2026-07-09 pm

Pre-entry sponsors....All of the sponsorship forms that I received up until today will have their entries opened tonight. You will NOT get an email inviting you to enter. Once I opened your entry you just need to go and enter. You can log into your saddlebook, go to BB4B and click on the online entry. I have had a couple of issues today with contestant email addresses. Some of you gave me addresses that do not match your saddlebook profile. If you are having issues please email me and we will get it figured out.

When you enter, a stall with mats will be added to every horse. If you need a tack stall or a buddy stall you can add that on. You do not need to add a stall unless you need extras. 

If you did not mail your entry until late this week and I did not get it today, your entry will not be opened until Monday. Do not panic and blow up my phone. Although, imagining people running around like Chicken Little does make me giggle a little....

Hello everyone! I will begin opening sponsor pre-entries this weekend. I want to put up an explanation of the sidepots for you as you begin this process. **Please note that if you didn't mail your check until this week I probably will not get your entry open until Monday. To find out if you entry is open, go to saddlebook and log in to your account. Go to the BB4B event page and click on the online entry button. If your entry is open then go ahead and get it taken care of. I am working through the list today and will try to get everyone in that I have a check and form for. 

Sidepots...

High Stakes race-Friday only, $500 entry fee, limited entries, 90% payback, .7 sec splits on a 3D. This race will run first on Friday and carry over to the open.

Repeat Offenders Race-Friday carryover from the open, $40 entry fee, 4D, must have entered BB4B at least 7 prior years (this year can count)

Lucky 7's sidepot-Daily race, $50 per day, .7 second splits with 5 divisions. If you always seem to fall in the cracks this is your sidepot!

Team Race-Friday, $25 per person, must have a team of 4( $100 per team of 4) 90% payback and buckles to the fastest team. We will give points in 4 divisions 1st-10th, the team with the highest point total wins. (number of teams paid will depend on entry numbers)

Youth Race-Saturday carryover only, $2500 added, $50 entry fee (must not have been younger than 18 as of January 1st), 4D

Legends, aka Senior-Saturday carryover only, $40 entry fee, $1000 added (must be 50 by January 1st) 4D

Middles-Do you still trust your knees when jumping out of the truck? Haven't received your AARP membership invite? This is your race! Must be 18-49, $1000 added, $40 entry fee, 4D

Now...back to the pre-entry invites...

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have some great 4th of July plans that don't involve burning down your neighbors house. 

I have attached a flier with important dates on it. The one that seems to get ignored the most is the deadline for booking rooms using the discount code. Years ago, they were a little more lenient with this date but in the past two years they seem to have less of a sense of humor for you procrastinators.

Pre-entry sponsors...I will begin sending out your pre-entry invitations through Saddlebook on July 13th. If you have not sent me the email that you use for saddlebook then know that I will be over here beating my head against a keyboard and that is your fault. Also, if you have not sent your logo I need them by the 15th. Two people sent me their logos printed out. I need a jpg file of your logo to include it. If I do not have a logo the name of your business or family will still be listed. 

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Happy Saturday everyone!  It is time for me to start organizing the amazing volunteers for this year's race. If you would like to volunteer, please send an email to Michelle Chappell at rodeorun68@gmail.comand let her know if you want to work early (545am-12pm) or the later shift (12pm-6pm) and also your tshirt size. If you already have a red volunteer shirt from working last year and don't want another one, please let her know. I need to get shirts ordered soon so if you need one get us a size soon. 

Sponsors....I need your logos by July 15th if you want them included on the video slideshow. Your sponsorship checks must be here by the 11th. I will be sending out pre-entry invitations the week of the 13th. 

We have hired some people to monitor the barn overnight all weekend. I have complete faith in the South Point security that already is in place, but I want to add some extra eyes in the barn to assist them. We realize that what happened during the NBHA show was an isolated incident and targeted, but we want our contestants to be able to rest easy knowing that people are watching over their horses. Once we get everyone entered and we get a little closer we will go over a few more things but until then we wanted you all to know that we are aware of concerns and are addressing them. 

The humidity is only 51% today which is almost worth celebrating! I really do not have the hair for this weather so I guess baseball caps will be my best friends this summer. If you see me out looking like a hot mess this summer just look away because I have given up. Flat hair, bad knees and a wine problem.....

