A local barrel racer, Jackie Harris, is donating her 2012 winnings to 3 different charities. Her story can be found on her blog- www.dreamingofthree.com.  A very touching video of her taking Amy, a cancer fighter to the recent rodeo in Denver, Colorado can be found here:

Meet Amy: Click here to watch the video of Amy and Jackie at the Rodeo.

Thanks, Jackie for inspiring all of us to be better people!

The banquet reservations need to be mailed in ASAP! Go to the forms page and print them off. If you are unable to print– jot the information down and mail your information and the money to Ron Hesselgesser.  Ron needs to turn in an accurate head-count of all who are coming! So no delay– send them in now!

The 2012 Membership forms and sponsor forms are on the website. Please print them off and mail them in to the address on the form.  The first Penn-Ohio Barrel Racing Association show will be February 18, 2012 at Buckhorn Arena.

Hopefully all of you are enjoying this wonderfully warm winter we are experiencing and are beginning to get your horse legged up for the new season! Hope to see everyone at Buckhorn!

As all of us know, our horses become our family members. Many of us spend years and years with our equine partners and they bring us so much joy.

Sad news today, Dee Hanna’s champion barrel and pole horse, Boot Scooting Bug (aka Scoot) passed away Christmas Eve morning.  Scoot was an amazing pole horse and was a true equine partner, competing in barrel racing and pole bending with Dee at all of the regional shows.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all who loved him. We can only imagine how crushed you are at this time, Dee. We all know Scoot meant the world to you.