There will be some new faces this year at the BOTB! If you are wanting to get qualified for the BOTB Race here is how it is done!
The BOTB will be held September 13-15 with lots of added money - $8000 added Money to the Open Classes, 6 Cactus Saddles, 11 Charlie One Horse Hats and lots of jackets - this is at press time but I will bet there will be more than that up fro grabs……..
Hope to see you all there!
May 11th would be the kick off to the NBHA Ohio 06 barrel season at Serenity Acres in Canal Winchester Ohio.
The day before would take me to the dentist and Clea writing a post on FB ” If anyone hears Dawn Shirey screaming it is because she didn’t take the advise of mine and her dentist to get knocked out while putting her implant in!” Yep that is right, I am finally getting that tooth from last February – The Hangover Part 3 – Dawn and Clea style, fixed. I didn’t get knocked out to get the implant drilled into my jaw WHY YOU ASK – YOU FOOL because I am tough, really I am cheap it was $300 bucks and that my friend is a lot of money so I Got a Grip and a couple of Percocet’s. We would not leave til late Saturday morning until I could see if I was willing to go away from the pain meds for the day…. Yep sure was.
We would leave the doggers behind for the day and load up Sparks and Shawn. I am not real sure I would be ready to ride… well I was but with the swelling in my mouth was not ready to let my fake toother stay put so that was the deciding factor. Clea said just take it out and run …………ummmmmmmmmm NO THANK YOU! That would be a pic for Facebook that I would have no control over. So Peyton rode Sparks.
You all know Peyton the kid that has worked her ass off to get from the 3D to the 1D and has the want to like no other, that Peyton. You know Peyton the gal that qualified for the Best of the Best at Henderson out of 176 head of horses finished 3rd. Clea and I missed that and we are so sad we did but we have been smiling ever since she called us that night, that Peyton. You know Peyton the one who rides that Yellow horse so well that she ended up 4th in the youth at Serenity, 2nd on her horse Tucker (she was kicking so hard her boot flew right off – seriously) and would have been right in there for the open but a bad angle to the 1st caused a downed barrel. Yep that is the Peyton Theado we are talking about.
The day would bring out a lot of people that would have been at outside shows but with the rain the outside arena’s just couldn’t handle the water and most were canceled. The Warm up and the Open would have over 120 head in each and bring out some for their first run of the season.
Clea would ride Shawn like a pro despite the events that happened right before our eyes at the shoot and immediately before her run. To take you back a week. When we were in Cloverdale last week Clea would jockey Shawn for the first time since last September when she would run at the BOTB as part bronc rider and part barrel racer. So needless to say she was a little nervous, I believe her words were ” I messed in my pants” Anne and Leigh Walkup would find themselves at Cloverdale giggling at her and the thought of the mess. She would knock a couple barrels at Cloverdale “butt” was not yard darted as she had feared. Brad Shirey would offer up some advise at Cloverdale and would tell her to “Look past those barrels” Clea sat and waited for him to be done said “Brad” – slight pause- “I know what I need to do but after I came out of the 1st barrel my legs were shaking so bad and I messed in my pants that all I could do is hold on” Brad at that point stopped the lesson and laughed hysterically. She would certainly recover from Cloverdale by having 2 great runs at Serenity. Brad was proud of her and said “Now that is how you jockey a horse” Little did he know that right before her run Taylor Turner came out of the 3rd barrel headed for home at a high rate of speed when her horse decided it wanted to be a bronc. With Clea perched high on Shawn banded in and me on Sparks it was a rucus coming at us at a high rate of speed. Taylor hit the fence then the ground with a might thud. Her horse stood there like a statue. Clea and I both jumped to get off our horses and I hit the ground and Clea, well she was still banded in. She was like a bungy jump in the opposite way. She took hold of Sparks and I went to help Taylor. Her first question was “What was my time” Spoken like a true barrel racer. Taylor gathered herself off the ground to a cheer from the crowd and I headed back to Sparks. As I take the reins from Clea she had this look on her face I said “You OK?” She says “great I just messed in my pants BEFORE I ran” Blahahahah we laughed and she went in and had a great run. Taylor rode in the open despite being sore. Way to cowgirl up!
We would get the open over with and as Clea was cooling out Shawn I was getting water before we loaded up and as I come out of the barn I see Cathy Geary getting ready to leave I waive good bye and then I see she is not going anywhere. The ground was a little wet and she was a little stuck. After assessing the situation we determined if she stayed the entire way to the right she could make the turn at the end of the grass in front of the arena. Ticket was stay all the way to the right …….well the truck and trailer started to slide and it was not to the right……1 hour later and 17 men trying to get it unhooked, unstuck, rehooked and on her way SUCCESS! Needless to say the truck, trailer. another truck and the arena wall needed a bath.
