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DSU changes its mind
by Title IX Blog
posted April 9, 2010 at 2:06pm

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 2:47pm

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

Delaware State Invokes Prong 2, Cheerleading in Defense
by Title IX Blog
posted March 31, 2010 at 10:09pm

Delaware State University is reportedly defending its decision to cut the women's equestrian team by claiming it nevertheless complies with prong two: the compliance test that requires a university to show a history and continuing practice of expanding wo...more

Weekend Review: SEC IBRA/Penn-Ohio, Negley, Ohio
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 31, 2010 at 9:57pm

With about 100 entries in the Open 4D, the show at Simmons Equestrian Center in Negley, Ohio, lasted until almost midnight Saturday, March 27. As barrel racers who chose not to go to Dillsburg, Penn.’s Diamond 7 or Lewisburg, Ohio’s Circle G Arena flo...more

Show Tomorrow at SEC in Negley, Ohio
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 26, 2010 at 7:53pm

Tomorrow we’ll be heading to Simmons Equestrian Center in Negley, Ohio, for an IBRA/Penn-Ohio show with $600 added. If you’re there, look me up and tell me what you think of the show, this site or anything at all! Looking forward to seeing many of you...more

Weekend Review: Grizzle Ridge Arena IBRA, Jerusalem, Ohio
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted March 22, 2010 at 8:38pm

With a rodeo at Simmons Equestrian Center in Negley, Ohio, and another barrel race at the WB Ranch in Swanton, Ohio, barrel racers from the Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia region still poured into Southeast Ohio for the IBRA at Grizzle Ridge Arena in...more

Second lawsuit filed against Delaware State
by Title IX Blog
posted March 12, 2010 at 10:09am

Fifteen members of the recently-terminated Delaware State equestrian team have filed suit in federal court, challenging the school's decision to cut their team as a violation of Title IX. The Women's Law Project and Flaster Greenburg, a Philadelphia-base...more

Derby hats debut for a good cause
by A Glam Slam
posted March 10, 2010 at 8:47pm

While the horse racing takes center stage at the Kentucky Derby, the hats of derby spectators are definitely a close second. The colorful, overly embellished and over-sized headgear choices are always a sight to see. To celebrate the road to the 136t...more

Female jockey Julie Krone is a “Freak”
by Pretty Tough
posted February 25, 2010 at 10:17am

I was delighted to read that award-winning filmmaker Katherine Brooks (”Loving Annabelle,” 2006, and “Waking Madison,” 2009) is making a film based on legendary female jockey Julie Krone. The film is called “Freak,” which refers to a racing...more

The Rodeo Horse – Having what It takes for world #1 Tana Poppino
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 24, 2010 at 1:45pm

After years on the rodeo circuit, two trips to the National Finals Rodeo and a win at the Calgary Stampede, Tana Poppino is doing something right when it comes to picking her mounts. Rodeo is Poppino’s passion, and only a select few barrel horses can...more

Best of The Barrel Racing Blog
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 23, 2010 at 1:29pm

In the last year, The Barrel Racing Blog has grown by leaps and bounds, interviewing fantastic local talents and getting to know Tana Poppino, the current World #1. So, over the next few days, I’ll be letting some of our newer readers catch up on what...more

Editorial: Teddy Terrific and Our Sport
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted February 22, 2010 at 10:16am

Occasionally, there comes a horse that brings the crowd to their feet, not just because of its speed, or its turns, but because of its presence. When Teddy Terrific comes down an alleyway, people take pause, and some cheer, and when he crosses the timer...more

Delaware State sued over equestion cut
by Title IX Blog
posted February 17, 2010 at 3:35pm

As Erin subtly foreshadowed last month in her post about Delaware State cutting men's tennis and women's equestrian because of budget issues, a lawsuit has been filed. It is not by a current member of the equestrian team but by a Canadian who signed a let...more

Delaware State violates Title IX with recent elimination of equestrian team
by Title IX Blog
posted January 22, 2010 at 1:44pm

