,453.54 Rodeo Count: 43 NFR Qualifications: 2 (2019, 2020) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $370,514 Recent Career Highlights: High Valor voted 2019 and 2020 WPRA/AQHA Horse of the Year, 2020 reserve champion RFD-TV’s The American, 2020 semifinals and average champion ProRodeo Tour Finale Rapid City, South Dakota, 2020 champion Evanston, Wyoming; Circle and Baker, Montana, 2020 reserve champion Black Hills, South Dakota, won two rounds at 2019 NFR, 2019 RFD-TV’s The American qualifier, 2019 champion Corpus Christi Stock Show Rodeo, 2019 champion Caldwell Night Rodeo, 2019 champion Famous Preston Night Rodeo, fourth place 2019 WCRA Days of ’47 Rodeo, 2018 champion Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, multiple pro rodeo and open wins, team roping and calf roping competitor and money earner
5. Tiany Schuster
Hometown: Krum, Texas Horses: Show Mance, 2010 gelding, First Smart Money x Blue Baby Cash x Hold On To Your Cash; Hoosier Fame (“Hoosier”), 2005 gelding, Dash Ta Fame x Time To Perk x Dash For Perks; Version Six (“V6”), 2009 gelding, Latest Version x A Sixes Cowgirl x Stoli; Famous Mic Guy Ver (“Mic Guy Ver”), 2015 gelding, Frenchmans Guy x Disarray x Dash Ta Fame; A Dash Ta Glamour (“Bakken”), 2012 gelding, JL Dash Ta Heaven x My Glamour Gal x Bully Bullion; Marysmoonshinebandit (“Bandit”), 2015 gelding, Justaheartofawarrior x Bar Lotta Merri x Merridoc WPRA Season Earnings: $55,060.38 Rodeo Count: 66 NFR Qualifications: 2 (2017, 2020) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $1,093,591 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion Jerome, Idaho, and arena record holder, 2020 champion Tremonton, Utah; 2020 reserve champion Lawton, Oklahoma; North Platte, Nebraska; Springhill, Louisiana; Crossett, Arkansas; Dillon, Montana; and Burley, Idaho, third place 2020 Baker, Montana; and Weatherford, Texas, 2017 champion Calgary Stampede and former arena record holder, 2016 champion Texas Circuit Finals, multiple pro rodeo and futurity wins
4. Jimmie Smith
Hometown: McDade, Texas Horses: Lena On The Rocks (“Lena”), 2009 mare, Firewaterontherocks x Tourlena x Smart Cash Cutter; Lever Action (“Mini”), 2010 mare, Another Hero x Katys Luck (PT) x Eternal Mount (PT); Marthas Bullion (“Pixie”), 2005 mare, Bully Bullion x Six Moons Martha x Six Fols WPRA Season Earnings: $65,022.06 Rodeo Count: 54 NFR Qualifications: 1 (2020) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $264,539 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion RFD-TV’s The American Semifinals slack round, 2020 champion Dixie National Rodeo Jackson, Mississippi, 2020 reserve average champion RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo, 2020 reserve champion Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo, 2020 reserve champion National Western Stock Show Rodeo Denver, Colorado, third place 2020 San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo and fastest time of the rodeo, third place 2020 Fort Worth Rodeo X, 2019 Texas Circuit Year-End champion, finished 2019 season No. 19 in the world, multiple RFD-TV’S The American Semifinals qualifier, multiple pro rodeo, open and breakaway roping wins
Spotlight on Fi
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alifiers BHN: What wou ld you tell youn g girls who are dreaming of mak ing the NFR som eday? Smith: “Make su re you’re able to broaden your horizons—go ro pe, go tie goats, go college rodeo, go do all the things that would be fun to do while you can do them. Just do something different, not ju st ‘barrel race, ba rr el race, barrel race, I have to w in all the time ru nning barrels.’ It’s good to lear n how to win in other events th make you work at hard on yourself; it wasn’t just because of a go od horse.” What means the most to you abou t qualifying? “That I have thre e awesome, heal thy horses going into Dece mber—my mares Lena and Mini, and Pixie, owned by Rick Ka rkula. That is a blessing in itsel f. When they say, ‘When it’s not in God’s time, you can’t force it, bu t when it’s God’s time, you can’t st op it,’ that’s wha t this year felt like. Last year w as one thing afte r another, but this year it was just fun to be ou t there, even though it was no t a normal rode o season.”
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Special Rodeo Section 6. Jill Wilson
Hometown: Snyder, Texas Horses: Lean Mean Blue Dean (“Blue Dean”), 2005 gelding, Dean Miracle x Luv Her Winner x Runaway Winner WPRA Season Earnings: $53,370.97 Rodeo Count: 35 NFR Qualifications: 1 (2020) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $173,712 Recent Career Highlights: Lean Mean Blue Dean voted No. 3 2020 WPRA/ AQHA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year, 2020 Cowboy Christmas highmoney winner with $13,654, 2020 champion Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo, 2020 champion Big Fork, Montana and Oakley, Utah; 2020 reserve champion Cody Stampede and San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, 2019 champion Amarillo, Texas; Laramie, Wyoming; and Pecos, Texas, third place 2019 Sandhills Stock Show Rodeo Odessa, Texas; multiple open and pro rodeo wins, multiple Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo qualifier
7. Shelley Morgan
Hometown: Eustace, Texas Horses: HR Fameskissandtell (“Kiss”), 2014 mare, CEO x Fames Fiery Kiss x Dash Ta Fame; Kinda Heavenly (“Phoebe”), 2013 mare, JL Dash Ta Heaven x Kindabugginme x Bug In My Frosty WPRA Season Earnings: $53,074.95 Rodeo Count: 49 NFR Qualifications: 2 (2009, 2020) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $396,676 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion Vernal, Utah; Phillipsburg, Kansas; Mineral Wells, Texas; Guymon and Elk City, Oklahoma; third place 2020 Spanish Fork, Utah, 2019 champion Salinas, California, 2012 and 2015 Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo champion, 2014 Texas Circuit YearEnd champion, RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo qualifier, multiple Texas Circuit Finals qualifier, multiple pro rodeo and open winner, futurity money earner
Spotlight on First-Time Qualifiers
fying? BHN: What means the most to you about quali nt of veme achie the and letion comp Wilson: “Just the and for s other to up d looke s alway e you’v something be like would dreamed about and always wondered what it it all; of e rienc expe to be one of those ladies. Just the whole be would it ht thoug it was one of those things you never you there.” realistic At one point in your life did the NFR become a goal? have a “Honestly just this year. I have a full-time job, we They . blended family of five boys who are super active they thing every rodeo and play football, basketball, and job my quit and home could do. I was never going to leave the for fy quali to took it and leave the family to do what , but it NFR. That’s everybody’s lifelong goal and dream for myself goal a set I 2019 In me. for wasn’t a realistic one really ed rodeo I so , 2020 for io Anton to qualify for San driving Texas of out got s rodeo e befor g sprin hard in the were to distance, so I set myself up pretty good. My goals for me out ed make those bucket-list rodeos, and it work Fourth the After r. in 2020 that we had a really good winte a was It . made it had I of July, we were comfortable that fairytale year.” What are you most excited about? fun, because “The grand entry! It always looks like so much you can’t rewhen you’re making your run and warming up, you can sit entry ally sit there and take it all in. In the grand and see d aroun look there in the middle of the arena and a good get and crowd the in all the contestants and look up al.” surre y prett be l that’l view for the arena. I think
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8. Stevi Hillman
Hometown: Weatherford, Texas Horses: Cuatro Fame (“Truck”), 2007 gelding, Dash Ta Fame x Princess Streaks x Streak Laico Bird; MCM Imasharpguy (“Sharpie”), 2012 gelding, A Sharp Frenchman x Mulberry Canyon Moon x Marthas Six Moons; DTF Mellowdoc (“Millie”), 2010 mare, Dash Ta Fame x Waynadoc x Merridoc; Twaynas Guy (“Shiner”), 2014 gelding, Frenchmans Guy x HQH Miz Congeniality x Twaynas Dash WPRA Season Earnings: $52,388.69 Rodeo Count: 49 NFR Qualifications: 5 (2016–20) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $1,067,943 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion RFD-TV’s The American, 2020 champion Tuscon, Arizona; Logan, Utah; and Miles City, Montana, 2020 reserve champion Spanish Fork, Utah, fourth place 2020 Dodge City, Kansas, 2019 NFR fastest time and round winner, 2019 reserve champion Caldwell Night Rodeo, 2019 champion Magic Valley Stampede Filer, Idaho; Walla Walla Washington; and Weatherford, Texas, 2019 champion Rodeo X Fort Worth, Texas, 2018 champion Ponoka Stampede and Eugene, Oregon, 2018 reserve champion Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, won $22,572 over 2018 Fourth of July run, 2017 champion Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, 2016 champion All American Rodeo Finals, 2016 champion Pendleton Round-Up, 2012 Reserve WPRA Rookie of the Year, multiple pro rodeo and open wins
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Special Rodeo Section 9. Jessica Routier
Hometown: Buffalo, South Dakota Horses: Fiery Miss West (“Missy”), 2011 mare, Firewater Frenchman x Frenchmans Bo Dashus x Royal Quick Dash WPRA Season Earnings: $51,370.93 Rodeo Count: 42 NFR Qualifications: 3 (2018–20) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $646,233 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo average champion, 2020 reserve champion Baker, Montana, 2020 champion Wild Rides Rodeo Killdeer, North Dakota, 2020 reserve champion Mobridge, South Dakota, third place 2019 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo, 2019 Mandan Rodeo Days Champion, 2019 Black Hills Roundup Champion, 2019 Sikeston Rodeo Champion, 2018 Phillipsburg Pro Rodeo Champion, 2018 Clear Lake Pro Rodeo Champion, 2018 Hugo Pro Rodeo Champion, third place and third-highest money earner at 2018 Calgary Stampede with $25,500, third place 2018 Ponoka Stampede, won $12,057 over 2018 Fourth of July, 2017 and 2010 Badlands Circuit Champion, Fiery Miss West named 2017 Badlands Circuit Horse of the Year, RFD-TV’s The American Semifinals qualifier, multiple Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo qualifier, 2003 College National Finals Rodeo Champion, multiple pro rodeo, open and futurity wins
10. Cheyenne Wimberley
Hometown: Stephenville, Texas Horses: KN Fabs Mist Of Fame (“Misty”), 2008 mare, Frenchmans Fabulous x Mistys Dash Of Fame x Dash Ta Fame; VQ Sucker Punch (“Rocco”), 2011 gelding, Dash Ta Fame x Honor This Nonstop x Mr Honor Bound; Streakin Images (“Lex”), 2010 mare, Pyron Six x Visual Images x Dashing Cleat; Dash Ta Suz (“Smooch”), 2011 mare, Dash Ta Fame x Six Moon Suz x Marthas Six Moons; Royal Blue Fame (“Chewy”), 2014 gelding, Dash Ta Fame x Eyes Are Blue x Royal Blue Chew Chew WPRA Season Earnings: $47,039.3 Rodeo Count: 65 NFR Qualifications: 3 (1999, 2019–20) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $386,701 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion Woodward, Oklahoma; Mandan, North Dakota; and Dillon, Montana, 2020 reserve champion Sikeston, Missouri, and Dixie National Rodeo Jackson, Mississippi, 2019 champion WCRA Windy City Roundup, 2019 champion Kennewick Horse Heaven Roundup, 2019 reserve champion Moses Lake, 2019 champion Kitsap Stampede, 2019 reserve champion California Rodeo Salinas, 2019 Cheyenne Frontier Days round-winner and fastest time of the rodeo, 2019 champion Omak Stampede, 2019 co-champion Livingston Roundup, 2019 champion Armstrong British Columbia, 2019 champion Bremerton Washington, 2018 reserve champion Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo, multiple pro rodeo, futurity, derby and open wins, roping competitor and money earner
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11. Ryann Pedone
Hometown: Sunset, Texas Horses: Feel The Sting (“Stinger”), 2013 stallion, Dash Ta Fame x MP Meter My Hay x PC Frenchmans Hayday; French Zone (“Hollywood”), 2013 mare, Frenchmans Guy x Star Zone (TB) x Wild Zone (TB); JS Milo And Stitch (“Happy”), 2014 gelding, Firewater Ta Fame x T K Twirl x Tres Seis; HP Dash Ta Fiesta (“Firewater”), 2013 stallion, Dash Ta Fame x Firewater Fiesta x Fire Water Flit; Dash Ta Jones (“Jones”), 2011 gelding, Brownie Jones x Dash Ta Please x Dash Ta Fame WPRA Season Earnings: $42,580.6 Rodeo Count: 70 NFR Qualifications: 1 (2020) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $1,380,619 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion ProRodeo Tour Finale Rapid City, South Dakota, 2020 champion and arena record setter Sikeston, Missouri, swept Bracket Two of 2020 San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, fourth place 2020 National Western Stock Show Rodeo Denver, Colorado, fifth place 2020 San Angelo Stock Show Rodeo, 2019 champion Dixie National Rodeo Jackson, Mississippi, multiple pro rodeo, open, futurity and derby wins
Spotlight on First-Time Qualifiers BHN: As a futurity trainer, was the NFR ever your dream? Pedone: “My mom tells me when I was little that’s what I said, but as I became older, my passion is training futurity horses. Rodeo is very expensive, and it’s a good business decision if you can get to the Finals if you’re breeding and training horses, but a lot of times it’s not economically possible. I was fortunate to become involved with Jason Martin, Charlie Cole and Dan Houck. I’m not a big rodeo person. I hate to say it, but I enjoy the futurity and derby world a lot more than I do the rodeo world; however, I love what rodeo stands for—the patriotism, prayer and respect to our veterans. I love that about rodeo and how it has the limelight on it for that, because the futurity and derby world is just as patriotic, but the limelight is not on them. But my heart belongs to the futurity and derby world.” What was your favorite win? “Rapid City was by far the most rewarding win I’ve ever had in my lifetime, not just this year, and it was due to so many people being part of that win. It wasn’t just a win for me and Stinger, it was a win for my whole team who put us on the road.” How did you handle Stinger getting hurt at Pink Buckle? “So many people felt so bad about the whole thing, but I was super grateful to end on the note that Stinger and I ended on. He’s going to make a complete recovery. We’re in this weird year of 2020, and it would have [went] against my life story and what I stand for if we had waltzed in as easily as having Stinger there, being 2020. I was grateful it happened a month and a half before the Finals, because it could have easily happened the first run of the Finals. I’ve got a plan, I’ve got three really nice horses, and I’m always up for a good challenge. It’s just my personality.”
Special Rodeo Section 12. Emily Miller
Hometown: Weatherford, Oklahoma Horses: Namgis D 35 (“Pipewrench”), 2010 gelding, Bucks Hancock Dude x Central Station x First Down Dash; Namgis D 33 (“Chongo”), 2010 gelding, Bucks Hancock Dude x Track Goddess x Eyesa Special; Namgis D 56 (“Foxy”), 2012 mare, Bucks Hancock Dude x Central Station x First Down Dash; Biddin On Fame (“Beau”), 2013 gelding, PC Frosty Bid x Jaxsons Olympic Fame x Poco Lijerito WPRA Season Earnings: $42,388.19 Rodeo Count: 47 NFR Qualifications: 2 (2019–20) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $561,495 Recent Career Highlights: Biddin On Fame voted No. 2 2020 WPRA/ AQHA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year, 2020 champion Fort Worth Rodeo X; Deadwood, South Dakota; Pretty Prairie, Kansas; Castle Rock, Colorado; and Salt Lake City, Utah, 2020 reserve champion Tuscon, Arizona; Dodge City, Kansas; and Rapid City, South Dakota, third 2019 WPRA world standings, second place 2019 NFR aggregate, won two rounds at 2019 NFR, 2019 Rodeo Austin Champion, third place 2019 Calgary Stampede, 2017 Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo Champion, 2016 Prairie Circuit Champion, multiple Prairie Circuit Finals qualifier, multiple pro rodeo and open wins, three-time Kansas High School Rodeo Association all-around champion
14. Wenda Johnson
Hometown: Pawhuska, Oklahoma Horses: Macgyver Moonflash (“Mac”), 2013 gelding, First Moonflash x Touched By The Moon x Black Moons Arising; Dreams First Flash (“Flash”), 2012 gelding, First Moonflash x First Down Dream x First Down Dash WPRA Season Earnings: $39,953.14 Rodeo Count: 24 NFR Qualifications: 1 (2020) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $399,436 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion Prescott, Arizona and Coleman, Texas; 2020 reserve champion San Angelo Stock Show Rodeo and Weatherford, Texas, third place 2020 RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo, 2020 reserve champion WCRA River City Roundup, 2020 champion WCRA Winter Semifinals, 2020 champion Xtreme Million Finals, 2019 San Angelo Stock Show Rodeo first-round winner, multiple RFD-TV’s The American qualifier, multiple pro rodeo, open, futurity and derby wins
Spotlight on First-Time Qualifiers
13. Lisa Lockhart
Hometown: Oelrichs, South Dakota Horses: Rosas Cantina CC (“Rosa”), 2010 mare, Corona Cartel x Dash Ta Vanila x Dash Ta Fame; Prime Diamond (“Cutter”), 2011 gelding, Prime Talent x Hugos Diamond x Hugo Streakin; An Oakie With Cash (“Louie”), 2003 gelding, Biebers Oakie x Lady Kaweah Cash x Judge Cash WPRA Season Earnings: $40,904.14 Rodeo Count: 46 NFR Qualifications: 14 (2007–20) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $2,638,531 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming State Fair Rodeo Douglas, Wyoming, 2020 reserve champion Vernal, Utah; Gooding, Idaho; and Circle, Montana, second place in first round 2020 Tuscon, Arizona, 2020 third place Sidney, Iowa, 2020 fourth place Baker, Montana, 2019 champion Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, 2019 champion Calgary Stampede, 2018 Badlands Circuit Finals Average and Year-End Champion, third place 2018 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, fourth place 2018 Calgary Stampede, 2018 reserve champion Days of ’47 Rodeo, 2018 champion Rodeo Austin, third in 2017 NFR average, 2016 NFR Average Champion, 2016 Montana Circuit Champion, 2015 WPRA Reserve World Champion, 2015 champion Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, 2014 and 2015 champion RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo, 2015 champion Calgary Stampede, 2014 champion NFR Average, 10-time Badlands Circuit champion, multiple pro rodeo wins
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BHN: What was your favorite win this year? Johnson: “The Prescott rodeo was a favorite, because I was back in my native state and my family and friends were there cheering me on that night. During the performance, I broke the arena record on Macgyver Moonflash. It was great to see how proud my mom was, who had run at the pro rodeo herself 50 years ago in that same arena.” Were you the type of person who has always dreamed of making the NFR? “The NFR is one of the many great races available in the world of barrel racing, and I feel it is always important to set goals and work toward being the best you can be, no matter what association you choose. It has always been important to me to balance life, and not let one aspect dominate the way I spend my time. Therefore, the opportunity to run at the Finals is a bonus but was not my sole drive.” What are you most excited about? “The most exciting part of this experience is the opportunity to live life, do fun things I enjoy, and compete at a high level with great competitors.”
15. Brittney Barnett
Hometown: Stephenville, Texas Horses: Chicks Keen O Pocopoo (“Paint”), 2007 APHA mare, Mr Dominator (PT) x Stylish Chick Olena x Dix Chic Olena; Frenchmans Pick (“Pei”), 2009 mare, Sixes Pick x French Gold Charm x Frenchmans Guy WPRA Season Earnings: $39,565.33 Rodeo Count: 84 NFR Qualifications: 1 (2020) *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings: $187,626 Recent Career Highlights: 2020 champion Forsythe, Montana, 2020 reserve champion Prescott, Arizona, won Bracket Three of 2020 San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, third place 2020 Deadwood, South Dakota, fourth place 2020 Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo, fifth place 2020 ProRodeo Tour Finale Rapid City, South Dakota, 2019 champion Airdrie Pro Rodeo; Hermiston, Oregon; Lewiston, Idaho, finished 2019 season No. 17 in the world, multiple California Circuit Finals qualifier, multiple pro rodeo and open wins
Spotlight on First-Time Qualifiers BHN:What’s the most challenging aspect of rodeoing and how did you overcome it? Barnett: “I truly believe it’s your mental game. If you aren’t thinking positively in your head, you are not going to do well. I know firsthand when it comes to that. Every time I would make the semis or the finals somewhere, I would always “fail,” and it was because my mental game just wasn’t strong. I’d overthink my run and mess myself and my horse up. This year I read a lot of books, listened to a lot of podcasts and motivational speeches. I also had a great set of friends to really keep pushing me to think more positively.” What’s the biggest lesson you learned on the road? “I feel the most important lesson I learned is to “do you.” Do what’s best for you and your horses at all times. If you feel your horse isn’t 100 percent or can’t handle that run, don’t do it. The odds of your horses getting hurt on the road are very high—the ground conditions, all the miles you’re putting on them. Sometimes they just need a break, and sometimes you do, too. It’s easy to listen to what other people are telling you, but you often need to listen to yourself and what you think is right or wrong. It’s OK to turn a rodeo out and not drive the 15 hours to give your horses a break before the next one, and it’s OK to just take a day and go play tourist with your awesome hauling partners. It’s OK to just do you sometimes. There will always be another rodeo, but these moments with your horses are what you need to cherish. I was out on the road because of my incredible horses, and I’ll forever be grateful for them.”
