High School Rodeo Results

This last weekend we went to Lehi and Farmington for High School Rodeo. We entered up in Lehi Friday night and Farmington Saturday morning.

It was a cold weekend. However, we were very fortunate in Lehi. It had been raining all day. When we got there, it cleared up and the wind slowed. So for Racheal's 3 events the weather was cold but not miserable.

She had a really good pole run in Lehi. It was the best run she has had in a while. She run a 22 second clean pattern. Hopefully with this run and winning in Panguitch, she will start to get her confidence back up.

Her breakaway looked really good but the loop did not go over the calf's nose. So her rope broke and I thought she had caught but the judge flagged it off.

I think she will be changing team roping partners again. Her partner missed again. We realize that it is their first year roping on this level but he has yet to catch. He also has not made it one time to practice with her. His parents asked if Coy could give them some pointers. He told that he had to forget that he was roping with a girl. It was so funny. I guess Racheal is quite a distraction.

Farmington did not go so well. It was cold and wet. She hit a pole and her partner missed again. By the time they got to breakaway, there was a 30 mph wind. Her horse refused to stand in the box facing the wind. Then the rain mixed with snow started to pelt her and the horse. So she just nodded and went out and threw her rope. She just wanted to be done and so did Dasher. You can blame them in that weather. Coy said after he should have just turned out in breakaway.

I am glad to see the new progress she is making with Dasher. He is getting better in poles and in the box for roping. It is always important to be making progress.

A trainer that we rode with recently said, "If you are not improving the performance of your horse, then you are going backwards with your horse. You need to work on something new each time you ride." I think this is true. It is very easy to go out and always do the same thing with your horse but what do you get? The same thing.