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Jan
1
Mon
Salem, OR Tootie’s New Years Day Ride @ Tootie's House
Jan 1 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Tootie’s New Years Day Ride – Jan 1st saddle up at 11:30 AM. Rain or shine. Lunch at 1:00 PM
Tootie will provide Hot soup and Hot Chocolate, with a twist.
Please R.S.V.P, if your riding or coming to lunch.
Let’s start the New Year out right!
Jan
3
Wed
Benbrook, TX Wednesday Ride POSTPONED @ Rocky Creek Park
Jan 3 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Join us for an 8 mile ride around Benbrook lake over the creeks and through the woods.  Not a challenging terrain.  Be saddled and ready to ride at 11:00.   We look forward to seeing you there.

Jan
6
Sat
Benbrook, TX Saturday Ride POSTPONED @ Bob Jones Park
Jan 6 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Let’s take a ride in the woods on beautiful Grapevine lake.  Be saddled and ready to ride by 11.  Sandy and easy terrain.

Jan
10
Wed
cd v, TX Wednesday Ride @ Holiday Park
Jan 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Join us for a ride in the woods on beautiful lake Benbrook.  Be saddled and ready to ride by 11:00.  Some nice ups and downs with some rocky spots.  Normally a 2-3 hour ride, approx 6-9 miles.  You can easily turn back early & not get lost.  It’s an out & back.   We look forward to seeing you there.

Jan
21
Sun
Benbrook TX -NEW DATE Monthly Trail Ride @ Dutch Branch Park
Jan 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

We ride out promptly at 10am! Trailer parking behind the Benbrook Stables. turn on Stevens Road to access (right off 377-Dutch Branch Park entrance) then left on Lake Shore.

Lunch after at 3 Parrots. Dutch treat.

Jan
30
Tue
Benbrook, TX Tuesday Ride @ Holiday Park
Jan 30 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

66 degrees and partly sunny today!  Come and ride with us at Holiday Park in Crowley.  We ride out at 11:00.  Hope to see you there.

Jan
31
Wed
Benbrook, TX Trail Ride @ Bob Jones Park
Jan 31 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11 weather permitting.

Feb
4
Sun
Benbrook TX -NEW LOCATION Monthly Trail Ride @ Cartwright Park
Feb 4 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

DUTCH BRANCH Trailer parking is too muddy. We are changing locations!

 

We ride out promptly at 10am! Trailer parking behind the Benbrook Stables. turn on Stevens Road to access (right off 377-Dutch Branch Park entrance) then left on Lake Shore.

Lunch after at 3 Parrots. Dutch treat.

Feb
7
Wed
Benbrook,TX Wednesday Ride @ Holiday Park
Feb 7 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting.

Feb
10
Sat
Benbrook,TX Saturday Trail Ride RAINED OUT @ Bob Jones Park
Feb 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting.  See you there.

Feb
11
Sun
Benbrook, TX Sunday Ride RAINED OUT @ Trace Trails
Feb 11 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Sunday trail ride 11:00 but some of the girls are going out on Saturday and spending the night, making a weekend of it.

Feb
14
Wed
Benbrook, TX – LOCATION CHANGE Wednesday Ride @ Wyatt Ramch
Feb 14 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

LOCATION CHANGE DUE TO MUD!

We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting.

Feb
16
Fri
Benbrook, TX – Friday Ride @ Mineral Wells state park
Feb 16 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11 weather permitting.  Please CALL THE PARK FIRST to make sure the park is open.  Mineral Wells is notorious for closing there trails.

Abilene, TX Rafter L-Trail ride @ Rafter L
Feb 16 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm

We have been invited to ride at the Rafter L ranch.
Beautiful scenery and an obstacle course available too.

Feb
17
Sat
Abilene, TX De-Spooking Clinic (by Rustic Farm) @ Rockin W Ranch
Feb 17 @ 8:00 am – Feb 18 @ 5:00 pm

Clinic limited to 15 participants. Currently they have a waiting list. The instructors are from Rustic Farm.

Feb
18
Sun
Salem, OR Damsel in Defense Party @ Queen Ambers House
Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Come Spend a Day learning all the Self Defense Tools for us Women!

Princess Tootie will be bringing snacks.  Please be sure to RSVP to Tootie for headcount for food!

Feb
19
Mon
Salem, OR Attending Pressure Cooking Class @ Willamette Heritage Center
Feb 19 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
If you often can’t do weekday classes and have President’s Day off – it’s the perfect time to get a class in for you!
So join the OSU Extension Master Food Preservers – For hands-on workshops on processing low acid foods.
Benbrook, TX – Monday Ride @ Bob Jones Park
Feb 19 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting.

Feb
22
Thu
Salem, OR Attending Build A Better Horse Clinic @ Salem Saddle Club
Feb 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
April 27th: Build a Better Horse evaluation and goal setting
May 25th: Preflight Checks
June 22nd: Forehand and Haunch Turns
July 27th: Speed Control at Walk and Trot
August 24th: Stops
September 28th: Backing
October 26th: Side Passing and Leg Yielding
November 23rd: Arena Obstacles
December 28th: Fundamentals 1&2
‘24 January 25th: Fundamentals 3&4
‘24 February 22nd: Fundamentals 5&6
‘24 March 28th Soft Feel and Collection
Cost:$70 participants, Audit $40
ONLY 10 Participants per class
Registration Link –https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfxKqE52Cs…/viewform…
Questions? Lynn Lanham 503-302-3086
Feb
24
Sat
Benbrook, TX Saturday Ride Location Change @ SIX-O Ranch
Feb 24 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting.  This is a beautiful ride in the woods with creeks and a river crossing.

Benbrook, TX Bar & Grill @ Hammonds BBQ
Feb 24 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Come and join us for some good ole Southern BBQ at Hammonds BBQ after our ride at SIX-O Ranch.  Best Onion Rings this side of the Mississippi!

Feb
25
Sun
Abilene, TX- Abilene Lake Trail Ride @ Abilene State Park
Feb 25 @ 2:00 pm

Join our Marvelous Mavericks riding the trails around the lake at Abilene State Park.
Check in at the office to show proof of negative coggins, and pay the $5/person park entrance fee.
Make a U-turn around the office and go back out to the highway. Go Left for 1 mile. Lake entrance is on the right. We park near the swimming area or in the first boat ramp parking lot.
The trail is a 2 hour ride. Bathrooms are close to parking. Yes, there are areas where you can water your horse.
Melisa is leading the way!

Feb
28
Wed
Benbrook, TX Lunch Loco Coyote @ Loco Coyote
Feb 28 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Lunch after our ride at High Hope.  We will be at Loco Coyote for Bar and Grill.  Come and join us!

Mar
2
Sat
Benbrook, TX Wednesday Ride NEW DATE @ High Hope Ranch
Mar 2 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting. RIDING SATURDAY DUE TO RAIN !

Mar
3
Sun
Benbrook TX -Monthly Trail Ride @ Dutch Branch Park
Mar 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

We ride out promptly at 10am! Trailer parking behind the Benbrook Stables. turn on Stevens Road to access (right off 377-Dutch Branch Park entrance) then left on Lake Shore.

Lunch after at 3 Parrots. Dutch treat.

Mar
13
Wed
Benbrook, TX Wednesday Trail Ride @ Holiday Park
Mar 13 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting.

Mar
16
Sat
Benbrook, TX BBQ Lunch @ Cooper Barbeque
Mar 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Come one come all and get your BBQ on and bring the hubbies, the kiddos and the grands for Coopers BBQ before the big parade!

Mar
17
Sun
Benbrook, TX – LOCATION CHANGE Trail Ride @ Cartwright Park
Mar 17 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

NEW DATE AND LOCATION FOR THE TRINITY RIDE NOW AT CARTWRIGHT PK ON SUNDAY

Mar
18
Mon
Salem, OR Attending Pressure Cooking Class @ Willamette Heritage Center
Mar 18 @ 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm
If you often can’t do weekday classes and have President’s Day off – it’s the perfect time to get a class in for you!
So join the OSU Extension Master Food Preservers – For hands-on workshops on processing low acid foods.
Mar
20
Wed
Benbrook, TX Wednesday Ride @ Rocky Creek Park
Mar 20 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Come and join us!  We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting.

Benbrook, TX Shopping & Lunch @ Stone's Throw Farm
Mar 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us for lunch and shopping in support of this family owned, unique, organic market less than a mile from the trail head.  Lots of home made breads, organic meats, veggies and canned goods.

Mar
23
Sat
Salem, OR Attending Breakfast at Camille’s @ Camille's Bistro
Mar 23 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Come have Breakfast before wandering around the Expo.

Abilene, Tx- State Park Trail Ride @ Abilene State Park Lake
Mar 23 @ 10:00 am

Join us at Abilene State Park for our monthly trail ride. Be sure to check in, show coggins, and pay your fee to the park station before heading to the lake. Lake entrance is left 1 mile up the highway on the right side. We park near the swimming/picnic area. See y’all there!

