On Fri. after the welcome meeting we saddled up and everyone made a run so the instructors knew where each of us was at. They were supposedly taking notes on each of us, and I beleive the were. When we got our individual instruction the instructors had notes they looked at before each of us went.
On the Fri. run no one really knew each other yet, so there wasn't much cheering and hooting going on. Martha was in the annoucers booth and she'd say stuff to each rider, especially the kids who had run aways, and there was quite a few of them.
By Sun. everyone had gotten to know the people in their groups and we were all cheering for each other. When the lady who was the beginner rider finally got her horse to lope we were all yelling and clapping:). It was fun.
Alot of the barrel racers I know use twisted wire snaffles. This bit I bought was designed by the Joseys. I wondered if they were just selling me. But I looked at all the pictures in the trophy room of her runs, and in almost all of them her horse had this bit on. So she really does use it herself. The call it their "Millon dollar bit", because so many barrel riders have used it and won.
I've run at the arena in our town and been timed at a playday. Never on Harley tho. I think I ran a 20 something a few years ago on Rusty. Our arena is about the same size as this one.
Becky
Sounds like a great time.
Keep posting pics and telling stories!
I'm loving these pictures. A friend who is an ex barrel racer lent us a bit for Sonny that is very similar to this - it might even be the same thing. She used it on her barrel horse.