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Home of the Josey Reunion Barrel Race 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 in Marshall, Texas, for all the fun and festivities this year! We are expecting thousands of spectators, in addition to media coverage from television, radio, local newspapers, national magazines, and viewers around the world that will be watching via webcast through Barrel Horse News. There will be a lot of excitement this year at the 23rd ANNUAL JOSEY REUNION BARREL RACE, one of the most exciting barrel races in the country! Barrel Race Format The Josey Reunion Barrel Race uses the 4D format. This year for the first time, the top 20 from each division on each day will advance to the Big Tex Shootout 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”, the Josey-Mitchell youth “Avenger”, the Martha Josey “Legend” and all the other great equipment from Circle Y. 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 tents with items for both horse and rider. In our Western Store you will find some great new designs and products from Panhandle Slim, Cowgirl Tuff, and our new selections from ROAR. We are very proud of Bob Berg Designs for designing our beautiful championship buckles. This year Aculife/Lifewave will be adding money to the Reunion to be divided between the patched horse winners of the four D’s. Make sure you go by for a free evaluation by Jay Thurston at the Aculife/Lifewave promotional trailer. Aculife patches for your horse are a great way to help reduce pain 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 and Billy Cook, both offering prize saddles for Reunion winners. We are proud of our college scholarships! Any of our contestants who are starting their next semester as 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 Rebecca Adams, Thomas Mitchell, Bob Arthur, Jarrett Guidry, and Stanley Saunders. 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. Sonny Bit O’ Both “Horse with the Most Heart” Award Sonny was Martha’s horse who took her to the NFR in 78, 79, 80, and 81, and holds the record for being the only horse to win both the AQHA and WPRA World Championships in the same year. 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 Veterinarians Our official clinic veterinarians Dr. Greg Ford and Dr. Rick Wolfe. Dr. Ford will be in the covered arena most of the time during the event. Dr. Ford’s telephone #: 210 912-2287 Dr, Wolfe’s #: 318 426-6023 – 318 949-9250 Official Farrier Our official farrier of the Josey Ranch is Tommy Wilson. Tommy’s telephone #: 903 926-3189 Official Josey Reunion Tshirts Official Josey Reunion tshirts will 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, 10am until 8pm, and on Thursday, 9am until 4pm, at a cost of $4 per run. Exhibitions will be over by 4pm to get the arena ready for the pole bending. 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. Stalls are $75 per horse. Please send your stall reservation in ASAP so we will know how many stalls will be required.