Tayla et al. at NFR - Bobcats in Pro Rodeo - 2025 Edition - Updated

[nevadacat]

Tayla Moeykens is currently #13 in barrel racing, having won over $20k, with first place finishes at Helldorado Days in Vegas and Dixie National in Mississippi. She finished 2nd in the Montana Circuit Finals.

Next up: Rodeo Houston! RH is huge, with a total purse over $2M, and a solid performance can set a clear path to NFR. It is a tournament format that starts with five 3-day pools. Tayla’s pool will run March 7-9.

[nevadacat]

Sunday was a great day for Bobcat Ladies. As our basketball team was cruising in Boise, Tayla Moeykens cruised to a 2nd place finish in Go 3 of Super Series 2 at Rodeo Houston. Her $3,250 in was enough to advance to Semifinal 2 on March 20

[nevadacat]

Tayla Moeykens is currently ranked 10th in the world in barrel racing. There are two weeks left in the rodeo season to determine who gets to go to NFR in December. She cleaned up at the Pendleton Round Up last weekend pulling in over $16k. That should punch her ticket to Vegas.

Check out the socks on that horse! https://wpra.com/race-to-the-finish/

I just don't think there is enough money left for six ladies to jump her and knock her to 16th, where she finished last year. The Governor's Cup in Sioux Falls pays a ton of money, but most of the cowgirls there are already NFR bound.

[nevadacat]

Tayla Moeykens - Barrel Racing
Entered 10th in the world in money
Round 1 - 9th place
Round 2 - 11th place
Round 3 - no time
Round 4 - 15th place
Round 5 - 15th place
Round 6 - 5th place, $7,688
Round 7 - 8th place
Round 8 - 10th place
Round 9 - 14th place
Round 10 - 13th place
15th in the average, 16th in money, $152,561



Ty Erickson - Steer Wrestling
Entered 8th in the world in money
Round 1 - 2nd place (tie), $22,080
Round 2 - 2nd place, $28,980
Round 3 - 1st place, $36,668
Round 4 - 6th place, $5,914
Round 5 - no time
Round 6 - 1st place, $36,668
Round 7 - 8th place
Round 8 - 10th place
Round 9 - 9th place
Round 10 - no time
10th in the average, 8th in money, $246,270

[nevadacat]

Midway bump

[kcatz]

I saw a social media post that a former BR champion was lending Tayla her horse to run. It sounds like Tayla wasn't able to take her horses to Vegas so she's been riding all new horses (new to her).

[nevadacat]

I saw a social media post that a former BR champion was lending Tayla her horse to run. It sounds like Tayla wasn't able to take her horses to Vegas so she's been riding all new horses (new to her).

That explains a lot. She's actually been on three different horses, so far in the six rounds. On a couple runs it seemed like her horse had a mind of his own. I wonder if this stems from the equine herpes virus that's going around and forced the cancelation of several events in Vegas (and elsewhere), including the WPRA breakaway finals.

[D-Wreck]

I saw a social media post that a former BR champion was lending Tayla her horse to run. It sounds like Tayla wasn't able to take her horses to Vegas so she's been riding all new horses (new to her).

Sure hope this isn't related to the EHV outbreak.

[nevadacat]

I saw a social media post that a former BR champion was lending Tayla her horse to run. It sounds like Tayla wasn't able to take her horses to Vegas so she's been riding all new horses (new to her).

Sure hope this isn't related to the EHV outbreak.

My wife told me that the rodeo announcers said Tayla's horses may have been exposed to EHV and the NFR dates were inside the quarantine window. So, she couldn't bring her own mounts. (I was probably getting a beer when that was explained.) I understand several competitors in the men's timed events are in the same boat and had to borrow horses for steer wrestling and tie down.

[nevadacat]

Final bump of the year

[nevadacat]

Tayla Moeykens - Barrel Racing
Entered 10th in the world in money
Round 1 - 9th place
Round 2 - 11th place
Round 3 - no time
Round 4 - 15th place
Round 5 - 15th place
Round 6 - 5th place, $7,688
Round 7 - 8th place
Round 8 - 10th place
Round 9 - 14th place
Round 10 - 13th place
15th in the average, 16th in money, $152,561



Ty Erickson - Steer Wrestling
Entered 8th in the world in money
Round 1 - 2nd place (tie), $22,080
Round 2 - 2nd place, $28,980
Round 3 - 1st place, $36,668
Round 4 - 6th place, $5,914
Round 5 - no time
Round 6 - 1st place, $36,668
Round 7 - 8th place
Round 8 - 10th place
Round 9 - 9th place
Round 10 - no time
10th in the average, 8th in money, $246,270