Fantastic Team Work by greyone

Photography • Sports • posted on Aug 01, 2012

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Thank you for stopping for a closer look. Any and all comments are welcome and appreciated. Barrel Racing is always a highlight at any Rodeo event. This is where the ladies get to demonstrate remarkable riding abilities as well as show off some of the best trained horses around. These two pictured here are both remarkable atheltes and spend many many hours to get perfectly in-sync. The course is 3 barrels set up in the ring. The team enters and follows a set course rounding each barrel as fast as they can and then running out of the arena. Speed is paramount, but so is accuracy as there is a 10 second penalty for knocking down a barrel. These gals litterly fly around the course hugging the barrels as tight as possible without touching them. The barrels are made of light plastic, so they tip over easy, and also there is no fear of injuring the horse if they bump them. I will be back to fractals tomorrow, but after a few shots of the fellow's Rodeo events I wanted to be sure folks know that the ladies also are stars of the show. Jim

Comments (21)

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magnus073

7:45AM | Wed, 01 August 2012

Sensational looking capture Jim, I too love watching barrel racing

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durleybeachbum

7:53AM | Wed, 01 August 2012

Brilliant fun! I watched the three-day eventing here on the TV, many similar skills involved.

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Lenord

8:11AM | Wed, 01 August 2012

I may be from Texas but never been into Rodeo, I will watch the Ladies run the Barrels though, those Cowgirls can Ride. Nice shot Jim Peace

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VEDES

8:45AM | Wed, 01 August 2012

Fantastic capture!!!!!!!!1

MrsLubner

8:48AM | Wed, 01 August 2012

Cutting horses and barrel racing are team events that always thrill me. I owned a cutting horse years ago and when working him, my job was to hang on and stay in the saddle. Once I indicated a target, the horse was in control... I had a second horse I had hoped to use for barrel racing but she couldn't make the turns tight enough. I never competed in either class, but I loved doing it for fun on weekends. This is an other very polished, professional and visually captivating shots of rodeo. Wonderful!

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Faemike55

8:53AM | Wed, 01 August 2012

Wonderful action capture

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Glendaw

9:50AM | Wed, 01 August 2012

Wow the horse sure isn't missing the barrel by very much. Awesome action shot and info. Jim. Love and hugs.

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kbrog

11:08AM | Wed, 01 August 2012

Excellent action capture Jim! :)

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claude19

12:00PM | Wed, 01 August 2012

splendid horseman, excellent photo taken at the right time of the turn around the drum! Jocko could make a beautiful watercolor from your photo!

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renecyberdoc

12:20PM | Wed, 01 August 2012

got to be in good shape to do this nothing for this mans old bones.

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farmerC

1:43PM | Wed, 01 August 2012

Exellent shot.

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jendellas

3:17PM | Wed, 01 August 2012

There is a new sport over here round the dog shows of Barrel racing. I find it quite boreing with the dogs but exciting with the horses. Lovely capture!!

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