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8623 St Hwy 43N Karnack, Texas 75661 903 935-5358 April 21. 2014 Dear Contestant, CONGRATULATIONS for entering one of the TOP barrel races in the WORLD! You will be runninG for over $100,000 in cash and prizes. We are excited that you and your family have chosen to join us at the Josey Ranch for all the fun and festivities this year! We are expectinG hundreds of spectators, in addition to media coveraGe from television, radio, local newspapers, and national maGazines. There will be a lot of excitement this year at the Josey Jr. World Barrel Race, one of the most excitinG barrel races in the country! Barrel Race Format The Josey Jr. World Barrel Race uses the 4D format. The top 15 from each division on each day will advance to the Clean Slate Finals on Sunday. Those qualifying in the “first Go” will automatically be in the finals. If the contestant double qualifies, we will move down in line from the “second Go.” If you qualify the first day, runninG the second day is at your discretion. If you qualify the first day and decide NOT to run the second day, PLEASE LET THE SECRETARY KNOW! Now, let’s talk sponsors… Big Tex/Cimmaron Trailers has donated a beautiful horse trailer to the Josey Reunion Champion this year. We are very excited to present this trailer to the barrel Racer with the fastest time in the short Go. Randy Domino and Mitzi Long will be at the ranch to speak about their trailers, so be sure to stop by and visit with them. You will want to join us in welcominG all of our corporate sponsors who help make this and many other Great Josey events possible. Lifewave/Aculife will be donatinG $5000 added money. Sandi and Jay Thurston will be on the ranch representinG Lifewave/Aculife. Jill Holloman with Circle Y of Yoakum will be here to show the wonderful Josey Ultimate Saddles, includinG the new “Hip huGGer” and all the other Great equipment they make. David Fillebrown and Courtney Dyer of Priefert will also be on site. You can see our Priefert Round Pen and Priefert stalls throuGhout the ranch. Josey Ranch is a certified Priefert dealer and Priefert cataloGs are available in the Western Store. Dale Steege from United Vet Equine will be here to help you find the perfect joint supplement for your equine athlete. Purina Mills nutrition specialist, Scott Campbell, will be on hand to help you find the perfect feed to meet your horse’s nutritional needs. Bennie Emmons with Supreme Western Products, will also be in the biG tent with items for both horse and rider. We say a great big, “THANK YOU” to Resistol for keeping our tractor drivers, announcer, alleyway keepers, and Team Josey instructors looking good. In our Western Store you will find some Great new desiGns and products from Panhandle Slim and Cowgirl Tuff. We are so pleased that Boot Barn is the new sponsor of the top 40 champion’s Cake Party this year, and we are very proud of Bob Berg Designs for desiGning our beautiful championship buckles. We are pleased to also announce that from our sponsor, Spalding Lab, Margaret Pinalto will be joininG us during the event. This year Aculife/Lifewave will be addinG money to the Reunion to be divided between the patched horse winners of the four D’s. To be eligible for the bonus money, your horse must have a free evaluation by Jay Thurston at the Aculife/Lifewave promotional trailer, and applyinG Aculife patches for pain, calming, or performance. If you are already usinG Aculife, still check in with Jay Thurston so you will be qualified. Lots of great prizes will be given to the TOP 10 CONTESTANTS in each division, thanks to our wonderful sponsors. The TOP BARREL RACER IN EACH DIVISION will win a beautiful trophy saddle. Saddles will include some of the greatest saddle makers, such as Circle Y of Yoakum, Billy Cook, and Jerry BeaGley, all offering prize saddles for Reunion winners. We are proud of our college scholarships! Any of our contestants who are startinG their next semester will be a high school junior or equivalent, who plan to attend a public or private, state recoGnized educational institute within the next year are eligible to apply for our scholarships in memory of Joyce Barney, Rebecca Adams, and Fred Boyd. Applications will be available at check-in (it is also available on our website, www.barrelracers.com) and will be turned in to Geraldine Mauthe in the sponsor tent. This scholarship will be presented at the church service on Sunday. There will be a scholarship committee, and they will