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Weekend Review: Buckhorn Arena Barrel Race
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted September 1, 2010 at 4:51pm

So, we’re off and rolling with a new contributor! Beth Penland of Stoneboro, Penn., will be sharing her takes on arenas for some additional Weekend Reviews. We’re thrilled to have both Beth and Dawn on our team, and we look forward to what more they...more

Weekend Review: WB Ranch On the Road with Dawn and Clea
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted August 30, 2010 at 1:28pm

Well it is Friday the 20th, a rushed week (the norm for most). Clea shoes a couple of the horses and we are getting ready for the weekend… We’ve got the truck loaded – feed/hay check – tack check - grill/food check - clothes/boots check – cool...more

Weekend Review: Vail Meadows Maumee Bay Buckle Series
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted August 18, 2010 at 12:50pm

Another Weekend Review courtesy of Dawn! What show did you attend? (Who sanctioned, etc.) 1D buckle given out at the Vail Meadows summer series Vail Meadows Ohio Maumee Bay Buckle Series (no sanctions) What was the competition like? Big names...more

Weekend Review: IBRA Super Show in Cloverdale, Indiana
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted August 9, 2010 at 2:23pm

As I’ve mentioned before, we’ll now be adding submissions from readers to our Weekend Review section. Our latest contributor, Dawn Krough, just submitted this review of the Cloverdale, Indiana IBRA Super Show from last weekend. Enjoy! What show did ...more

Top 10 Ways Not to Be “STEWPIT” at a Barrel Race
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted August 5, 2010 at 9:35am

We’ve got our first dispatch from our latest contributor, the one and only Ms. Dawn Krough. She’s agreed to share her barrel racing insights with readers of The Barrel Racing Blog when she sees fit, and below is the first installment of her series of ...more

Cheyenne Frontier Days
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted August 3, 2010 at 8:52am

This weekend I was lucky enough to score some tickets to the Saturday and Sunday performances of the Cheyenne Frontier Days, where I got to see Sherry Cervi and Lindsay Sears battle it out for the average title. Sears came out on top after Cervi’s usual...more

Some say Delaware State Equestrian is safer after cheerleading ruling
by Title IX Blog
posted July 30, 2010 at 12:45pm

This article in Delaware Online suggests that the recent Quinnipiac ruling about the Title IX status of competitive cheer will make it harder for Delaware State to prove that its decision to terminate equestrian did not violate the law.Actually, I don't t...more

We’re Back; Charmayne James Race in the Rockies
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted July 27, 2010 at 7:05pm

Things here at The Barrel Racing Blog have slowed down a bit lately, mainly because things in my life have sped up! I don’t mean to abandon this blog, though, and that’s certainly not in the plans. Two weekends ago, I got to run at the Charmayne Jame...more

Tana Poppino wins Greeley Stampede
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted July 6, 2010 at 2:42pm

Tana Poppino took home another $8,000 this weekend winning the Greeley Stampede in Greeley, Colo. Aboard her big bay Amigo, Poppino kept barrels up all three rounds to win the average. “We finally got by the Greeley gremlin three times in a row. The sh...more

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good ride!
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted July 2, 2010 at 12:48pm

Happy Cowboy (or Cowgirl!) Christmas everyone! Whether or not you’re hitting a barrel race, rodeos or wishing you were, this is the greatest Western holiday of the year. If you’re in Ohio, West Virginia or Pennsylvania, you might be heading to the Fir...more

Get to know Tana Poppino….Part One (via On The Rodeo Road)
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted June 28, 2010 at 2:42pm

< p>Our friends over at On The Rodeo Road are doing some great coverage of Tana Poppino, who right now sits third in the NFR standings. Check out their four-part series on this barrel racing superstar. Tana Poppino is from Big Cabin, OK and fulfill...more

Day 2 with Renee’ Bearss and Cowboy Couture
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted June 22, 2010 at 1:18pm

Renee’ Bearss’ Cowboy Couture tack line flashes everything from brindle hides to exotic stingray, with bling of every color to match. My personal favorite is her red zebra striped stingray, but 90 percent of what Renee’ makes is a customer order, so...more

