2025-06-30

Pre-entry sponsors...I need you to go enter today! I have to get all of you entered before the open entries. I have a bad barrel racer list but I will only put it up as a last resort. Please don't be the reason I drink...

We have some amazing sponsors! I am adding the second round of logos here so please if you know any of these people or companies, please tell them thank you when you see them! If your logo is not on this post please check the post from June 19th where I put up the first round of logos. These are all up on the website too. If you don't see yours or your name please email me at becauseofbailey@yahoo.com so I can get yours up. If anyone listed below has a logo they would like to send, please do!

The Kemple Family

Mike and Paty Raine

Gina Aubrey

Tammy Hoskins

Robert and Charla Cranor

The Konys Family

The Johnson Family

Peter Osterkamp Ranches

K and G Transport

Rachel Larimer

Premier Plate Rental

Alice Fischer

Northwest General Engineering

Westside Disposal Services

Linda Nemeth

Barbara Johnson

Rancho Costaplenty Too

Nunes Livestock

Susie Fisk

Julie Turney

Mallory Slattery

M.I.M.M Inc

Michael Anderson

Reba Pugliese

H & S Ranch

The Witty Family

William Horner

Landscape Connection Group

Clayton-Cole Wall and Ceiling Construction

HVB Sports Foundation

Nikki's Pet Spa

Golden State Bait

Kathy and Monty Jo Petska

Rachel and Eric Ward

Eric and Wanda Walterscheid

Dolores Klokinis

Miravista Holdings

Stacey and Tenley Dailey

R L Jakina Enterprises

Oakmont Builders

Kyle and Kristina Gadbois

Sarah Andrews

Sheri Young

Kimble Construction

Caposio Buick GMC

Canyon Shades and Window Covers

James and Christine Gianetto

Michele Guthrie

Southside Hay

Sue Van Galder and Larry Deneen

Stephanie Stanley

Janelle Fellows

AFCO Electric

Breakthru Beverage

Funky Poodle Grooming

Premier Plate Rental

Cannataros Inc

Walnut Valley Glass and Mirror

Saddle Up Outfitters

North Petaluma KOA

Hello everyone...today I will start sending out entry invitations to our sponsors. You will get an email invitation from Saddlebook. This is going to take me a few days because I have to invite all of you individually. I will start with the first sponsor check that we received in January so if you just sent your check in this week you will take me longer to get to you.

I am also trying to contact Lyla Osterkamp. She is on the sponsor pre-entry list but I do not have any way to contact her. If anyone knows her please have her send me an email with her contact info.

I am recovering from some food poisoning so I'm not moving that fast today. I feel like cheetos and a green monster will get me back on track today but there is a small part of my brain screaming at me that the answer is water and crackers. I swear that if I puke up cheetos and never want to eat them again all of the joy will be sucked out of my life! I do not share the same love of crackers sooooooo....adulting is hard.

Happy Thursday everyone! 

Pre-entry sponsors...Thank you all so much for your support! I did not look at my calendar and planned our last day for those checks the day after a holiday that shut down the post office. We will give it a few days for the last of those checks to come in. Once I have all of them I will send all of you an email with instructions about entries.  It looks like I will send invitations through Saddlebook so that it is a closed entry. That will require me to have email addresses that the contestant uses in Saddlebook. If you have not already sent me that email address please do that this week. Please understand, if the entry is not for you, I need the contestants email that they use in saddlebook.

I have two sponsors that did not include who the sponsorship is for.....I have Barbara Johnson and Golden State Bait. I do not have phone numbers or emails for either of these sponsors so I need them to contact me and let me know who should get their pre-entry. If any of you know them, please shoot me an message and let me know.

I have updated the Saddlebook page with some of the entry fees. We will have over $100,000 added in cash and prizes this year. Entries for the high stakes race will open after the entries close for the open race. You will also be able to enter the Pink Buckle/Ruby Buckle/Young Guns Double Down on their entry system after the open race entries close. I will put up some posts before July 12th to try and help everyone navigate the entry process. 

Volunteers...please get your t-shirt sizes emailed to Michelle at rodeorun68@gmail.com so I can make sure I have enough. 

