World Champion

[Inspector507]

Richard,
The bragging is well deserved, shows commitment form the rider AND the parents.
Congrats.......

 

[thcri]

When it comes to children I don't think it is bragging. Be proud as they are only around so long and it goes fast. Barrel racing, I use to have a girlfriend that did that. It is tough and hard. So congratulations.

murph

 

[Bluecheck546]

CONGRATULATIONS, you are proud dad , and well, you should be. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[PineRidge]

Congratulations to your daughter and your family Doc!

 

[Junkman]

Congratulations to you, your family, and your daughter. I just hope that she will let you borrow the new trailer when you need to use it ..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[_RaT_]

Richard, I must praise your up bringing of your kids. Thats wonderful that they are doing this and will certainly cherish it for life. I have relatives who's young boys do roping. I am amazed at how good they are at it. Congratulations to your nine year old.

 

[MossRoad]

Hey, we forgot to congratulate the horse, too! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Looking forward to the pictures, Doc. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Golfgar4]

<font color="blue"> ( Hey, we forgot to congratulate the horse, too! )
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Some of us didn't! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

<font color="blue"> ( And let's not forget that talented horse she rode to victory either! ) </font>

<font color="blue">( and I'll bet she's proud of that horse, too. ) </font>

 

[alan40]

Congrats to the whole family and the horse. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif It takes a team approach for children to have success in life and that sounds exactly like what your doing. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Of course as time go's on the grin only gets bigger and bigger. Memories are one of the best things in life.
Take care

 

[cowboydoc]

Here's a link to one of the press releases.

 

[PitbullMidwest]

Doc,
Do any of the Quad Cities TV stations know about this? It would be a great human interest story.

Do you have plans to enter her in the Ft Madison Rodeo?

Curt

 

[cowboydoc]

Curt,

Believe it or not the local stations said it wasn't a local story so they weren't interested. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Nevermind that she was interviewed by 40 other stations and invited to the Today show. Oh well. Nobody from the midwest has ever won this before either. Nobody from the midwest has ever won any kind of world championship in barrel racing.

As far as Fort Madison the older ladies in the PRCA got tired of these kids beating them. A couple years ago they passed a rule that you now have to be 18 yo to compete in the PRCA. Another one of those /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Bob_Skurka]

So when is she flying to NYC to be on the Today show?

That would be a trip she'd never forget /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[PitbullMidwest]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Believe it or not the local stations said it wasn't a local story so they weren't interested )</font>

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( ...and invited to the Today show )</font>

I bet head's would roll at channel 6 if she appeared on the Today Show and management found out their editors "weren't interested" at the local level.

Recognition among her peers and by those involved in the sport are more important anyway. Besides, she knows what she accomplished and that's priceless.

Curt

 

[cowboydoc]

Bob,

<font color="red">So when is she flying to NYC to be on the Today show?

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It would have been an experience but we had to decline. They wanted us to bring her horse and with all the traveling we have been doing it was impossible for us to get there. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[mwechtal]

Richard,
Congrats to your daughter, you and your wife, the rest of the family, her horse... well you get the picture. As others have said, this is an acdcomplishment for the whole family. She couldn't have done it without you. By the way, I noticed a mention of straight A grades in the press release. Congrats on that too.

Be sure that horse gets a carrot! Oh wait, I'm sure that your daughter has already taken care of that! Girls and their horses, ya gotta love that.

Oh, and I don't care what your local station says, this is a REALLY BIG DEAL.

Mike

 

[Egon]

Good show Doc & family! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif