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Equine Health & Emergency First Aid
Our most comprehensive, and popular, course! Join us for a one day course covering: what your vet needs to know, conditioning a horse to accept treatment, taking vital signs, dealing with lacerations, punctures, colic, choke, collapse, casting, shock, hoof issues, recognizing pain in the horse and pain source identification, injury prevention and so much more! All attendees receive a certificate of completion and first aid manual.
$159.00
Prerequisite for “Advanced Emergency First Aid”. If you take both courses in combination, the discounted package price is $295 for both courses.
Website: https://www.steepridgetrails.com/courses-offered/courses-and-schedule/
Register: Register for a Course (jotform.com)
We have been invited to ride at the Rafter L ranch.
Beautiful scenery and an obstacle course available too.
Clinic limited to 15 participants. Currently they have a waiting list. The instructors are from Rustic Farm.
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!
Topics include:
- Answers to Commonly Asked Questions.
- What to do in an Eye Emergency.
- Adequan, Legend, Bute, Oh, My!
- Lameness from a Surgeons Perspective.
- Reproductive Alphabet Soup.
Door prizes and with lots of important, up-to-date information!
Free admittance for all. You do not need to sign up
FCSC Shot Clinic
Meet at the Yellow Barn
Featuring Double Arrow Vet – Pricing varies by vacination
Call or email Jean Lewis: 509-521-8996 or [email protected]
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!
Every 3rd Saturday Meet up at WE Johnson Park for a nice Ride.
Foot in Stirup at 10 am
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!
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.
Every 3rd Saturday Meet up at WE Johnson Park for a nice Ride.
Foot in Stirup at 10 am
De-spook clinics coming in May!! Taught by mounted patrol instructors. Covered arena, limited to 15 participants. Just a few spots left. Text your email address to 254-979-7433 to receive your registration packet. Stalls and limited hookups available.
Info copied from Rockin Wild Ranch’s Facebook post. Please contact them directly at the number listed above for more info. Flyer available on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rtLp38DGeLBJ9djW/?mibextid=K35XfP
Must have proof of negative Coggins. Western attire required. Western heritage rules in all classes.
Books open Friday PM for practice @5:30pm. Practice starts @ 6pm
Saturday morning books open @ 08:30AM. Sorting starts @10AM
Every 3rd Saturday Meet up at WE Johnson Park for a nice Ride.
Foot in Stirup at 10 am
Please join us for a monthly ride. This ride will happen every 3rd Saturday of every month. We are in no hurry and on no schedule no agenda.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rtLp38DGeLBJ9djW/?mibextid=K35XfP
Must have proof of negative Coggins. Western attire required. Western heritage rules in all classes.
Books open Friday PM for practice @5:30pm. Practice starts @ 6pm
Saturday morning books open @ 08:30AM. Sorting starts @10AM
Please contact event personnel directly for details. Rockin Wild Ranch has posted their flyer for the event. Cost is $270. This is the advanced clinic. The basic clinic is required before participating in the advanced clinic. Text your e-mail address to 254-979-7433 for your registration packet.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Q6ZAR3je5wbQQ5FX/?
Abilene State Park is hosting a guided trail ride. Please consider this is not a free range 40 Something Cowgirls guided ride. Please know they plan to ride out at 9:00am so come early. Can’t wait to see y’all there!
*** From the flyer:
Join us for a guided trail ride around Lake Abilene as part of Abilene State Park’s 90th anniversary celebration!
This will be a 2-hour ride. You will need to bring your own horse and show your Coggins. We’ll meet and unload at the swimming area parking lot.
Park entrance is free for this event!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rtLp38DGeLBJ9djW/?mibextid=K35XfP
Must have proof of negative Coggins. Western attire required. Western heritage rules in all classes.
Books open Friday PM for practice @5:30pm. Practice starts @ 6pm
Saturday morning books open @ 08:30AM. Sorting starts @10AM
FUN AND EDUCATIONAL Come join us at Horse Creek Ranch for a complete immersion into horsemanship. Our fun and educational camps are a learning event of a lifetime.
