

Rodeo Girls‘ Marvel Murphy, who did not participate in the race, shared the promotional poster for the 2014 bikini barrel race on her and Ty’s Facebook page and wrote, “Personally, not my style!… But PROPS to ALL who DARE enter!!” The post drew a few negative comments and the winner of the 2013 Red Bluff Round-Up Bikini Barrel Race, Jandee Smart, demonstrated that she deserves her surname with this response: (You can clearly see there are people in the stands during their runs.)

My guess is that the gals weren’t officially in the competition but did do the race for the sake of the cameras. The event featured on Rodeo Girls took place in April, 2013 and they’re already signing people up for the 2014 bikini barrel racing event!Īccording to the online program from the event, there were 20 entrants in the 2013 bikini barrel race, but strangely, neither Darcy LaPier, Barb West, or Jessica Holmberg (the three Rodeo Girls cast members shown participating in the episode) were on the list. So, is “bikini barrel racing” a real thing? Or was it just some sort of one-time event staged by A&E as a reason to get their sexy stars riding horseback in bikinis? I did some research (blogging ain’t all bad y’all!) and found that bikini barrel racing is indeed a real thing and has been around for years.Īs mentioned in the Rodeo Girls episode as the announcer introduces the race, the event was the third annual bikini barrel race hosted by the Red Bluff Round-Up in Red Bluff, California. ^ Barb West (left) and Darcy LaPier get pumped in ten-gallon hats and quarter-gallon swimsuits on “Bikinis or Bust” A&E’s new reality series Rodeo Girls clearly believes in the motto “If you’ve got it, flaunt it” as its cast of five easy-on-the-eyes barrel racers have clearly “got it” in the form of barrel racing skills and sex appeal - both of which were clearly flaunted in the third episode titled “ Bikinis or Bust” featuring a few of the gals participating in a bikini barrel racing event in hopes of taking home a $5,000 custom saddle.