Hot Tack Review: Cowboy Couture, Inc.
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted June 21, 2010 at 4:30pm

Over the past two years, Cowboy Couture, Inc. has taken the barrel racing world by storm, producing some of the hottest new designs available on the market. Renee’ Bearss founded the company in 2008 after years of experimenting and making her own tack, ...more

Zenyatta sets record
by Women's Sports Blog
posted June 14, 2010 at 3:39pm

The filly won her 17th straight race, setting a modern era mark.  She came back from ten lengths down on the homestretch, much as she did at the Belmont last year.  Rachel Alexandra won this week as well against a small field.  Still wondering when we ...more

BR community reaching out to Schwab/Collier family
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted June 3, 2010 at 9:38am

Imagine traveling down the road, looking forward to running your horses like every weekend, when in just a flash of seconds everything you’ve ever known about life is flipped on it’s head. That’s what happened to five members of the Schwab/Collier ...more

Scamper Hill: From Her Horses to Her Boots
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted May 27, 2010 at 3:19pm

What are your favorite supplements? Lubrisyn, Fastrack What veterinary treatments to you rely on most heavily to keep your horses healthy? Really none, if one needs to be injected, I inject them if they are working hard and need it. Other than that, if...more

Scamper Hill: At 22, She’s Been There and Done That
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted May 26, 2010 at 10:19am

The 22-year-old Aledo, Texas barrel racer has spent her life making her mark in horses. She’s won big at super shows and rodeos, and she’s garnered sponsorships from The Barrel Racing Blog’s favorite clothing line, Cowboy Militia. At the same time, ...more

Turkey’s female cirit players on hunt for competition
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 24, 2010 at 1:04pm

Members of Turkey’s only all-female cirit team must compete against men due to the lack of other female athletes who play the equestrian sport.The women of the Uşak Women’s Equestrian Sports Club’s cirit team recently finished a scrimmage match wit...more

Amber Warren wins Fast Times Title
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted May 19, 2010 at 1:29pm

The Fast Times Cowboys Association has been putting on events for years at the Buckhorn Ranch in West Sunbury, Pa., combining barrel racing and steer wrestling and giving out top-notch year end awards. For Pennsylvania and Ohio barrel racers and steer wre...more

Derby finery at its finest
by A Glam Slam
posted May 3, 2010 at 6:04pm

The Kentucky Derby is not only a sporting event, it is also a fashion event. So much so that more money is often spent on Derby Day attire then at the betting booth.  And this year's torrential rains didn't stop Derby-goers from rocking the show-stoppi...more

Poppino wins Guymon, Okla. PRCA
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted May 3, 2010 at 6:02pm

Tana Poppino, currently in the top 10 in the WPRA standings, took home another big check this weekend when she won the Guymon, Okla., Guymon Pioneer Days PRCA Rodeo. With a second in the first round and a third in the second round, Poppino bested other pr...more

Western PA Cowgirl Runs with Big Dogs at VA Futurity
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted April 21, 2010 at 6:55am

At 20 years old, Elderton, Penn.’s Loren Altman has already had her share of great horses and won her share of titles in the arena. With a Congress Top 10 and an International Barrel Racing Association Pennsylvania Youth 1D Championship under her belt, ...more

Weekend Review: SEBRA – Henderson’s Arena, Jackson, Ohio
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted April 19, 2010 at 12:01pm

When the rodeo at Henderson’s Arena went from an open rodeo to a SEBRA bulls and barrels last October, barrel racers from across the state got wind of a sanctioned event in a great indoor with barrel-race-style ground. Friday and Saturday night, girls g...more

DSU changes its mind
by Title IX Blog
posted April 9, 2010 at 11:06am

Right before a scheduled hearing before a district court judge in Delaware, Delaware State University announced it would keep its equestrian team for another year. This rendered, of course, the hearing, which was an attempt by the plaintiffs to get an inj...more

Calming Cookies Giveaway!
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted April 7, 2010 at 11:47am

Hey everyone! Sorry I’ve been slacking on the posts lately. If you know anything about me, you likely know two things: 1. I’m getting ready to graduate. 2. I’m looking for a job (well, the career kind of job, you know.) So, with that in mind, I bou...more
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