Charlotte Cunningham makes this statement:  “The original Loomis gag is great for every part of training and running barrel horses.  I use it as the first bit to put on young horses because I can get stop and bend with it without frightening them.  I like to use it as a tune up bit because I can lighten a horse up without a curb that most horses are accustomed to pushing on.  I like to make runs in it because it has plenty of rate plus you can ask a horse to turn back quickly without a curb chin hitting them.”  

To contact Charlotte Cunningham go to her website  www.winningruns.com      

She is the first and only person to win every go round of the World Championship Barrel Futurity in  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She did all this in a Loomis gag bit with no tie down. Her mount was Willie Nick Bar. The year was 1997and her prize money was $64,000. Since that time, Dena has won many more dollars in her Loomis gags. Congratulations, Dena. It has been fun watching you on the way up.