The cut off for using the discount code at the hotel is 08/04. You can follow the link at https://be.synxis.com/?hotel=11548&arrive=08-22-25&group=buc2025&rooms=1src=bu%20c2025 or use the code BUC2025. If you forget you will have to call them and beg to get the discount. I feel like if you get someone on the phone that has worked in Vegas for a long time they are a little dead inside and your pleading may or may not work.

I have so much fun stuff planned for this 15th anniversary! We will have a photo booth on Friday and Saturday, some awesome giveaways, scholarships, vendors and some surprises. We always have some fun and this year will be no different!

Thank you sponsors! We could not do this without you. I am going to put up logos and a list of names/companies over the next week to show our appreciation. If you have not sent me your logo yet please feel free to do so at becauseofbailey@yahoo.com. 

Have a great day everyone! I am headed to Walmart and I have vowed to not get a cart in hopes to limit my spontaneous purchases. I will let you know how many items I had to stuff inside my shirt to make it to checkout

It is time for us to get a volunteer list together. If you are interested in helping with the Thursday move in please email Michelle at rodeorun68@gmail.com and let her know. There is a morning shift and an afternoon shift so please let her know your preference. 

If you have worked in the barn in the past and still have your red staff/volunteer shirt and don't want another one please let us know. Otherwise, please include a t-shirt size in your email. I hadn't thought about it, but I was recently told by one of our volunteers that she has 5 red volunteer shirts and really doesn't need another one.

Oh my gosh! It's June! What is happening to this year? 

Just a quick reminder about a couple of things...

1) If you are wanting to do a donation to be eligible for pre-entries ($1000 or more), I need to receive your check by June 20th. Please mail checks to:
Because of Bailey
9660 S Parko Ct
Pahrump, NV 89048

2) If you sent us a donation check please send an email to becauseofbailey@yahoo.com using the email address you would like your pre-entry invitation sent to. Logos can be emailed to the same address

3) If you are a sponsor that has donated at a level where your logo will be on the artwork, barrel covers or jackets I need your logos this week. These things are all pretty labor intensive and need to be in production now. 

4) For anyone that won an entry in one of the raffles that we donated to please send me an email with your information and we will get you entered.

5) Raffle tickets for a 2025 Trails West MXII bumper pull trailer are available for purchase at www.bb4bstalls.com under extras. They can also be purchased at the event until they are sold out.

Everyone have a great week!

Hello everyone! Don't tell the well bred halter horse but I have a new love...it is a robot vacuum. Yes, I have become one of those people that is allowing a talking tupperware dish to clean my floors. It is slightly creepy how smart it is and one day it may turn into a horror movie where it murders me in my sleep. At least maybe it will clean the floors before the police show up so that the crime scene photos will look like I actually cared about housework. On my 48 hours special I want people to say, "Wow! Look how clean her floors were!"

It is time to start selling horse trailer raffle tickets. We will be giving away another 3 horse 2025 MXII Trails West bumper pull.  We will also be giving away the following on the same raffle...

Apple MacBook Air

Blackstone Grill

DeWalt 7 tool Max Combo Kit

You do not need to be present to win but the winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with the trailer. We will draw the trailer winner after the presentation of the Men's race awards in the Trails West/Hitchin Post vendor space. We are only selling 600 tickets and they are $50 each. You can purchase them at www.bb4bstalls.com and click on the "extras" tab or you can purchase them at the event. They usually sell out about 3pm on Saturday.

We have decided to run the high stakes race first thing in the morning on Friday and carry those times over to the open. This way the horses do not have to make 4 runs over the weekend. We will limit the entries to 100 horses, $500 entry fee, 90% payback and a 3D with .7 second splits. We will open entries after we get past the open entries. Let's get everyone in the open and worry about the extras later. We will do a random drawing during the high stakes race and one of the 100 entered will win their open entry fees back.

Salty's Bar-B-Que will be sponsoring the Salty Senior Sidepot! This race will be open to horses 15 years or older and we will give away buckles to the division winners. We love Salty's and appreciate them sponsoring this fun sidepot. We will also have the Mares Vs Geldings sidepot, the Men's race and the Calcutta. 

