Welcome to the Rundown! Your Monday morning rundown of the latest happenings in barrel racing.

This week's Rundown is brought to our listeners thanks to Elite Barrel Races!

This topic has been a goal of ours for a long time, but we didn't know the right person to talk to about it - until now! In this episode with Dr. Melissa Streno, from Lantern Psychology here in Denver, CO, we were able to ask all of our questions on mental preparation, visualization, how one can really learn how to practice mental toughness, and more. Dr. Streno spent a month in Paris at the Olympics with one of our US Teams, helping them keep sharp and prepared - and even though barrel racing is a new event for her to dive into, she did her research and her advice and thoughts are terrific! We only scratched the surface on some big topics, but hope this episode is a tool for you to use to prepare for your next run. 

This week's episode is brought to our listeners by Boehringer Ingelheim!

Welcome to the Rundown! Your Monday "morning" rundown of the latest happenings in barrel racing.

This week's Rundown is brought to our listeners thanks to the Patriot Events!

Halyn Lide is an incredibly talented barrel racer, great friend, wife, mother of two - and now adds 2024 NFR qualifier to her resume! From winning Denver in January, to being the high money earner over July 4th and winning until the very last weekend on her home raised horse, Jettin Ta Heaven that she calls Keeper - Halyn is headed to her first National Finals this year. We had a chance to catch up with her right after the rodeo season ended and are excited to share her story as we all get ready to cheer for the top 15 in Vegas in less than two months!

This week's episode is brought to our listeners by Purina Animal Nutrition!

Welcome to the Rundown! Your Monday "morning" rundown of the latest happenings in barrel racing.

This week's Rundown is brought to our listeners thanks to RideTV!

If you tune into our weekly rundowns - you have heard us talk about Dusky Lynn Hall just about every single week over the last few months. At just ten years old, Dusky Lynn is jockeying some of the best horses running down the alley right now, and our friends at BarrelRacing.com dropped an incredible article about how the bank account her parents set up to deposit her winnings - is over ONE MILLION DOLLARS! We had the chance to catch up with Dusky Lynn and her mom Dusky this last week and loved hearing how the Hall family has supported Dusky Lynn's passion for horses and barrel racing and helped her advance from her very first pony, Barney, to the powerhouse line up of elite horses she has today. 

This week's episode is brought to our listeners by Classic Equine and their outstanding line of cinches!

Welcome to the Rundown! Your Monday "morning" rundown of the latest happenings in barrel racing.

This week's Rundown is brought to our listeners thanks to RideTV!

Welcome to the Rundown! Your Monday morning rundown of the latest happenings in barrel racing.

This week's Rundown is brought to our listeners thanks to the supporters of Women in Rodeo Month - Resistol, R. Watson Boots, and Mane 'n Tail Equine!

With the end of the 2024 season upon us, we got the notice that the nominations were due for the Horse of the Year awards for the WPRA. We decided to call a few of the cowgirls that have rodeoed against the best of the best all year to get their insight on what they feel earns a horse this title. No matter who wins, one thing is apparent and that's the fact that each and every girl has such a high respect for these equine athletes and that the level of talent and athleticism in the top horses going down the road raises the bar each and every year. We are huge fans of all of these horses and cowgirls! 

This week's episode is brought to you by the Horse Week Film Festival sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim!

Welcome to the Rundown! Your Monday morning rundown of the latest happenings in barrel racing.

This week's Rundown is brought to our listeners thanks to Mane 'n Tail Equine!

Our industry is made up of many people that specialize in different avenues of barrel racing to make our whole industry better. However, there are some people like Helen Nowosad that seem to dabble in every aspect - and are successful at it all! From growing up around horses to breeding and raising her own, competing at the highest levels in Canada and now Texas, owning and standing her own stallion and being a founder of the Breeders Elite Incentive - Helen has dedicated her life to improving not only her own herd of barrel horses, but giving the rest of us opportunities to improve ours as well. Conversations like this that cover so many bases of our industry are so much fun to have - and we hope you enjoy it as well! 

This week's episode is brought to our listeners by Purina!