let you know if you are a recipient Saturday before the Saturday Go Round is over. PhotoGraphs will be taken so please dress appropriately on Sunday to receive your scholarship. Cebe Reed “Horse with the Most Heart” Award Cebe was Martha’s first Great horse. Cebe won the Texas Barrel RacinG Association four straight years. He won 52 barrel races in a row and took Martha to her first NFR in 1968. This award winner will receive a 5 Star Equine horse blanket sponsored by Dr. GreG Ford, DMV, of Houston, Texas, and a $100 Gift certificate from the Josey Western Store. You may pick up a blank entry form in the Trophy Room durinG check-in, or download it now from barrelracers.com. If you think your horse deserves this award, fill out a form and include an explanation of why your horse should win. Official Josey Reunion Jackets and Tshirts Carroll OriGinal Wear - Josey Reunion jackets will be on sale to order in the tent. Official Josey Reunion tshirts will also be for sale in the tent. Silent Auction In the SPONSOR TENT we will have some great silent auction items available to bid on. The silent auction will start Thursday morninG and will wrap up at 3pm Saturday. Saddle Raffle Tickets Contestants, we need your help! Saddle raffle tickets help pay for prizes. You can help us promote the Josey Reunion by sellinG all of your raffle tickets. This year our saddle is a Martha Josey Ultimate saddle with a square skirt. “Josey Reunion Champion Barrel Race” is on the fenders. The top ticket seller will receive a leather and silver breast collar, a $300 gift certificate from the Josey Western Store to be used towards the purchase of an Ultimate saddle, and the top seller will also receive a free 2 ½ day Josey Clinic of their choice. Second place for most tickets sold will receive a leather and silver headstall, and a $200 certificate towards the purchase of an Ultimate saddle. The 3rd place ticket seller will win a halter and a $100 Gift certificate towards the purchase of an ultimate saddle. Exhibitions Exhibitions and practice times: Several exercise areas will be available. The main arena will be open for exhibition runs on Wednesday, 12 noon until 8pm, and on Thursday, 9am until 6pm, at a cost of $3 per run. The Draw will be posted on barrelracers.com by 5pm, Monday, May 5th. Entries will be taken until the first 100 horses run. Tractors Our finest of tractors are provided by Brad Horn of Fish and Still of Marshall. With their tractors we are able to keep our arena in excellent condition for each contestant. These tractors are for sale. Please visit your local Fish and Still dealer. A special thanks, also, to Scott Andrews of S&J Contractors of Winnsboro, Texas. S&J provides the “BIG ROLLER” which keeps our Ground in such Good shape. We will drag every 5 runs in the go-rounds. The arena will be drug after every two riders during the final run. We have a mini-pack every 50, and a biG pack, every 100. DON’T LOSE YOUR HAT!!! It is difficult to stay on schedule if we have to retrieve lost hats. If you have a stampede strinG, PLEASE USE IT. If you do not have a stampede strinG we have them available in the Western Store. DRESS CODE Please look your best by wearinG WESTERN APPAREL and your BACK NUMBER at ALL TIMES. The dress code for all runs is a lonG-sleeved shirt and a HAT! Please let the people of Marshall, Texas, and the whole world know that you’re a Josey contestant. Videos Mark Burt of MVP Productions is the official videoGrapher of Josey Ranch. A playback of your runs will be available from Mark for review each day on the front porch of the Western Store. Mark will also be takinG orders for personal DVD’s and flash drives. To contact Mark: 817 599-6275, or email at [email protected]. Photos Stefanie Yoder is the official photographer of the Josey Ranch. Stefanie will have photos of the runs available for purchase at her trailer near the covered arena. You can contact Stefanie at [email protected], or call her at 903 399-3026. IMPORTANT! COGGINS TEST The State of Texas requires that you have a neGative CoGGins test within the last twelve months alonG with a current 30 day health certificate if you are visitinG from out of state. The State of Texas does NOT accept Photostat, fax, or copy machine copies of these documents. BrinG your oriGinal copies and don’t take a chance of ruininG your fun by forgettinG your health and CogGins papers. STALLS In addition to our permanent stalls located at the Josey Ranch, Southwest Stall is brinGinG in additional covered stalls.