Located in NE Washington, about 1.5 hrs. NW of Spokane; Horse Creek Ranch is nestled in a picturesque spot only minutes from the Columbia River.
While here, Steve will lead you to a higher level of understanding and communication with your horse, and the things that you learn during your stay will enable you to go home with the tools you need to have a better equine partner.
YOU WILL LEARN: *Common mistakes of both the horse and rider. *How to think from a horse’s point of view. *What to do when your horse does the unexpected. *How to accomplish incredible things with your horse. *Key exercises to unlock your horse’s potential. *Exercises to correct your horse’s bad habits. *Confidence to overcome fears. *Tools to keep your horse calm, curious, and respectful. *Feel and timing to increase your horse’s try. *And much more.
5-Day 40 Something Cowgirl Camp – Rother Horsemanship (schoolofhorse.com)
Every 3rd Saturday Meet up at WE Johnson Park for a nice Ride.
Foot in Stirup at 10 am
Let try to beat the heat by riding out at 9am! We are in for a treat riding on M. E. Flow’s property in Stamford, TX. Please allow the time to arrive and tack up before 9:00. See y’all there!
Reach out to Liesa Kennedy for the address.
Let beat the heat and ride out early! Our very own Cowgirl, Annalise has offered to host a trail ride at her family ranch just outside Abilene. Please reach out for the exact address. All members welcome!
Have you always struggled to get your horse to work a gate? Is your horse seasoned at working a gate, but has gotten impatient or pushy? Is your horse great at working a gate, but you would like to add a little finesse? Join this free mini-clinic to add a some swag to your style!
Join our Marvelous Mavericks for an early ride through shaded forest at Knight Arabians. Please reach our for the address.
Every 3rd Saturday Meet up at WE Johnson Park for a nice Ride.
Foot in Stirup at 10 am
– Want to try loping in a controlled environment?
– Want to build your confidence about loping?
– Want to learn your leads and how to pick them up?
– Want to learn how to know which lead you are on without looking?
– Want to learn to help your horse be more balanced at the lope?
– Want to hang out and ride in a relaxed space?
– Want to try loping in a controlled environment?
– Want to build your confidence about loping?
– Want to learn your leads and how to pick them up?
– Want to learn how to know which lead you are on without looking?
– Want to learn to help your horse be more balanced at the lope?
– Want to hang out and ride in a relaxed space?
Come out to this FREE mini-clinic!
Trainer Magen Allen will be coming to Shenandoah Bar M Ranch for a special 2-day clinic. Magen is a true all-around trainer with a background in everything from ranch, roping, barrels, and reining to western pleasure, English, and jumping. She is a Reserve World Champion with multiple other top 5 placings.
The clinic will be a general horsemanship clinic focusing on the goals of the individual riders. The cost of this 2 day clinic will be $200 or $40 to audit. Space is limited to 15 riders. Hurry to secure your spot with a $100 deposit now!
Space available for over night boarding.
Slip those boots on after church and join us for a ride around Lake Abilene!
Be sure to show a negative coggins and pay the $5 fee at the station.
Once you have your pass, you will U-turn back out to the highway and turn left. The lake entrance is on the right side 1 mile up the highway.
See y’all there!
It’s Fall ya’ll!
Join us for a beautiful Fall morning ride at Bennington Lake in Walla Walla.
https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/bennington-lake
Check out the link if you are not familiar with this place. TrailMeister also has a great write up on it.
The trails are easy and the views pretty!
Boot in stirrup at 10:00am Cowgirls only but if you have a friend who may be interested in joining, bring them along.
Join our 40 Something Cowgirls as members of Texas Trail Challenge Club spend a weekend testing their skills on miles of trails and obstacles. Please reach out to TTCC directly for reservations, TRCC memberships and fee information.
Join our 40 Something Cowgirls as members of Texas Trail Challenge Club spend a weekend testing their skills on miles of trails and obstacles. Please reach out to TTCC directly for reservations, TRCC memberships and fee information.