WHIRLWIND MITCHELL OUTRUNS HORSE

Rumor has it that Whirlwind Shelly Mitchell ran her first barrel race this last weekend, but apparently her trusty new barrel horse Harry isn't as fast as she hoped.  After an impressive start, Shelly decided she could get off and run the barrels faster herself. Shelly's trainer thought the race went well but did think Harry was a bit of a "looky Lou" and believed that may have slowed him down a bit.  Shelly's commented that he learned this behavior from an old friend, Velvet Heller.

After showing up on the wrong day and being completely confused by the entry form to enter the time only class, horse and rider were fine and they were actually quite pleased that they had run towards the barrels and not away from them as the rider had feared.
  
Mitchell turned down multiple offers to double up in the time only category. Shelly explained to the other competitors that this may be too dangerous to attempt with Harry, as he may be distracted and run right into them.  There is still no data on actually how slow Harry is, but he did look the part as he attempted to act "Hot" while walking around the practice arena.  More updates next week. 


Thanks Shelly for reporting this story!