Oh Facebook has been wild lately! Meanwhile, I am just over here watching murder shows and lecturing a blue dog about how we don't antagonize the stinky kitty that lives under the hay stack. My whole barn smells like skunk today and she is acting like she has zero responsibility. 

If you are planning on sponsoring this year the deadline is fast approaching! If you want those pre-entry spots I need your sponsorship by July 10th. Please send me the sponsor form with your check. I will be sending out emails to our pre-entries the first week of July with some information about how to get entered. If I do not have those email addresses I will have to consult my crystal ball for them and I feel like that is not going to go well. You can locate that form on our website at www.bucklesandbarrels4bailey.com under the heading, "downloads". Please get me your logos ASAP so I can get them where they need to be. You can email them to becauseofbailey@yahoo.com.

Vendors....we are filling up fast! We have limited space so if you want to be a vendor you need to get your application in. As of today we only have 13 spots left. Vendor forms can also be found on our website under the tab downloads. for any questions please contact our coordinator, Carla, at tibbys7@aol.com.

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Our prayers go out to everyone in Las Vegas for the NBHA race affected by one very unhinged individual. We are so sorry for the horses that were injured and the families that love and take care of  those horses. Hurting an innocent animal is so disgusting and we are praying for a quick recovery. 

Our thoughts are also with the South Point staff and the producers of this event. No producer wants something like this to happen at their event and as a fellow producer my heart goes out to them. 

Love on your horses a little extra today and be kind to each other.

Hello everyone! Do you ever have a conversation with the man in your life and understand very clearly why we outlive them? Let me tell you about the conversation I had with the Well Bred Halter Horse...

WBHH: "I don't feel so good today..."

ME: "Oh no...do you think you are getting sick?"

WBHH: "Well, maybe it was the lunchmeat I ate."

ME: "Is it old?"

(WBHH opens fridge and pulls out lunchmeat package)

WBHH: "It doesn't expire for 4 days."

ME: "But that date only applies if it wasn't opened. Do you know when you originally opened it?"

WBHH: "It's been awhile, I don't even remember."

ME: ..........

WBHH: "Yeah, that's probably not it."

Yeah...he is still alive but I feel like maybe I need to supervise him a little closer. 

Can you believe it is already May?!? We are getting closer to entry day! For those of you that are sending in sponsorship/donation checks, I will email all of you the first week of July to let you know how the pre-entry process will work for you. If you are mailing a check please make sure it goes to PO Box 96. We had a sponsor accidentally send a check to PO Box 95 and let me tell you that getting that check back from the occupant of that PO Box has been an adventure. Let's just say that she feels that asking a stranger to prove that they actually live in this little town before returning their mail is not unhinged at all. 

We will still take pre-entry sponsorship checks up until July 10th. If you have already sent yours and would like to send a logo please get it to becauseofbailey@yahoo.com as soon as you can. If you have not sent one yet, please include the sponsorship form that you can find at www.bucklesandbarrels4bailey.com under the tab downloads. I am trying to get more organized this year which should lead to less swearing and banging of my head on the computer keyboard during tax season. Please help, the Well Bred Halter Horse always looks nervous when I start talking to myself. 

If you are a sponsor $5000 or more, please let me know ASAP. I need to start getting logo to our embroidery company, artwork people and video production. Jackets will be started this month.

We will be doing the raffle for the Trails West MXII 3 horse bumper pull trailer again. You do not need to be present to win but the winner is responsible for all transportation, taxes and fees. We will also have a few other prizes that we will give away during that drawing for a 7 piece set of DeWalt tools, a Blackstone Grill and a $200 Amazon gift card. 2nd-4th prizes will be shipped through Amazon this year so you do not need to be present to win. You can purchase those tickets now on our website at www.bb4bstalls.comunder the tab "raffle tickets".

For anyone that won a free entry through a charity raffle or by drawing a card at the 2025 race please send me an email the first week of July. I will let you know the process for getting your entry completed. 

I hope you are all having an amazing month! I am off to clean out the fridge in an attempt to save the Well Bred Halter Horse from himself. Ladies, keep an eye on your own halter horses! They need us for survival!

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! I would like to tell you that I am doing something productive but that would be a lie. I am currently chugging a purple monster hoping for some magical motivation. The chances of me not moving from this spot and continuing to binge watch Shameless for the rest of the afternoon is high. 

