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Come join the Newberg Cowgirls for their 4th Annual Prize Ride Saturday September 21, 2024.  There will be over a $1,000.00 in prizes – grand prize, tack, home decor and more!!!

TICKETS:

$20.00 Ride comes with 1 Ticket

$5.00 per ticket or $20.00 for 5

SCHEDULE:

8:30am Registration Opens

9:00am First Rider Out

11:30am Lunch and Drinks will be available for purchase $5.00

1:30pm Raffle/Prize Drawing

OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Bring a chair

Each vehicle must pay their own $5.00 park fee

Please clean up after your horse in the parking area

Winner MUST be present to receive prize

NO alcohol, stallions, riderless horses or dogs

ALL riders under the age of 18 MUST wear a helmet

Back Country Horsemen of North east Georgia is holding the annual Rendenza at Whetstone Horse Camp – please contact Katie Adams for site reservations and accommodations and meal tickets. All day riders are to be present and ready to ride out at 10am from the day parking area.

We are going to do something a little different……Today is the 1st day of Fall so we are going to say goodbye to summer and start the Fall season off right by having one last pool party at Cowgirl Kelly’s house. We will also include our monthly meeting this day. Rsvp Christy at 469-682-6207 for address for we do not publicize personal addresses on public events.

Bring a dish to share along with whatever drink you would like to have. Also bring your towel and maybe even your own folding chair. Hope to see you all there!

You will need reservations for Sheep Springs, Camping area
Also, you will need to bring Some kind of bee repellent

We usually do a potluck after our day rides with some crazy cowgirls and some great cooks

Meeting for the new Back Country Horseman Southern Highlands will be held in Fanklin this month at the Clarks Chapel Fire Station in the community meeting room. The meeting will start at 6:30 pm and last a couple of hours, so bring your own drinks and snacks, and note pad to take notes on important events to come. Also you can pay your dues at this meeting as well

Time to get together, eat some yummy food and talk about what our chapter is doing! El Cerrito is a favorite for many! whether you are a new member, belong to another chapter or interested in joining we would love to see you! Will have a raffle item, bring some cash.

Gordon County Saddle Club is once again hosting a St Jude’s Ride for Children.  Event will run from 9:00 – 3:30.  More details to come….Save the date! September 28th!

The YWCA Victims Advocacy Center is hosting their 1st Annual Heroes and Heels event in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month. The event will take place on September 28th at Bunning Hall Freight Station from 6pm-10pm and will feature local heroes.

Join us as we support Runnin’ Free Ranch at their Fall Gala! Live and silent auction, games, music and food. Your $40 per person ticket includes dinner and two complimentary drinks (beer or wine). For more information, contact Amy Dojahn at 214-399-4270

Join us as at this fun ride to help AN Issa Anderson raise money to be donated at the AHA (American Heart Association Ride). Day ride or overnight camping available, with some electric hook ups. Cost is $40 for the weekend, plus $10 per day. Stalls are available for $10 per day for smaller stalls and $15 per day for larger paddocks. Attendance for just Saturday is $30 per person. Saturday night will include a complimentary dinner, as well as a DJ! Bring some cash for the RAFFFLE! For more information, please reach out to Anissa Anderson at (984)248-3265.

We pack up and head to TBarS on October 3rd!! This is one of our favorite places to camp!  If you haven’t made it a point to go, you really should.  We normally have so many going that we reserve the entire campsite.  However, this year there were only 10 spots available out of the 16 and I believe we have filled those already. So, if you want to join us let us know and we can see if we can add you to our campsite or see if they had someone back out on their reservations.

We usually try to caravan so we will make plans for that the closer we get.

Primitive camp for the weekend or come ride just Saturday. Fourteen miles of back roads around Mount Pleasant. There will be live music on Friday night for those camping, as well as a big bonfire and karaoke on Saturday night.

Come join us for an evening full of fun, laughter, and planning of future events.  Cedar Hollow Winery is a very welcoming place for a gathering with great food and tasty wine along with the most amazing employees who make you feel at home.

Bring your ideas to the table for fun things to do with or without our horses. We need to plan our Christmas party, for that will be upon us soon!!

