I got great news! We are starting 2010 with a win; at Billings! We got home late, late Friday night from Billings so I could take Goose to the barrel race at Carthage, MO. We haven't really got our timing back yet, so we needed to make runs before the Circuit Finals this week. I was happy that he ran well, even better the second day. I was dog tired so I came home before it was over. The miles add up quicker than they used to....
Oct. 16 - The 2010 season is here. Jeanne (Anderson) and I started off with a long haul. We are on our way home from Billings, Mt. It’s a good rodeo with $9000 added. It drew over 130 barrel racers. I guess we weren’t the only ones who were ready to start over.
Amigo had a pretty good run. We have finally (a year and a half after his surgery) started making runs that are comparable to his runs before he got hurt. I ran a 13.98 which should win a good check. Jeanne wasn’t happy with her third barrel. She took it wide and ran a 14.14. I think it will still get a check. So, we are headed home at a pretty good clip. We left Billings after the rodeo last night and drove 3 hours. We left before daylight this morning, and will drive all the way to her house. It’s about 16 hours from Billings, then it’s at least 4 more to my house.—We do a lot of drive time! If only we could get internet service all the time.
Next week we will be at American Royal in Kansas City. It’s the Prairie Circuit Finals, so we will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I will be visiting with local Girl Scouts on Saturday afternoon at 3 pm.
Roa
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Tana Poppino
Professional Barrel Racer
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