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1892 on Horseback - Where Women Ride Astride
by LostCentury
posted May 3, 2011 at 9:09pm

1892 Harper's Weekly article and illustration - "Where Women Ride Astride" - England...more

Betsy Johnson's Barbie-inspired Derby hat
by A Glam Slam
posted April 22, 2011 at 9:12pm

The Kentucky Derby is still weeks away but a tremendous amount of time and effort has already gone into preparing Derby day headwear. Betsy Johnson, a designer known for her funky, over-the-top fashions, will partake in the festivities with some clever cr...more

Now to add some bling: ROCK & ROLL COWGIRL
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted April 8, 2011 at 4:59pm

Congrats to Kasey MacInnes on winning the $50 gift certificate for Gypsy Tails! This drawing was done using Random.org. You’ve seen them on some of the best dressed girls you know. You’ve watched on TV as the pros rocked the arena in this awesome de...more

Thanks, Jack
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted April 1, 2011 at 10:52am

Yesterday the barrel racing community – particularly our community in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia – lost a great one. Jack Schweiger passed away after a long battle with cancer Wednesday, March 30, 2011. He was 71. As a kid, Jack and his d...more

Billie Ann Sexton on Mental Toughness in Texas Rodeo
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 31, 2011 at 2:15pm

Imagine you show up to weekend jackpot, pull your horses off the trailer, and see 10 NFR qualifiers saddling their horses at their own trailers. The thought is intimidating, but it’s a site that Billie Ann Sexton sees week in and week out as she adj...more

Billie Ann Sexton: Making it in the PRCA
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 31, 2011 at 12:53am

Two years ago we all got to know Billie Ann Sexton, who at the time was 17 and living in Destin, Florida. She was coming off a Billie Ann and "Frenchie" go-round win at the IFR, and was already a dominant force in youth barrel racing. She told us th...more

Sarasota Polo Club hosts women's championship tourney
by Pretty Tough
posted March 29, 2011 at 9:43pm

While in Florida last week on spring break, I was looking for something to do other than attend one of the dozens of baseball games being played by pro teams training in the area. What I found was the Ritz-Carlton Members Club presenting the 2011 U.S.P.A...more

Junior Horse to Watch Update: Smashs Jaded Lady wins Junior Horse
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 28, 2011 at 1:49pm

Smashs Jaded Lady and Kasey MacInnes ran a 15.5 at Simmons Equestrian Center Saturday to claim their first win of the year in Penn-Ohio’s Junior Horse standings. We’ll have more on the rest of our Junior Horses to Watch the rest of the year! Stay tu...more

First barrel racing horsemanship clinic by Teresa Quay & Laura Lee Thomas
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 23, 2011 at 8:55pm

If you’ve been needing help solving problems with your horse or perfecting your runs, you couldn’t turn to two handier women for help. Laura Lee Thomas and Teresa Quay have been at the top of their games for years, making their own tough horses and he...more

Junior Horse to Watch for 2011: Ima Classy Payday and Laura Hedrick
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 21, 2011 at 3:09pm

The year is just getting started, and we’ve got another Junior Horse to Watch to add to our list of great young horses we’ll be Ima Classy Pay Day and Laura monitoring throughout the year. This week, we’re featuring a young horse started by Penn...more

Secrets to Success: Bert Thompson’s Training Philosophies
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 19, 2011 at 3:17pm

With a Congress title, multiple top ten finishes and more than a handful of IBRA and NBHA titles, Bert Thompson has to have some secrets to producing top horses, year after year. She said Wednesday she was raised by her parents’ “work-your-way-to-the...more

A trailer-load of great ones
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 17, 2011 at 3:09pm

Yesterday you met Bert Thompson and got to know how she became one of the most dominant riders in the region. Today, you’ll get to meet and watch videos of some of Bert’s amazing mounts. You’ll learn their styles, their attitudes, and much more. ...more

Videos of the Top 5 Riders of 2010
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 8, 2011 at 10:59pm

March’s issue of Barrel Horse News listed the Top 25 highest earning riders of 2010. The top five, Jolene Montgomery, Lance Graves, Kassie Mowry, Marne Loosenort, and Chris Coffey, all ran multiple outstanding horses in 2010, and each had at least o...more

Horses & Heels
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 4, 2011 at 10:07pm

Recently I’ve stumbled across a great blog, www.horsesandheels.com, and I wanted to share! This cowgirl can write about everything from The Cowboy Junkie’s awesome painted tack to Old Gringo Boots to Chinese Laundry pumps. The girl’s got style, an...more

Junior Horse to Watch for 2011: Smashed At Noon and Amber Warren
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 1, 2011 at 12:57pm

Last spring we introduced you to Amber Warren for her win in the Fast Times series at Buckhorn Ranch in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania. This year, she’s aboard a 5-year-old gelding who she drove thousands of miles to bring home. They got a late start gettin...more

Thoroughbreds vs. Olympians – the evolution in speed of man and horse
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 28, 2011 at 11:54am

My friends at Silver Lining Herbs contacted me earlier this month about a story they featured on their blog – SilverLiningHerbs/blog.com – that tracks the changes in man’s speed versus the change’s in horse’s speed since 1896. Though I’ve neve...more

All in the details with barrel racer Megan Yurko
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 24, 2011 at 9:55pm

When you’re dealing with thousandths of seconds in this sport, it’s the tiniest details that set the best apart from the rest. Megan Yurko and her mare, Beea Stash of Money, have proven that they’ve got what it takes to be a part of Team East USA fo...more

Barrel Racing Blog: Texas Dreamin’
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 18, 2011 at 12:59pm

It’s official: I need to go to one of the Elite Barrel Racing events this year. This morning, the Elite team posted their showbill for their March 4-6 6D Big Bucks Giveaway in Conroe, Texas, on their Facebook page, and it really sunk in just how badly I...more

Junior horse to watch for 2011: Carters Hickory and Mason Penland
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 16, 2011 at 1:54pm

Combine a tough youth competitor and a top-of-the-line 4-year-old, and you’ve got a recipe for something great. Mason Penland has been a dominating force in youth and open competition in Pennsylvania, and his newest mount, Carters Hickory, known as Vipe...more

Cowboy Militia Giveaway: Trip to Country Thunder
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 8, 2011 at 2:42pm

You can win a tickets and travel expenses to Country Thunder in Florence, Arizona, April 8-10, 2011,by signing up at ProRodeoOnline.com (Click the Cowboy Militia logo to go directly there!)! You’ll get two VIP passes to Click this link to sign up to ...more

Junior horses to watch for 2011: Spooky Doo and Natalie Davidson
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 7, 2011 at 6:23pm

Reigning Ohio IBRA 1D Champion Natalie Davidson isn’t too busy soaking up her success with Ninnekas Jet, aka Jeter, to look towards her barrel racing future with a young horse. She’ll start 2011 off with her new gelding, Spooky Doo, and she’s got h...more

Junior horses to watch for 2011: Smashs Jaded Lady and Kasey MacInnes
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 2, 2011 at 9:12pm

Kasey MacInnes and Smashs Jaded Lady had their ups and downs during “Jada’s” 4-year-old year, but when they were hot, they were hot. Trained by the great hand Tausha Schneider, Jada is becoming a consistent force in the Penn-Ohio Junior Horse standi...more

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