Skip to main content

IRCA Finals Day 2

9/9/16 Day two of the IRCA finals was wet. We saw the radar and knew it was coming. There were meetings planned for today that we had to attend, so we had to get to the rodeo ground early. I took some pictures of Jayden and Ace and you could see the sky turning. We loaded Ace at 2:30 just in time for the rain to cut loose. It rained hard and heavy all the way to Adel. Then they cancelled all the meetings and even moved the rodeo start time to 8:00. We barely got a stall that we paid for and sat around in lawn chairs by the stall watching the rain. Everyone else stayed in their living quarter trailers. There are many times it sure would be nice to have one. It rained off and on and had stopped around 7 and started again about 8 just in time for the rodeo. The arena had standing water and there were roads all over the fairgrounds with flowing water across them. My friend Laura and husband Tanner came with kids to watch. It was fun to see her and she even gave Jayden a barrel racing pointer. The Grand Entry was a sloppy mess in the rain. Mark was assigned to rake the barrels for Jayden tonight. They hand raked all 3 barrels by hand after every runner. Jayden ran third and Ace ran a beautiful pattern all 3 barrels standing!! There was a huge water puddle just past the 3rd barrel so he hesitated a split second. Her time was an 18.34. I thought her time would be good and the times would be slower tonight due to the wet and rain. Not so, the times all got a whole lot faster. 5 people got in the 17’s as compared to last night only one. Luck was on Morgan’s side again as she ran and bumped the second barrel, lost her balance, came clear out of the saddle and forward and nearly fell, however she still turned in a good pattern and took second place. That pretty much sealed the deal on Rookie of the Year. It’s hard to be happy for her. Our nature is to be envious and jealous. I won’t let that creep into me, but I am bummed for Jayden as she lost her title. It is ok, Morgan is having a great finals and I am glad. She has hauled to nearly ever rodeo this summer, even more than us and only placed at 3. It is her turn to have some wins. I am so happy Jayden’s horse ran a good pattern and had all three barrels up. I am so proud of her for running with the BIG dogs!! Those 15 barrel racers all run within a second of time. Just think about that. You can’t get much tougher competition than that. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Volleyball

Jake  went with Karen after school and to the field. My mom, Luke and I went to Jayden’s  Volleyball game in Coon Rapids.  They played 4 games all losses. They were not having a good serving night and that really hurt them.  Still enjoy watching them learn.
Post a Comment
Read more

Treasures

 In the morning we took 3 of our 4 cats to the vet for shots. The 4 th cat decided to wander this morning missing his appointment. On our way out, we passed a rummage sale and stopped. We got some major treasures for next to nothing. The church ladies were so fascinated with Jacob's interest in old radios and televisions. They just adored him and marked the prices way down and gave him some for free. We loaded up on kids books, got some board games, and a few other treasures. Jake ended up with a mini  television , an old radio and Polaroid camera. After lunch the boys went straight to the field. My friend Carolyn and her daughter Tabby came to ride horses. What started out to be a chilly day 45, turned out nice and sunny. We had coats on, but it was a great day to ride. We rode through our hay patch and along the waterway near the highway. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.
Post a Comment
Read more

Dayton Fun Show

 It has been cold and windy for the past week, highs of 45. Today the sun was shinning and it got up to 60. There was one final horse show for the season at the Dayton arena. We took Jayden and Jacob while Luke went with Grammer and Po and was supposed to come later. It was a fun show geared for practice and the kids. Jake did really well on Winnie, he rode in walk and trot, barrels, and poles. He did some loping. Jayden did pleasure, milk can, barrels, poles, and a jumping event. Her horse Tex really jumps high for the jump event. Down in the arena, there was'nt any wind and the sun came out. It made for a nice day.
Post a Comment
Read more