Dream Makers A couple first-time NFR qualifiers share the impact their special horses made this year en route to the Finals. Big Fork, Montana, was a pretty emotional win. I only have one horse, I was by myself, I didn’t have help driving, I didn’t have an extra rig, so I had to schedule a little differently over the Fourth of July than most of the ladies. We started out at Prescott, Arizona, and didn’t win any money. Next was Oakley City, Utah, and I was talking to my horse [Lean Mean Blue Dean] before my run, and I said, ‘OK, these last few rodeos might be our last chance to do this.’ He won Oakley and the next day we drove up to Cody, Wyoming, and were second there, which was a big-dollar win. The ground was deep, I was on down my drag in slack, and he laid down a run. It all slowed down after that for me, when I realized what he had done those last three runs, where he had put us. I felt like he gave me his heart and soul those last few runs.” —JILL WILSON I always thought ‘Stinger’ was a great horse from the moment I met him. I’ve been accused a lot of times about getting overly excited about horses and always thinking a horse is great, but he just had that presence, and he had a very good start with Ron Ralls. He was given every single opportunity possible. He didn’t have anything to prove to me. I figured if he felt good, he could run with anything. [His owner] Jason Martin, on the other hand, he’s a little harder. Stinger proved a lot to him. Most of the people in the futurity world, they already knew him as being a gritty, good stud. But to prove something to Jason, you have to have a rodeo win. Stinger didn’t really surprise me much. Genetically, he shouldn’t. He would have surprised me if he wasn’t a winner—what a disappointment that would have been!” —RYANN PEDONE
Editor’s Note: *Equi-Stat Lifetime Earnings are as of reports pulled October 20, 2020, and include earnings from events through September 2020. Equi-Stat only began recording WPRA rodeo earnings in 2010, therefore some individual’s earnings may be significantly more than reported through Equi-Stat.
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THE By TANYA RANDALL
CREATORS Meet the breeders of the richest mounts of the 2020 WPRA Top 15.
A THE RODEO SECTION 2020
AS MORE AND MORE RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO THE PEDIGREES OF THE GREAT HORSES THAT QUALIFY FOR THE WRANGLER NATIONAL FINALS RODEO, it’s only fitting that the individuals who designed those genetic marvels get their recognition. Breeders are often just a footnote in an article or mention in an interview, but all NFR dreams start with them. Someone had to take a chance, study the genetics, make the pairing, hope that the vision came to life, and lived to see glory. Barrel Horse News introduces you to the lucky few who can say they raised an NFR qualifier and helped make someone’s dream come true.
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Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi’s Ima Famous Babe Two-time Women’s Professional Rodeo Association World Champion Barrel Racer Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi of Lampasas, Texas, bred, raised and trained all three of her 2020 money-winning mares. Her biggest earner was Ima Famous Babe (“Katniss”), followed by Babe On The Chase (“Birdie”) and Kisskiss Bangbang (“Mona”). Katniss, a 2013 by Dash Ta Fame, and Birdie, a 2011 by Chasin Firewater, are both out of Streakin Six Babe, a daughter of twotime WPRA world champion sire Streakin Six. Streakin Six Babe, out of Ambassadors Babe by First Ambassador (TB), was claimed for $4,000 after placing second in her 19th start on the track. Two weeks later, she was in the barn of 11-time WPRA World Champion Charmayne James, who won her last title on the Streakin Six gelding Cruisin On Six. Tonozzi won her first world title on Sixth Vision by Streakin Six and purchased the mare from James in 2006. In Tonozzi’s program, the 1997 mare has become one of the all-time leading producers of barrel horses. Mona was the result of an embryo swap with late leading barrel horse breeder Jud Little. Tonozzi trained and campaigned Nicki Nick Bar, a daughter of Colonel Azucar, and wanted an embryo out of her dam, CD Nick Bar by Dr Nick Bar. Little, on the other hand,
South Texas rancher Dillon Mundorf of Three Rivers, Texas, bred DM Sissy Hayday with usability and marketability in mind. Mundorf has deep family ties to both rodeo production, having grown up working for his father’s rodeo company, and with raising good horses—his great-grandfather was president of the National Quarter Horse Breeders Association that later merged with the American Quarter Horse Association. Not surprisingly, Mundorf started raising horses in his teens. Family connections gave him the seed stock for creating “Sister.” His stepfather’s dad, Otto Goebel, bred and raced Royal Sissy Irish, a daughter of Royal Shake Em out of That’s Sissy Baby by Lazbuddie. When the mare lost an eye at the racetrack, Goebel traded the mare to Mundorf. For Royal Sissy Irish’s third foal, Mundorf went with a stallion he had the opportunity to ride while attending Hill County Junior College in Hillsboro, Texas. He was working for Kenneth Kelly, who was training PC Frenchmans Hayday—Mel Potter’s cornerstone stallion affectionately known as “Dinero”—for calf roping. “I roped on him a pretty good bit,” Mundorf told Barrel Horse News when he earned Equi-Stat Leading Breeder honors in 2017. “I probably roped on him as much as or more than Kenneth.” Years later, while attending the National Cowboy Hall Of Fame in Oklahoma City with his grandfather, Mundorf got to visit Dinero’s owner, Mel Potter, who told him he’d make him a deal if Mundorf ever wanted to breed to the stallion. In 2010, Mundorf took Potter up on his offer. Sister was born the next spring. DM SISSY HAYDAY Sister went through Mundorf’s program. She (2011 palomino mare, PC Frenchmans Hayday x Royal Sissy Irish x Royal was broke to ride and used on the ranch, even up Shake Em) to the day before she left for the Texas Best Sale in Waco, Texas. Leslie and Hailey Kinsel purchased the DM Sissy Hayday Equi-Stat Earnings: $ 1,756,792 2-year-old mare because of Royal Sissy Irish. The Dillon Mundorf Equi-Stat Lifetime Cotulla, Texas, family owned the mare’s second foal, Breeder Earnings: $1,862,148 a filly by the Mundorf family’s stallion Hand Off Boy, Hailey Kinsel Equi-Stat Lifetime and liked her well enough to go in search of the Rider Earnings: $1,766,174 eventual two-time WPRA world champion Sister.
IMA FAMOUS BABE (2013 sorrel mare, Dash Ta Fame x Streakin Six Babe x Streakin Six) Ima Famous Babe Equi-Stat Earnings: $236,471 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi Equi-Stat Lifetime Breeder Earnings: $ 965,233
got an embryo out of Tonozzi’s speedster French Covergirl, by Saintly Fellow and out of American Proof by Extra Proof. She says having bred, raised and trained all three mares gives her an edge when it comes to knowing her horses. “You have to have a special bond with these horses, especially when you’re competing in rodeo conditions,” Tonozzi said. “All the girls going down the road have a special bond with their horses, but I’ve known mine from Day One. The only time they’ve been out of my hands is when they went off for 90 days to be broke. I literally know everything there is about them.” KENNETH SPRINGER
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Hailey Kinsel’s DM Sissy Hayday
Special Rodeo Section Dona Kay Rule’s High Valor AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year High Valor was bred by two-time NFR qualifier Lana Merrick-Bailey of Norman, Oklahoma. The granddaughter of legendary horseman Walter Merrick, who stood the great Easy Jet, breeds for the track and the arena. KENNETH SPRINGER
She liked Valiant Hero, the multiple grade-winning son of First Down Dash and Corona Chick, because she thought he could sire for both the track and the arena. “Being from a racehorse family and being a former NFR barrel racer myself, we always look for similar things,” said Merrick-Bailey, who rode Scoti Flit Bar to the NFR in 1987 and 1989. “We see athleticism aside from just speed and think maybe they can cross over. I really like Valiant Hero for those purposes. I thought he looked like an individual that could be successful in the performance situation as well as at the track. That encouraged me when I was considering purchasing a share in him.” Merrick-Bailey purchased Rare High with the intention of raising a racehorse by Valiant Hero. She was drawn to the pedigree of the multiple race-winning daughter of Rare Form. The multiple-graded stakes winner with earnings of more than $278,000 was out of the graded stakes-placed mare Also A High by On A High.
High Valor hit the ground in 2009. The following year, Merrick-Bailey consigned him to the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale but ended up bringing him home. When she failed to find a racehorse home for him, she decided to keep him as a barrel horse for herself. “When High Valor came along, I looked at his conformation and his attitude,” said the 1987 WPRA Rookie of the Year. “He has the best demeanor, was a willing individual from the time I was halter breaking him to breaking him to ride. He was always willing to try to do his best.” Valor was starting to make a barrel horse for Merrick-Bailey, but his progression was slowed by her lack of time to haul. Her husband, Dr. Jerry Bailey, encouraged her to sell him, but it took her two years to come to grips with letting Valor go. “After a couple years, I decided to do just that,” Merrick-Bailey said. “I knew Dona Kay was interested.” Merrick-Bailey, who presents the Scoti Flit Bar Rising Star Award to a horse making its first appearance each year at the NFR, is tickled to have Valor not only make the NFR but be named AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year twice, both in 2019 and 2020. “I’m so pleased for him to have turned out as well as he has,” Merrick-Bailey said. “Dona Kay has had so much success with him. He’s a wonderful individual, and I’m so happy to see him getting so many accolades.” She also still enjoys “making runs” on Valor, too. “I probably ride along with each run Dona Kay makes,” Merrick-Bailey chuckled. “I hold my breath and push with everything I’ve got trying to help her out.”
HIGH VALOR (2009 sorrel gelding, Valiant Hero x Rare High x Rare Form) ) High Valor Equi-Stat Earnings: $269,308 Lana Merrick-Bailey Equi-Stat Lifetime Breeder Earnings: $395,671
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Special Rodeo Section Jimmie Smith’s Lena On The Rocks
Lena’s comeback after being sent home last year after Calgary when she got hurt was so strong, and it just shows that if you give them the time off that they need, and even a little more, they will come back and try their hardest for you. Every run she gave me her all.” —Jimmie Smith
Lena On The Rocks is the product of a circle of friendships, says her breeder Cindy (Johnson) Skinner of Lipan, Texas. It started with a friendship between Skinner and Kathleen Mehlschau when the two worked at Wayne Hodges Trailer Sales in Weatherford, Texas. Mehlschau raised the Smart Little Cutter mare Tourlena (“Wanda”), who became Skinner’s barrel horse. “At that time, everything I rode was cutting-horse bred,” said Skinner, who once produced the Equi-Stat top five futurity the Las Colinas Futurity in the late 1990s. “Wanda won a bunch of stuff for me, and I loved her. Kathleen had her mother, so I bought everything she had out of her. My whole pasture was made up of those horses.” When Skinner was running Wanda, she often hauled with another friend, Robyn Herring, who was campaigning her young stallion Firewaterontherocks (“Happy”). “She was always having to remind me not to forget he was a stud. I was always doing stupid things like leading my mare right up next to him,” Skinner admitted. When navicular disease forced Wanda’s retirement, Skinner bred her to Happy. Lena hit the ground with his second crop of foals in 2009. Susie Campbell trained Lena, and Skinner ran her a little herself before the demands of her job with Outlaw Conversions prevented her from riding as much. She had three other geldings at the time she would have sold rather than Lena, but Jimmie Smith wanted to try her. With little time to spare, Skinner rushed home from work to get Lena and meet Smith, still a college student at the time, at KENNETH SPRINGER
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a jackpot in Glen Rose, Texas. Smith already entered, and by the time Skinner arrived, she had 15 minutes to warm up and run. “I didn’t want her to get nervous, so I stood behind a post to watch her to see how Jimmie handled her,” Skinner said. “I knew within five minutes it was over. She goes and runs a low 15 her first run on her, and she’s only been on her 15 minutes. She went to her truck and wrote me a check. It all happened in the matter of an hour and a half.” Now that Lena’s an NFR qualifier, Skinner believes Wanda will get her just due. “She was an amazing mare,” Skinner said. “I didn’t get her hauled and shown as much as I wanted. Her mom was just that gritty mare. I remember it was getting toward the end [of her career], and I won the last round of the [Ranch Girls Barrel Race] at Fort Worth and finished third in the average. She was just that tough. Wanda was my one
and only, and I was happy to see her baby make it.” She’s also excited to have a role in Smith’s success. “I’m so happy for her,” Skinner said. “Watching Jimmie try her that day, it was like God saying, ‘Let her go.’ I had a scene of peace come over me. I know when I was young to have a horse like that would have been amazing. It’s really cool to see a young girl achieve her lifetime goals. That’s pretty fun.”
LENA ON THE ROCKS (2009 palomino mare, Firewaterontherocks x Tourlena x Smart Cash Cutter) Lena On The Rocks Equi-Stat Earnings: $205,069 Cindy (Johnson) Skinner Equi-Stat Breeder Earnings: $205,069
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Special Rodeo Section Show Mance was bred by James W. Baldwin of Newalla, Oklahoma. While every effort was made to track Baldwin down to get the thought processes that led to the pairing of First Smart Money, a graded stakes-placed son of First Down Dash out of an Easy Jet mare, and Blue Baby Cash, a daughter of the Dash For Cash-Beduino son Hold On To The Cash and out of Duster Lady Last by Dels Zan Parr Bar, those connections will remain a mystery. The 2010 gelding was owned by Ed and Polly Davis of Jefferson, Georgia, as a 2-year-old. At 3, he was consigned to the Danny Ray-produced LG Pro Classic Sale in Kinder, Louisiana, where he was picked up by Christine Lollis of Kingston, Oklahoma, for just $2,000. “I was working for Danny Ray at the time,” Lollis said. “He came through the sale, and no one would bid on him. I hurried up and grabbed a sale catalog. Normally I’m not watching, I’m stuck back in a hole somewhere, but down there in Kinder I could watch the sale. I usually don’t pay too much attention, because there’s so much going on. I just happened to notice him. I looked at the catalog, and he was Dash For Cash on both sides. They didn’t demo him, and I wondered why. I thought, ‘Oh what the hell.’ I bid on him and ended up with him.” When she went to take ownership of him back at the stalls, she found out why he didn’t show in the demonstrations. Show Mance bucked. An injury and illness kept Lollis from riding Show Mance until June. “He did buck, but I learned he would only buck when I’d ask him to come back to me,” Lollis said. “I took him to my vet and said something isn’t right with this horse.” Although the vet didn’t find anything glaring, an experience with a previous horse made him X-ray Show Mance’s head and neck. “That’s where he found the problem,” Lollis said. “The vertebrae behind the atlas was pushed down and sideways. When you would ask him to come back to you, that was probably pinching or biting him up there.” Lollis enlisted the aid of a chiropractor and acupuncturist to help realign the ver-
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tebrae and rehabilitate the muscles in the area. The treatment made all the difference in the world, and Show Mance became the 1D horse that caught Tiany Schuster’s eye. “He was something, you know,” Lollis said. “Everyone made fun of me when I bought him, so of course I had to make something out of him.”
SHOW MANCE (2010 sorrel gelding, First Smart Money x Blue Baby Cash x Hold On To The Cash) Show Mance Equi-Stat Earnings: $326,825 James W. Baldwin Equi-Stat Breeder Earnings: $356,217
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Tiany Schuster’s Show Mance
As with Show Mance, the search for Lean Mean Blue Dean’s breeder Rusty Patterson of Lubbock, Texas, came to naught. But his road to Wilson’s barn is a winding trail through the circle of barrel racing enthusiasts in the Texas panhandle. It’s a safe guess that the 2005 gray gelding was bred for the track. His sire is Dean Miracle, a multiple graded stakes-placed son of Streakin Six out of the Reb’s Policy mare Our Third Delight, who is the dam of leading barrel horse sire Tres Seis. “Blue Dean’s” dam is Luv Her Winner by Runaway Winner. His first recorded owner following Patterson was NFR qualifier Terra Bynum Gernentz, who purchased the gelding as a yearling from Rooster Cathey of Canyon, Texas, who in turn purchased him from Richard Parrish of Meadows, Texas, who purchased Blue Dean’s dam right about the time he was weaned. “A friend of mine had a Dean Miracle futurity horse that I really liked, and that’s why I bought him,” Bynum said. The gelding was easy to work with until it was time to break him to ride. Gernentz’s husband Joseph didn’t even make it out of the roundpen with him. Blue Dean wasn’t a bronc. He was stubborn and sully. “He might make two circles around this
little roundpen before he had to stand tied to the fence to think about it for some more,” Bynum said with a laugh. “I was trying to rodeo and already had ‘Maverick’ (Hempens Streak), who you practically had to ride to the rodeo, so I sold him.” Stanley Forbes took a chance on Blue Dean. While he was hoping to run him on the track, Forbes ended up starting him on the barrels. Blue Dean got more barrel racing training under NFR qualifier Lisa Ogden before being sold to another family friend. He found his home at Wilson’s in the winter of 2010. “Never in my wildest dreams did I believe he would become the horse that he has— the one that can win Weatherford, Texas, 10th out on the ground,” Bynum said. “Jill really put the time in and made him what he is. He seems to get better and better. It just goes to show that sometimes it’s worth taking a chance on a horse with a bunch of owners on its papers.”
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Jill Wilson’s Lean Mean Blue Dean
LEAN MEAN BLUE DEAN (2005 gray gelding, Dean Miracle x Luv Her Winner x Runaway Winner) Lean Mean Blue Dean Equi-Stat Earnings: $169,442 Rusty Patterson Equi-Stat Breeder Earnings: $173,749
Blue Dean was a total Godsend to us. He came to me as a 5-yearold, probably something that nobody would have ever thought he’d turn into what he was. He rescued me. I was going through a rough patch at the time in my personal life, and I think God knew I needed him and that he needed me. It was pretty special, and I think we have a pretty tight bond.” —Jill Wilson
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Special Rodeo Section Shelley Morgan’s HR Fameskissandtell
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HR Fameskissandtell was bred by lifelong barrel racer Elizabeth Hayes and was from the first crop of foals raised by Elizabeth and her husband Mike Hayes of Arcadia, Louisiana. “I probably should have kept her,” Elizabeth said with a laugh. “But I wouldn’t have done what Shelley’s done on her.” Having taken interest in the futurity game, the Hayeses purchased Fames Fiery Kiss (“Hershey”) as a 2-year-old from her breeders Renee and Amanda Alexander in 2011. The daughter of Dash Ta Fame is out of the Fire Water Flit-Nonstop Jet mare Simply Firewater. “We were going to futurity her, but she got hurt,” Elizabeth said. “She never got to run at all.” When the Hayeses decided to breed the mare in 2013, Danny Ray suggested CEO, a son of Bugged With Honor out of the Shoot Yeah mare Imafasterdancer. CEO had the hottest futurity horse running at the time, I R A Grand Victory that Mark Bugni rode to dual $100,000 wins at the 2012 BFA SuperStakes and 2013 LG Pro Classic. “Kiss” hit the ground in 2014. Elizabeth says Kiss was the last one she ever thought would be an NFR qualifier. “She was a big, awkward filly,” Elizabeth said. “We had a Brazilian trainer breaking colts at the ranch, and she was his pick of the bunch.” When their trainer went back to Brazil, Elizabeth asked Shelley Morgan, who had ridden for her in the past, to take Kiss. After running the mare at the BFA Juvenile, Morgan asked to buy Kiss. Elizabeth also sold Hershey to Katie Lenhart of Bedford, Iowa, when she decided to get out of the breeding business. “I’m 71 and still running barrels,” Elizabeth said. “I wanted to enjoy my last few years of barrel racing, so we decided to get out of the breeding business.” Although her time as a breeder was brief, Elizabeth is tickled to have raised an NFR qualifier. “We’re very proud of her,” Elizabeth said. “I was amazed, but Shelley’s amazing too. She was determined to make it back to the NFR, and she did it. I was so happy. It’s pretty neat.”
HR FAMESKISSANDTELL (2014 sorrel mare, CEO x Fames Fiery Kiss x Dash Ta Fame) HR Fameskissandtell Equi-Stat Earnings: $145,399 Elizabeth Hayes Equi-Stat Earnings: $145,399
Special Rodeo Section Stevi Hillman’s Cuatro Fame Cuatro Fame’s story begins when Brandy Wilson-Mehl purchased Streakin Henry, a Dash For Perks gelding out of Princess Streaks by Streak Laico Bird. She liked Henry so much that she purchased his younger full sister Memes Streakin Dash. Both horses would go on to win back-to-back Old Fort Days Futurity Championships for WilsonMehl. Sometime during that championship run, Wilson-Mehl purchased “Princess” from Hank Dennis, too. Wilson-Mehl stuck with the winning formal of Dash For Perks for the next two foals before going to Dash Ta Fame. “I loved the full siblings to Henry and ‘Meme,’ but Dash Ta Fame was the most popular thing right then,” said Wilson-Mehl, a legal secretary and mother of a 10-yearold daughter. “I decided to give it a try.”
