Good article on Lisa Lockhart, NFR barrel racer

Lisa Lockhart – The one to watch
By Peggy Sanders

Lisa Lockhart traveled to work off the ranch 40 times during this past year, not knowing if she would be paid for her efforts. Not only that, she had to pay as much as $500 for the privilege of working. Lisa is one of 15 elite barrel racers who have earned a berth in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. On her third trip to the NFR, she is sitting in the middle of the pack at eighth place. With a payout of $17,000 for winning each round, the placings can easily change and the “world” is won during this week of rodeo.Lisa and her husband Grady have three children – Alyssa, 11, Thane, 9, and Cade is 6. They attend school at nearby Oelrichs, SD which has a four day school week, making it easier for their travels. The kids have started in Little Britches Rodeo adding to the family activities. Alyssa now rides Sterling, the old gray horse on which Lisa made many great runs in recent years. Sharing a good horse is one example of how this family operates as a team.

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http://www.tsln.com/article/20091208/TSLN01/912089999/0/FRONTPAGE

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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).