We saw some pretty runs this Saturday and some that were not so pretty.
Brandi Whitesel would show off her new little horse, Sami and she would show that there is a horse for every person. She ran 8th out of 138 horses. Way to go Brandi and we hope to see you at the BOTB. Brooke Miceli ran a 15.3 on her young horse and was as happy as a could be but an arena issue would cause the time not to count and like any great horse person- she would not rerun as her horse did its job and did it well. The Pee Wee class was tough and we got a little glimps of the ones that would be running at the BOTB in September WOW wait til they hit the Champion Center to run in that Slot Race – it will be a great race.
The Shirey’s were atop the leader board again. Maddy Shirey would lay down 2 smokin runs that left her Dad and Jenna all smiles. Look out another Shirey is movin on up! Brad won the warm up and was 2nd in the open. We text Brad on the way home to see who won and he told us Penny Baker and said “She had an amazing run!” Well there you have it. Penny Baker, Brad Shirey and Kelly Bowser was 3rd! The 2 newest to qualify for the BOTB. Brad was already qualified on Shrek from earlier in the year. Congrats to all and thank you Laura, Ben and 06 Crew for a great start to the season.
We are off to Circle G to the 03 money maker which is also 06 approved. You can find all the 06 dates and showbills at http://nbhaoh06.homestead.com/showdates.html Hopefully we make some of that money 
. Good Luck to all wherever you may end up. Safe travels and great safe runs to all.
Oh and Dr. Crack A Lot will be in the house at Circle G! Stop by and say hi!
Enjoy every minute of everyday. Life goes by so fast please enjoy it.
Dawn and Clea
Our buddy Stacy Hartman is rocking the blog cover today. She is the NBHA 07 director and loves chasing those Target Saddles. She was ooooooooo so close at the BOTB last year and perhaps will be right on Target at the BOTB this year. Stacy has a little man Gus that will be hitting up the arena in the future for the Pee Wee Races. Perhaps he will be on the list below in the near future.
At the Panty Raid we saw the Pee Wee’s bring the heat. The top ten came back to run for a beautiful breastcollar and halter from Graham Equine. The same Top Ten PLUS 10 more Future BOTB will be running at the September BOTB show for a $400 Pot! This is the $320.00 from the Calcutta Money at Panty Raid that went back to the Pee Wee’s and a little extra Doc & Bonnie Greuey added. Thanks you two!
We will again be taking the top 10 from the Friday Night class to compete Saturday in the 1st Annual Future BOTB Pee Wee Slot Race. Watch for the showbill for all the details coming soon.
Here is how the Panty Raid Pee Wee’s finish in the Friday’s Race! Friday Pee Wee Results
For anyone who was there for the Calcutta of the class knows all the parents, siblings, teachers and grandparents as well as every person there was excited to see them get started. Lanelle Deen would bring an excitement to the air with his auctioning skills. 
Clea and I would be in the warm up arena to listen to all the grown up’s tell the riders to ride hard, they could do this. Some of the Mom’s couldn’t bare to think about their little ones coming up the shoot at a high rate of speed, some came to the realization that at they have hit a point of no return with speed and a new faster horse will be in the near future. You could hear one grandpa telling his grandson with the enthusiasm of a high school coach telling the QB how to win the game ” Now when you get up in there pull him around. Drive past your barrels, Ride hard the whole way home, BUT MOST OF ALL HAVE FUN!” and that is what we love about this sport. No matter the feelings of the non riders you could tell each rider would be ready to give it their all as the went through the gate.
Each Dressed in their black Top Ten shirts (all but one DOC) with hats, boots and nothing but grit on their faces they all hit the shoot running to a cheering crowd. They would be running to get the awards, they would be running to get the recognition, they would be running to get the “Great Job” at the end of the shoot when they came to a stop. No matter the reason each one did a fantastic job and will have the chance again in September to run just as hard or harder than the last time. Kids get your horses ready to run Friday Night so you can come back on Saturday and run the slot race!
CONGRATS TO RILEY STEGNER for being the Panty Raid 2013 Future BOTB Pee Wee Champ!
The September BOTB show will bring a $400 Future BOTB Pee Wee Slot Race Saturday before the Best of the Best Slot Race that will have at least a purse of $1700 for the qualified riders. We can not wait to tell you all about the awards and all the fun things we have planned. One thing we DO NOT have planned is running til 4AM NO MORE OF THAT!