“Cuatro,” now called “Truck,” hit the ground in 2007. Due to his breeding, WilsonMehl left him a stallion until late in his second year. The youngster was proving to be too much of a handful for Wilson-Mehl, who was pregnant with her daughter Shelby at the time, so she gelded him. Wilson-Mehl was prepping Truck for the 4-year-old futurities when she sold him in early fall of his third year. “He was cruising the barrels when I sold him,” Wilson-Mehl said. “I had taken him with me to Nebraska to exhibition up there at a futurity.” Wilson-Mehl rattled off a price to Lance Graves, who knew Melissa Mouton was looking for a horse, and they made a deal. Later on, Mouton paired Truck with Stevi Hillman. That was five NFR qualifications and one RFD-TV’s The American Championship ago. “It makes me very proud,” Wilson-Mehl said. “I like to see other people do well on them as opposed to me anymore. I don’t have a lot of them out there, but the ones that are still running are doing well. It’s actually really neat. When I was going a lot, it was fun to win, but it’s pretty neat to know that I raised him and trained him and he went on to that big of a stage.”
Jessica Routier’s Fiery Miss West
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CUATRO FAME (2007 bay gelding, Dash Ta Fame x Princess Streaks x Streak Laico Bird) Cuatro Fame Equi-Stat Earnings: $515,784 Brandy Wilson-Mehl Equi-Stat Breeder Earnings: $596,960
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Retired civil engineer Gary Westergren of Lincoln, Nebraska, got into horses to give him a project during his retirement. With Fiery Miss West, he found himself as the owner and breeder of a multiple NFR qualifier. Westergren’s breeding program is intertwined with the NFR-laden program of John and Liz Hollmann’s Frenchmans Quarter Horses. He met the couple while on a consulting assignment for a heavy haul railway and became enamored with the horses. Not surprisingly, Westergren started with buying mares for the Hollmanns’ program and later bought a stallion, Firewater Frenchman, a palomino son of Fire Water Flit and out of Pcfrenchmanslisbet, a full sister to world champion sire PC Frenchmans Hayday and world champion barrel horse French Flash Hawk. Westergren did run into a problem in that his mares were palomino too, and he didn’t want to raise a cremello. While on a business trip in Denver, he got an early morning call from Liz Hollmann that meant he was buying another mare.
Cheyenne Wimberley’s Royal Blue Fame
Frenchmans Bo Dashus was bay, which meant he could cross the daughter of Royal Quick Dash out of PC Frenchmans Bojet, a descendent of the great Casey’s Ladylove, with “Tan Man.” The result was the 2011 mare “Missy” that would carry Jessica Routier to three NFRs.
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Racetrack veterinarian Steve Hurlbert, DVM, one of the founders of Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery in Weatherford, Texas, raised two of Cheyenne Wimberley’s NFR mounts—Royal Blue Fame (“Chewy”) and Dash Ta Suz (“Smooch”), her top two money earners in 2020. “I’ve been in the racehorse business since 1985 when I graduated vet school and went straight to the track. I ended up with some mares that weren’t good enough to breed to the top Quarter [racing] studs. I decided I could breed to the top barrel horse sires a lot cheaper than I can the top racehorse sires, so I started breeding to Dash Ta Fame and Frenchmans Guy,” said Hurlbert, whose barrel racing breeding endeavors are advised by former NFR qualifier and ESMS operations manager Lee Ann Guilkey. Hurlbert’s two NFR qualifiers are out of mares he found at the track. Smooch’s dam, Six Moon Suz by Marthas Six Moons, an Equi-Stat All-Time Leading Maternal Sire and former leading barrel horse sire, came from a client’s barn. Eyes Are Blue, by NFR sire Royal Blue Chew Chew, caught his eye while walking through the shed rows.
“I thought she was a pony,” Hurlbert said with a laugh. “I kind of liked her and at the end of the meet, the trainer called and asked if I wanted her. I bought her and started breeding her. The first one was by Frenchmans Guy, and Tasha Welsh rode it for me. Then I went to Dash Ta Fame.” The resulting foal was Chewy, who joined Smooch at Wimberley’s place. Hurlbert and Wimberley, whom he knew through her late father, have since partnered on several horses. Wimberley also has Chewy’s full brother and two A Streak Of Flings out of Smooch at her house. “I got into it to sell them, but I haven’t sold any of them,” Hurlbert laughed. “Cheyenne and I have a lot of them, and I have a few with Ari-Anna Flynn, too.” Guilkey is also trying to convince Hurlbert that his first homebred stakes winner Preyn Onthe Mountain by Ivory James should be a barrel horse, too. “We’ve definitely been blessed,” Hurlbert said. “We’ve got some good horses for no more than we’ve had.”
ROYAL BLUE FAME (2014 gray gelding, Dash Ta Fame x Eyes Are Blue x Royal Blue Chew Chew) Royal Blue Fame Equi-Stat Earnings: $26,084 Steve Hurlbert Equi-Stat Breeder Earnings: $162,575
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(2011 palomino mare, Firewater Frenchman x Frenchmans Bo Dashus x Royal Quick Dash) Fiery Miss West Equi-Stat Earnings: $480,173 Gary Westergren Equi-State Breeder Earnings: $562,179
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Special Rodeo Section The blue-blooded stallion Feel The Sting is bred and owned by Charlie Cole and Jason Martin of HighPoint Barrel Horses in Pilot Point, Texas. The decorated show horse trainers and exhibitors took their barrel racing hobby to the next level in 2012. Since they didn’t want to stand a show horse stallion that would be in direct competition with their customers’ horses, they opted to try for a barrel stallion by crossing the best stallion in the industry, Dash Ta Fame, on two of the best mares— Kelly Yates’ Firewater Fiesta by Fire Water Flit, and Sherry Cervi’s MP Meter My Hay (“Stingray”) by PC Frenchmans Hayday. They already had the embryo transfer foals on the way when they purchased Slick By Design after the 2012 AQHA World Show. “I didn’t even know Slick was coming down the pike,” Cole said. “We got the embryos out of Firewater Fiesta and Stingray and were hoping for stud prospects, and we found Slick in November. It was crazy, because we ended up with three stallions.” After a successful aged-event career with Ryann Pedone, ‘Stinger’—the product of the Dash Ta Fame-Stingray cross—was pointed toward an NFR qualification. Despite a COVID-19 ravaged season, Pedone and Stinger jumped from 16th to 11th in the last weekend of the season after a dramatic win at the Gold Buckle Beer ProRodeo Tour Finale in Rapid City. “Slick was an amazing ride,” said Cole, referring to the stallion’s multiple trips to the NFR with Michele McLeod and Stevi Hillman. “It was amazing it worked out so
perfectly. Now to actually have one you raised and have that dream come to fruition, it’s an amazing feeling. It was even more exciting in that moment knowing that was our baby we raised and had from Day One. That makes it so much sweeter.” Stinger, however, will have to sit out the NFR after injuring his hock. “It was devastating, but I have to tell myself it could have been worse,” Cole said. “We still have him with us, and he is expected to recover.” Even though he won’t get to run, Stinger is everything they hoped he would be. “I sent Sherry a message after we knew Stinger was in at the NFR saying, ‘Thank you,’” Cole said. “You couldn’t have asked for this to work out any better. He’s exactly what we wanted when we bred him. He’s now achieved every goal I could have ever dreamed. It doesn’t typically work that way, but fortunately for Jason and me, sometimes it does. He’s exactly what I envisioned.”
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Ryann Pedone’s Feel The Sting
Stinger didn’t prove anything to me. I always thought he was a great horse from the moment I met him. To prove something to Jason (Martin), you have to have a rodeo win. He proved a lot to him. I always thought the horse was phenomenal, but that’s my personality. He didn’t have anything to prove to me. I figured if he felt good, he could run with anything.” —Ryann Pedone
FEEL THE STING (2013 chestnut stallion, Dash Ta Fame x MP Meter My Hay x PC Frenchmans Hayday) Feel The Sting Equi-Stat Earnings: $132,034 Charlie Cole and Jason Martin EquiStat Breeder Earnings: $559,787 (includes multiple disciplines)
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BIDDIN ON FAME (2013 bay gelding, PC Frosty Bid x Jaxsons Olympic Fame x Poco Lijerito) Biddin On Fame Equi-Stat Earnings: $41,559 Youree-Ward Barrel Horses EquiStat Breeder Earnings: $383,811
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Biddin On Fame is the second horse bred by the Youree-Ward family of Addington, Oklahoma, to make it to the NFR. Hell On The Red that took Kylie (Ward) Weast in 2018 was the first. “Beau” is 2001 WPRA World Champion Janae Ward Massey’s creation. The 2013 gelding is by PC Frosty Bid and out of Jaxsons Olympic Fame by Poco Lijerito. Family patriarch Dale Youree found Jaxsons Olympic Fame while doing a clinic in Utah. “She weighed about 700-800 pounds and was in the pouring down rain and snow,” Massey said. “He felt sorry for her and bought her. She was this little bitty, gray rat looking thing. He brought her home from that clinic and she wouldn’t get out of the trailer when we got home. She wouldn’t back out. She wouldn’t turn around.” Massey says the mare was a rogue. She didn’t trust anyone, save for a couple of people, namely Youree and Massey. “She trusted no one ever,” Massey said. “My grandfather spent two or three years solid trying to get her to trust him. He would sit on her hours at barrel races. He spent so much time on her. He won quite a bit on her, and then he gave her to me.” Massey ran the mare at open and pro rodeos for a couple summers before she decided to breed her. Her first foal, Famous Hayday by PC Frenchmans Hayday, helped Paige Jones win the WPRA Rookie title in 2020. Beau is her third foal and second by PC Frosty Bid. “I honestly was wanting bone and brains to go on my mare,” said Massey of why she picked PC Frosty Bid, a son of Sun Frost. “I wanted a little cowhorse on my racy mare. She was crazy, let’s be honest, but she had so much heart and try in the arena, I knew she would put that on them. People always ask why would you breed something like that? Every one of her babies has a tick to them, but every one of them has heart and try. I knew I got the good out of her.”
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Special Rodeo Section Lisa Lockhart’s Rosas Cantina CC Normally, Rosas Cantina CC has shared the load for the past four years of Lisa Lockhart’s qualifications. In 2020, the qualification was largely her own. Owned and bred by Alan Woodbury of Woody’s Feed in Dickinson, North Dakota, “Rosa” comes from one of the most potent maternal lines in barrel racing, one that features two NFR qualifiers. KENNETH SPRINGER
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Her story starts with the Shearer family’s SX Frenchmans Vanila, the 2001 Equi-Stat Leading Futurity Horse that would later help Amanda Clayman make the NFR. Woodbury purchased an egg out of SX Frenchmans Vanila and crossed with Dash Ta Fame to get Dash Ta Vanila. Rosa, by Corona Cartel, was born via embryo transfer and was already 2 years old when Nikki (Steffes) Hansen qualified for the 2012 NFR with Dash Ta Vanila. Woodbury always crossed his barrel mares on racehorse stallions. “The top three horses in the nation by progeny earnings and broodmare sires are Corona Cartel, First Down Dash and Mr Jess Perry,” Woodbury said. “I’ve bred to all three of them. I have a filly at home, Jess Down A Corona, that has all three big sires up close and personal in the pedigree.”
ROSAS CANTINA CC (2010 buckskin mare, Corona Cartel x Dash Ta Vanila x Dash Ta Fame) Rosas Cantina CC Equi-Stat Earnings: $290,561 Alan Woodbury Equi-Stat Breeder Earnings: $735,122
Jess Down A Corona is by Mr Jess Perry and out of Lucky Wonder Horse, a daughter of First Down Dash and Rosas Cantina CC. “I’m on my third and fourth generations in some cases,” Woodbury said. “You learn more from your defeats than your victories, but I like doing it. It’s fun.” Woodbury, a longtime sponsor of WPRA events, says he’s thrilled to have Rosa going back to yet another NFR. “It’s an honor,” Woodbury said. “It’s exciting. I wish them the best of luck.”
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Wenda Johnson’s Macgyver Moonflash Macgyver Moonflash (“Mac”) is the lone Canadian-bred horse in the NFR field. He was bred and raised by Don Salzauher’s Ivy Lane Racing in Milton, Ontario, out of his champion mare Touched By The Moon. A daughter of the First Down Dash son Black Moons Arising, Touched By The Moon is out of Fames Touch by Dash Ta Fame. Salzauher bought the mare on the advice of his trainer. “The trainer’s mom bought her or won her in a poker game or something, and he told me I needed to buy her,” chuckled the inventor, entrepreneur and international businessman. “The next day, she went out and won the race and never looked back.” Touched By The Moon had 40 official starts and won $170,700. “That was the hard way,” noted Salzauher, a leading owner of Canadian racing Quarter horses. “These were like $5,000 purses. She won more races in Canada than any other horse. She won 20 races, which for Canada is a big deal. She was very special. She would spot another horse about half a length or a length, but she knew where the finish line was and she’d take off and leave them. She was just very, very smart. Outstanding horse.” After retiring the mare, Salzauher bred her to First Moonflash for whimsical reasons. “He had moon in his name,” Salzauher quipped. Mac was an embryo transfer foal, but the recipient failed to produce enough milk for him, so they found a Thoroughbred nurse mare to care for him. Even so, Mac didn’t look like much when he was weaned. “We called him Macgyver because he was a survivor,” Salzauher said. “He was smart too. He could open any gate of any pen you put him in. Our trainer didn’t think he would make a racehorse, so we sold him.” Mac did win one of his seven starts on the track and earned $14,409 before being sold to Tres Mesas Horses to become part of Johnson’s wicked First Moonflash duo. Ironically, Mac qualifying for the NFR is a full circle for Salzauher, who found his way to horse racing through barrel horses. “I’m no chump, you know,” Salzauher said with a laugh. “I’ve even won a saddle.”
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MACGYVER MOONFLASH (2013 bay gelding, First Moonflash x Touched By The Moon x Black Moons Arising) Macgyver Moonflash Equi-Stat Earnings: $219,716 Ivy Lane Racing Equi-Stat Breeder Earnings: $262,416
Brittney Barnett’s Chicks Keen O Pocopoo Brittney Barnett’s Chicks Keen O Pocopoo (“Paint”), bred by Everett Witt, has the most inauspicious of upbringings. Witt, a former oil field and construction worker, was into Paint horses. He was part of the group that held the Western World Paint Show for many years. His love for Paints led him to purchase Mr Dominator, a halter-bred Paint stud that didn’t have the size for the show pen, for a mere $800. A 1987 overo son of Dinos Poco Dell and out of the Far Ute Keno mare Kenos Surprise, Mr Dominator was a great minded and easygoing stallion that spent much of life as a riding horse in the rolling hills at the tail of the Sierra Mountains in California’s southern central valley. Witt raised a few colts by the stallion, one of which was out of Stylish Chic Olena, a Quarter horse mare
by Dix Chic Olena and out of a Colonel Hotrodder mare, that he’d picked up at a sale for $1,500. The result was Paint, who took after her sire in size, color and disposition. At 2, Paint was given to Witt’s granddaughter Briana Benavidez. Although she had no prior barrel racing experience, Benavidez trained Paint and began competing at gymkhanas and barrel races.
Chicks Keen O Pocopoo Equi-Stat Earnings: $126,396 Everett Witt Equi-Stat Breeder Earnings: $129,329
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CHICKS KEEN O POCOPOO (2007 sorrel overo mare, Mr Dominator x Stylish Chick Olena x Dix Chic Olena)
“I told her I didn’t think she’d be fast enough,” Witt said. “Her daddy didn’t like to go fast, and I didn’t think she would either.” When Benavidez joined the Air Force, Paint was put up for sale on Facebook for $3,500 but had no takers. Her friend Brittney Barnett started using the mare to collect points for the West Coast Barrel Racing Association year-end title. Much to everyone’s surprise, the steady diet of barrel races helped Paint refine her style and find her speed. Paint led Barnett to two California Circuit Finals and filled Benavidez’s WPRA permit. In 2019, Barnett purchased Paint because she needed the gritty little mare to make it to the NFR. Witt has kept up with the mare’s entire journey, getting news from Barnett or her father when he couldn’t watch the rodeos on television. “I was in tears,” said Witt when he found out that Paint made the NFR. “We watched as many as we could. It was just awesome.”
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Your NFR Guide KENNETH SPRINGER
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo What: PRCA and WPRA top 15 in each event battle it out for rodeo’s highest titles. Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas When: December 3-12 Hours: 6:45 p.m. More info: nfrexperience.com/nfr2020
Trade Shows and Shopping Cowboy Christmas Where: Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas When: December 3–12, free admission Hours: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. daily More info: nfrexperience.com/cowboychristmas/ Find Western Horseman and Barrel Horse News here! Stetson Cowtown Christmas Where: Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth, Texas When: December 3–12, free admission Hours: 10 a.m.–8 p.m. daily More info: cowtownchristmas.info Find Barrel Horse News here! Stetson Country Christmas and Roper Cowboy Marketplace Where: Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas When: December 3–12, free admission Hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily More info: countrychristmas.vegas
COURTESY: VISIT FORT WORTH
Top left: Texas Live! located next to Globe Life Field will host the Gold Buckle Ceremonies nightly after each performance of the NFR. Left: The Stockyards in Fort Worth has a lot to offer from dining, nightlife, shopping and more.
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The Dallas-Forth Worth metroplex has a lot to offer. Check out our must-visit list of dining, shopping and entertainment in the DFW area during the National Finals Rodeo. Compiled by KAILEY SULLINS
Where to Eat & Drink Texas Live! What: Arlington’s entertainment district’s 250,000-square-foot multiplex is complete with bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues galore. Texas Live! features restaurants from local icons like Troy’s from legendary Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman, to Pudge’s Pizza by Texas Rangers Hall of Fame catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, as well as Guy Fieri’s Taco Joint. Enjoy Texas-themed hot spots such as the world’s largest Professional Bull Riders’ bar and the Texas Rangers-centric Sports and Social. Where: Near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field More info: arlington.org/things-to-do/attractions/texas-live-entertainment-complex Urban Union What: Arlington’s walkable, mixed-used district of converted industrial buildings near the heart of downtown is a great place to spend free time. Local favorite vendors include Legal Draft Beer Company, Division Brewing, Sugar Bee Sweets, 4 Kahunas Tiki Lounge, The Tipsy Oak Ice House, Hurtado Barbecue and soon-to-be-opened Hayter’s Taco Lounge, Wild West Comics, and Cane Rosso, a Texas favorite for authentic wood-fired pizza. Where: Between Abram and Division streets in downtown Arlington, Texas More info: arlington.org/plan/blog/post/the-beginners-guide-to-arlingtons-urban-union Margarita Mile–Dallas What: Dallas has staked its claim as the Official Home of the Frozen Margarita. From classics to handcrafted, they left no bottle of tequila unturned in search for the most sought-after margaritas in Dallas. Where: 14 locations surrounding the Arts District and Downtown Dallas. Download the app for directions. More info: visitdallas.com/campaigns/margarita-mile/index
Top: The Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field will host the 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Above: Coopers Old Time Pit BBQ located in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Bottom left: Acre Distilling located near Fort Worth’s Sundance Square and Downtown. Bottom right: The White Elephant Saloon is one of the many bars and lounges in the Fort Worth Stockyards.
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Special Rodeo Section Events and Entertainment Junior World Finals Rodeo Where: Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth Stockyards When: Dec. 3–12 National Cutting Horse Association Futurity Championship Where: Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth When: Nov. 19–Dec. 13 (overlapping with NFR, not an NFR event) All In Barrel Race Where: Lone Star Arena, Stephenville, Texas When: Nov. 19-Dec.13 (overlapping with NFR, not an NFR event) Billy Bob’s Texas What: Concerts and nightlife Where: Fort Worth Stockyards When: Travis Tritt-December 3, Bellamy Brothers-December 4, Stoney LaRue-December 5, Cody Johnson with The Rockin CJB Unplugged-December 6, Justin Moore-December 7, Cody Johnson December 8-9 (Sold Out), Pat Green-December 10-11, Wade Bowen-December 12 More info: billybobstexas.com Fort Worth Cultural District The Fort Worth Cultural District features five internationally recognized museums in a beautiful, park-like setting that are all acclaimed for their architecture, the quality of their collections and the programs they offer. Museums and attractions include Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Kimbell Art Museum, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, and more.
