Colleen Shyrock of Yuma, Colo.

Name: Colleen Shyrock

Business: RED ROSE BLOODSTOCK, LLC & HOCH REAL ESTATE

Location: Yuma, Colo.

Family: Mark Murphy

College: Lexington Community College

Websites: http://www.redrosebloodstock.com/ and http://www.hochrealestate.com/

Are you a Colo. native?

No, I am a Kentucky native and have lived in Colorado for six years.

How long have you been involved in horses/barrel racing?
I was riding horses with my grandmother at two-years-old, and even skipped kindergarten to be able to stay home and go riding with her. We had a small dairy and after my baby calves were fed I would ride my mare in the small pen next to the barn.

I got involved with 4-H at age 9 and was very active in the local club until graduation from high school. I focused on western pleasure, horsemanship and the hunter jumper classes. When I was 14 or 15 I bought a nice Gunsmoke gelding from a friend and dabbled with barrels, poles and team penning. It was not until 2006 that I got serious about barrel racing and went to a couple of Marlene McRae’s clinics and was ready to compete again!

Where do you compete?
WPRA, NSRA, Mile Hi Barrel Horse Association, Burns Ranch Arena and as many different jackpots that I can! For 2010 I am also going to join the CPRA and WPRA.

What would be your dream race to run in?
Calgary Stampede and Pendleton, and of course the NFR would be okay with me too!

Your mentors or heroes in the BR'ing world?
I watch all the top barrel racers and rodeo competitors very close for style, technique and horsemanship.

If there was a bloodline you could bring back to life, which would it be?
I loved my Gunsmoke horse and wish there were more of those bloodlines around.

Do you have a day job as well?
I sell residential real estate in Yuma, Colo., with Hoch Real Estate.

How did you get into the livestock insurance business?
I have been in livestock insurance for ten years and got involved when I worked in the Thoroughbred breeding industry in Kentucky. I was the in house agent for a bloodstock agency and had the opportunity to learn about all type of coverage from basic mortality to stallion infertility insurance.

What kinds of livestock can be covered? (Just horses?)
We mainly stick to cattle and horses, but many different types of animals can be insured including zoo animals and exotic animals.

Your main mounts and why you love them?
Ms Fancy Jack Barr is my main horse, I have owned her for five years and learned so much from training her. She is a push style horse that tries very hard and gives me confidence.

Streakin Diablo is quickly becoming my second-in-line barrel horse. I have a feeling he will be outrunning Fancy very soon. He is big, covers the ground with ease and will not run past a barrel, which makes my job easy. He is still green, but we are going to have a fun summer! I also have several young horses that are doing well at the jackpots and will hopefully make rodeo horses in the near future.


Thanks Colleen!~

Stolen Horse Alert - Colorado

9 year old palomino mare stolen from my house in Wiley, Colorado. She is a dark yellow. Branded lazy D or W on left front shoulder, freeze brand. Blaze face, 2 hind pastern markings and wire cut on left rear cannon. If you have seen her or have any info please contact me at 719-660-9389 or Brandon at 719-688-2357 PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS!!!!!!!ThanksAmy Wollert
amywollert@rocketmail.com

Mutual Promotion

Recently a person sent me a private message on Barrel Horse World and asked what there was for racing in our area. I realized, there is no one stop shopping to find out that info. And, since I enjoy writing and keeping track of races, I thought I'd start one.

I will keep my links updated. That is one thing that wastes more time than anything is Googling something only to find a slew of links that no longer work. And, it's just annoying as well. I'll do my best to keep the info updated and relevant.

This is a labor of love at this point. It's a tough economy out there and if we support the races that we can get to, they will continue to run and the producers that do put them on can continue to do so. So, I suppose this is free advertising for them and a project for me.

I started to write a post for this person who didn't know the local scene and I realized there is a lot of info in our area. The races I could think of off the top of my head are listed on the sidebar and there will be more added as they become available.

As well, I will be writing some posts on local shoers, photographers and anyone else you might like to read about. Our first interview will be with Karrie Dean of Yoder, Colo., who has branched out this year with her rodeo photography.

The pro's are covered in multiple blogs, magazines and websites, so this is more of a non-pro forum for the area. Although, we have some noted pro's in the area such as Marlene McRae and Kelly Yates, among others.



Photos by KD Photography
This is my daughter Casey (left) having a good time this summer at the FRRC in Fountain, Colo. My other daughter CheyAnne is leading her brother through the leadline events on a Gymkhana day. Low entry fees and membership fees make this a good choice for anyone who is beginner to intermediate or is more advanced and needs to season a horse. They have (as of now) Barrels and Poles and Gymkhana's (they have other events as well, but this is a speed event blog).