Open entries will take place at 12pm Pacific time on July 12th. We have over $95,000 in added money and prizes, 5 Usher Brand saddles, jackets, buckles, hats and spurs for daily division winners, some great sidepots and some surprises. Set your calendars, you don't want to miss this one!

Have a great day everyone! When my 48 hours special comes out I expect all of you to avenge my death!

Happy Monday everyone! Is it too early in the week to need a nap? I feel like we should all have an hour a day where we are back in a kindergarten situation again. Lights off, you roll out your little mat and nap for an hour and then a nice lady wakes you up and gives you a graham cracker and some juice...

We have decided that for our 15th year we would like to award some scholarships to our college age contestants. I haven't worked out all the details yet but we will award 5 of them and any contestant that is currently enrolled in or accepted to any kind of continuing education can apply. So that means that if you are in a trade school or enrolled in one you are also eligible. This will be open to 2025 contestants so we will open up applications after entries close. I will update details as we get closer. 

I am working on some fun sidepots. We will do the Mares Vs Geldings again but I also am thinking about an aged horse sidepot. All the young horses get all the attention. We are thinking about showing some love to the horses 15 years and older. I am still thinking about some other things too and will get them updated soon.

Sponsors...If you are sponsoring at a level where your logo will go on the jackets or barrel covers I need you to let me know soon so I can get your logos to our embroidery company and art people. If you want to do a pre-entry sponsorship I need those checks by June 26th so I can get you on the pre-entry list. A $1000 sponsorship will guarantee you two entry spots. You can use both for yourself or one for you and one for a friend. This sponsorship does not cover your entry fees but does guarantee you a spot, allows early move in and your stalls will be assigned first. If you would like to be a buckle sponsor, those checks need to get to us by July 31st. Please send all checks to:

Because of Bailey 

9660 S Parko Ct

Pahrump NV 89048

If you are sending a check that will make you eligible for pre-entry please include a note letting us know who the contestant is.

I will have raffle tickets for the annual trailer give away ready the middle of May and will let everyone know when they are available for purchase. 

Have a great week everyone!

Hello everyone! The Well Bred Halter Horse and I have been on a little adventure so we have been pretty quiet but I am getting it together and will start posting some regular updates again. Just know that when professional movers tell you something like 7-10 days that is a fluid estimate that really means 7-100 days. I am currently living like a tweaker with an air mattress and suitcase full of clothes. I forgot what interesting people you can meet at a laundry mat. I got the run down on the best dryers yesterday from a very nice man that smelled like Miller Light and Marlboros. He let me take over his dryers that all had 1 minute left on them because he told me it's best to use them while they are still warm. Solid advice...

I have been asked a lot about the official dates for this year. Labor Day is very early so move in day will be August 28th and race 1 will be on August 29th. I have your room reservation link... 

https://be.synxis.com/?hotel=11548&arrive=08-22-25&group=buc2025&rooms=1src=buc2025

You can also use the code BUC2025 

You can book rooms under the group code until the first week of August. After that you will have to call the hotel and sound very sad to get the group rate.

Entries will open on July 12th at 12pm central time. If you are wanting to enter the Pink Buckle/Ruby Buckle/Young Guns incentive you will have to be entered in our open race first! Please keep in mind that we only take 700 entries and we sold out in three and a half minutes last year. We expect that this year will be the same.

The deadline for pre-entry sponsor checks is June 26th. If you sponsor $1000 this will allow you 2 pre-entry spots. That can be 2 of your own horses or you and a buddy. This does not pay for your entry but allows you a guaranteed spot in the race, early move in and pre-assigned stalls. You can mail those checks to:

Because of Bailey 

9660 S Parko Ct

Pahrump, NV 89048

Please let me know when you send the check which contestant (s) need the pre-entry invite. If you would like to sponsor a buckle they are $150 and you can send those sponsorships to the same address. 

We are excited to celebrate our 15 year anniversary with all of you!

This will be the best one yet!

I am off to stalk some movers...

 Hello everyone! I hope you all had an amazing Christmas and New Years. I have feelings about New Years and resolutions but I probably shouldn't share them.....I was called a big meanie a lot last year from the pearl clutching Karens. Meh, here it goes...

