KAREN ORMAN
FLORIS, IOWA
Karen Orman was born and raised on the family farm in rural Floris, Iowa. Her love of the sport of rodeo and barrel racing grew from a young age. Through the years, Karen trained colts and competed in barrel racing, pole bending, steer undecorating reining, and the other western events. For many years she put her barrel racing goals and dreams on hold to haul her children, Stacie Orman Baumann and Marc Orman to Little Britches and High School Rodeos as well as her niece Melissa Durham Ostrander and her grandson Dalton Baumann. Then a very special gray mare named Gevah came into her life and her barrel racing dreams unfolded again. Throughout the years, Karen competed on notable horses such as Gevah, Crystal Three Jets, Belle Is Ringing, Boomer, Iris Crimson, Luck O The Iris, Could Do Too aka Turtle and Dalts Superman Design aka Doodle. At 75 years young she continues to chase the barrel racing dream competing at barrel races across the country.
Some of her notable lifetime achievements:
2 Time Barrel Bash Champion and Saddle Winner.
Barrel Bash PBRIP Champion.
Better Barrel Races Reserve World Champion.
4 Time BBR Northern Region Champion and Saddle Winner.
IRCA Barrel Racing Champion and Saddle Winner.
URA Reserve Champion
APHA / PBRIP National High Point Barrel Racing Champion
2 Time National PBRIP Barrel Racing Champion and Saddle Winner.
Iowa NBHA Senior 1D Champion and Saddle Winner.
IPRA Central Region Finals Qualifier IRA
Multiple Time Finals Qualifier URA
Multiple Time Finals Qualifier IRCA
Multiple Time Finals Qualifier Bonus
Race Finals Multiple Time Qualifier BBR
World Finals Multiple Time Qualifier
NBHA World Show Multiple Time Qualifer
APHA World Show Multiple Time
Qualifier ROM In APHA Open Barrels
ROM in APHA Amateur Barrels.
