BARREL RACE/MOUNTED SHOOT

AT W/B arena 1640 county road B Swanton Ohio
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH
$2 gate fee for spectators
EXPO BARRELS 9:00 TO 11:00 $5 PER RUN
Contestants are asked to wear pink clothing /tack (Mattie’s Favorite color!)
NBHA/CMSA DRESS CODE PLEASE!
4D JACKPOT BARRELS TO START AT 11:30
Entry fee $25   60% payback 40% to Mattie
Entry booth/ Auction are cash only please!
MAIN MATCH: ENTRY FEE $15 PER RIDER
70% to Mattie 20% to 1st place team 10% to 2nd place team

Teams: 1 barrel racer/ 1 Shooter drawn from hats to form team.
CALCUTTA: each team will then be auctioned off to the highest
bidder. Spectators/riders are to bid on the team that they think will
win! Money from Calcutta will be split 70% to Mattie 30% to hi
bidder of winning team. Every one is welcome to participate in the
auction!

Immediately after auction is complete Barrel racer team members will run in
order that they sold. After Barrel runs are finished Mounted Shooter team
mate will run 1 stage. 5 sec penalty for knocked over barrel or missed
balloon. Barrel run time combined with Shooter time fastest team wins

50-50 raffles will be a contest between Barrel Racers and Shooters! Each
will conduct 1 drawing. So make sure you support your favorite event!

Food stand provided by CUSTERS COWBOYS mounted shooters club all
proceeds go to Mattie

Stalls available: $20 for day ($10 returned for cleaned out stall)

For more info contact Brad Lumbrezer – 419-583-6737

THANK YOU! TO THE WYLIE’S AND W/B ARENA, FOR DONATING
THEIR BEAUTIFUL FACILITY FOR THIS EVENT!!

THANK YOU! TO Joe Coalter, our announcer for donating his services for
the Day!

THANK YOU! TO all of the barrel racers and mounted shooters for your help in making this
possible!

I  Know You’ll Miss This Man

by Baxter Black

The Lord spoke to the heavy hearts that stood with hats in hand

“Your sadness pains me deeply and I know you’ll miss this man.

But, it’s true what you’ve been hearing, Heaven is a real place.

That’s no small consolation, You should use that fact to face.

The emptiness his parting left that seeps into your bones

And draw on it to ease your pain, For he is not alone.

You see, all his friends are up here and all his loved ones, too,

‘Cause it wouldn’t be a heaven without each one of you.

And heaven for a Cowboy is just what you might expect,

It’s horses that need tunin’ up and heifers that need checked.

It’s long rides with a purpose and a code that lights the way

And a satisfying reason to get up every day.

It’s the ranch he’s always dreamed of and never knew he’d find.

And if you think about it, you can see it in your mind.

Him, leanin’ in the saddle with his ol’ hat on his head,

Contentment set upon his face like blankets on a bed.

The leather creaks a little as he shifts there in the seat.

The bit chains give a jingle when his pony switches feet.

And you somehow get the feelin’ that he’s sittin’ on a throne

A’gazin out on paradise just like it was his own.

I can promise you he’s happy, though I know you can’t pretend

You’re glad he made the journey, It’s too hard to comprehend.

The earthly way you look at things can never satisfy

Your lack of understanding for the answer to the ‘Why?’

So, I offer this small comfort to put your grief to rest,

I only take the top hands ‘cause my crew’s the very best.

And I know it might seem selfish to friends and next of kin

But I needed one more Cowboy and Billy fit right in.”

This poem was used with author permission granted by:
Coyote Cowboy Company
P.O. Box 2190
Benson, AZ  85602
(800) 654-2550
http://www.baxterblack.com/