We hope to see you all at the Best of the Best show in September where at press time we have at least $8000 added money to the show and 6 Cactus Saddles COUNT EM’ 6 Saddles to be given away and more to come…..
Don’t forget about our Sponsor Corral it’s gonna be a doozy this year! For anyone who wants to help out Team Marley with a Sponsorship or Auction item please email at g4horseranch@gmail.com or Facebook Clea or I .
Until we talk again,
Remember ride hard and enjoy every minute of everyday! Life is short and so precious.
Hugs and Kisses
Dawn and Clea
Derek Hixon is the cover today on the Blog. He came from Kentucky to attend the Panty Raid although he did not take home any Target Race winnings he did get his name on a few paychecks. Congrats Derek and great picture.
Well finally the results are finished. Thank you for your patience while getting them all typed up. Most of you are unaware that we had a little computer issues at the Panty Raid – we had a back up plan that worked but was pain stakingly tedious, hence why the office staff never left the office the entire weekend. BUT non the less cooler heads prevailed and we got it done. As our dear friend Connie Vansickle and I kept telling each other. ” We got this”
Well we want to thank everyone for attending the show and entering the Target Race. This is a race of consistency and from the results that is an understatement. WE love to have a Target Saddle up for grabs for a few reasons. It is a great way to win a saddle without point chasing, without having to win the class and it is a great way to raise money for Team Marley! So Thank you all who entered and best of luck in September should you bless us with your presence at the Best of the Best show!
Corey Ridenbaugh was the winner of the beautiful Cactus Saddle at The Best Little Panty Raid Futurity in Ohio.
He was riding Max & Ellen McKee’s horse “Jetta”Her registered name is Justaleavingonajet she is 11 years old. Max and Ellen bought her as a 3 year old from Joe & Kerri Greuey . Kerri put the ground work and breaking into her. Max trained her for barrels and rode her after that. With Corey wanting to go to Panty Raid but was horseless Ellen offered Jetta for him to ride. Corey would get her legged her up and ready to hit the road. Corey never rode Jetta before the PR. At the Raid was his first 2 rides on her. Again you don’t have to win the class to win the saddle! Ellen ask him to enter her in target race, she would pay if she got that beautiful saddle! Well you know the rest of the story.
Corey Ridenbaugh and Max McKee 2013
Ellen said – Corey was so excited when he won it. He brought it home and gave it to Max and if you know Max then you know he was just as excited and had tears in his eyes. Corey ask if anything ever happened that they didn’t want it anymore could he have the saddle it was his first one to win. Ellen and Max both agreed for him to take it and ride in it. All involved were happy campers!
On a generous note Ellen and Max sent us a message about the saddle and show, from Ellen “ Were just was so proud to win such a beautiful saddle. We are so grateful to you both for designing and planning a top-notch show. Words can’t say how much we appreciate all the hard work you did”
We appreciate the kind words and the love that comes with it. We must say we could not have had such a show without all the “Road Crew” help. We thank you all for a great show.
Delaney Nizzi will take 2nd place honors for the Target Race. She has won a Panty Raid 2013 Jacket that she can sport in her home town of Warren Pennsylvania. Classic Sports designed the jackets for the Panty Raid. Nancy you did a beautiful job.
Brandon McGarvey is the 3rd place winner. Although he and his beautiful wife Jen were sure that saddle was gonna be sitting atop RC Rockin Dannon or maybe Jennifer’s horse Little See Me Smoke they will have to wait for the BOTB in September for another try at the next Target Saddle. They are or we should say their horses are the lucky winner of Equine Mega Omega Oil. This was donated by Becky Johnson and her beautiful daughter Crystal Haskins. Maybe you remember Crystal Haskins from the 2012 AQHA Congress. She was the Amateur Barrel Champion on her little horse Sheza Streakin Bully AKA ”Dixie” who you guessed it, is on Equine Mega Omega Oil. Look them up on Facebook or contact us if you are interested in using this great product.
Congrats to all the winners and we hope to see everyone in the fall at the Best of the Best September 13-15, 2013
Until we see you again Love and Kisses – Be just a little kinder to the next person you see! It might make their day.
Until we see you again
Dawn and Clea
Results of the Target Race Target Race Results
Today Marissa Mooney from Sandy Lake is out cover girl. Her, her Mom and friends haul to the Panty Raid for a weekend of barrels and fun. This picture shows are determination on the barrel racing side of things and we sure hope she had fun as well.