DFW Resource Guide Find out more about each city, entertainment and attractions as well as COVID-19 guidelines. Fort Worth—fortworth.com Dallas—visitdallas.com Arlington—arlington.org Grapevine—grapevinetexasusa.com Barrel Horse News You can also find more on our website at barrelhorsenews.com
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Fort Worth Districts West 7th Bridging downtown and the Fort Worth Cultural District, West 7th has quickly become one of the hottest entertainment scenes in the city. A fiveblock urban village, this area offers high-concept dining, bars and nightlife, specialty fashion retailers and entertainment venues. Where to eat: Chimy’s Cerveceria, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, Fred’s Texas Café, Rodeo Goat, Blue Sushi, Chuy’s Where to drink: Magnolia Motor Lounge, World of Beer, Landmark Bar and Kitchen, Reservoir, America Gardens, Kung Fu Saloon, Bodega Sundance Square & Downtown The heart of downtown is Sundance Square, a 35-block shopping and entertainment district where charming, beautifully restored buildings stand alongside glittering skyscrapers. Here you’ll find locals, restaurants, shops, galleries, the Sid Richardson Museum and performance venues. Where to eat: Bob’s Steak and Chop House, Buffalo Bros, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House and Del Frisco’s Grille, Mi Cocina, Piranha Killer Sushi, Razzoo’s Cajun Café, Reata Restaurant, Texas De Brazil and more. Where to drink: Acre Distilling, Hyena’s Comedy Club, Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar, The Brass Tap, Red Goose Saloon, Dirty Murphy’s Pub, Thompson’s Bookstore and more. Top left: Sundance Square has a lot to offer, from fine dining, entertainment, nightlife and more. Top right: Fort Worth Convention Center will host the Cowboy Christmas trade show. Middle top: Joe T Garcia’s Mexican restaurant is known for their famous margaritas and located in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Middle bottom: The Cowgirl Hall of Fame is located in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. Left: Billy Bob’s Texas is a landmark entertainment venue in the Fort Worth Stockyards. All photos courtesy Visit Fort Worth
The Stockyards Once home to cowboys, cattlemen and outlaws, today the Stockyards National Historic District is one of the most popular attractions in Texas. Day and night, visitors come to the Stockyards to get a taste of the true American West. Where to eat: Joe T. Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant, Cattlemen’s Fort Worth Steak House, Cooper’s Old Time Pit BBQ, Hunter Brothers’ H3 Ranch, Riscky’s Barbeque and Riscky’s Steakhouse, and more. Where to drink: Cantina Cadillac, Longhorn Saloon, Billy Bob’s Texas, White Elaphant Saloon, Niles City Hall Saloon and more.
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Going For It
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During a tumultuous year for rodeo, Paige Jones rose to the top as 2020 WPRA Rookie of the Year. By ABIGAIL BOATWRIGHT
THE RODEO SECTION 2020
SAYING THAT 2020 WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR RODEO COMPETITORS IS A BIT OF AN UNDERSTATEMENT. But for rookie competitors in
their first year of pro rodeo, the obstacles seemed even bigger. Against all odds, 18-year-old Paige Jones of Wayne, Oklahoma, navigated an unprecedented rodeo season to be the No. 1 money-earning rookie in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.
High Cotton Lane not only led Paige to a record as the youngest rider to win the Barrel Futurities of America World Championship Futurity, but he also shined as her main mount for her rookie year of professional rodeo.
COTTON AND BAZINGA
Paige had two equine partners for her first year as a pro. High Cotton Lane is a 6-year-old chestnut gelding with an already illustrious resumé. Paige trained and ran “Cotton” during his futurity year as a 4-year-old in 2018, becoming the youngest rider to ever win the Barrel Futurities of America World Championship Futurity at age 16. The gelding keeps her on her toes. “He’s really goofy,” Paige said. “He’s not easy to warm up and he has a lot of quirks, and he’s always into something. I feel like he’s always breaking something. He’s just a mess.”
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WPRA Rookie of the Year Paige Jones along with her two outstanding mounts, Famous Hayday (left) and High Cotton Lane (right), navigated an unprecedented rodeo season.
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Paige’s sister Ceri (McCaffery) Ward is nine years her senior and has rodeoed and barrel raced for as long as Paige can remember. Not one to be left behind, from a young age Paige had her own pony, rodeoing at junior rodeos in barrels and pole bending. Their father Jack Jones is in the cattle business and mother Kay Jones has a background with horses, but they leave competition to the girls. Paige says she’s always wanted to be a professional rodeo competitor. “I remember watching Sherry Cervi at the National Finals Rodeo when I was little. I watched all the NFRs for the past 10 years, as long a I can remember,” Paige said. “I did junior high and high school rodeo pretty hard. I’ve always dreamed about winning Rookie of the Year and going for it as soon as I was 18. It’s always been on my mind.”
Famous Hayday served Paige as a competent and trustworthy backup horse for her inaugural leap into professional rodeo.
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Special Rodeo Section Despite his eccentricities, Cotton is gritty. “Cotton tries his hardest every time,” Paige said. “This is his first year to run on rodeo ground, and my favorite thing about him is that he runs into the barrel just as hard as he’s leaving it. I can always trust him.” Paige’s other mount is 8-year-old Famous Hayday. She says “Bazinga” is also a handful. “He is ornery,” Paige said with a laugh. “He’s nice but he always seems like he’s in a bad mood, and hauling those two together stresses me out. He was scared of hot wire fencing most of the summer, but I finally had to break down and use it, because I couldn’t always set up panels everywhere.”
RODEO IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Paige turned 18 mid-December 2019 and sent her application in that same day to buy her permit. She couldn’t find any rodeos to attend at that late date to qualify for the bigger winter rodeos. Undeterred, she headed to a WPRA-approved race in Stephenville, Texas, in mid-January 2020 and won both days to fill her permit. Her first rodeo with her card was Lake Charles, Louisiana, to get her feet wet, followed by a few other rodeos, but she soon started having issues with Cotton.
QUICK STATS Name: Paige Jones Horses: High Cotton Lane, 2014 chestnut gelding (The Goodbye Lane x HMB Soon Tobe Famous x Dash Ta Fame); Famous Hayday, 2012 bay gelding (PC Frenchmans Hayday x Jaxsons Olympic Fame x Poco Lijerito) Hometown: Wayne, Oklahoma 2019 WPRA Rodeo Earnings: $20,985.61 Rodeos Attended: 38 WPRA World Standings: 32 Notable Win: Cody Stampede, $8,387
“He had congestion and allergies, so I had to leave him off for a few weeks,” Paige said. “Then, COVID hit.” Sidelined for months because of the pandemic, Paige was raring to go by June and went to the rodeo in Woodward, Oklahoma, in the middle of the month. Worried about the hard ground and how Cotton would handle it, Paige nearly turned to Bazinga, since she knew he could hold his own. “I hadn’t really been riding Bazinga, so he was less in shape,” Paige said. “I just trusted Cotton, and I had to help him a little around the barrels, but he ended up
Bottom left: Paige and Bazinga ran at a Lucky Dog race in Memphis, Tennessee. Below: Paige’s biggest win her rookie year came aboard Cotton at Cody, Wyoming.
RODEO 361 COURTESY PAIGE JONES
FESSLER PHOTOS COURTESY PAIGE JONES
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winning second. He handled the ground really well. I was really surprised.” Next up was Prescott, Arizona, and then Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Paige didn’t ride her best there—Cotton slipped and came back up on the wrong side of the barrel—and she had to be at the Cody Stampede in Wyoming that night. “I almost ran my other horse [at Cody],” Paige said. “But then we got there and everyone told me to just trust my horse. I watched a couple videos of myself riding Cotton, and I ran in there to try and make a decent round.” Paige and Cotton ended up winning the Cody Stampede over the Fourth of July, taking home an $8,387 check—her biggest of the year. “That’s a huge accomplishment,” Paige said. “That’s one of the bigger rodeos out of the whole year.” Mainly traveling by herself, Paige sometimes traveled with fellow barrel racer Abby Pursifull. The logistics of planning routes from rodeo to rodeo to arrive at the right time, fed and rested, was a challenge Paige welcomed.
“Being alone was never a problem, just because I really like to travel and I love driving,” Paige said. “You meet a lot of good people. The biggest challenge was when I would have a few bad rodeos in a row—just trying to stay positive and figure out how to switch some things up and ride my horse better the next time.” Paige continued her campaign, running at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and at pro rodeos in Kansas. After Cotton slipped at another rodeo and became sore, Paige sent him home and focused on competing with Bazinga. “He stepped up and placed at every rodeo except for a few where I hit a couple barrels,” Paige said. “I think I placed at probably 80 percent of the rodeos I went to. It was a pretty good year.” Changing horses was a struggle for Paige, because each required a different style of riding. “There were a few times I cost my
horse a place at a rodeo, because I did not ride to my best ability,” Paige said.
REACHING GOALS
When the season ended, Paige went to 38 rodeos and amassed $20,986—more than $11,000 ahead of second-ranking rookie Sarah Rau. While Paige hoped to achieve the title and also qualify for the NFR this year, she’s pleased with being in the top 35. “I knew I could win at local rodeos, but my biggest fear this year was going out on the road with all the people who have made the NFR multiple times, and wondering if I could stay up there with them, but I stayed up there all year,” Paige said. Looking ahead to next year, Paige hopes to qualify for the NFR and compete in the hallowed Thomas and Mack Center arena in Las Vegas. She’s planning to keep working with her two main barrel horses and bring along a futurity horse, taking her to small rodeos to season her for future competition.
ADVICE FOR THE SEASON
While on the road, Paige kept in mind advice about getting discouraged. “I don’t remember who told me, but they always said ‘Winning streaks don’t last forever, but neither do losing streaks,’” Paige said. “You can always get out of a slump. There’s always the next rodeo. You can always change it around.” Ceri, Paige’s big sister, has always been a mentor to her. Ceri is a professional horse trainer and has won many races in her career, and Paige hopes to follow in her footsteps. “I ride every day, and every time I would have a problem, I would have her get on my horse and see if the issue was with me or my horse,” Paige said. “When I was on the road, I was struggling a little. She told me to go in and set up like I know what I’m going to do and then go after it. That changed my perspective. Right after she told me that, I started getting it together. She helps keep me positive and wanting to be better.”
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Pink Buckle Barrel Race EVENT SPOTLIGHT
Boucher’s Buckle Caroline Boucher earns the biggest win of her career with the Pink Buckle Futurity championship aboard Julien Veilleux’s KN Snap Back. Article by Blanche Schaefer Photos by Olie’s Images
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CAROLINE BOUCHER HAS WORKED 30 YEARS FOR A VICTORY THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PINK BUCKLE FUTURITY CHAMPIONSHIP. Aboard KN Snap Back, Caroline earned the biggest win of her life October 9–11 at the fourth annual event in Guthrie, Oklahoma. “I’m feeling like it was a dream; I still cannot believe it happened,” said the native French speaker of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. “I’m feeling blessed— it can be a life change as a person but as a trainer, too. I [have] been barrel racing for 30 years, and it’s of course my biggest victory.” Caroline has ridden and trained many talented horses in her career, including some for National Finals Rodeo qualifier Tiany Schuster and National Barrel Horse Association champion Edwin Cameron, and things finally came together at the right time on the big stage with KN Snap Back. Purchased by friend and client Julien Veilleux of Montreal as a 2-year-old from breeder Kimi Nichols, “Eddie” came to Caroline early in her 3-year-old year. A big part of Caroline’s program is exposure early on, and Eddie was no exception. “I travelled and hauled a lot of different places with my young horses that I am training, even if I’m going to eat at a friend’s place, often we will bring them and just [leave] them tied on the trailer or fence with hay and water,” Caroline said. “I’m thinking they need to be comfortable everywhere and have seen a lot before their year of futurity.” The mare was more than ready by the time the Pink Buckle rolled around. On the big Women’s Professional Rodeo Association standard pattern, Eddie and Caroline finished second in the first go-round with a 17.070 for $19,338. Eddie proved Caroline’s training to be consistent and correct with a 17.092 in the second round for third and $15,194. Caroline said the mare felt outstanding at the Pink Buckle and puts her main focus as a rider on
horsemanship and adjusting her riding to the individual’s needs. “Each run I focus on doing my job and letting the horse do his job. This is what helps me the most to not be nervous and be focused,” Caroline said. “Riding many horses, I need to know each horse’s strength and each horse’s weaknesses. On Eddie, I know I can cut a little my line inside going to the first. I really need to bring her beside each barrel, [because] she is always ready to turn—not cheating—but I need to encourage her all the way until beside barrels and keep her in consistent motion all around.” The pair’s times averaged 34.162 to win the Pink Buckle Futurity for $55,250 over reserve champion Vauna Walker and CBC Speeding Goodbye’s 34.282 average for $38,675. Together, Caroline and Eddie earned the Pink Buckle Barrel Race High-Earning Horse, High-Earning Rider and HighEarning Owner titles for Julien Veilleux, bringing Caroline’s Equi-Stat lifetime earnings to more than $262,000. “I liked to thank my parents Odile and Jean Pierre that always believed in me, even when I was young and making 18 [seconds], they were making me believe I was the best,” Caroline said, also adding thanks to her sponsor Seven Saddles. “Our customers that mostly became more than customers, because we speak a lot about their horses’ progress. Integrity is important, and we are making plans and dream all together.”
Caroline Boucher and KN Snap Back won the futurity average for a total $65,000—$52,250 to the owner, $6,500 to the stallion and $3,250 to the breeder. Between the futurity and Open carryovers, including payouts to owner, stallion and breeder, the mare earned a total $111,732 at the Pink Buckle and Boucher won $119,505 as a rider.
Keeping the Dream Alive
Caroline always kept the embers on the backburner alive for her dream of making a living with horses. She held a successful career in the printing industry for 17 years but always trained her own horses and gave lessons and clinics on the side. Though she had many requests to take on outside horses, she was too afraid to leave her steady income behind and take the plunge into training horses full time. In 2014, everything changed for the Boucher family in the form of a tragic accident. “My husband Olivier had a big accident in a rodeo and left him paraplegic and on rehab center for
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Pink Buckle Barrel Race few months, and he never been able to return to his normal life as a construction worker anymore,” Caroline said. “He can work for two to three hours in a row but then need to rest for few hours. He still not feeling all his legs, but he could walk. In 2015, we bought a ranch and named it Ranch Rebel, because it can let Olivier work when he can and rest when he needed to, and it turns crazy—we had so many requests, so we had to hire employees and I quit the printing and I’m training horses full time since.” Now living their dream at Ranch Rebel only 10 minutes from downtown Montreal, Caroline and Olivier board 38 horses while Caroline keeps 10-15 in training at a time and employs a fulltime colt starter to help her ride and train. They spend six to seven months a year at the ranch in Canada and live on the road travelling to futurities in the United States the rest of the year. Caroline didn’t come from a background in the horse industry but has always looked up to the true horsemen and pioneers of the sport. “‘Running to Win’ with Martha Josey was one of my first influence. She was in advance for her horsemanship and the importance of horse mental health, and when she explained she was so calm—it works for me when I was young,” Caroline said. “Then I [watched the very] best trainers train, and I learn from looking and on my classic background.” She says her foundation of proper riding and a lifetime of dedication to improving her horsemanship helped form her feel for correctness, footwork and soundness on a barrel horse. “I had a good coach; this is where I learn of feeling my horses and always feeling and understanding how sometime it was feeling good and sometime not,” Caroline said. “It’s important to know each part of your horse, where it is. This is something I work a lot on our students, to feel your horse. I always liked light-handed trainer having calm and happy horses.”
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Hallie Hanssen jockeyed Tres Movidas to a total sweep of the Pink Buckle open, winning both rounds with respective times of 16.771 and 16.721 on a standard pattern for $11,688 each and clinching the average for $23,375. Including payouts to owner, stallion and breeder, “Vida” earned a total $55,002.
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Kelsey Treharne rode Ademir Jose Rorato’s 4-year-old mare VF Cream Rises (Eddie Stinson x Curiocity Corners x Silver Lucky Buck) to a victorious 17.067 in the first round of the futurity for $27,625.
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Busby Quarter Horses-owned and -bred 5-year-old gelding Jets Top Gun (Blazin Jetolena x GL Famous First Lady x Dash Ta Fame) posted a 16.965 with Janna Brown on board to win the second round of the futurity for $27,625.
Just as Caroline advocates for a strong rider foundation, she carries that same philosophy into her horses. She believes a horse with a good foundation will find success, no matter what level at which it is capable of competing. “I really believe giving strong foundations on horses and keep them listening and paying attention to the rider are most important, because not all will make top 1D horses but if they are well mannered, good foundations, they can have a great life and give good runs and experiences and happiness to someone else,” Caroline said. “I believe it’s the basics that are important—you can build the biggest and luxury house, but without foundation it will fall apart at the first storm.” Caroline also adjusts her riding and training to let her horses work naturally rather than force them into a certain mold. She says allowing a natural headset and way of going keeps horses relaxed and willing yet still able to execute her basic checklist of skills she requires of a barrel horse. “I like horse that are not pushy in rider’s hand, if rider is not harsh to his mouth either,” Caroline said. “I don’t believe all horses need to have head collected perfectly all the time. Some just don’t work being like that; they need to work more naturally. Some [are] low headed and some high headed, but they need to follow their nose, work [in four-wheel drive], balanced, light mouthed, never pushy, and strong forward [from] their hindquarters’ motor.” Her expertise and years of hard work have helped change the lives of riders and horses in all levels of the industry, and a spotlight victory like the Pink Buckle has been a longtime coming for Caroline. She says it’s a team effort and encourages other riders to follow their dreams, too, because it just might work out.
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Left to right, top to bottom: Erin Williams won the 2D futurity average for $17,000 on 5-year-old mare LAD Dragonfly (Eddie Stinson x C Me Frenchie x Frenchmans Guy) with a 35.677, thanks to two times of 18.003 and 17.674, respectively. Marcie Wilson won the Open 2D average aboard MJ Lola Lane, a 2015 mare bred by Mark and Linda Jarvis by their stallion The Goodbye Lane and out of Pappys Fools Ta Fame by Easy Illusion. The average of 34.492 paid $23,375 thanks to a first-round time of 17.208 and a second-round time of 17.284. Tana Renick earned the 3D average for $23,375 riding the Joe and Carla Spitz-owned and -bred 4-year-old mare Streakin French Doxi (Streakin Boon Dox x A French Coyote x Frenchmans Guy) to two times of 17.543 and 17.953, respectively, for an average of 35.496. Open 4D average winner Terese Blommaert won $23,375 aboard her own 4-year-old mare Crown B French Vogue (Traffic Guy x Ducati Dash x Pure D Dash) with an average of 36.529 after two times of 18.461 and 18.068, respectively.
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“My husband Olivier that is even crazy than me, always ready to do something new and always cheer me loud and shake me smooth when I need that. Our team at Ranch Rebel is awesome, dedicated for the horses; we
are blessed to have a team like that,” Caroline said. “I always say since years to everyone around me and want to share with everyone, keep your dreams alive. It can happen to you as well!”
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West Coast Barrel Racing Association Finals EVENT SPOTLIGHT
The Best in the West Casey Mathis claimed the West Coast Barrel Racing Association championship October 13–18 in King City, California. Article by Kailey Sullins Photos by Deb Mann
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THE WEST COAST BARREL RACING ASSOCIATION HELD ITS FINALS IN KING CITY, CALIFORNIA, THIS YEAR WITH A DIFFERENT FORMAT DUE TO CORONAVIRUS REGULATIONS, BUT THE ATTENDANCE AND COMPETITION WAS JUST AS FIERCE AS ALWAYS. The event drew 1,827 total entries and paid out a total $324,602. Earning $6,948 and walking away with the WCBRA average championship, Casey Mathis and SH Stylish And Sly turned in a stellar performance in King City. Purchased as a 4-year-old from Billy Ward of Oregon for Casey’s mother as a futurity horse, “Slyster” and Casey have been partners since 2018. The 17-year-old all-around cowgirl says they only just started clicking this year. “We ran by the barrels quite a bit [in the beginning],” Casey said. “He wasn’t really consistent, and I wasn’t either in timing with him. He was hard to get with for a bit, and then we just started figuring each other out over the years.” The cow-bred horse of 14.3 hands was started as a ranch horse during his formative years as a barrel futurity prospect—a foundation Casey says all their horses receive, no matter which disciplined they are assigned. In fact, Slyster is currently Casey’s main breakaway mount. While they have success in the roping pen, the now-9year-old gelding is different from the style of horse Casey is used to taking around the barrel pattern. She says this attributed to their tribulations in the beginning.
“He’s really smooth,” Casey said. “I was used to riding bigger horses. His stride is way different; my rate spot is way different on him.” Casey was determined to figure out Slyster as an individual and do him justice as a horseman. “I worked on trying to ride better myself,” Casey said. “Not getting over the front of him, not getting too forward and sitting back and staying balanced on him to help him get by the barrels and stay square.” By December 2019, the duo started clicking in the arena. In 2020, they’ve earned $12,802 in Equi-
Casey Mathis rode SH Stylish And Sly to total earnings of $6,498 en route to the WCBRA average championship.
