Gabe the Babe In Gonzales, LA

January 11-13 was the Triple S Productions Barrel Race in Gonzales, LA. Yet another arena that he has never been to.

I do not have video of my Friday run, so, you are gonna have to use your imagination. Picture a huge arena with panels set up a quarter of the way, timers at a third of the way (from the entrance) and the barrels not too far from there. Then imagine a barrel pattern that is small, way far from the fence, and an equilateral triangle. I have never before seen a pattern like it. Also, the barrels were white with a white concrete fence behind it and the barrels had a red top (very top) and a red outlined Dodge symbol.

Now that you have a good picture in you mind, let me describe my run!!! We started off warming up with 5-10 of walking. It was COLD!!! Then, we proceeded to 5 minutes of trotting and 5 of loping. Gabe was flexed out then ready to rumble. They had holding pens and a closed off alley. YOU HAD TO STOP In the alley!!! No big deal. Gabe took off at a fast lope to the first. He got right on it and said "hey, there is the barrel" we managed to stop a half a stride too soon at every barrel to turn it! EEK!!! Anyhow, I was in Go Position whn he was in turn position. we mad a slow smooth turn around all three barrels. Left them all up and still came wide off the third. We managed to pull a nice 4D time on a 5D scale...Too bad it was a 4D scale :(
Anyhow, he ran a 16.589. http://www.sssbarrelracing.com/ This is the link to look at our results. Anyhow, I will have the other 2 runs up on video soon and, Dont worry, I will pick them apart too!!!