Yesterday we were unable to attend the show at Henderson and one of our favorite little gals qualified for the Best of the Best.
Not only did one but 2 young lady’s qualified in the Top 3 of the 1D to be able to run at the Best of the Best in September. Peyton Theado and Breana Hemsley are both qualified to run at the Best of the Best. We sure wish we would have been there for the wins but our hearts were right there the entire time.
Congrats girls and we look forward to telling everyone your stories in the months to come.
Until we see you- Love one another a little more and be kind to all
Dawn & Clea
Good Afternoon Everyone! We hope this post finds you on your way to resting from the Panty Raid. What a long but nice weekend. We have so much we want to tell you about from the weekend and we will certainly get some post up and welcome your comments. There are a few things we want to tell you today though -
First – Thank you for coming to the show and making it a success. Without everyone’s participation The Panty Raid would not have been what it was. We had people from all over haul in and we can not thank you enough for traveling as far as you did to run with us.
Second- We must thank the people who helped make it all possible. Our co workers in crime that kept everything going.
When we recruited all the workers we said – and I quote – “We just want to have a little show to raise some money for the BOTB show in September” then 2 weeks before the show we get a text that says “WTH all the stalls are sold out are you kidding me- I thought this was to be a little show” We did giggle and say so did we. We shortened the showbill and added side pots and hell we got a band as we did all the numbers and at the latest thought the show will be over at 10- 10:30. So it didn’t exactly turn out that way but it did turn out great! Our Thanks go out to -
Tom and Justin Theado for never leaving their post and making sure the ground was safe for all the runs. You boys rock!
Bruce Vansickle for stepping in when Justin needed to run his horse and for always making sure the kids are takin care of.
Doc Greuey and his crew of barrel setters for never backing out when he knew it was gonna be an all nighter.
Becky Johnson, Helen Chambers and Don Holden for never leaving the gates unattended. Sheri Schnikey for making sure everyone was ready to roll and her crew for all the extra help. Chrissy and Josh for being their back up.
Branden and Ashley Tyler for coming all the way to The Panty Raid to help wherever it was needed. We love you!
Our On the Road Chiropractor that we added to the road crew Dr. Murphy. He has a blast and we are sure you will be seeing more of him.
Momma Lynn and Aunt Carol, Homer and their crew for a non stop weekend of work and keeping the trailers coming in the grounds, the stalls in order and anything else we needed. We would be lost without you. Sydney for coming to get me when Stuck ran off. Oh my that was terrible – Jenna Shirey thank you for checkin in later.
Last but not least the Crazy Office Crew. OMG we would be crazier than we are without them. Most of you don’t know that Saturday Morning we had a little system glitch that caused us to have to retype everything that went in the system on Friday so we could have results. Which is why it took so long to get the results out. We never wanted to delay the show (Lord knows it ran long enough) so it was all done by hand then had to come downstairs to get in the computer. You will see how Saturdays results look a little different from Fridays. Lord oh Lord what a weekend. So we do apologize for the delay in the results being up but we had to double check everything once it all was reentered. This is also why we did not have draws for the webcast. Natalie we are sorry about that. We thank you for your patience.
Mari,Connie, Robin, Kara, Ellen, Leon, Shirley, Ms Moon, Lanelle the Announcer for your countless hours and hard work. Margaret, Kylee and Morgan for being runners. You all deserve a raise and we will be giving you one. 50% of what you were paid the last time. Don’t spend that all in one place
For now we will just say Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The Panty Raid would not have been what it was without you!
I still don’t have my voice, Clea still can’t feel her legs but we are on the mend. We must mention that we told Mari she did such a great job she was surely hired for the BOTB in September. She replied “As soon as she is out of her comma she will be sending her resignation letter” We threw our heads back with an evil laugh and said ” It is like making a deal with the devil, once you sign up as the Road Crew with On the Road with Dawn and Clea there is no turning back!” She cried.
We must tell you we will not be having anymore marathon shows we are figuring out a way to run them til the latest 11 or so. It is hard on everyone running so late and we know that. We do thank each one of you for hanging in there with us.
Until we see you again… Love one another a little more, enjoy your life it is short – and this isn’t a dress rehearsal.
Love and kisses to all
Dawn and Clea
PS don’t for get to look at all the pics on the web from Justin Spivey www.mwspix.com
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We will be posting results tomorrow and have a full blog on a very busy weekend. We look forward to sharing all about the Panty Raid here on the blog.