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Jessika Willoughby rode 2011 mare JF Frosted N Fame (JJ Cross Dawg x Frosty Arizona Angel x Frostys Jaye) to the 2D aggregate championship with a time of 35.231, worth $1,587.
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Dakota Anderson rode 2003 mare High On Brisco (Brisco County Jr x High On Piaget x On A High) to the 3D aggregate championship with a time of 36.228, worth $1,443.
Rosie Saabye rode “Buttercup” to the 5D aggregate championship with a time of 38.215, worth $1,082.
Shelley Chico rode 2014 gelding Money Bayou Dreams (Show The Money x Peppys Ideal Dream x Bobs Peppy Doc) to the 4D aggregate championship with a time of 37.221, worth $1,298.
Hunter Morgan rode 2013 mare Lilcorona N Big Town (Little Corona x KTS Fame x Dash Ta Fame) to the fastest time of the weekend and an arena record of 16.969 on a standard pattern, winning round two for $5,473.
Stat reported earnings together. They’ve also taken home some big achievements this year, including qualifying for the Junior National Finals Rodeo and, as of press time, the pair sits second in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Junior world standings with $15,722.
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The young barrel racer says her success is due in part to the help of Billy Ward and her parents Jene and Todd Mathis, who have instilled the importance of horsemanship. “I’ve grown up around a lot of good horsemen,” Casey said. “I really like to
pay attention and ask questions, and I’m really thankful for my parents who have taught me a lot. Billy Ward has taught me a lot about horsemanship and getting them to the point where I can start them on the barrels and make everything correct.”
West Coast Barrel Racing Association Finals I’m thrilled. I really couldn’t ask for a better week. ”
—Casey Mathis
This foundation proved its worth for Casey and Slyster as they began their week in King City, focusing on staying confident, quiet and smooth. In round one of the WCBRA Finals, the Washoe Valley, Nevada, team turned in a time of 17.12 to finish fifth in the round and earn $2,148. “I was pretty confident on him,” Casey said. “I did a time-only on him and just trotted him through and he was really confident. He felt good and honest. My first run felt great going into the gate, and I had a good feeling about that run. The second run I could tell he was a little more nervous; he knew what was going on. It wasn’t as [smooth], but I tried my best to see where I ended up in the average. I just tried to stay consistent, and that’s what he did.” In round two, Casey and Slyster posted a 17.095 to claim another fifthplace paycheck for $2,695. Because of the new format of the WCBRA Finals, Casey ran on Tuesday and Wednesday in the first section of runners. Casey returned home Wednesday night and had to wait through the rest of the week to find out where her aggregate time would land. “I pretty much just watched the live feed all week,” Casey said with a laugh. “It was nerve-wracking sitting there and watching everyone run and waiting to see where I ended up. Waiting all week was not easy.” The duo’s aggregate time of 34.215 ultimately earned the WCBRA championship, worth $2,105. “I’m thrilled,” Casey said, adding thanks to her sponsors CSI saddle pads, 4-Flat Tack, Western Dove Tack, CoolAide Recovery, Draw It Out Liniment and Mathis Cattle. “I really couldn’t ask for a better week. I’ve been going to the
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At-A-Glance
West Coast Barrel Racing Association Finals
When: October 13–18 Where: King City, California Total payout: $324,602 Entries: 1,827 Open Round One 1D: 1) Sherrie Jones/JR Streakin Espuela/17.015/$4,869; 2) Alessandra Anton/Hopedersgininheaven/17.056/$4,296; 3) Kaiden Ayres/Skoal Bandit Frost/17.068/$3,580; 4) Emily Hannaford/Chasin A Firefly/17.200/$2,864; 5) Casey Mathis/SH Stylish And Sly/17.120/$2,148; 2D: 1) Alea Cunningham/Little Bit/17.564/$3,226; 2) Vicky Cook/Texas Share Of Fame/17.565/$2,269; 3) Jessika Willoughby/JF Frosted N Fame/17.567/$1,815; 4) Savannah Wirth/Bogies Frosty Opal/17.580/$1,714; 5) Leah Crockett/KG Justexpectinchex/17.587/$1,588; 3D: 1) Amy Nichols/Sophies Bridge/18.021/$2,933; 2) Allyson Shiffrar/Double Frosted Drift/18.028/$2,062; 3) (tie) Payton Bladow/Famous Lil Maverick/18.034/$1,604; 3) (tie) Brooklynn Anderson/Lenas Lil Prize/18.034/$1,604; 5) Angelina Carrion/Playboys Shiny Fool/18.040/$1,387; 4D: 1) Christine Bennet/Dragons Easy Money/18.515/$2,640; 2) Savannah Chance/Woody/18.516/$1,856; 3) Nicole Reynolds/VF Designer Fire/18.521/$1,485; 4) Jeannie Malone/Doctor K/18.522/$1,402; 5) Natalie Demario/HOH Okema Gold/18.524/$1,299; 5D: 1) Rhonda Pensigner/Smoking Whisper/19.017/$2,200; 2) Jojo Hagerstrom/Smoken Boons Hot Cat/19.020/$1,547; 3) Sadie Giordanengo/Hannah/19.024/$1,237; 4) Sylvie Chatham/Partysdumoredancin/19.025/$1,169; 5) Mackenzie Ecklund/Zips Diamond Hawk/19.035/$1,083. Round Two 1D: 1) Hunter Morgan/LilCorona N Big Town/16.696/$5,473; 2) Kris Gadbois/Famous Goodbye Lane/16.893/$3,847; 3) Kris Gadbois/CRCS Regaldash/17.009/$3,077; 4) Shelley Holman/Red Hot N Burnin/17.072/$2,906; 5) Casey Mathis/SH Stylish And Sly/17.095/$2,695; 2D: 1) Charleen Ornellas/Famous Red Roses/17.204/$3,212; 2) Cathey Vallerga/Smoken Peponita Doc/17.205/$2,259; 3) Arabella Cook/Charge It To Serrina/17.243/$1,807; 4) Darleen Alves/Nic N Shine/17.284/$1,707; 5) Katie Pascoe/JR Naughty Jet/17.307/$1,581; 3D: 1) Leslie Shepard/Renes Lil Angel/17.696/$2,920; 2) Krista Williams/RDJ Modern Day Romeo/17.699/$2,053; 3) Kaiden Ayres/Shes A Brisco/17.702/$1,643; 4) Charleen Ornellas/MR Firen Frost/17.705/$1,551; 5) Trew Mitchell/R First French Kiss/17.709/$1,437; 4D: 1) Carolee Williams/Lucky Little Cutter/18.204/$2,628; 2) Karlee Wesney/Judge Buys Diamonds/18.216/$1,848; 3) Stephanie C Dehner/Uno Cash Bar/18.217/$1,478; 4) Randele Perez/Pardun My Star/18.219/$1,396; 5) Ann Richardson/Marshal Socks/18.221/$1,294; 5D: 1) Emily Wilson/Lola/18.696/$2,190; 2) Wendy Sans/Tinker/18.699/$1,540; 3) Kristen Kalisz/SH Sly Lil Cutter/18.700/$1,232; 4) Delaney Fowler/Dainty Rae Lena/18.701/$1,164; 5) Stacie Hoover/First Class Machine/18.704/$1,078. Average 1D: 1) Casey Mathis/SH Stylish And Sly/34.215 on two runs/$2,105; 2) Kris Gadbois/Sheza Frenchman Guy/34.292/$1,479; 3) Shelley Holman/Red Hot N Burnin/34.363/$1,183; 4) Hunter Morgan/Lilcorona N Big Town/34.381/$1,117; 5) Deja Vue/Calliou Can Too/34.425/$1,036; 2D: 1) Jessika Willoughby/JF Frosted N Fame/35.231/$1,587; 2) Darleen Alves/Nic N Shine/35.242/$1,116; 3) Sharon Gow/ Rockin Fire To First/35.259/$893; 4) Skylar Alves/Jr Finally Famous/35.290/$843; 5) Leah Crockett/KG Justexpectinchex/35.349/$781; 3D: 1) Dakota Anderson/High On Brisco/36.228/$1,443; 2) Susie Reese/Tonys On His Way/36.240/$1,014; 3) Deja Vue/ Blushing Free Bug/36.242/$812; 4) Lea Osburn/Dance N Spin A Lena/36.254/$766; 5) Kieri Black/Salomas Red Rock/36.268/$710; 4D: 1) Shelley Chico/Money Bayou Dreams/37.221/$1,298; 2)Mattie Fisher/AO Miss Trona/37.235/$913; 3) Natalie Demario/HOH Okema Gold/37.241/$730; 4) Noel Cosca/Wood Buzz For Cash/37.251/$690; 5) Rose Escobar/Identity Check/37.252/$639; 5D: 1) Rosie Saabye/Buttercup/38.215/$1,082; 2) Keri Gillis/Dun N Did It/38.224/$761; 3) Sylvie Chatham/Partysdumoredancin/38.241/$609; 4) Nicole Buck/Jett/38.255/$575; 5) Jennifer Breiner/Dry Doc Bogie Bar/38.277/$533.
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West Coast Winners
Kris Gadbois, pictured aboard Sheza Frenchman Guy (Frenchmans Guy x Sheza Dr Kirk x Dr Kirk), topped the field as the highest-money earner, banking a total of $16,532 aboard multiple horses.
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Hunter Morgan highlighted the WCBRA Finals with an arena record of 16.696 on a standard pattern aboard her 7-year-old mare Lilcorona N Big Town to win round two. “As soon as I saw the clock I was in shock,” she said “I couldn’t believe it. I am so thankful for everyone who has had a part in making this mare and getting us to this point. It hasn’t been easy but that run was worth every bit.” The WCBRA highest-money earner of the week, Kris Gadbois, earned a total $16,532 for the week aboard multiple horses. Sherrie Jones followed Gadbois as the second-highest money earner with $10,428, and Casey Mathis was third with $7,799 total.
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Ardmore Barrel Futurity and Blue Collar Breeders Futurity EVENT SPOTLIGHT
High Dollar at Blue Collar Equi-Stat’s No. 1 and No. 2 all-time highestearning barrel racers Troy Crumrine and Kassie Mowry dominate the futurities and Open races at the Blue Collar Breeders Futurity and Ardmore Barrel Futurity, held in conjunction from September 24–27 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Article by Blanche Schaefer Photos by Traci Davenport Photography
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THERE’S A REASON TROY CRUMRINE AND KASSIE MOWRY ARE EQUI-STAT’S TWO RESPECTIVE HIGHEST-EARNING BARREL RACERS OF ALL TIME. Their skill level was on full display at the Ardmore Barrel Futurity, as the two laid claim to nearly every title that could be won. This year’s event added higher stakes to the mix with the Blue Collar Breeders Incentive main event, hosted in Ardmore in conjunction with the Ardmore Barrel Futurity. Crumrine, Equi-Stat’s all-time highest earner with $4,182,383 at press time, topped the Blue Collar on Blazin Boss for a total $48,500 from the futurity incentive go-rounds and average payout. The pair also finished third in the Ardmore Barrel Futurity average, pocketing a total $7,077. Crumrine conquered the Open competition as well. He ran the fastest time of the week aboard SR Industry Titan, a 14.534 to win Saturday’s Open, the Blue Collar Breeders Open and the American qualifier. Including earnings from both futurities, Friday’s Open, a second-place 14.609 on “Titan” in the Sunday Open and BBR Xtra, the Ohio-based trainer left Ardmore with an impressive total of $80,643 from the Blue Collar and Ardmore shows. Mowry, Equi-Stat’s No. 2 highestearning barrel racer of all time with $3,350,541, was equally dominant across the board. The 2019 and 2020 Ardmore Barrel Futurity champion earned a total $8,444 on Mistys Money Blurr in the futurity. She finished reserve in the derby with a 14.828 aboard CP He Will Be Epic for $2,830 and ran the second-fastest time of the week on Epic Guy, a 14.535 to win Sunday’s Open and BBR Xtra for a total $3,927. Including a third-place 14.659 on Famous Ladies Man on Sunday as well as some Friday Open money, Mowry headed home to Dublin, Texas, with a total $18,270 from the event. “Because it’s an end-of-the-year futurity for most of the colts, and the
ground is pretty good and has a lot of hold to it, I feel like it’s really a horse race,” Mowry said of the incredibly tough competition at Ardmore each year.
Crumrine’s Crown
Troy Crumrine has now won two futurity titles aboard Hayle Gibson’s 4-year-old stallion Blazin Boss—the Indiana Futurity and the Blue Collar Breeders Futurity. The $40,000 Blue Collar Breeders average championship marked the biggest victory of the young stallion’s career by far. “I didn’t get to run at the Blue Collar last year the first year they had it, so for me to win it the first time I’ve been there was pretty exciting to win that kind of money,” Crumrine said. “It makes everybody money. I think the breeder of that colt probably had no idea he even won it—they won close to $15,000, and it probably shocked them that they just got $15,000 back.” The veteran trainer said having the Blue Collar as a side-pot in the Ardmore Barrel Futurity added a challenge because of the huge amount of money and two futurity titles at stake. “That was the tricky one, because we had two futurities combined in one, and if you hit a barrel you just pretty much hit a barrel in two futurities. That’s the hard part,” Crumrine said. “You know the Blue Collar is going to pay quite a bit better. You want to keep the barrels up, but you can’t be too cautious.” Crumrine took the safe approach in the first round, posting a 14.985
Troy Crumrine rode Hayle Gibson’s 4-year-old stallion Blazin Boss to the Blue Collar Breeders Futurity Incentive average championship for $40,000.
to finish sixth in the Blue Collar for $2,000 and 15th in the Ardmore Barrel Futurity for $543. “I was a little cautious, and I let him step out on the first and second just a bit, and we had a really good third barrel,” Crumrine said. “When I came back for the second round, I knew I would be mad at myself if I went too cautious and was out of the money. I made up my mind, because we were sitting pretty good, that I was going to go in there and let him work and hope he’d let me handle him.” Crumrine’s plan worked in the second round. “Jax” ran a 14.764 to win the Blue Collar round for $6,500 and finish second in the Ardmore round for $3,317. Crumrine says Jax executed everything he asked the stallion to do and more.
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Ardmore Barrel Futurity and Blue Collar Breeders Futurity “He tripped a little on the first barrel, and I think it made him mad because he ran across the pen harder than he ever has in his life, and he turned the second two barrels probably better than any barrel he’s ever turned in his life,” Crumrine said. “When he shut the clock off at a 14.7, I was pretty surprised because I knew the first barrel hurt me quite a bit. But he knows what to do with his body and his feet when he gets there.” Ultimately, the duo’s average of 29.749 won the Blue Collar for $40,000 and finished third in the Ardmore Barrel Futurity for $3,217. Crumrine has only been riding Jax since the spring, and the first run he made on him in March at the Elite Extravaganza wasn’t the best experience. He could barely get the young stallion up to the barrels he was so afraid, and the pair ended up winning the 5D. Crumrine said the COVID-19 quarantine was a blessing that allowed him more time with the colt to help him gain confidence. Compared to the rest of the field at the late 2020 futurities, Jax has significantly less time competing under pressure and is just now finding his confidence in a run. “Sometimes with those green ones when you go to handle them it gets them out of their game, but he just keeps getting better and better,” Crumrine said. “If I think he’s going to roll back on a barrel, when I’d pick him up sometimes he’d just dart out of the barrel an extra five feet I didn’t need, and now he’s getting to where he’s letting me pick him up a little to keep from missing them and not totally blowing the whole barrel race and running a half second or a second off.” Crumrine thanked his sponsors OE Nutraceuticals, Bobble Barrel and Impact Gel as well as his family and those who help him at home and on the road. “Sponsors definitely help, so a big shout-out to them—it’s pretty handy to have all that stuff when you need it,” Crumrine said. “I thank God that He
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lets me do what I love to do for as long as I’ve done it. I’ve learned through the years that it takes a lot of people. You’ve got to have your family—it’s hard when you leave your family and everybody back home. When you’ve got 3-yearolds and 4-year-olds, you’ve got to have somebody back home taking care of those horses and riding your horses, because you can’t be two places at one time. You’ve got to have good help, and if you don’t have good help you’re in trouble.”
Mowry and Money
Topping one of the year’s toughest futurities two years in a row is a special accomplishment to Kassie Mowry. Winning the Ardmore Barrel Futurity in 2020 aboard Mistys Money Blurr has some additional meaning, though, as she says it helped give her talented gelding the recognition he deserves. “I’m on the outside looking in as far as all these futurity incentives. He hasn’t gotten much of a chance to prove himself, because he couldn’t go to a single one of them,” Mowry said, as the gelding’s sire The Money Depot isn’t enrolled in the big-money programs like Pink and Ruby Buckle, Royal Crown or Colorado Classic. “It was a great feeling
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for him to win Ardmore for me. I feel like it justified what we thought of him and showed what we knew was there.” “Money” was Mowry’s SuperStakes slot horse as a 3-year-old at the 2019 Barrel Futurities of America World Championships, but he was injured at the event and not cleared for work until spring of 2020—just in time for mass event cancellations due to COVID19. The gelding made the finals and placed at the rescheduled Old Fort Days Futurity in late July and has clocked
Kassie Mowry won the Ardmore Barrel Futurity for the second year in a row, winning the 2020 championship aboard her own 4-year-old gelding Mistys Money Blurr (The Money Depot x Mistys Dash Of Fame x Dash Ta Fame) for $5,790.
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Left to right, top to bottom: Troy Crumrine rode Tom and Nick Wylie’s 7-year-old stallion SR Industry Titan (Firewaterontherocks x Mulberry Canyon Moon x Marthas Six Moons) to a 14.534, the fastest time of the weekend, to win Saturday’s Open for $2,918, the Blue Collar Breeders Open Incentive for $2,100 and the American qualifier for $1,980. 2019 Ardmore Barrel Futurity champions Kassie Mowry and Epic Guy (2015 gelding, Epic Leader x Frenchilicious x Frenchmans Guy) ran a 14.535 to win Sunday’s Open for $2,626 and the BBR Xtra side-pot for $1,101. Kay Blandford topped the derby aboard her 6-year-old mare KB Angel Ta Fame (Dash Ta Fame x Talents Dark Angel x Flaming Talent) with a 14.636, worth $3,821. Blue Collar Breeders Futurity secondround winner Kelsey Treharne rode 4-year-old VF Cream Rises (Eddie Stinson x Curiocity Corners x Silver Lucky Buck) to a 14.861 for $6,500. Jordon Briggs topped the first round of the Ardmore Barrel Futurity in 14.772 for $4,342 on her homebred Cinnamon Stoli, a 4-year-old mare by the Briggs’ late stallion Mr Cinnamon Roll and out of Jordon’s 2015 Ardmore Barrel Futurity reserve champion and 2014 BFA Juvenile champion mare Frenchmans Future by Frenchmans Guy. Sara Winkelman won the second round of the Ardmore Barrel Futurity for $4,342 with a 14.674 aboard her own bred and raised Fairway Ta Fame, a 2016 gelding by Streaking Ta Fame and out of Fair Lady Perks by Perks Alive.
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at the top everywhere else Mowry has hauled him. She says the giant 16.3-hand gelding has always been more than capable but is just now finding his stride. She’s learning as well to figure out her timing with him on the pattern. “He’s just starting to learn, and it’s like he found a whole another gear that even I didn’t know he had,” Mowry said of the gelding started and patterned by her fiancé, Michael Boone. “The timing of it, literally I’m running to a barrel and I’m like, ‘There’s no way this horse can pull this off, there is no way,’ and he does it. I’m still doing too much and I’m still surprised by him, so I still feel like my timing is out of whack.”
Ardmore Barrel Futurity and Blue Collar Breeders Futurity Consistency was the name of the game for Money at Ardmore, despite some mistakes. He ran a 14.881 to place fifth in the first round for $1,568 and a 14.848 to finish ninth in the second round for $1,086. His winning average of 29.729 paid $5,790 for Mowry. “He’s really fast. I messed up the first barrel [in the second round], and he was like, ‘Hang on Mom, we can make it up.’ I was like, ‘I am going to die, hold on!’” Mowry said with a laugh. “I felt like I was behind him the whole rest of the run. He does have a lot of feel in a run, he does feel fast, but I do feel like I’m behind him. He’s aggressive naturally, has a big stride and hunts the barrels.” She says Money’s size and incredible speed are his biggest assets. His ability to use his body like a much smaller horse make him lethal on the pattern and continues to shock Mowry every time she runs him.
