We're back home and the dust is finally settling after our 2007 State Show.  WOW - was the ground AMAZING or what?  One pro rider actually said it was the best ground she'd ever ridden on in her life.  That was the highest compliment we could have been paid. Thanks to John Dienhart and West Coast Footings/Red Master Harrows for the great job!

The awards were to die for.  Buckles AND Saddles to first in the Open, Breast Collars AND Headstalls to second in the Open, and awards all the way down to 10th place.  We went six deep in the Youth & Senior & buckles all the way around in every class.

We tried some new things like running the late entries first on Sunday to help people with a long drive ahead of them get out of Tulare earlier in the day.  With the full backing of our National office, we followed the lead of our National Show Crew in doing this, and we are not sure if it was well received.  There are some who hated it, and some who loved it.  So let us know what YOU think by going to our Vote Caster on the www.nbhaca.com website.

We also implemented the chute system that National uses.  We know we need to "tighten" it up a little by making modifications to the layout.  More stopping room, longer alleyway, etc... but all in all, it went over very positively.  Again, let us know what you think on the vote caster.

We know the Pee Wee Awards went on longer than we had planned and we plan on doing this OUTSIDE the arena next year so that we do not hold up the race.

We have lots more to plan and think about until next year.  Our goal is to improve the quality of our shows for barrel racers and model ourselves in the image of our National Show Team.  Many of us will never go to the World Show in Georgia, and I think that creating a show for you that has a lot of the same elements incorporated into it is a good thing for all of us.  

So go to the vote caster and let us know what YOU think..... 

 

I realize that there are two sides to every door, and I want to thank those that put on the Finals, BUT... what has barrel racing come to when parents are tying, strapping their children on ponies or horses, and then they are taught to carry a whip but not the reins ? Sorry, but this is border line child abuse, I want every parent to be strapped on, given a whip but no reins. Sorry but this is not even negotiable, and for the staff to permit this, wrong. And to the announcer, it is really cool, that you know some of the riders personally, I am sure because I hear full stories about these people and the wonderful obstacles that they have overcome, but if I have to be in the HOLDING PEN, then by Gosh so do they, and don't tell me over the loud speaker to hurry up, when Sally Sue, whom you are so proud of can't even get her horse in the holding pen OR the arena, and we have to wait for her, sorry not negotiable, and then your little funnel idea, when you run your so called pros against beginners or amateurs in this type of scenerio, you have just given the advantage to the pro, because I will bet if you take a poll, how many riders practice in this type of arena setup there aren't very many, ask the riders that didn't make it. Remember just because someone else attempts something, take into consideration the arena dimensions, so it doesn't make right for you to try to copy it. And what about the two bay/brown horses tied up to a horse trailer in the area where we had to enter the HOLDING AREA, and guess what they kicked ?
You guys did a lot of work, but missed the basic horsemen ship etiquette by miles. And your announcer, should try to make EVERYONE feel warm and fuzzy, oh yes you did call in the wrong girl, and yes she knew she was running out of order, but you called her in, I hope that she wasn't disqualified, so what if you made a mistake, no one is going to die, but try checking the video, if they have it I will pay for it. Thanks for your time and ear Betty

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