Dress Code & Rules:

Full cowboy attire
Cuff, collars, cowboy hat and Boots or Helmet
No Membership required
Not ABRA sanctioned

Start Time

Junior Time Slots
Time slot #1 – Starts at 1:00pm
Time slot #2-  Starts at 6:00pm
Open time slots
Time slot #1 starts at 2pm
Time slot #2 starts at 3pm
Time slot #3 starts at 4pm
Time slot #4 starts at 5pm
Will Run a few Junior Barrels Starting at 6:00pm
Time slot #5 starts at 7pm

Rolling your times:

In order to accommodate making multiple runs on horses in a short period we have collectively decided to offer our barrel racers the following option:

Enter the spring thaw over flow Friday at 12pm or 1pm and roll your time to the Friday Barrels for buckles. Or enter the Friday Barrels for Buckles and roll your time to the Cinch Spring Thaw Timed Event. We will not allow Saturday 8am Cinch Spring Thaw Timed Event runs to roll back to the Barrel  for Buckles.  You must roll within your category meaning open to open youth to youth.
To roll you must enter both events online and email ponokaspringthaw@gmail.com by Sunday March 16 2025 to let them know you will be rolling your time.

Phone in Entry:

There will be only online entry for Barrel for Buckles

Online Entry:

Date Open March 1 2025
Date Close March 14 2025
Pre Pay Only

Enter the day of the event:

You can enter the day of the event you will be put towards the end.
Entry cut off time 6:30pm

Turn Out Fine:

Rule- All Turns out before Sunday  March 16 9:00am will be refunded and will not be in the payout. After Sunday March 16   you will  not receive a refund and the entry fee will remain in the payout. All turn out will not be refund intel after the event is over.

You can enter Friday Night Barrel For Buckles the day of the event. Pre entries will have priority and will run first.

Payout Open:

1D- Pay 6 spots
2D- Pay 6 Spots
3D- Pay 6 spots
4D-Pay 6 spots

Payout JR:

1D- Pay 6 spots
2D- Pay 6 Spots
3D- Pay 6 spots
4D-Pay 6 spots

Payout spots may change depending on number of entries.
Paid out  E transfer and will be ready Monday.
Admin Fee $35

Barrel for Buckles Side Pots:

Futurity side pot (horses born 2020 or 2021)
Entry fee: $100
Admin fee $35
2D Format
7/10th Split
Payout 4 place in each D
Payout spots may change depending on number of entries.
Derby side pot (horses born 2017-2019)
Entry fee: $100
Admin fee $35
2D Format
7/10th Split
Payout 4 place in each D
Payout spots may change depending on number of entries.

To enter the side pot you must be entered into Barrel for Buckles Jackpot

The Futurity is open to horses 5 years of age and younger of the competing year.  To be eligible for the Futurity, the horse must NEVER have competed in ANY barrel race prior to Nov 15  of the previous year.

The Derby is open to horses 8 years of age and younger of the competing year.

Horse papers must be emailed in by March 14 2025 to ponokaspringthaw@gmail.com to be verified.

If a horse is found to have been entered under false pretense, the horse will be disqualified.

Warm Up

Warm up schedule main arena:
March 21 2025
8:00am to 11:00am
March 22 2025
6:30am to 7:30am
March 23 2025
6:30am to 7:45am
Warm up second arena is open all day

Camping Booking
Phone
Email: ponokaspringthaw@gmail.com 

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