“He’s a big horse, he’s got a big foot, a big head, he’s heavy and hits the ground hard, which normally doesn’t equal an athletic horse, but somehow he is. It sounds like thundering elephants when he runs down the alleyway—you can hear him before you can see him,” Mowry said with a laugh. “He’s heavyfooted, but he lightens up in a turn. As hard as he goes into a turn, I think there’s no way he can turn it, and next thing I know we’ve skimmed it. I don’t know how he does it, because he can go in really tight and finish really tight, as big as he is. It’s definitely a different style from what I’m used to, but he’s got a lot of talent, so I try to be there and not be in his way.” The veteran horsewoman says she has to remind herself not to be apprehensive of Money’s towering stature. “He’s funny because he’s very big, he’s very intimidating, but he’s very
kind,” Mowry said. “I always have to tell myself don’t be afraid of him, because he means well but he is intimidatingly big. He’s a good horse.” With the futurity year nearing an end, Mowry isn’t in any rush to force more big wins. She believes Money has what it takes to make a top-level derby horse and eventually a rodeo horse, but until then, she’s going to stick with what’s worked so far—do her part to set him up for success and then let it happen on the horse’s timeline. “It’s a matter of time for him,” Mowry said. “I don’t run him very much, and I don’t make many practice runs on him. I’m not really wanting to make it happen for him—I’m letting him find it on his own.” Mowry thanked her sponsors Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals, Classic Equine and Martin Saddlery.
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Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive EVENT SPOTLIGHT
More Than On Fire Article by Kailey Sullins Photos by Kaylee Jo Fawcett
Lynette Brodoway and 6-year-old SR Boots On Fire (Root Beers Boots x JDS Wind River x Sun Wind And Fire) claimed the CBHI Open, Derby and Derby Super Stakes championships for a total $17,131.
The Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive awarded $358,376 to champions from October 8-11 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. Lynette Brodoway and Shelby Robbins topped the field as top earners from the weekend.
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THE CANADIAN BARREL HORSE INCENTIVE SHOWCASED SOME OF THE TOP TALENT IN ALBERTA. The organization began in 2004, with the goal of bringing an incentive program and futurity competition to Canada to promote Canadian barrel horse breeders. The event has grown to be one of the largest of the year. This year, producers added more than $189,000 to the event that boasted a lucrative $358,376 total purse from 1,597 entries.
Brodoway’s Best
Lynnette Brodoway of Brooks, Alberta, has built her career in the saddle from the ground up. Raised in a predominately team roping family, Brodoway found a love for barrel racing at a young age. As an adult, Brodoway began working her team roping horses on the barrel pattern and has become successful as both a competitor and trainer. Just as her journey into the barrel racing business was deliberate, so was her path to the winner’s circle at the CBHI. Sweeping the field and taking home the CBHI Derby, Derby Super Stakes and Open championships, Brodoway rode SR Boots On Fire to a $20,893 payday. Built from a calculated breeding pairing, Brodoway’s success on “Cowboy” began even before the 2014 chestnut gelding was born. Brodoway rode his sire Root Beers Boots, owned by Doug and Carol Schaffer of Sandy Ridge Stallion Station in Bossano, Alberta, more than 10 years ago. “I got to have Root Beers Boots with me in Arizona for the winter, and I really liked him, so when I got him home I told the Schaffers to breed him to the fastest mare they had,” Brodoway said. “That particular colt was SR Root Sixty Six, who took me to the Canadian Finals Rodeo a few times. Since then, I’ve bought several colts by that stud.” Along with “Freeway,” Brodoway matched well with another colt of the Sandy Ridge Stallion Station
partnership. SR Effort Inmy Boots helped lead Brodoway to another Canadian Finals Rodeo qualification, among many other wins. Having ridden and won on Root Beers Boots and many of his offspring, Brodoway had an advantage in Cowboy’s training. Even so, she says it wasn’t a cookie-cutter formula for training the gelding. “They all are similar in the way that I would call them competitive horses. They don’t back down to competition; they like to compete. That has been consistent with all of them, but they all have their own style,” said the Equi-Stat earner of more than $252,760. As a 2-year-old, Cowboy went to Amy and Jesse Finnerty like many of Brodoway’s young horses to get about 40 rides in the pasture outside of the arena. From that point, Brodoway continued his training and finished his education as a barrel horse. “Honestly, that guy has always been easy. He’s an athlete. It comes to him very easy,” Brodoway said. “What we— Amy and Jesse and myself—had to sort out is that Cowboy is extremely fast, and when he does things, he does things extremely fast. Yes, I put control in my turns, but we always let him move and let him work faster than we would let most horses. Instead of taking the speed out of him, everyone worked with it. He’s fast and he’s handy. Speed never made him nervous.” The team of trainers quickly figured out that it was Cowboy’s way or the highway, and trying to force him into a mold or hold him back to their liking was not going to pan out well. “That was probably the best thing we could have done, because going fast was never something that made him nervous—it did us—but not him,” Brodoway said. That training formula proved successful for Cowboy. He went on to earn more than $18,346 as a futurity horse. The gelding didn’t stop there, continuing his winning ways into his 6-year-old derby year at the CBHI.
Instead of taking the speed out of him, everyone worked with it. He’s fast and he’s handy. Speed never made him nervous.”
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“As far as futurity and derby, the CBHI is our biggest event of the year,” Brodoway said. “With them adding the Super Stakes, it’s made us financially a very prosperous weekend for those competing. We work hard every year toward Ponoka.” In Round One of the derby, Brodoway and Cowboy turned in a time of 17.127 on the standard pattern in Ponoka to finish second in the round, worth $1,730. That time also rolled over to the Open, where they picked up another second-place check for $1,746. “My first run he ran a 17.1. A 17.0 was winning it, and he ran a 17.1 and it was a really good, honest run. I was super pleased with that,” Brodoway said. “I didn’t see him getting any faster. I thought, ‘Wow, if I have three of these I’ll be pleased; I’ll be satisfied.’” Brodoway was pleasantly surprised when Cowboy came back in Round Two and picked up speed, turning in a time of 16.954 to top the round and earn $2,018. Their time also rolled over to the Open to win the race and an additional $2,016 as well as the Derby Super Stakes, earning the championship for $9,270. “Obviously, I was elated,” Brodoway said. “That took us back high-call into the short go, and I really didn’t expect to get any faster. I thought another 17.1 would be awesome, but somebody else in the short go had run a 16.9, so I knew I had to go for it and trust him.” In the derby short round, which ran the same day after the second round, Brodoway knew she had to lay it all on the line.
“You know what, I wasn’t nervous. I went into it nervous, but to be honest they put so much pressure on me I literally had to conquer my nerves,” Brodoway said. “I just knew that there was nothing left to do but to go for it, so that helped calm the nerves.” Brodoway and Cowboy turned in another stellar time to top the short round in 16.850 seconds for $884. Their go-round times led the team to the aggregate championship with a 50.931 on three runs in the derby, worth $3,229, as well as the Open aggregate championship. All total Brodoway and Cowboy earned $17,131 in Ponoka. “It makes me emotional, I’m not going to lie, because it’s phenomenal,” Brodoway said. “I knew he was special, but he showed us that day that he is special.”
Super Stakes Spectacular
Shelby Robbins has always imagined a win of the caliber of the Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive. Her work came to fruition in 2020, as she earned the CBHI Futurity Super Stakes championship for an impressive $37,080 aboard her 5-year-old gelding Mr Golden Jess. “To be honest, I was in so much disbelief I couldn’t believe what had just happened,” Robbins said. “I’ve always dreamed of a moment like this.” Robbins’ journey to the CBHI Futurity Super Stakes championship began two years ago. With the guidance of her father, Robbins purchased “Roo” as a 3-year-old with 90 days of riding. It was Robbins’ first venture into the futurity world. While Robbins had previous success on open horses and in college rodeo, she’d never taken a futurity prospect through the training process. “He’s the first young, young horse I’ve rode,” Robbins said. “My dad always had his team roping horses or a good trained horse underneath of me. I got him when he was 3, and I just went with whatever I thought was working for him. He ended up being bigger than I ever thought.”
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Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive For the first 30 days after she purchased Roo, the Killam, Alberta, resident sent him for 30 days to be ridden outside before she began barrel training. Admittedly a timid rider, Robbins wanted to take Roo’s initial steps of training slowly. She says it wasn’t until he was 4 that they really started to become confident in the process. “When I got him back after the 30 days I’d sent him out, I was way more confident on him,” Robbins said. “I took him and rode him out in fields and got him used to being out and about. I didn’t start him on the pattern until his 4-year-old year, because he’s my first horse I’ve trained on the pattern by myself. I was pretty shy to load up and go exhibition anywhere.” As Roo progressed and became more confident so did Robbins, though she admits it was a long process. “I am a very nervous, timid rider. I really psych myself out,” Robbins said. “I didn’t go anywhere until he was eligible to compete. The first futurity I entered on him he showed up to work and handled it all so well, and I was a nervous wreck. My warm-up jackpot was great. That’s where I won the most money, but I was so nervous and got so much in my head that I knew I couldn’t do that for CBHI. I have to get myself prepared, so I worked a lot on me prepping for CBHI.” Through a mentorship with Cindy Gamroth as well as noticing Roo’s talent on the barrels and willingness to please, Robbins built up her mental strength and slowly conquered her fears. “I actually went to a barrel race in September, and that’s where I was like, ‘holy crap, this horse is the real deal,’” Robbins said. “The first day he ended up second in the Open and won the futurity side-pot. The second day he ended up in the 1D in the Open and we got second in the futurity, but overall average, we won the futurity and got third in the Open average.”
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Shelby Robbins rode 5-year-old Mr Golden Jess (Crimson Jess x Hollys Golden Jet x Rich Holly Jinx) to the CBHI Futurity Super Stakes championship, worth $37,080.
By focusing on showing her horse’s talent to the world, Robbins built confidence in herself instead of doubting her abilities to compete against the futurity riders. “After that, I really worked on myself and tried to be there. I told myself that I wanted to be mentally strong for him and show that he could compete against all those tough girls that were at CBHI,” Robbins said. “I wanted to show that he was good enough to be there, and that I can show he’s good enough and not think, ‘Oh am I good enough?’ I really worked on myself and told myself that I deserve to be there just as much as everyone else, which isn’t easy.” Through guidance from Gamroth, getting in tune with her horse as an individual and focusing on her mental strength, Robbins became a strong pilot for her mount. “I know he’s the type of horse that needs reassurance,” Robbins said. “I just let him take his own pace, and if I’d push him and he’d panic, I’d come back and slow down. I worked on what he needed.”
By the time the CBHI rolled around, Roo and Robbins were prepped and ready for a successful weekend in Ponoka. “The last time I had run in that arena I had ran an 18.0. I was just shy of cracking the 17 mark, so I wanted a 17.8 for the weekend. That would make me ecstatic, and he ran that in the warm-up jackpot,” Robbins said. “So I was like OK, you already exceeded that run.” From there, the week continued to get better for Robbins. In Round One of the futurity, the pair turned in a time of 17.603, which finished 12th in the round just outside of a money-paying position. “I ran two more runs Saturday and Sunday. The first go Saturday I ran a 17.6, which is actually the fastest I’ve ever run on a standard pattern. I was absolutely ecstatic,” Robbins said. “That way exceeded what I wanted to do. After that, I knew I had to be in the top eight to place for the Super Stakes. Going into Sunday, I thought we could be faster. I knew we had to be fast, but I was more thinking the top eight. I just wanted to get in the top eight.” Robbins once again exceeded her own expectations with a time of 17.233 to win the round for $2,116 and the Futurity Super Stakes championship for $37,080, a landmark victory for the new futurity competitor. “That moment was extra special, because the 17.6 was the fastest I’d ever ran on a standard pattern, let alone a 17.2,” Robbins said. “To be honest, I don’t really know much about the whole futurity thing. This is the first one I’ve ever been to, and when I bought Roo I didn’t buy him because he had the Super Stakes certificate. I just bought him because I was looking for my next rodeo horse; my forever horse. I didn’t know much on how it all worked, so once I realized I won the Super Stakes, I didn’t even know what to think, and I still had to make my short-go run.”
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Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive
Above: Chelsea Moore and 2015 gelding Jack And Peppy (Blackgold Jack x SJ Miss Peppy Oak x Peppy Oak Mundanza) claimed the CBHI Futurity championship for $3,385. Above right: Rae Lynn Armstrong and 2013 mare Tru Gold Cash (Hezgottabefamous x Beaus Tru Gold Gals x Beaus Double Bid) won the Open 2D championship.
While Robbins didn’t have her best showing as a rider in the short round, Roo continued to impress. He turned in a time of 17.533 to finish fourth in the short round. Their combined efforts were good enough to earn the futurity aggregate reserve championship with a combined
time of 52.369, worth $2,902, behind futurity champion Chelsea Moore and Jack And Peppy with a combined aggregate time of 52.123. “I might have been a little behind. He came in the hardest he’s ever came in to the first barrel, and he sat to inhale that first barrel,” Robbins said. “When he sat, it popped me forward and I almost ate dirt. Cindy told me before that to just keep riding—no matter what happened to just keep riding—so I was like, ‘I know I can see the dirt right now, but I’m going to just hold on and keep going.’” Robbins and Roo claimed total earnings of $42,602 at the CBHI. “It was crazy. I’m still not sure it’s settled in,” Robbins said. “When people say congratulations, I still can’t believe this all happened. I’ve always wanted a moment like that, but never expected it to happen.”
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Sherry Cervi Youth Championships EVENT SPOTLIGHT
Young Money
The Sherry Cervi Youth Championships crowned young riders of all levels from October 2–4 in Verndale, Minnesota.
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Trinity Beauvais and Eyes Okey Dokey won the Senior 1D championship.
TRINITY BEAUVAIS CLAIMED THE SHERRY CERVI YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS SENIOR 1D AGGREGATE TITLE ABOARD HER STANDOUT MOUNT EYES OKEY DOKEY. After purchasing the mare from Houck Horse Company sale in the spring of 2017, Beauvais and her mother had plans to sell her along with four others they bought at the sale. As fate would have it, “Miley” found a home with Beauvais as well as success in the arena. “We had a plan with those horses to have them all sold in 90 days,” Beauvais said. “We managed to sell four out of
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five of them, Miley being the only one left. We decided to keep her for a while and see what she could do. After a few months of training, my mom entered her in her first show. She ended up in the top of the 2D and then had the fastest time of the day. So here we are, three and a half years later with a unicorn.” While Miley showed her strength on the pattern early on with winning runs, Beauvais admits it’s taken a little longer to figure each other out. “She is pretty free running—I wouldn’t say she is easy to run, but she is one of the most fun to run,” Beauvais said. “I would say we are both still try-
ing to figure out everything, we still have some bad runs—a little more than a couple. We are still figuring it out.” Going into the Sherry Cervi Youth Championships, Beauvais didn’t set unreachable expectations but rather focused on working to the best of her ability. In Friday’s Open race they had a little touch luck but came back strong in the Sherry Cervi Youth rounds the following days. “Friday we may have tipped, but Miley felt really good, so after that run I felt like I could win the saddle,” Beauvais said. In Round One of the Senior division,
and she’s super special to me,” Lenna said. While Lenna had a little difficulty getting acquainted to P-nut’s style, she said Zimmer as well as trainer Ryan Lovendahl helped Lenna improve her horsemanship. After that, she quickly found her stride with the gritty mare. “It was hard to figure out her style, because I was running two big geldings and those you just need to ride them past the barrel and they need really big turns, where she just scrapes the paint off and rubs the barrel all the way around,” Lenna said. “With her, she’s so cut-y that she snaps around so fast and it was hard to get used to her. Now I have a lot of little mares like that, because it’s fun.” This year, Lenna had one goal—stay consistent at the Sherry Cervi Youth Championships. The young talent did more than that when she claimed the aggregate championship. While the
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Beauvais turned in a time of 14.608 to finish sixth in the 1D for $250. In Round Two, the pair clocked a time of 14.314 to finish second, worth $582. Beauvais and Miley totaled an aggregate time of 28.922 to claim the Senior championship. The win is a highlight for the 16-year-old from Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, who says it wouldn’t be possible without the support of her friends and family. “I would say the people around me are the keys to my success. I have so many people who cheer for me,” Beauvais said. “A huge thank you to my mom for both helping me with Miley and giving me the chance to own such an amazing horse. Thank you to my whole family; they are the best family I could ever ask for. Thank you Jane Melby for all the help over the years, and thank you to the Lee family who sold Miley to us as well as Tuff Enuf Ranch and Roasted To Perfection.”
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Peterson said. “When Hannah realized how much Lenna and P-nut clicked as a team and how much they were meant for each other, we purchased P-nut this spring.” Lenna doesn’t take the mare for granted and appreciates the opportunity to ride such a talented athlete. The 10-year-old says her favorite thing about P-nut is her speed and manners. “She’s super sweet and she has very good ground manners and respects me,
Lenna Peterson and Shiny In Hollywood topped the Junior 1D aggregate.
Peterson Wins Junior Aggregate
Lenna Peterson of Watkins, Minnesota, topped the Junior field to claim the Sherry Cervi Youth Junior aggregate championship aboard Shiny In Hollywood. “P-nut” and Lenna have only been partners for a little more than a year. The two quickly matched when P-nut’s previous owner Hannah Zimmer offered the mare to Lenna to try. “Hannah trained her, and she was originally set to be a reining horse and then Hannah brought her into her program,” Lenna’s mother Teresa
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Sherry Cervi Youth Championships Left to right, top to bottom: Kambria LePage and 2014 gelding Medora Chrome (Rope With Speed x JT Feature Me x Frosty Feature) won the Senior 2D. Kahlen Suelflow and 2006 mare Red Hot And Able (Zippos Red Hot x Steady Able Sable x Chips Top Hand) won the Junior 2D. Abby Peterson and 2004 gelding Make Money Now (Dashin Now x Cassie Smith x Border Express) won the Senior 3D. Bailey DesMarais and 2015 mare LHB Lagertha Dinero (Gotmesum Dinero x Minty Cash x Salute The Piper) won the Junior 3D. Kaden McKee and “Cece” won the Senior 4D championship. Kami Guty and 2002 gelding Bolds Lil Peppy (Bold Impressiver x Lil Pudden Tari x Anchor To A Rainbow) won the Junior 4D. Victoria Johnson and 2001 solid Paintbred gelding Red Gent (Double Shot Of CC x Mairs Boots N Boogie x Mairs Rusty Bar) won the Senior 5D. Lexington Demmer and 2006 Paint gelding Rambos Jazzy Dual (J R Colord Rambo x Jazzs Tinnys Sugar x Dual Jazz) won the Junior 5D.
weekend started out rough for the team in Friday’s warm-up race, Lenna pushed aside that run and focused on the next task at hand. “I don’t worry about the bad or the good, I just focus on my next one,” Lenna said. “Friday we tipped, but it wasn’t part of the average.” In Round One, Lenna turned in a time of 14.347 aboard P-nut to finish second in the Junior 1D, worth $428. She also finished third with a time of 14.514 aboard her other horse Gotta Go Gotta Fly, worth $371. In Round Two, Lenna and P-nut turned in a 14.274 to win the Junior 1D, worth $485. Their average time of 28.621 clinched the Junior aggregate title. Lenna is grateful for the win but also for the help she’s received along the way, and she is especially grateful for her favorite partner P-nut. “Normally after we run we give her French fries, but we didn’t get to this time. But I gave her a granola bar,” Lenna said with a laugh. “It was exciting!”
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THE 2020 BARREL RACING SEASON HAS BEEN CHALLENGING AND SO HAS LIFE IN GENERAL, but Michigan National Barrel Horse Association rose to the challenge. Michigan NBHA thanks Trish Steele and the Midland County Fairgrounds for their hard work in keeping barrel racers healthy and safe during this trying time. Through the hard times the pandemic brought, entries still increased this year at the Michigan State Finals over Labor Day Weekend. The MI NBHA members worked overtime to gather sponsorship money to host the state finals with $15,500 in added money, plus awards for first through fifth place in each of the four divisions in each class in the finals. The finalists all received an award for making it to the finals. The event began September 3 with exhibitions. Friday morning started the races on Tough Enough To Wear Pink Day. There was pink everywhere all day long, but the standouts were Tina Ladner, Kristine Saltz, Steve Vix, Jewel Hiar, Mya Gabriel, Taylor Hollar and Willow Chlaramonte. Emily Golden and CNF Granite Shriner won the first round with a 15.041. Terri Forrest-Langworthy and Indy Breeze ran a 15.418 to win the first go of the Senior. Peyton Cumper came in on Firewater In The Draw and turned in a time of 15.391 to win the first go in the Youth. Weston Baumbach rode Carmel to win the first round of the Mavericks with a 17.264. NBHA MI-03 hosted a sawdust scramble for the children all weekend. After the races ended Friday, NBHA
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Open 1D champion Kaily Sooy.
