Reys The Roof

With the Columbia River Circuit Finals having just come to a close, I thought it'd be appropriate to share this post from November 2014. Breakaway roping has exploded onto the prorodeo scene. I was actually the 1st Columbia River Circuit Champion! But before you get kind of impressed, know I was more lucky than anything.  It's stil kinda cool though...

As it turns out, I ended up winning the Columbia River Circuit in the Breakaway. I will be the first to say, there wasn't much blood, sweat, and tears put into winning this buckle.

 I hadn't roped in over a year, practiced once (complaining most of the time), and literally almost drew out before I got there. I won the first round of a two round roping, of the only roping held this year.

 However, this buckle is kind of special to me. I won it by roping in a 2.8 off of my husband's steer tripping/heel horse named Reys The Roof... othewise known as Roofie, who we lost this fall. I had planned on riding him next year at these events, if they held them. I was going to get a little more serious about my roping and felt Roofie could take me there. But somethings just aren't meant to be....

 I will enjoy this beautiful buckle and always remember the little bay horse that helped me win it. :)