If you are an idiot that made terrible decisions in 2024 the clock striking midnight on January 1st will not miraculously give you a frontal lobotomy and turn you into life coaching, decision making genius. There I said it. Change comes with time and self-reflection not with 3 gallons of champagne, a dress that looks like a fishing lure and flashing 2025 glasses. Yeah, I know, everyone likes a fishing lure.

Enough of my nonsense...Let's talk about barrel racing stuff.

I mailed out 1099's to all of you that won over $600 at our race in 2024. If you did not receive yours or if it has any errors please let me know and I will send a duplicate copy or a revision. Congratulations to all of you that won money with us!

I am putting together a rough timeline for 2025 and this is what I have so far...
**If you would like to sponsor $1000 or more and be eligible for early entry, early move in and stall selection I will need your check and logo by June 20th. For every $1000 donation you can pre-enter 2 horses. That can be 2 of your horses or one for you and one for a buddy. This is a sponsorship, and you will still have to pay entry fees but you are guaranteed a spot in the race. Please mail sponsorship checks to Because of Bailey 

9660 S Parko Ct 

Pahrump, NV 89048

**Open entries will be on July 12th at 12pm central time on www.saddlebook.com. We will have the payment plan option where you can pay half on the 12th and final payments must by paid by August 16th at 12pm central time or you will be removed from the race.
**Cancelations with a full refund, minus your $50 deposit, can be issued until August 22nd at 8am central time. You do not need a vet out, just let me know before that date. After August 22nd there are no refunds.
**We are planning a high stakes race on Thursday evening. We will limit that race to 100 horses and will open entries on that one July 19th. This will be a 90% payback and some special prizes. Everyone that enters the high stakes race will be put into a drawing and the winner will get their open entry fees back.
**The Pink Buckle, Ruby Buckle and Young Guns Double Down sidepot will be a carry over from the open race on Friday. Entry information will be updated when we get closer to entry day.

Last year, among the terrible things that were said about me, one of them was that I am a control freak and insist on assigning stalls myself when Saddlebook could do it. I promise you that if you could go pick your own stalls on Saddlebook, we would have done that. I can post your stall assignments after I finish them but the program does not allow you to pick your own stalls. I have looked into some other software that would allow you to do that so everyone could go pick their own spots and free up some time for me but for the following reasons I just cannot justify it.

1) It will increase the cost of the already expensive stalls 5-10%. I am a contestant too and I feel like all the fees are just getting crazy. I really don't want to push any more expense on all of you. We just appreciate that you all come spend Labor Day with us.
2) The programs that I have looked in to cannot guarantee that they will not crash when all of you log in to pick stalls. You all patiently stuck with us last year over several crashes with a new entry system and I really don't want to do that to anyone again.
3) It would cause you to have to book three different things. Your hotel on one site, entries on another and stalls on a third. It seems like too much to me when we can just keep entries and stalls on one payment platform.

As much as we are dedicated to giving as much money as we can to families that need it we are also dedicated to our amazing contestants and we will save you some money if we can.

I would like to invite any family that we have helped over the years to be our guests on Friday August 29th. We would love to give your family a barn tour and buy you lunch. We would also love to honor all of you in the arena. If you are one of those families and would like to participate in this day please email me at becauseofbailey@yahoo.com so we can get a count for lunch and have some horses available for you to meet.

Has January been extra long for anyone else? I just feel like maybe they snuck a few extra weeks in there while I wasn't looking. Come on February!  

All of the pre-entry invites that I have received checks for are open. You can log into your Saddlebook account and get entered. I am missing an email for Rochell Illia so if anyone knows her please have her contact me.

Please check with your "plus 1" if their entry is open. If anyone has any issues at all please let me know and we will get it fixed. 

It is possible that I just don't have your check yet. I expect that we will be getting the last of them this week.  I am trying to keep everything organized so I open your entry as soon as your check arrives. This will keep my liver healthy for the next few months. 

Thank you all for the nice messages about my food poisoning incident. I am feeling better now and am pretty sure that I am ready for pizza. I mean, I probably puked up enough calories to justify pizza. Life is about balance...