May 6 Results for Barrels and Poles

Thank you to the small crowd that came out and had a good time at the arena on May 6th. It was not the best planning date as Bonnie Wheatley was having her event the same weekend at the Penrose Arena. I get so busy and time gets so short it’s hard to keep up. I try not to schedule over other’s events and missed this one. I will add a night to the schedule if people are interested

It was a gorgeous night out and we have a new family with a pending membership to our club. Welcome to Ashleigh Barnes and her parents! And of course, thanks to our current members who helped out! I have on the word list: Paige M.; Laura and G; Audra S.; Robin Buckley; Dan Hernandez; and Ardie Bruce. If I’ve missed anyone please let me know.

Times:

Walk/Trot Dylan Clemons Barrels 60.984 and Poles 42.523

Barrels

1D

Brittany Buckley       18.564

Audra Simpson          19.490

 

2D

3D

Rebecca Darnell        24.181

4D

5D

Casey Clemons          28.233

Morgan Simpson      35.759

Ashleigh Barnes        41.457

MaryAnna Clemons   44.281 (I almost didn’t list my time, it was a hectic night and NO practice for two months, but I’ll show the kids that it’s about having fun and how practice DOES make one faster and better.)

 

Poles:

1D

Brittany Buckley           29.562

Audra Simpson              31.777

Rebecca Darnell            32.229

2D

3D

4D

5D

Casey Clemons               49.494

Morgan Simpson           50.237

MaryAnna Clemons     52.648

 

Next events @ 7:30:

May 27

June 10 & 17

July 8

August 12 & 26

September 9 & 23

October 7 & 21

Awards: Tentatively November 27

Tuesday night jackpots in Fountain!

It was a beautiful night to get the summer started. We had a decent turnout for the minimal amount of advertising that was done - mostly word of mouth and a few internet sites. Andy Dickens' dad worked the ground more than a few times before the event and MaryAnna Clemons learned how to not dig holes in the ground with the "Hog" while trying to rake between every five barrel racers. Fran Carrick lent her voice to our announcer's booth and Ardith Bruce and Dan Hernandez were the treasurer's.

We are hoping to have concessions at the next event. The FRRC added $200 to the first two races to see how that would help promote the jackpots and the racers were able to earn a bit of money for supporting our event.

April 22 will have $200 added again and we encourage everyone to come and have a good time. The May 3rd race will be an SCBRA money-maker (no added money). Please utilize word of mouth advertising and let people know we've changed our jackpot nights and that we are working toward keeping and finding more added money for the racers. We need your support to keep that going!

April 19 FRRC Tuesday Night Jackpot

1D
Kim Schulz        18.388     $96.00
Beth McKinney 18.434        72.00
Jo Ann Kane      18.545        48.00
Dawn Lazar       18.607        24.00

2-D
Lindsey Hart         19.213       $90.00
Bonnie Wheatley  19.240         54.00
Karina Price          19.296         36.00

3-D
Yelina Price         20.253        $60.00
Dawne Barker      20.268          36.00
Cynthia Heitman  20.832          24.00

4-D
Beth McKinney    23.641       $36.00
Pamela Ferguson  23.803         24.00

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).