Benbrook, TX Saturday Ride @ LBJ GRASSLANDS/TADRA TRAIL HEAD
Mar 23 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11 o’clock, weather permitting,  PARKING AT LBJ TADRA POINT TRAIL HEAD

Mar
27
Wed
Benbrook, TX LOCATION CHANGE @ Holiday PK
Mar 27 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

We ride out at 11:00 weather permitting.  Lunch at Woodys afterward. PARK CLOSED RIDE MOVED TO HOLIDAY PK 6000 Pearl Ranch Rd, Benbrook

Benbrook, TX Shuffleboard & BurgersLOCATION CHANGE @ Woody's Bar & Grill
Mar 27 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Shuffleboard and Burgers at Woody’s after the ride. LOCATION CHANGE

Mar
29
Fri
Abilene, TX Lunch @ Hickory Street @ Hickory Street Cafe
Mar 29 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Let’s connect on Good Friday! Have some lunch in a beautifully restored Victorian house. Another opportunity for cowgirl fellowship. See you there!

Abilene, Tx- Lets Do Lunch @ Hickory Street Cafe
Mar 29 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Join us out to lunch in one of Abilene’s cutest restaurants, Hickory Street Cafe. Let’s catch up and enjoy a good meal with each other. See y’all there!

Mar
31
Sun
Benbrook, TX CANCELED Sunday Ride @ SIX-O Ranch
Mar 31 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The ranch is closed for Easter.

Apr
3
Wed
Benbrook, TX Wednesday Ride @ Holiday Park
Apr 3 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Come and join us for our Wednesday ride through the woods around beautiful Lake Benbrook.  This is an easy trail and a little bit rocky in spots.

Apr
6
Sat
Benbrook, TX Obstacle Course @ Branded Cross Cowboy Church
Apr 6 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Come join us for the 1st Annual Obstacle course contest with Booths, tack swap, concessions, prizes, raffle and more. Registration starts at 8 AM Contest begins at 9 and goes till 5.  Should be a LOT of fun.

Apr
7
Sun
Benbrook TX -Monthly Trail Ride @ Dutch Branch Park
Apr 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

We ride out promptly at 10am! Trailer parking behind the Benbrook Stables. turn on Stevens Road to access (right off 377-Dutch Branch Park entrance) then left on Lake Shore.

Lunch after at 3 Parrots. Dutch treat.

Apr
10
Wed
Benbrook, TX – RAINED OUT Wednesday Ride @ Cartwright Park
Apr 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Rained out. Sorry ! Cartwright park is near downtown Weatherford.  It is part of Rails to Trails.  It is NOT in Mineral Wells.  When you turn on to Cartwright Pk Rd.  Look to your left and turn into where you see a guard shack.

paved parking.

Benbrook TX – Participating in 2024 Virtual Tevis Cup Ride @ Virtual Ride
Apr 10 @ 9:09 pm – Jul 21 @ 10:09 pm

Time to start riding, cowgirls! We have a team for the 2024 Virtual Tevis Cup ! To get on the roster, we need your name, current 40SC member number and the bib number assigned to you through the sign up link below, in addition to the total mileage ridden. If you do not have a horse, you can also participate by walking/ running the 100 miles.
You can screen shot the app with your mileage, in addition to the sign up response with your bib number. There will be one roster for this event!

if you would like some support for your efforts, you are welcome to join the Benbrook Team! Team name “Fabulous Disasters” and the password is “Benbrook1”

https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=93635&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Apr
11
Thu
Salem, OR Attending Willamette Mission State Park Ride @ Willamette Mission State Park
Apr 11 @ 7:39 pm – 8:39 pm

Come enjoy a fun trail ride with us.

Apr
12
Fri
Abilene, TX trail ride @ Rafter L @ Rafter L
Apr 12 @ 11:00 am – 2:30 pm

Joins us on a lovely trail ride w/Terrie @ Rafter L ranch. She will also have obstacle course available after trail ride.
Ranch Pizzeria is a great place for a late lunch in Coleman too. See you there!

Apr
13
Sat
Benbrook, TX – Saturday Ride @ Wyatt Ranch
Apr 13 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Come ride with us through the cedars at Wyatt Ranch in Glen Rose.  This is a fairly easy trail with creek crossing and some ups and downs.

Apr
14
Sun
Abilene, TX- Trail Ride @ Kemper Ranch
Apr 14 @ 2:00 pm

Annalise has invited us to ride her family ranch! Kemper Ranch has some rocky areas and opportunity to play in the water. Can’t wait to see y’all on this beautiful spring time ride!
Please reach out for the address.

Apr
18
Thu
Benbrook, TX Lunch at Woody’s @ Woody's Bar & Grill
Apr 18 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Come meet us for Burgers and a Beer (or Coke) at Woody’s after our ride.

Benbrook, TX Thursday Ride @ Mineral Wells State Park
Apr 18 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Mineral Wells State park is a very easy ride.  Come and join us!