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PTH Barrel Racing
| Official site of Penny Treeby-Hudgens and Desiree Treeby Featuring Freedom Flyer Barrel Racing Horses - Clinics - Lessons & More! |
Published in Pro Rodeo World magazine Article: Smoken 'Em with Penny Treeby-Hudgens |
Speaking Spanish, trick riding, working with Glenn Close, and currently leading the world
is the third year member Penny Treeby-Hudgens. After the Liberty, Ky. rodeo she has
placed at 17 out of 20 rodeos and picked up six first place checks. Among those first
places she set the arena record at the March Longhorn Rodeo in Huntsville, Al. with a
13.638 second run.
“I placed consistently at the Longhorns, so I’m going to continue entering and see what
happens.” Penny’s horse Montana Afton or “Tandy” was raised on the black dirt of her
1876 Kansas family farm and broke in the Flint Hills feedlots. When she realized that
Tandy was going a true winner she pushed him more on the pattern and quit riding him
at the ranches. “It would be great to give Tandy a world title behind his name, he
deserves it.” In 2000 she came close to winning the 1-D world National Barrel Horse
Association title in Augusta, Ga., placing third. Tandy goes back to her old barrel horse
Montana Brandy that she won the PRCA Badlands Circuit on three times and Montana
Pine. “They have been absolute blessings, I couldn’t have asked for better horses.”
Horses and barrel racing aren’t the only things that Penny knows. This Oregon native
earned her Bachelor Degree from the University of Oregon in Spanish and education.
But, what nobody would ever guess is that she earned a ballet minor. During college she
learned to trick ride so she could earn money for barrel racing entry fees. “Ballet was a
great way for me to stay in shape for trick riding.” Directly out of college she taught high
school for one year. “I had to quit teaching because it cost me too much money turning
down trick riding contracts due to my commitment as a teacher.”
Penny trick rode in the PRCA for about 14 years and worked five years for the Mexican
movie-star, Antonio Aguilar. “One of the wildest things was watching my horses fly away
in a plane,” she remembers about when they had a show in Puerto Rico while working for
Aguilar. “It was absolutely fabulous working for Antonio; we were completely taken care of
and the opportunities were great.” She says that to this day if she ever needed a job or
anything else that one phone call would take care of it.
After Penny quit trick riding she worked as a substitute teacher in Kansas while riding
outside horses and raising her two daughters, Natasha and Desiree. Because of her
riding experience she had the opportunity to work as Glenn Close’s stunt double in the
Hallmark Series movies Sarah Plain and Tall. She said that it was amazing how much
her and Close looked alike when they were in costume. “Some of the time people would
come up to me thinking I was Glenn.” In some of the movie set pictures sometimes even
she cannot tell them apart.
After living in Kansas for 15 years she remarried and moved to Oklahoma to be with her
husband Bobby. “Oklahoma is a great place to live because you can go to a barrel race
or rodeo almost every day of the week.” She also says that besides Texas, the barrel
racing in Oklahoma will keep you constantly working to win. Her winning strategy is doing
everything possible to be prepared and giving herself the best chance to win. Still, Penny
gets nervous before every run. If you see her before competition she’ll probably be
stretching herself or Tandy and mentally practicing her run trying not to get too nervous.
People often ask her why or how she gets so nervous? Her response is, “If I quit getting
nervous, that’s when I know I’ll have to quit.”
is the third year member Penny Treeby-Hudgens. After the Liberty, Ky. rodeo she has
placed at 17 out of 20 rodeos and picked up six first place checks. Among those first
places she set the arena record at the March Longhorn Rodeo in Huntsville, Al. with a
13.638 second run.
“I placed consistently at the Longhorns, so I’m going to continue entering and see what
happens.” Penny’s horse Montana Afton or “Tandy” was raised on the black dirt of her
1876 Kansas family farm and broke in the Flint Hills feedlots. When she realized that
Tandy was going a true winner she pushed him more on the pattern and quit riding him
at the ranches. “It would be great to give Tandy a world title behind his name, he
deserves it.” In 2000 she came close to winning the 1-D world National Barrel Horse
Association title in Augusta, Ga., placing third. Tandy goes back to her old barrel horse
Montana Brandy that she won the PRCA Badlands Circuit on three times and Montana
Pine. “They have been absolute blessings, I couldn’t have asked for better horses.”
Horses and barrel racing aren’t the only things that Penny knows. This Oregon native
earned her Bachelor Degree from the University of Oregon in Spanish and education.
But, what nobody would ever guess is that she earned a ballet minor. During college she
learned to trick ride so she could earn money for barrel racing entry fees. “Ballet was a
great way for me to stay in shape for trick riding.” Directly out of college she taught high
school for one year. “I had to quit teaching because it cost me too much money turning
down trick riding contracts due to my commitment as a teacher.”
Penny trick rode in the PRCA for about 14 years and worked five years for the Mexican
movie-star, Antonio Aguilar. “One of the wildest things was watching my horses fly away
in a plane,” she remembers about when they had a show in Puerto Rico while working for
Aguilar. “It was absolutely fabulous working for Antonio; we were completely taken care of
and the opportunities were great.” She says that to this day if she ever needed a job or
anything else that one phone call would take care of it.