MI-05 and Barbwire Outfitters hosted stick-horse races. Ashley Baumbach and Stratagizing For Fame won the second round with a 15.147. Rod Bays And WW He Gone turned in a 15.212 to top the Senior. Kelsey Moran rode Im A Little Western to a 15.156 to win the Youth. Weston and Carmel came back to win the Mavericks for a second time with a 17.372. An additional highlight of the evening was the Pick-Up Race with 26 teams. Kelsey Potter and Dalton Bekins were the ninth team to make a run for the money. They had a time of 8.789, which ended up third overall. Then Kelsey teamed up again, this time with Todd Bekins, Dalton’s dad. They moved into the lead with an 8.615. Ashley Baumbach teamed up with Todd as team 23. They claimed the win with a time of 8.567. Sunday started with a consolation race with 55 entries and $500 added. Haylee Fisher on Boston Maritime posted a time of 15.367 to win the race. Nathan Langworthy won the 2D on Streaks Outof Luck. Cheyenne Hiemstra on Stole N Cash won the 3D,
Open 2D champion Brandi Apol.
while Lynsey Paul-Mehalski won the 4D on Hes Packin Redwood. The Maverick finals drew 32 entries, with prizes given out in each round. Josie Teubert on her horse Shelby took second place both go-rounds with an 18.216 and 18.437, respectively. Josie and Shelby came back to win the finals with a 17.926. The show also had a Target Race with a buckle for the winner, sponsored by Split Pine Acres owned by Curt and Renee Yerger. The buckle is given to the horse and rider team that came the closest to their first- and second-go times. Elizabeth Coe on One Groovy Concept and Stephanie Brooks on Lilleys Gotur Luck both had four-thousandths of a difference from their two times. Both ladies received buckles for their consistent times. Barry Reed, long time MI NBHA member and an outstanding leather craftsman, has donated halters every year for the fastest times in the rounds. Kelsey Moran and Im A Little Western won the Youth halter with a 15.156 in round two. Senior fast-time winner Rod Bays and WW He Gone posted a 15.212 in round two. Emily Golden on
State News CNF Granite Shriner won the Open fast-time halter with her round-one winning time of 15.041, which was also the fastest time of the weekend. Ellie Ouwinga won the Youth finals on LLP High Streakin with a 15.253. Miranda Smith took the Youth 2D on CJ Little Black with a 15.802. Smith also took the Youth 2D reserve championship on Toole Scrambler with a 15.808. Ethan Ward and Cheetin Cash ran a 16.266 to claim the Youth 3D championship. Danika Erhardt and Patch ran a 17.327 in the finals to win the Youth 4D Championship. Carol Hochstetler and KT Gone For A Corona turned in a 15.092 to win the Senior 1D championship. Charter member and former NBHA MI-02 director Geri La Forge on Barfull A Feathers won the Senior 2D with a time of 15.713. Sherri Yager and Quorra Bono turned in a time of 16.208 to win the Senior 3D. Sheryl Morse ran a time of 17.185 on Dashindownemilylane to claim the Senior 4D championship. Kaily Sooy and Flashy Ms Ease, owned by Brad Marshall, turned in a time of 15.097 to claim the Open 1D championship. Sooy is the 21-yearold niece of Brad and Pattie Marshall. “Flashy” is a 2005 brown mare by First To Flash and out of Easy To Reach by Easy Jet. Brandi Apol and Carmels Finest turned in a time of 15.600 to win the 2D championship. Carmels Finest is a 2012 gelding by Doreme Fasolasi Win and out of Del Reys Mystery by Dash Del Rey. Juliana Hagenbuch won the 3D in
Senior 1D champion Carol Hochstetler.
round one on her horse Miss Charmin Sharmin with a 16.045. The team came back in the second round with a time of 15.645. In the finals, they ran a time of 16.120 to clinch the 3D title. “Charm” is a 2011 black mare. She is by Dr Meter Reader and out of Gathering Storm by El Rey Burner. Michigan NBHA is very fortunate to have the winner of the 4D championship with us. This just shows we can never take our life for granted. Destiny LaPeer was home and decided to ride her horse. She climbed on a gate to get on the horse which took off, and Destiny fell, hitting her head on the gate. She was rushed to the hospital where they discovered she had a brain injury and needed surgery. Destiny had a long road to recovery, but now she is back to doing what she truly loves—barrel racing. Congratulations to Destiny Lapeer and her horse Charlie, who won the 4D with a time of 17.231. Michigan NBHA thanks Todd Adair for announcing, Ellie Mae’s Food Wagon, and Barbwire Outfitters, Becky’s BlingThings, and Western Spirit Tack as well as Dr. Cumper and Saginaw Valley Vet and Dr. Emery from Beadle Lake Vet Clinic. We also thank Emma Holden with MagnaWave and Kelly Johnson with Bemer, Molly’s Silversmith for the buckles, Hodges Badge Co. for The Maverick ribbons and Sheryl Morse for the director awards. The MI NBHA State Finals Program was designed by volunteer and awardwinner Robyn Rhode, as well as all the members and their families who volunteered to set barrels, drive the tractor,
Senior 2D champion Geri La Forge.
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Member Profile
Meet the National Barrel Horse Association New York District 08 youth rider.
Tell me about your background with horses and how long you’ve been running barrels. Martina Rose: “I have been riding as long as I can remember. My family owns County Line Stables, a boarding and training facility in upstate New York. I started out riding English and won my first blue ribbon at 3 years old. I decided to leave the dressage and eventing world behind, joined the NBHA and got into the exciting world of barrel racing only four years ago.” What horses do you have now? “We actually own many horses on our family farm. I still have my first pony Mr. Frederick, who I outgrew but have taught him to drive. I also still ride my dressage horse and jumping horse, but mainly for fun, and we have a stallion and broodmares too. We have several babies that I will eventually be working with to become barrel horses, but my barrel horses are Smart Lil Lucy, Dun Zippin Daphne, Paywoods Lone Mattie, Capitano and Gamblin At The Bar. 1) “Smart Lil Lucy is a 16-year-old Quarter Horse mare. “Lucy” and I have an amazing bond. She was my 8th birthday present, and I got to have her American Quarter Horse Association papers in my own name. The only
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Get to Know Martina Rose Coppola
problem was that she was not trained yet. My father and I actually started her to be my English horse, but then when I decided to run barrels it all changed and we learned how to barrel race together. Even though she is only 13.2 hands, she has become my 1D horse. 2) “Dun Zippin Daphne is a 13-yearold AQHA mare. “Daphne” is a so different from Lucy—she is bigger and extremely powerful and quite a freight train to ride. Sometimes I have to really use my horsemanship skills to keep her attention and keep her focused. We usually refer to her as a ‘hot mess,’ but we are definitely getting it figured out. She is my powerhouse. 3) “Paywoods Lone Mattie is a 5-year-old AQHA mare. “Trixie” was lightly patterned already when we got her last November. She reminds me of Lucy because she is very willing. She does best coming to the first slow and steady, but after we turn the first she has a turbo button that kicks in and she explodes with speed between the other barrels and comes home like a bullet. It is a slow and steady process, but we are trying to do it correct…she started out running 4D and by the end of the season we moved to running 2D/3D times. She has lots of potential.
Q & A 4) “Capitano is a 6-year-old Appendix gelding. “Capitano” was one of our own babies so he is super special, because I was there when he was born and have watched him grow up. He is super sensitive, light in the mouth and very trusting of me. He recently went to his first barrel race, and it was a success. 5) Gamblin At The Bar is a 2-yearold AQHA gelding. “Jagger” is also a homebred baby. He’s the very first horse I started on my own. I can walk-trotcanter him, trail ride him and swing a rope off him. Over the winter I will get him seasoned and hopefully get him to some races when the 2021 events start.” What is your favorite memory with a horse? “I would have to say going to the 2020 NBHA Youth World Championships with both Lucy and Daphne was totally an amazing experience and a memory I cherish, and qualifying with both of them to the finals was icing on the cake.” Do you compete in any other events? “Yes, I team rope and have started breakaway roping, too. I also love to fox hunt and compete in hunter pace events…although I primarily compete in barrels now, I was highly competitive
in dressage and eventing but on different horses, of course.” What is your favorite part of running barrels? “I love the adrenaline rush when everything comes together and I turn in a good time.” What grade are you in and how old are you? “I am 13 years old, and I am a homeschool student in eighth grade.” What is your favorite subject in school? “Homeschool gym, because I get to ride for that class. I also like science too, because my everyday barn life is full of science. I have helped deliver many foals and even a few calves, too—pretty cool science class.” What is your biggest pet peeve? “I would have to say when people are negative. When I first started to be interested in barrel racing, I went to a race and was told that although I was a great English rider I would probably not make it as a barrel racer because barrel racing was a tough sport, but here I am. I am a barrel racer and proud of it.”
Do you have any superstitions or routines before you run? “Yes, my mom always puts on my rubber bands and gives me a goodluck kiss. My dad always give me a fist bump and they both tell be to have a fun ride. On Lucy, I always put a lucky braid, even if it is just one, and I wear something blue, even if it is just a blue pony tail. I guess I am pretty superstitious.”
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Who have been role models in barrel racing and what have you learned from them? “Fallon Taylor and Guy McClean. Fallon Taylor, I always thought it was cool she was a barrel racer who wore a helmet. I have always worn a helmet too. I like her videos showing how she works with her horses and how she connects with them. Guy McLean is not a barrel racer but a true horseman. He has a connection with his horses and trains them to feel his body, and they respond so willingly and with true lightness. “Emily Wilkins is also a role model to me. She may not be a famous barrel racer, but she was a big influence in my racing. She is another youth rider in my NBHA NY District 08. She is an amazing rider and has always encouraged me to keep on trying; not to let anyone tell you that you can’t, because you can, and if you have a bad run learn from it and move on. I was influenced by her riding and humbleness because she is pretty darn good. “I would have to say my parents are my biggest role models. My parents have taught me horsemanship. They have taught me to always try to improve my own times and my own skills, and most importantly to run my own race. They taught me to not to compare myself to other riders and jus try to be the best I can. They taught me to connect with my horses individually because they are all unique and so am I.”
Your Turn Thoughts and views from NBHA members and directors.
Getting It Right
On page 78 of the NBHA section in the October 2020 issue of Barrel Horse News in the article “NBHA North Carolina State Finals,” Youth 4D Champion Logan Braxton was mistakenly left out. Braxton rode See A Two Eyed Dude to the youth 4D state championship. It was mistakenly misprinted as “Youth 4D Champion Aubrie Davis and Karma.” We apologize for any confusion caused by this error. “Apologies go out to Logan Braxton of North Carolina, whose name was left out of my article. We would like to acknowledge Logan as the Youth 4D champion of the 2020 NC NBHA State Finals.” —Patty Nunnery, NBHA NC state director
NBHA North Carolina Youth 4D State Champion Logan Braxton.
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MEMOS FROM MARTHA
The Road to the NFR BY MARTHA JOSEY AND ASHLEY SCHENCK
THE WRANGLER NATIONAL FINALS RODEO IS HEADING TO TEXAS! The NFR is one of the most
prestigious rodeos a barrel racer can run in, but it doesn’t come easily. Through my 11 trips to the NFR, there are several tips and tricks that I picked up along the way that helped me prepare for such a big rodeo. When you want to be successful, there are a lot of factors both inside and outside the arena. Even though every barrel racer doesn’t get to go to the NFR, there are still plenty of big races to prepare for. Part of barrel racing success is in your mentality and preparation for the road.
Martha Josey made the NFR in 1989 and 1990 on Mr. Revolution Bars.
Mental Toughness
Before even getting my horse ready, I’m going to get myself ready. Being motivated is extremely important. You should really get excited about the upcoming rodeo or barrel race you are attending. Instead of considering your preparation as work, you should look at it as simply a preparatory thing to do that brings you closer to your goal. It’s also important to set goals for your next run. Sometimes we think of the NFR or a series finale as an ending, but that ending is just the beginning of the next season. If you reach your goals, make sure to set new ones. When
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Sonny Bit O Both carried Martha to the NFR four consecutive years from 1978–81.
Martha rode Orange Smash at the 1998 NFR.
I went to run in the NFR, I always set my mind to high standards. However, I did not set my sights on just that particular year. I was always thinking about making it to the next finals.
Proper Nutrition
Along with having a strong mental game, it’s important to pay attention to the details of your horse’s care before a big race. Your preparation should start several weeks to months in advance, depending on your horse’s needs. When I ran in the NFR, I wanted to make sure that my horse’s coat was shining and that he looked and felt phenomenal.
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To do this, I fed Purina Omolene 200 and good quality coastal hay. Along with a great feed, I always made sure my horses had access to plenty of water. Keeping your barrel horse hydrated is extremely important.
Proper Preparation
I coordinated my horses’ shoeing schedules with my competitive schedule. I wanted my horse shod about two weeks before the NFR, so if I needed to go ahead and shuffle his schedule to fit this, I would. I always had my farrier shape an entire set of extra shoes to keep in the trailer just in case. Along with keeping my horses’ feet maintained, I would start to care for their legs weeks to months in advance by wrapping them at night. It is important to wrap legs to keep any soreness out and keep legs tight.
Maintain Your Equipment
A big part of hitting the rodeo road is maintaining your equipment and staying organized. Keeping your trailer clean and maintained will not only help your horse feel comfortable but also keep your equipment in good shape, preventing any kind of equipment malfunction during your run. Never use new tack for a run. There are often vendors set up at bigger races with beautiful tack and boots that can be tempting. Stick with what you have been using for your big run and then change tack when you get back in the practice pen.
Arrive Early
One of the biggest advantages a barrel racer can have is getting in the arena before a run. TThis allows your horse to see the different banners and sights of the rodeo arena. If your horse is relaxed, you’re more likely to have a better run..
Have the Right People In your Corner
Staying motivated and encouraging people in your corner is a great way to keep a winning attitude. When we are surrounded with likeminded people, we feed off their energy. Parents and grandparents are not only great to help with your horse but can be your own personal coaches. At the NFR, it is important to take a person with you who knows how important your horse is. They will take care of your horse while you do interviews, autographs and ride in victory laps. When I was running in the NFR, Pamella went with me every year to help wrap legs and prepare my horses for their next runs. I always had a great group of friends and family ready to help me before the big run.
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Smith Hits the Cash Flow October 1–4, Glen Rose, Texas
Race One Open 1D: 1) London Gorham/Cashin Chicks/14.671/$741.51; 2) Shea-Lynn Leach McConnell/Smooth N Heavenly/14.687/$606.69; 3) Cheryl Barron/Mister Hawk Bar/14.884/$449.4; 2D: tie-1) Savana Richards/Whistle Ta Heaven/15.171/$561.76; tie-1) Stephanie Fryar/Some Streakin French/15.171/$561.76; 3) London Gorham/Frenchmans Assassin/15.181/$374.5; 3D: 1) Katie Weaver/Brick House Lilly/15.675/$494.34; 2) Jade Crago/CM Nitros Kruser/15.687/$404.46; 3) Kelly Sparks/Sail On French/15.695/$299.6; 4D: 1) Debbie Summers/PCR Lovepotion Numnine/16.188/$370.76; 2) Presleigh Akers/Holy Heart O Texas/16.220/$303.35; 3) Heather Lewis/MM Buck N French Big/16.221/$224.7; 5D: 1) Linda Sultemeier/LS Shalako/16.722/$247.17; 2) Kristin Brewer/NB Heza Fast Bug Leo/16.793/$202.23; 3) Jo Van Winkle/Perks Wild Hayday/16.858/$149.8. Race Two Open 1D: 1) London Gorham/ Cashin Chicks/14.501/$1,511.54; 2) Kylee Scribner/Firewater Cartel/14.568/$1,381.32; Taylor Smith and Cash Flow Depot 3) Stephanie Fryar/Some Streakin French/14.665/$1,151.1; 2D: 1) Ryle Leach/NMD Chesters Lil Bunny/15.001/$1,342.95; 2) Ryann Pedone/French Zone/15.003/$1,151.1; 3) Ashley Schafer/French Streakin Slew/15.006/$959.25; 3D: 1) Chayni Chamberlain/Obviously French/15.505/$1,074.36; 2) Tara Carr/Fortunate Fame/15.506/$920.88; 3) Renee Stuckey/Leo San Ta Fame/15.507/$767.4; 4D: 1) Johnell Ray/Smooth Your Jets/16.003/$805.77; 2) Presleigh Akers/Short Nitalena/16.012/$690.66; 3) Lacey Aubihl/ Hott Dam Im Famous/16.013/$575.55; 5D: 1) Kaye Spillers/Miss Perky Flit/16.511/$537.18; 2) Debbie Jones/Wimpys Little Diva/16.514/$460.44; 3) Kaye Spillers/Center Of The Storm/16.523/$383.7. Race Three Open 1D: 1) Taylor Smith/Cash Flow Depot/14.668/$1,592.28; 2) Kassie Mowry/ Epic Guy/14.718/$1,326.9; 3) Hollie Etbauer/Bring It On Frost Te/14.759/$1,061.52; 2D: 1) Janet Staton/Firewater Ta Party/15.183/$1,326.9; 2) Brandi Zimmer/ROH Docs Lil Rosie/15.186/$1,105.75; 3) Emilie Green/Miss Co Cock/15.194/$884.6; 3D: 1) Jennifer Abbott/Wendell Jackson/15.671/$1,061.52; 2) Molli Montgomery/Toast Your Socks Off/15.672/$884.6; 3) Tara Carr/Fortunate Fame/15.673/$707.68; 4D: 1) Annika Ruth/Hot N Peppy/16.172/$796.14; 2) Casey Keeton/BQH Jetson/16.186/$663.45; 3) Heather Lewis/MM Buck N French Big/16.197/$530.76; 5D: 1) Teneille Angland/KN Famous Ever After/16.681/$530.76; 2) Lexi Rankin/Choo Choo/16.756/$442.3; 3) Linda Sultemeier/16.780/$353.84. Average Saddle Winners 1D: 1) Taylor Smith/Cash Flow Depot/14.749; 2D: 1) Brian Ramirez/Holly/15.085; 3D: 1) Tara Carr/Fortunate Fame/15.590; 4D: 1) Cheyenne Rondeaux/Skye/16.096; 5D: 1) Kristin Brewer/Jes Bet On A Bully/16.616.
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October 9–11, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Race One Open 1D: 1) Tonya Williams/Momas Lil Wagon/14.329/$448; 2) Amy Wheeler/Happy/14.422/$336; 3) Tonya Williams/Dr Nick Bars Treasure/14.485/$224; 2D: 1) Jessica Townsend/Hi Speed Chase/14.873/$398; 2) Jessica Demell/So Oh So Special/14.918/$299; 3) Jeff Byassee/SF Strait No Chaser/14.934/$199; 3D: 1) Merlynn Fowler/Slidin In First/15.375/$299; 2) Katie Kennedy/Foxy Shazam/15.376/$224; 3) Morgan Anderson/Diamond Sparkle N Fire/15.45/$149; 4D: 1) Maggie Ramirez/CMA Ima Royal Image/16.376/$249; 2) Randy Schulz/Pitts Leo Wrangler/16.463/$187; 3) Tonya Williams/Turnpikes Queen/16.732/$125. Race Two Open 1D: 1) Sarah Brown/ Famous Bouncy Bugs/14.182/$941; 2) RJ Ochs/Credit The Corona/14.285/$739; 3) Rob Blohowiak/Glory Glory Hallelujah/14.383/$605; 2D: 1) Mckenzie Kempen/CT French Drift Dinero/14.707/$765; 2) Sandi Brandli/Famous French Guy/14.707/$765; 3) Kathy Stoker/Kickapoo Badger Dolly/14.741/$550; 3D: 1) Brenda Pfaff/Frenchmans RJ Ochs and Credit The Corona Gracie/15.258/$688; 2) Denise Kanaman/Ms Decka Girl/15.267/$540; 3) Charli Long/ Race Runner/15.274/$442; 4D: 1) Maggie Ramirez/CMA Ima Royal Image/16.229/$603; 2) Kori Coffeen/Captain Reina/16.511/$474; 3) Kelly Doll/Smokin Summer Cash/16.608/$388. Race Three Open 1D: 1) RJ Ochs/Credit The Corona/14.193/$835; 2) Katie Chism/MF Docs Daisy/14.465/$656; 3) Robbie Reszczynski/HF Stickin The Queen/14.497/$537; 2D: 1) Heather Johanning/Peptos Chrome Gun/14.72/$766; 2) Callie Willie/Mi Ichi Boomba/14.742/$602; tie-3) Amy Johanning/Joaks Racy News/14.771/$438; tie-3) Cindy Ham/Arnie/14.771/$438; 3D: 1) Kyleigh Straube/Miss Luna/15.195/$627; 2) Jeff Byassee/Alltogether Fancy/15.206/$493; 3) Katie Kennedy/MS Running Red Rose/15.218/$403; 4D: 1) Randy Schulz/Pitts Leo Wrangler/16.203/$558; 2) Andi Banwell/Liberty/16.296/$438; 3) Kori Coffeen/Captain Reina/16.496/$359. High-Money Winners 1D: 1) RJ Ochs/Credit The Corona/$1,574; 2D: 1) Heather Johanning/Peptos Chrome Gun/$766; 3D: 1) Brenda Pfaff/Frenchmans Gracie/$912; 4D: 1) Randy Schulz/Pitts Leo Wrangler/$860.