I wanted to put out a few reminders....for those of you sending in sponsorships please email me any logos that I do not already have to becauseofbailey@yahoo.com as soon as possible. If you are wanting to send in your sponsorship please attach the form that is on our website under the downloads tab https://bucklesandbarrels4bailey.com/downloads

I also wanted to update you on our trip to San Antonio to meet some families with kids in cancer treatment during the stock show and rodeo last month. We were supposed to meet with six families but unfortunately one of the kids had a set back and their immune system wasn't strong enough for them to make it to the event. We mailed one check and then met five amazing families. I have to tell you all that meeting these kids in person in life changing! I got the sweetest hug from one little boy who told me he is going to add Bailey to his prayer list. One mom started sobbing when she opened our check. She told us that her husband had just been laid off the previous week and with the medical bills they decided they would have to put their house up for sale. She told us she said a prayer right before they came to the rodeo asking God for help. I cried right there with her. It makes us look at each other and know that we are on the right path and when things are difficult people like her are why we keep going.

I want to share this story with all of you because I want you to know that WE make this happen. When I say we I mean all of you too. Without our amazing contestants, sponsors, volunteers, the South Point and family this wouldn't be possible. When that mom cried and hugged us I wish all of you could have been there to see a prayer being answered in real time. Thank you all for helping to bring some hope to a family that is struggling. 

I have had some questions about silent auction items. If you want to mail them ahead of time just send me a message and I will get you the address. If you are headed to the race and want to bring them with you that will work too. If you have any questions you can text me at 702-461-0468 or email me at becauseofbailey@yahoo.com. Sending me a text is always the best way to get ahold of me. I don't know about the rest of you but the telemarketers are out of control. I get about 10 spam calls a day. Now instead of car warranties I apparently have been approved for a line of credit. I feel like changing my greeting on my voicemail to something that insinuates that I am taking volunteers for an experimental drug that causes fish breath, exploding diarrhea  and moon face but will make your drop 20 pounds in a week. 🤔 So if you get to my voicemail and it is weird just know I finally snapped...

 Hello everyone!

I have the hotel room link!
https://be.synxis.com/?hotel=11548&arrive=2026-08-29&group=buc2026&rooms=1&sr%20=buc20264

For all my procrastinators....the cutoff date for using the discount code is August 10th! After that date you will have to call the South Point and sound sad, maybe cry a little to avoid the prevailing rate. Please everyone, use the South Point website only! I had several people last year that used other websites that charged them full price up front and then refused to give refunds when those people had to cancel. Please do not get scammed! The South Point website will only take a deposit and you have until 48 hours before check in to cancel.

I am off to make dinner. This Martha Stewart life is a rough one but Well Bred Halter horses must be fed! No one likes a hangry halter horse....  

Hello everyone! I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving. Am I the only one that that starts referring to my fat pants as just regular pants during this time of year? Just checking...

I wanted to give some upcoming dates as you all start planning your schedules for next year. BB4B 2026 will be September 4th-6th this year. We will have $25,000 added per day. We will open general entries on July 25th at 12pm pacific time. We sold out in a record breaking 3 minutes and 45 seconds last year so have your fast fingers ready! 

We will open up pre-entry sponsorships on February 1st. If you want to be guaranteed an entry spot, first assignment of stalls and early move in this is your chance. For a sponsorship of $1000 or more you will be given 2 pre-entry spots that you can use yourself or you can use one and share with a buddy. The last day to submit a pre-entry sponsorship will be July 11th. I need time to invite all the pre-entries before we open up general entries. I will post a form for you to use here and on our website at www.bucklesandbarrels4bailey.com. 

I will be sending out letters to all of the 2025 sponsors for your tax deduction the last week of December. If you won over $600 or a prize worth over that amount, I will be sending out 1099's the first week of January.

So how many of you are going to do some liver destruction at the NFR this week? I love this time of year in Vegas! It's like the gathering of our people. I have some awesome advice for you...If you do in fact punish your liver or are afraid of the NFR crud that everyone seems to bring home, please go see my friend Winter who has The IV Club! She will get you feeling brand new again and can help boost your immune system. She will be at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Cowboy Christmas) in the South Hall. I mean, some of you are going to take that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" very seriously. I'm not judging! I am trying to be helpful! Who or what you put your lips on is absolutely none of my business. I don't know if she has antibiotics though so please make good decisions!