After Penny quit trick riding she worked as a substitute teacher in Kansas while riding
outside horses and raising her two daughters, Natasha and Desiree. Because of her
riding experience she had the opportunity to work as Glenn Close’s stunt double in the
Hallmark Series movies Sarah Plain and Tall. She said that it was amazing how much
her and Close looked alike when they were in costume. “Some of the time people would
come up to me thinking I was Glenn.” In some of the movie set pictures sometimes even
she cannot tell them apart.
After living in Kansas for 15 years she remarried and moved to Oklahoma to be with her
husband Bobby. “Oklahoma is a great place to live because you can go to a barrel race
or rodeo almost every day of the week.” She also says that besides Texas, the barrel
racing in Oklahoma will keep you constantly working to win. Her winning strategy is doing
everything possible to be prepared and giving herself the best chance to win. Still, Penny
gets nervous before every run. If you see her before competition she’ll probably be
stretching herself or Tandy and mentally practicing her run trying not to get too nervous.
People often ask her why or how she gets so nervous? Her response is, “If I quit getting
nervous, that’s when I know I’ll have to quit.”
| News as of 2009 * updates coming soon! |
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*Special Congrats to Allison Clarke and HB High Five for their 1D runs
at the NBHA Missouri State Finals!
Congrats to Penny Treeby-Hudgens for her 1D runs!
Memorial Day - Prague, Okla. she ran in the 1D on "Flaming Jets Bug"
July 3 - McAlester, Okla. earning 4th in the 1D on "Flaming Jets Bug"
(80+ entries)
July 4 - McAlester, Okla. earning 6th in the 1D on "Mariah Many Moons"
(120+ entries)
July 11 - Choctaw, Okla. earning 4th in the 1D Sr. class on "Montana Afton"
July 11 - Choctaw, Okla. earning 6th in the Open 1D on "Flaming Jets Bug"
(141 Open entries)
September 19 - Wrangler Heartland Tour, Carthage, Mo. 8th overall of 176
entries on "Flaming Jets Bug."
Congratulations to Desiree Treeby and Montana Xcaliber -- 2009!
August - 10th place Sunday at the ABRA State Finals 225+entries.
July - The pair has been running in the 1D at local barrel races.
June - They earned 1D points at Wrangler Heartland Tour event in
Chickasha.
May - The pair earned 1D (6th - 14.2) and 2D (7th - 14.4, but there were
only 14 people total placing from the 1st, 1D through 7th in the 2D) money at
the Carthage, Missouri Wrangler Heartland Tour event.
The pair entered their first PRCA rodeo at Duncan, Okla. They were .5 out
of the money - Xman was having a hard time turning to the right because he
was sore. We have that fixed and they're ready to go again! They were still
pleased for entering their fist big Pro Rodeo. They were also running against
90 entries - tough tough tough rodeo! 1st - 10th place was within 2 tenths!
April - NBHA State Finals - the pair were 10th in the 1D Saturday of 298
entries! Sunday they tipped the second to place big in the average!
March - they earned 1D money, placing 7th in the Wrangler Heartland Tour
at Ada, Oklahoma. The pair ran a 15.580 in the set pattern at Victory Farms.
Out running or running wtih people like, Kappy Allen, Add Waddell, Colette
Flaharaty, and Karla Oller!
February - 1st place at Shawnee's Open rodeo; 4th, 1D at Stillwater; 4th in
the 1D at Okemah; and 25th of 389, placing in the 2D at the Valentine's
Central 4D race at Shawnee.
Other Congratulations!
Read the "Success Stories" page for more!
February - Kat Thompson and 5 -year-old HB High Five won the 3D at
Okemah and at Tecumseh. The pair also were in the 2D at Mustang - Cedar
Springs Arena.
March Wrangler Heartland Tour, Ada - Cheyenne Neuhoff and Montana Fly
Brandy ended their weekend running a 16.310 - what a great young pair they
are!
Carrie Fessler and Montana Poco Leo are just getting going and doing
fabulously! Carrie and "Dakota" are making beautiful patterns, running 17.0
at Ada! They'll start picking speeds as the year progresses!
News Updates of fall 2008:
Congratulations to Desiree Treeby! She earned top-5 High Money
Winner for the Year-End Wrangler Heartland Tour 2008 series!
"Montana Xcalibar" - aka 'Xman' - After running two of Only three 14.9s at
the Topeka Expo, Desiree and Xman ran in the 1-D at the Wrangler
Heartland Tour, Aug. 31 at the Lazy E in Guthrie. He is the son of Montana
Pine who at 26 ran in the Youth 1-D at the event, ridden by Jacie Etbauer.
Montana Pine's other son, Wranglers Montana also ran in the 1-D ridden
by Kat Thompson.
Sept. - Desiree and 'Xman' earned 1-D money at the Clarkville, Ark.
Wrangler Heartland Tour, just behind Add Waddell.
Oct. - the pair ran in the 1-D and 2-D at the Wrangler Heartland Tour Oct.
