10 I The Lovell Chronicle I October 13, 2011
Young barrel racer on a winning streak
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Thirteen-year-old
Masey Tippetts has
amassed quite a collection
of prizes in less than three
years of barrel racing.
Tippetts, an eighth-
grader at Lovell Middle
School, became interested
in barrel racing when she
saw other kids her age com-
peting at races she attend-
ed with her cousin Natalie
Hamilton.
Although she sat in a
saddle for the first time
at around age 2, Tippetts
didn't really learn to ride a
horse until she was 9 years
old. Like many novice rid-
ers, she started off on an old
horse. Her first horse was
named Ray.
"Ray had been a dude
horse and just walked me
around the barrels," said
Tippetts, who has gradually
moved up to faster horses.
She now rides a horse
named Nino, who helped
her win first place in the
youth 3D placing at the
Wind River Classic held in
Riverton recently.
"He's my baby," said
Tippetts. "He was originally
trained as a race horse and
then used for barrels."
Tippetts competed
against 47 other riders and
won a custom saddle and
shiny belt buckle for her
efforts in Riverton with an
average time of 19:18.
She attributes her win-
ning time to a tip she re-
ceived from JoDawn Le-
onhardt, an experienced
barrel racer from Cowley.
Leonhardt suggested a dif-
ferent way of using her legs
to maneuver her horse and
Tippetts is convinced that
the tip helped her take 8/10
of a second off of her overall
COURTESY PHOTO
Masey Tippetts of Lovell, shown here with her horse Nino, won a saddle and a
fancy belt buckle in the youth division of a barrel racing competition held in
Riverton recently.
time.
Tippetts also won first
place in the youth division
at the Lovell Mustang Days
rodeo this summer. She
placed second in the "Whip
n' Spur" series and ninth
overall in the state youth
rodeo circuit that took place
over the summer.
Tippetts rides her horse
every day during the sum-
mer to keep him in good
condition.
"When I first got him
he hadn't been ridden in a
while so he wasn't that fast
at first but now that he is in
shape he goes much faster,"
said Tippetts.
She has been working
with him for about a year
and a half.
"I don't really practice
barrels a lot with him," ex-
plained Tippetts. "Most-
ly I just try to keep him in
shape. He will run as fast or
as slow as I want him to."
Tippetts hasn't really
taken any lessons or work-
shops to learn the sport.
Mostly she has learned
from the advice of friends
and relatives.
"She has learned from
the numerous techniques
that others have shared
with her," said her mother
Brandy Tippetts.
"There are so many
techniques," explained
Masey. "You just have to
use what works for you and
your horse."
Tippetts and Nino have
won two shiny belt buckles
so far, along with many oth-
er prizes. Her goal for the
future is "to win the rest of
them."
She's thinking about
competing in the winter cir-
cuit in Silesia, Mont., and
competing in the Carbon
County Youth Rodeo series
in Red Lodge next summer.
Tippetts is active in
sports at her school and
likes to show animals in
4-H. This year she showed
a rabbit and a pig at the fair
and also competed in other
events like cake decorating,
cooking and photography.
She is a member of the 4-H
group called the "Hillbil-
lies." She also likes to com-
pete in pole bending but her
real dream is to become a
professional rodeo barrel
racer someday.
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News briefs
Chamber
center Monday
The New Horizons
Care Center multi-purpose .....
room will be the site of the
October general member-
ship meeting of the Lovell
Area Chamber of Com-
merce next Monday, Oct.
17.
National Park Ser-
vice Interpreter Valerie
meeting at care
Newman will be the guest
peaker.
A no-host luncheon of
baked chicken and mashed
potatoes will be served, and
those attending are asked
to RSVP by e-mailing the
chamber office at lovell@tc-
twest.net or by calling 548-
7552.
Field
reps to town next week
Field representatives Area residents are en-
for Wyoming's congressio- couraged to visit the repre-
nal delegation will hold of- sentatives to discuss issues
rice hours in North Big or views, ask questions or
Horn County next Thurs- share concerns. The com-
day, Oct. 20. ments and concerns will be
Karen McCreery, De- relayed to Enzi, Barrasso
nise Canfield and Ryan Mc- and Lummis.
Connaughey, representing The field offices may
Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. John also be contacted as follows:
Barrasso and Congress- Sen. Enzi's Cody office -
woman Cynthia Lummis, 527-9444.
will be at Lovell Town Hall Sen. Barrasso's Sheri-
Oct. 20 from 2-3 p.m. and dan office- 672-6456.
at Cowley Town Hall from Rep. Lummis' Casper
3:30-4:30 p.m. office--261-6596.
Powell Valley
Recycling is moving
BY PATTI CARPENTER
The Powell Valley Re-
cycling center announced
that it will be moving its
operation on Oct. 14 at
noon. The new location
at 946 Road 10 in Powell
will open on Oct. 17 at 1
p.m. The regular hours for
the center will be Monday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m., and Saturday, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
The center takes news-
papers, magazines, tele-
phone books, office paper
and corrugated cardboard
for recycling. Office paper
should be separated from
other kinds of paper. En-
velopes must be open with
mail removed before they
can be accepted for recy-
cling.
No. 1 and 2 plastics are
also accepted along with
steel and tin cans. The
center will pay 20 cents a
pound for aluminum that is
separated from other recy-
clable items.
Lids should be removed
from plastics, and food con-
tainers should be rinsed
out.
The center is a non-
profit operation adminis-
tered by an all-volunteer
board of directors. Eight
people are employed at the
facility.
For more information,
contact Mary Jo at 754-
9773.
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Big Horn County Weed and Pest monthly board meeting, 2nd Tuesday,
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Cancer Support Group, 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m., NHCC multi-purpose
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