Via Jarrett at HBCU Sports Blog, I learned that Delaware State University recently announced a decision to eliminate men's tennis and women's equestrian. The decision, which comes less than a year after announced elimination of the men's wrestling team, ...more

IFR coverage in this week’s Barrel Racing Report!
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted January 20, 2010 at 1:05pm

If you missed The Barrel Racing Blog’s International Finals Rodeo coverage earlier in the week, you can catch a quick wrap up of the results in this week’s Barrel Racing Report. Check out the great ads, too, on some amazing breeding programs! ...more

Natalie Overholt’s plans worked out with a smokin’ IFR40
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted January 18, 2010 at 2:07pm

The Barrel Racing Blog’s friend Natalie Overholt from Burr Oak, Mich., went into the International Finals Rodeo at number 15 in the world with plans of just doing her best, and Overholt left the finals some $3,500 richer and number 8 in the world. ...more

PA cowgirl Shanna Simmons takes home 2nd in Average at IFR40
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted January 18, 2010 at 1:57pm

Pennsylvania’s own Shanna Simmons, the teenage cowgirl from West Sunbury, went to the International Finals Rodeo with just over $8,000 in earnings on the year and left Oklahoma City $5,000 richer after placing in three out of the four rounds of the ro...more

Natalie Overholt’s plans for the IFR
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted January 16, 2010 at 12:22pm

When The Barrel Racing Blog first interviewed Natalie Overholt, she was coming off a sizzling Fourth of July weekend, where she topped some of the toughest the IPRA had to offer on her mare, Casey. She’ll try to do the same this weekend at the Interna...more

And the warm up begins…
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted January 14, 2010 at 12:16pm

Here in Southeastern Ohio (and the rest of Ohio), we’ve been under a freeze for weeks. The snow hasn’t left the ground and my horses have been getting fat, because all the work I’ve been managing with them has involved riding bareback to keep my b...more

Natalie Overholt goes to the IFR!
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted January 12, 2010 at 2:15pm

The Barrel Racing Blog’s good friend Natalie Overholt will be heading to the International Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City this weekend, and she will be taking time out of her schedule to answer some questions for readers in the coming days! Stay tuned ...more

“Pretty Ladies on Fast Horses” …But what about the men?
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted January 6, 2010 at 6:24pm

Should men be allowed to barrel race in rodeos? (polls) At barrel shows across the country, men are equal to women. Men share the spotlight with women in the National Barrel Horse Association and International Barrel Racing Association, yet, traditio...more

Welcome to 2010 and the Barrel Racing Blog's new site!
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted January 2, 2010 at 3:23pm

Hey everyone! Thank you so much for sticking with The Barrel Racing Blog throughout 2009! 2010 promises much, much more with this new site. In the coming weeks, I will be posting an interview with THE Sharon Camarillo about her new book, “Barrel Rac...more

A Horse Is a Horse – Not a Female Athlete.
by Draft Day Suit
posted December 23, 2009 at 1:35am

The second-most-notable female athlete of 2009 according to the Associated Press was the first female to win one of the most celebrated contests in her sport and has a perfect record, winning all 14 of her major competitions. She is also the youngest wo...more

TheTrickedOutHorse.com's Lisa Barone - Part 2!
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted December 15, 2009 at 11:36am

The woman behind The Tricked Out Horse brings real rodeo barrel racing experience to her outlaw brand of tack and belts. Lisa Barone has had success in the International Professional Rodeo Association, American Professional Rodeo Association, Professiona...more

TheTrickedOutHorse.com's Lisa Barone - Part 1!
by The Barrel Racing Blog
posted December 14, 2009 at 2:36pm

Barrel racer, soon-to-be mother and bride-to-be Lisa Barone has had a lot on her plate this past year, but none of that has stopped her from producing some of the most eye-catching tack and western accessories east of the Mississippi. Her company, The Tri...more

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