We just were able to get on Facebook this evening and it was so heart warming to see all the post and pictures of the Panty Raid. Thank you for the post on the blog as well.
Until tomorrow- Love to all
Dawn and Clea
Clea and I can not get enough of this video! We thought you might want to see it just one more time!
Spring has finally sprung. It was a great day up at 6 AM and just now got in the house. I love the warm weather. We think we have about 75% of everything packed and ready to roll to The Champion Center for the Panty Raid. We hope everyone had a great day and got to get out in the sunshine, it makes for a great day.
Below are a few things that might interest you for the up and coming weekend at the Panty Raid.
First, Clea and I have decided that we are going to put $2000 up for grabs on a 3 run average.
For anyone coming to the Panty Raid and the Best of the Best show in September you can have a chance to win part of the $2000 buckaroos! Here is how it works enter the 2K Avg Race for $10 bucks then run the Saturday and Sunday Open at the Panty Raid come back to the Best of the Best in September and then run the Open at the Best of the Best ($4000 added at the time of this post) and we will pay $500.00 to the winner of each Division on a 3 run average. You can enter as many horses as you wish. If you and your horse are a clean running team then you could take home some of this cash. Full details will be at the entry booth at The Panty Raid April 12-14, 2013.
Second, we have added Roll Overs to the show. With the number of stalls reserved we thought it best to give the options of rollovers for those who prefer to roll that way. (that was sorta funny) Please note some roll overs will not allow you to enter the Target Race.
Futurity can roll to the Saturday Open and Sunday Open
Womens & Mens class can roll to the Saturday Open
Saturday Open can roll to the Sunday Open
Sunday Open can roll to the Sunday Masters or Youth Class
Third, The Target Race. This is a race of consistency.
First Place is that beautiful Target Saddle from Cactus Saddlery 
Second Place is a embroidered Panty Raid Jacket
Third Place is a jug of Equine Mega- Omega Oil from Becky Johnson and Crystal Haskins – They will be set up as a vendor at the Panty Raid. Stop on by.
Autumn this is for you… You enter to win the Target Saddle. You enter the Friday Night Open and run a 15.234 then you run the Saturday Open and run a 15.236. Ben E Bigrigger pulls into the show and enters the Target Race, he runs a 14.900 in the Friday Night Open and then in the Saturday Open runs a 14.903. YOU WIN because you are only .002 off of your times and he is .003. Ben E Bigrigger is sent on down the road crying the blues. Anyone can win no Division Required.
You have to run the Saturday Open and pick your other target class from the qualified classes. Full details will be at the entry booth at The Panty Raid April 12-14, 2013.
A couple final things for the night.
We have a face painter coming to the show on Saturday from 11 -3. Keep an eye out for her and send the kids her way to share her talents with your family. We hope you enjoy it.
Entry booth will open at 8 AM on Friday Morning. Exhibition will start at 10 AM Please purchase exhibitions at the office.
If you are coming Thursday Night you are more than welcome but there is an additional fee. Gates will open at 5 PM and there is an additional charge of $20.00 per stall. This is a facility rule 
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We will have someone at the maim entrance to get and give you information. Please stop at the Gate to get your stall assignments.
If you need us or have any stall changes please call one of our cell phones and let us know what changes you have. We are looking forward to see you all and please safe travels.
Until we see you again… xxxooo and THANK YOU again for every person attending this show and making it what it is shaping up to be.
Dawn and Clea.
Our dear Natalie Larizza was injured earlier in the year and will not be able to make the Raid so we will be bringing it to her.
Justin Spivey has put together an awesome webpage for people to view while watching The Panty Raid. This will be an all weekend event and we want you to be looking your best as you never know who will be watching. He will have all up to the minute draws and results on the page and there is no cost to watch the webcast but any donations will be appreciated. Justin will be giving $2.00 of each donation to Team Marley for the BOTB in September. THANK YOU JUSTIN.
Justin will also be there to take photo’s at several angles. If you have seen his photo’s you know you want to be looking as spiffy as you can for this weekend. He will also be adding to the items you can win at The Panty Raid… Keep an eye out for that at the show.
We would encourage you to wear your hats, and long sleeves for this show but you will not be fined or in trouble if you don’t. Shirts with sleeves over the shoulder, western footwear of course and yes pants (Aaron Moon) are required. Helmets are encouraged but not required. IBRA and NPBA dress rules do apply for those classes.
You will be able to watch the Panty Raid at http://mwspix.com/ Click Webcast in the top right corner.
Until we see you again. Love one another a little more and enjoy each day.
Dawn and Clea