2-5 in Ada, Ok. They also won the 2-D Wrangler average.
Nov. - the pair ran in the 1-D at the NBHA Show, Nov. 2 at the Shawnee
Expo Center. Running 8th out of 130 entries.
"Montana Pine" - Jacie Etbauer and 26-year-old 'Fancy' ran a 16.11 at the
NBHA Show, Nov. 2 at the Shawnee Expo Center. The pair was 8th in the
2-D.
"Penny Treeby - Hudgens" - earned Senior 1-D money at the Nov. 1 NBHA
Show. On many mounts, she also earned District 5 year-end 1-D awards.
CONGRATULATIONS Penny!
at the NBHA Missouri State Finals!
Congrats to Penny Treeby-Hudgens for her 1D runs!
Memorial Day - Prague, Okla. she ran in the 1D on "Flaming Jets Bug"
July 3 - McAlester, Okla. earning 4th in the 1D on "Flaming Jets Bug"
(80+ entries)
July 4 - McAlester, Okla. earning 6th in the 1D on "Mariah Many Moons"
(120+ entries)
July 11 - Choctaw, Okla. earning 4th in the 1D Sr. class on "Montana Afton"
July 11 - Choctaw, Okla. earning 6th in the Open 1D on "Flaming Jets Bug"
(141 Open entries)
September 19 - Wrangler Heartland Tour, Carthage, Mo. 8th overall of 176
entries on "Flaming Jets Bug."
Congratulations to Desiree Treeby and Montana Xcaliber -- 2009!
August - 10th place Sunday at the ABRA State Finals 225+entries.
July - The pair has been running in the 1D at local barrel races.
June - They earned 1D points at Wrangler Heartland Tour event in
Chickasha.
May - The pair earned 1D (6th - 14.2) and 2D (7th - 14.4, but there were
only 14 people total placing from the 1st, 1D through 7th in the 2D) money at
the Carthage, Missouri Wrangler Heartland Tour event.
The pair entered their first PRCA rodeo at Duncan, Okla. They were .5 out
of the money - Xman was having a hard time turning to the right because he
was sore. We have that fixed and they're ready to go again! They were still
pleased for entering their fist big Pro Rodeo. They were also running against
90 entries - tough tough tough rodeo! 1st - 10th place was within 2 tenths!
April - NBHA State Finals - the pair were 10th in the 1D Saturday of 298
entries! Sunday they tipped the second to place big in the average!
March - they earned 1D money, placing 7th in the Wrangler Heartland Tour
at Ada, Oklahoma. The pair ran a 15.580 in the set pattern at Victory Farms.
Out running or running wtih people like, Kappy Allen, Add Waddell, Colette
Flaharaty, and Karla Oller!
February - 1st place at Shawnee's Open rodeo; 4th, 1D at Stillwater; 4th in
the 1D at Okemah; and 25th of 389, placing in the 2D at the Valentine's
Central 4D race at Shawnee.
Other Congratulations!
Read the "Success Stories" page for more!
February - Kat Thompson and 5 -year-old HB High Five won the 3D at
Okemah and at Tecumseh. The pair also were in the 2D at Mustang - Cedar
Springs Arena.
March Wrangler Heartland Tour, Ada - Cheyenne Neuhoff and Montana Fly
Brandy ended their weekend running a 16.310 - what a great young pair they
are!
Carrie Fessler and Montana Poco Leo are just getting going and doing
fabulously! Carrie and "Dakota" are making beautiful patterns, running 17.0
at Ada! They'll start picking speeds as the year progresses!
News Updates of fall 2008:
Congratulations to Desiree Treeby! She earned top-5 High Money
Winner for the Year-End Wrangler Heartland Tour 2008 series!
"Montana Xcalibar" - aka 'Xman' - After running two of Only three 14.9s at
the Topeka Expo, Desiree and Xman ran in the 1-D at the Wrangler
Heartland Tour, Aug. 31 at the Lazy E in Guthrie. He is the son of Montana
Pine who at 26 ran in the Youth 1-D at the event, ridden by Jacie Etbauer.
Montana Pine's other son, Wranglers Montana also ran in the 1-D ridden
by Kat Thompson.
Sept. - Desiree and 'Xman' earned 1-D money at the Clarkville, Ark.
Wrangler Heartland Tour, just behind Add Waddell.
Oct. - the pair ran in the 1-D and 2-D at the Wrangler Heartland Tour Oct.
2-5 in Ada, Ok. They also won the 2-D Wrangler average.
Nov. - the pair ran in the 1-D at the NBHA Show, Nov. 2 at the Shawnee
Expo Center. Running 8th out of 130 entries.
"Montana Pine" - Jacie Etbauer and 26-year-old 'Fancy' ran a 16.11 at the
NBHA Show, Nov. 2 at the Shawnee Expo Center. The pair was 8th in the
2-D.
"Penny Treeby - Hudgens" - earned Senior 1-D money at the Nov. 1 NBHA
Show. On many mounts, she also earned District 5 year-end 1-D awards.
CONGRATULATIONS Penny!