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Better Barrel Races Southern Territorial Futurity
Streakin’ Schafer October 1–4, Glen Rose, Texas
Futurity First Go 1D: Kelly Allen/Miss Regality/14.926/$2,401; 2) Ashley Schafer/French Streakin Slew/15.006/$1,987; 3) Brittany Tonozzi/ Magnolia Moonshine/15.009/$1,573; 2D: 1) Jodee Miller/MR Repete Fame/16.12/$745; 2) Autumn Woodruff/Spoonfulla Firewater/16.177/$414. Futurity Second Go 1D: 1) Molli Montgomery/First Famous Chic/14.958/$2,401; 2) Scamper Cole/Ima Epic Hustler/14.971/$1,987; 3) Margo Smith/Quietly Famous/15.028/$1,573; 2D: 1) Jodee Miller/MR Vegas Fame/16.222/$745; 2) Dawn Sizemore/X5 Rio On The Beach/16.239/$414. Futurity Average 1D: 1) Ashley Schafer/French Streakin Slew/30.144/$3,202; 2) Nicole Laurence/Frankly Packin Doc/30.145/$2,650; 3) Molli Montgomery/First Famous Chic/30.211/$2,098. Ashley Schafer and French Streakin Slew
Sunflower Futurity
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Smith Best of the West October 15–17, Ogden, Utah
Futurity First Go 1D: 1) Sue Smith/Blazing With My Dude/13.814/$1,297; 2) Jennifer Kalafatic/Rockin The Guns/13.862/$1,061; 3) McKinlee Kellett/ The Right Version/13.913/$786. Futurity Second Go 1D: 1) Desirae Wheeler/ Imchocojinglejangle/13.550/$1,297; 2) Kristy Yerrington/Hanks Slick Design/13.668/$1,061; 3) Sheena Hansen/Slick Designer/13.733/$786. Futurity Average 1D: 1) Sue Smith/Blazing With My Dude/27.617/$2,594; 2) McKinlee Kellett/The Right Version/27.669/$2,122; 3) Jennifer Kalafatic/Rockin The Guns/27.703/$1,572; 2D: 1) Christy Fleener/CP Tweety/28.887/$480; 2) Bandee Tubbs/Playin Lil Cat/29.117/$360; 3) Amber Vanderpool/Moon The Judge/29.14/$240.
October 2–4, Scott City, Kansas
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Futurity First Go 1D: 1) Chelsea Adams/Sonita Bee Stylin/14.646/$564; 2) Josey Groves/ Your Place Or Myne/14.842/$433; 3) Wendy Hoefer/WK Moon In My Shine/14.906/$315; 2D: 1) Kimberly Eberle/Zips Shiny Jammer/15.707/$242; 2) Diane Nelson/Dash Painting/16.441/$186; 3) Jana Dreasher/Downrite A Lady/16.496. Futurity Second Go 1D: 1) Josey Groves/Your Place Or Myne/14.886/$564; 2) Camrin Sellers/ Seven S Cowgirlsrock/14.943/$433; 3) Wendy Hoefer/WK Moon In My Shine/14.969/$315; 2D: 1) Jana Dreasher/Downrite A Lady/16.026/$242; 2) Diane Nelson/ Dash Painting/16.094/$186; 3) Kimberly Eberle/Zips Shiny Jammer/17.494. Futurity Average 1D: 1) Josey Groves/Your Place Or Myne/29.728/$581; 2) Wendy Hoefer/ WK Moon In My Shine/29.875/$446; 3) Camrin Sellers/Seven S Cowgirlsrock/29.923/$324.
Sue Smith and Blazing With My Dude
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Calendar 2020-21 Barrel Futurities
Over $15,000 Added Barrel Races
Dec 8-13 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK OKC Futurity. $50,000 added Futurity; $30,000 added Rookie Futurity; $15,000 added Derby; $5,000 added Sweepstakes; $5,000 Hold Em Finals; $5,000 Amateur Finals; $5,000 added Youth. Barrel Prospect Sale. FMI: 405230-7167; betterbarrelraces.com.
Dec 3–13 STEPHENVILLE, TX All In Barrel Race. Race 1 Dec 3–5 with $25,000 added All In Youth Championship. Race 2 Dec 7–9 with $5,000 Senior Championship. Race 3 Dec 11–13 with $25,000 All In Futurity. FMI: lvbarrelrace.com.
Dec 31-Jan 2 NORTH AUGUSTA, SC 36th Annual Southern Rebel Futurity. $50,000 estimated total payout, $5,000 guaranteed added money to the 2D futurity (2021 BFA futurity); $5,000 Future Fortunes (no added fee); Triple Crown 100 bonus money ($2,500 to futurity/$2,500 to open); $100 added per horse after 50 entries; two $2,500 added open 4D runs; $500 added youth 4D; open slot race. For more information contact Brian Giacobone (803) 646-8747 day or (803) 507-6363 cell. Entry forms, rules and information at southernrebelfuturity.com. Jan 1-3, 2021 EDNA, TX Edna Futurity Open 5D. Details to come. FMI: wrapn3.com.
Dec 18–21 JACKSON, MS Christmas In Dixie. More than $23,000 added, $15,000+ in awards. $3,000$5,000 added Open 4Ds. $5,000 added three-run average. RFD-TV’s The A BBR approved. Saddles, buckles, 5 Star pads, sheets, halters, leather jackets and more. FMI: bayouproductionsllc. com. Jan 15-17, 2021 MEMPHIS, TN Battle in the Saddle. $17,000 added. Three Open 4Ds with Open $1,000 added average on two. Young Guns 12 and under, KK Run for Vegas/Junior side-pot, Youth and Adult side-pots. NPBA 3D Poles $500 added. FMI: safeharborevent.com.
Jan 8-10, 2021 EDNA, TX Edna Futurity Open 5D. Details to come. FMI: wrapn3.com.
$5,000 to $15,000 Added Barrel Races
Feb 11-14, 2021 GUTHRIE, OK Lance Graves International Championship Futurity and Barrel Race. Details to come. FMI: facebook. com/lgibarrelracing and lancegraves. com.
Dec 4-6 MEMPHIS, TN Lucky Dog Productions. BBR Mid-South Xtra Tour Finale, $10,000 added Select Stallion Stakes Breeders Futurity, $5,000 Select Stallion Stakes open bonus money. FMI: luckydograces.com.
Dec 10-13 HATTIESBURG, MS Reindeer Showdown. $7,500 added, entry fee for the weekend). Youth, Adult and Senior side-pots. Calcutta, scavenger hunt and awards. FMI: springshowdown.com and Big Reward Barrel Races on Facebook.
Horse Sales Dec 11 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK OKC Futurity Horse Sale. Sale graduates eligible for incentive bonuses in both the OKC Rookie (3-year-old) and Championship Futurities. Consignments due Oct 1 and are limited to coming 2- to 5-year-old barrel prospects. FMI: okcfuturity.com/ sale or Ross Wright 405-230-7167 Dec 4-5 FORT WORTH, TX Diamonds in the Desert Premier Horse Sale. Bringing the Western legacy back again, MM Auction Services, LLC would like to welcome everyone to the 3rd Annual Diamonds in the Desert Premier Horse Sale, moving for 2020 from Las Vegas to Billy Bob’s Texas, bringing 75 of the country’s premier horses and consignors to Fort Worth during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and Cowboy Christmas. FMI: premierhorsesales.com or info@ mmauctionservices.com.
If you would like your event listed, please visit barrelhorsenews.com and go to the EVENTS/ RESULTS drop-down menu and use the SUBMIT YOUR EVENT form under EVENT CALENDAR. We will no longer be taking calendar submissions via email or phone.
Jan 14-16, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale. Offering the best racing Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, Paints and Appaloosas of all ages. Catalog, schedule and FMI: heritageplace.com.
Barrel Clinics
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Dec 28-30 MARSHALL, TX Josey Ranch. New Year 2 ½ day barrel racing clinic. FMI: barrelracers.com, 903-935-5358 Feb 11-14, 2021 BUCKEYE, AZ Charmayne James. FMI: clinics@charmaynejames.com, charmaynejames.com Feb 12-14 MARSHALL, TX Josey Ranch. Valentine 2 ½ day barrel racing clinic. FMI: barrelracers.com, 903-935-5358 March 4-7, 2021 UVALDE, TX Charmayne James. FMI: clinics@charmaynejames.com, charmaynejames.com Mar 12-14 MARSHALL, TX Josey Ranch. Adult 21 and over 2 ½ day barrel racing clinic. FMI: barrelracers. com, 903-935-5358
Dona Kay Rule’s gelding High Valor earned AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year honors for the second consecutive year. Read more on page 9. Listings in the calendar are free of charge and are published as a service to our readers. Barrel Horse News attempts to include all applicable events; however, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, completeness or elimination of any event. Calendars are published on a “space available” basis in each issue. T
Mar 19-21 BLOOMSBURG, PA Team Josey. 2 ½ day barrel racing clinic. FMI: barrelracers.com, 903-9355358 Mar 26-28 MARSHALL, TX Josey Ranch. Spring 2 ½ day barrel racing clinic. FMI: barrelracers.com, 903-935-5358 April 8-11, 2021 MARSHFIELD, MO Charmayne James. FMI: clinics@charmaynejames.com, charmaynejames.com BARREL HORSE NEWS | DECEMBER 2020
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(Dallas (Dallas FuelxxxStrait Strait Three Three Eight) Eight) (DallasFuel Fuel Strait Three Eight) AAComplete Packageof Speed, Performance Performance &&Beauty! Beauty! AComplete CompletePackage Package ofofSpeed, Speed, Performance & Beauty! ByByBy Barrel Barrel Racing Racing TeamRoping Roping Money Money Earner Earner DALLAS DALLAS Barrel Racing&&&Team Team Roping Money Earner DALLAS FUEL FUEL a ason ofof OKLAHOMA FUEL FUEL si108, 108, legendary legendary sireofof FUEL a son son ofOKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA FUEL sisi108, legendary siresire of (Dallas Fuel x Strait Three Eight) Aoutstanding Complete Package of and Speed, Performance & Beauty! outstanding runners and arena performance horses. Dam outstanding runners runners andarena arena performance performance horses. horses. Dam Dam adaughter daughter of STRAIT SILVER, sire of World ByisBarrel Racing & of Team Roping SILVER, Money Earner DALLAS isaisadaughter ofSTRAIT STRAIT SILVER, sire sire ofRes. ofRes. Res. World World FUEL a sonSuperior of OKLAHOMA FUEL si 108, legendary sire of Money Champ, Superior Performance, NRHA &&NRCHA Champ, Champ, Superior Performance, Performance, NRHA NRHA &NRCHA NRCHA Money Money outstanding runners and arena performance horses. Dam Earners and Halter Point Earners. Earners Earners and and Halter Halter Point Point Earners. Earners. is a daughter of STRAIT SILVER, sire of Res. World
Champ, DALLAS Superior Performance, NRHA & -NRCHA STRAIT DALLAS FUEL ($30,140+) –Money Fortunes STRAIT STRAIT DALLAS FUEL FUEL($30,140+) ($30,140+) -2017 2017 - 2017 –Future –Future Future Fortunes Fortunes Earners and Halter Am Point Earners. Open Slot Race Winner; Congress Senior Open OpenSlot Slot Race Race Winner; Winner; Am AmQtr Qtr QtrHorse Horse Horse Congress Congress Senior Senior BarrelsChamp.; Champ.; Patriot American Qualifi er Winner; FW Stock STRAIT DALLAS FUEL ($30,140+) - 2017 – Future Fortunes Barrels Barrels Champ.; Patriot Patriot American American Qualifier Qualifier Winner; Winner; FW FW Stock Stock Open Slot Senior Race Winner; Am Qtr Horse Congress Senior Show Barrel Champ. 2013 --AQHA Res. World Show Show Senior Senior Barrel Barrel Champ. Champ. 2013 2013 AQHA - AQHA Res. Res. World World Barrels Champ.; Patriot American Qualifier Winner; FW Stock Champ.; AQHA Performance Superior ROM; BFA Futurity 1D Champ.; Champ.; AQHA AQHA Performance Performance Superior Superior ROM; ROM; BFA BFAFuturity Futurity1D1D Show Senior Barrel Champ.in2013 - AQHA World Finalist; AQHA Points Open TeamRes. Roping-Heading. Champ.; AQHA Performance Superior ROM; BFA Roping-Heading. Futurity 1D Finalist; Finalist; AQHA AQHA Points Points ininOpen Open Team Team Roping-Heading. Finalist; Stud AQHAFee: Points$2,500 in OpenLFG Team• Roping-Heading. Includes 1st Ship. Stud StudFee: Fee:$2,000 $2,000 LFG LFG Stud Fee: $2,000 LFG Cooled Semen Avail. • Cooled Breeders Challenge Includes Includes 1st 1st Ship. Ship. • Cooled • Semen Semen Avail. Avail. Includes Ship. • Cooled Future1st Fortunes, TC100,Semen SSS,Avail. C-N, VGBRA Future Future Fortunes, Fortunes, TC100, TC100, SSS, SSS, C-N, C-N,VGBRA VGBRA Future Fortunes, TC100, SSS, C-N, VGBRA 5C Quarter Horses, Mount Pleasant, 5C Quarter Horses, Mount Pleasant, TX TX TX 5C 5C Quarter Quarter Horses, Horses, Mount Mount Pleasant, Pleasant, TX Roy (903) 573-1934 • www.5Cquarterhorses.com RoyCicman Cicman (903) 573-1934 • www.5Cquarterhorses.com
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2010 Palomino Stallion Frenchmans Guy x Haulin Lotsacash, Holland Ease si 109AAAT Another proven cross of Leading Barrel Sire, 2010 Palomino FRENCHMANS GUY andStallion HOLLAND EASE! Frenchmans Guy x AHaulin Lotsacash, Powerful DamHolland Line! Ease si 109 AAAT HAULIN LOTSACASH, a proven producer of earners Another proven cross of Leading Barrel Sire, of Over $100,000, is a GUY daughter HOLLAND EASE by FRENCHMANS and of HOLLAND EASE! FIRST DOWN DASH si 105.Dam Her Line! dam is HAVIN CASH A Powerful by CASH ON REQUEST by DASH FORofCASH. HAULIN LOTSACASH, a proven producer earners of over $100,000,A isProven a daughter of HOLLAND EASE by Versatile Sire! FIRST DOWN si 105. Her is earners HAVIN CASH CASINO HEIST’SDASH first offspring are dam money in barrel byroping, CASHcutting, ON REQUEST by DASH CASH. racing, ranch versatility andFOR reined cow horse.
$1,000 Fee: $1,000 •Fee: Shipped Semen Available Shipped Semen Available • FutureState, Fortunes, TC100, Future Fortunes, TC100, Cowboy CO Classic, Cowboy State, CO Classic, Chaser Glacier Chaser, VGBRA, GridGlacier Iron, Cornhusker Standing at: Standing at: NORTHERN NORTHERN HILLS HILLSVETERINARY VETERINARYCLINIC CLINIC Margie Jones, Jones, DVM Margie DVM •· (605) (605) 347-3606 347-3606 THEHENRY HENRYFAMILY FAMILY ·• Douglas, Douglas,WY WY THE (307) (307) 267-5082 267-5082•· (307) (307)358-5941 358-5941• ·ghenry1984@gmail.com ghenry1984@gmail.com Check Check our our website website for for updates updates and and contact us us for for details details on on PERFORMANCE PROSPECTShere hereat atthetheranch! ranch! PERFORMANCEHORSE HORSE PROSPECTS 88RanchPerformanceHorses.com 88RanchPerformanceHorses.com
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“Church” • 2012 Liver Chestnut Stallion Dash Ta Fame x Mulberry Canyon Moon, Marthas Six Moons
2013 Fuel Bayx••Strait 14.3Three HH •Eight) • 55 Panel PanelN/N N/ N 2013 Bay 14.3 HH (Dallas (Bully Bullion TriplePerformance Y our Pay, P ay,Dr NickBar) Bar) A Complete &Dr Beauty! (BullyPackage BullionofxxSpeed, Triple Your Nick By Barrel Racing & Team Roping Money EarnerRacing DALLAS bloodlines! A pedigree filled with Leading Barrel AFUEL pedigree filled with Leading Barrel Racing bloodlines! a sonson of OKLAHOMA FUEL si 108, legendary sire ofEqui-Stat’ s The last of the great BULLY BULLION, The last son of the BULLY BULLION outstanding runners and great arena performance horses. Dam ui Stat s # 11 10– Y ear Leading Sire, # 5 10-Y ear Leading Maternal is a10–Year daughter Leading of STRAIT Sire, SILVER, sire of Res.Leading World Maternal #17 #6 10-Year Grandsire. Dam is by DR NICK BAR,Money Equi-Stat’ s # 7 Champ, Superior Performance, NRHA & NRCHA am isHalterTOTAL DR NICK BAR FLITui isStat s 10-Y ran earsire. Leading Sire. BULL a Futurity Earners and Point Earners. 10-Year Leading Sire. TOTAL BULL FLIT is a Futurit Money ridden by Pete Oen. STRAIT DALLAS FUELEarner ($30,140+) - 2017 – Future Fortunes Open Slot Race Winner;arner Am Qtrri Horse one en Congress PeteSenior en. Stud Qualifier Fee: $850 Barrels Champ.; Patriot American Winner; FW Stock Includes Shipment • Shipped Semen Available Show Senior1st Barrel Champ. 2013 AQHA Res. World Stud Fee: $850 Champ.; AQHA Performance Superior ROM; BFA Futurity 1D maj or VGBRA Stallion. Will be enrolled in other Includes 1st Shipment • Shipped Semen Available Finalist; AQHA Points in Open Team Roping-Heading. incentives as foals come of age. Will be enrolledStud in major incentives Fee: $2,000 LFG as foals come of age. Property & Standing 5C Quarter Horses Includes 1st Ship.of• Cooled Semenat: Avail. Propert o& Lynn StanCicman, inSSS,atC-N,Mt. CVGBRA Quarter orses Future Fortunes, TC100, Roy Pleasant, TX o (903) nn 573-1934 Cicman t. Pleasant Roy 5C Quarter Horses, Mount Pleasant, TX Roy Roy Cicman (903) 573-1934 ••www.5Cquarterhorses.com www.5Cquarterhorses.com (903) 573-1934 www.5Cquarterhorses.com
One of the most PROVEN barrel stallion pedigrees available! MCM is a multiple futurity and open event champion and won 3 rounds at the NFR with earnings over $350,000! A proven producer of over $570,982+ Equi-Stat offspring earnings with only 10 performers! “Church’s” first foals are dynamic with terrific temperaments. Fee: $1,750 Considerations to Well Proven Mares Cooled Semen Available RUBY BUCKLE, VGBRA, BREEDERS CHALLENGE Will be enrolled in more incentives as foals come of age.
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Roller and a Shaker 2013Bay BayStallion Stallion . 2013 (Bogie Biankus Biankus xx Joaks Joaks Lucky Lucky Chick, (Bogie Chick, Maudies MaudiesJoak) Joak) NFR NFR Connections Connections on on Top Top & & Bottom! Bottom! The ONLY ONLY Stallion Stallion in The in the the World World with with this this Pedigree!! Pedigree!! By average check check winner winner and By BOGIE BIANKUS, NFR NFR average and of many many rodeo rodeo champions including: sire of sire including:
•• BOGIE ridden by by Taci Taci Bettis Bettis ($483,882+) BOGIEIS ISAASMASH SMASH ridden 2018 The AMERICAN ChampionChampion ($488,775+) 2018 The AMERICAN •• BROWNIE ridden byCrossley BROWNIEBI BIBOGIE BOGIE($431,800+) ridden by Callahan ($410,344+), CNFRCNFR Champion & 2017 Callahan Crossley, Champion & $50,000 Winner of the Winner BreezeofElite! 2017 $50,000 the Breeze Elite! Dam is by by MAUDIES MAUDIES JOAK, JOAK, World World Champion Championridden ridden Dam is by NFR Average Average byConnie ConnieCombs; Combs;5X 5X NFR NFR Qualifier; Qualifier; 3X 3X NFR Winner; qualified 2 different riders to the NFR. Winner; qualified 2 different riders to the NFR. FEE: $1,000 $1,000 •• Shipped FEE: Shipped Semen Semen Available Available VGBRA, Cowboy State, VGBRA, Cowboy State, CO CO Classic, Classic, Glacier Glacier Chaser Chaser
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