We will also do our raffle for an awesome prize. 1 ticket for $5 or 5 tickets for $20. If you would like an extra ticket to better your chances with the purchase of your ticket/tickets bring a bag of candy that we will donate to a local cowboy church for their trunk or treat.

Join us at Leatherman Lane to celebrate horses and help raise money to battle Breast Cancer. Annual event that features various vendors, food, live music and of course horses. There is a planned trail ride!!!!One of our charities we support Cleveland County Hearts and Hooves, will be there to highlight there important work with our awesome participants from North Shelby School, Shelby, NC. We have our Boot there for Donations. Please bring cash so you can help another great cause! Your can visit Leatherman Lans page here for updates as they make them: https://www.facebook.com/HorseLoversDay

Dress up in your best 50’s themed attire (optional) and come enjoy dinner, cash bar, live and silent auctions, music, trivia and lots more fun!! Tickets will be available for purchase starting September 9th. More ticket information will be coming out soon!! Please contact Heidi at the Humane Society for questions.
307-362-1636

Come join us for a fun, fun, fun weekend of camping, trail rides including a scavenger hunt, costume contest, hoof care clinic and lots of food and snacks!

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Belle at (972) 746-7159 to reserve your camp spot (depends on length of stay) and to register for the fun festivities ($30).

We LOVE Leatherwood and all it has to offer, from trail riding, good food and drinks at their restaurant and now they have zip lining. Camping is available, stalls for your horses and paddocks for turnout. Small bathhouse. They also do home rentals if you prefer that! Here is there number for more information and reservations: 336-973-5044
Please bring some cash for our Boot to donate to our favorite two charities for 2024: Cleveland County Hearts and Hooves & Southern Paws Animal Rescue

So much fun to be had at Manchester Trail Riders twice a year Event, that raises funds for their care of the trails and campground. The fall event features food, DJ, a band and of course Halloween (trick or treat) for the kiddos, the children are taken around the campground via tractor and trailer. All of us Cowgirls usually dress up for the Saturday trail ride too! Water and power at each site. Minimal stalls available, but plenty of areas to high line or set up portable corrals. Bathhouse on site!
We will have our Boot for donations to our two charities: Cleveland County Hearts and Hooves & Southern Paws Animal Rescue.
Reservations can be made usually about two months prior to the event.

Thundering Hills Ranch & Rescue presents their first annual Spook Fest. Dress up your equine partner and participate in our costume contest. Take a peaceful ride down the trails or thru the hay fields. Then try out our spooky obstacle course. We will have hayrides and games for the kiddos and kid at heart. Cozy up by the bonfire with a cup of hot cocoa or coffee with all the fixins purchased from our cocoa/coffee bar or purchase a make your own s’more at our smores bar with several options to make the ultimate smore. Browse our silent auction items, purchase some homemade goodies, take part in some awesome raffles or just come to see all the pretty horses. All proceeds go to Thundering Hills Ranch & Rescue. No rental horses will be available. We do welcome all furry friends/family members, but they must remain on a leash and be on their best behavior. No stalls will be available for this event so please plan accordingly. Current coggins must be presented upon check in NO EXCEPTIONS!       Brandi Colvin Drew

Last I heard, Brandi was looking for volunteers and items for the Silent Auction.  If anybody has anything to donate or goodies to bring, or a specific area you wanted to volunteer at, maybe we could volunteer as a chapter – serving hot cocoa, helping with games, etc.  Let’s discuss it at our roundup meeting on Aug 27th and then notify Brandi once we come up with a group plan or individually!  This is for such a good cause!  Thanks!    Kathy

Great trails and camping at Croft State Park, one of our favorites!!

Reservation can be made online at:

Www.reserve.southcarolinaparks.com/croft

Join our cowgirls as we attend a Scavenger Hunt on horseback in the Uhwarrie National Forest.

Event to benefit Back Country Horsemen o Uhwarrie in their goal to keep the trails open to equestrians .

Reservations can be made online at www.4bfarmandcampground.com

or call them at 910-606-1052.

Negative Coggins Requied!

Cowhand challenge!(sorting, penning, etc). All proceeds go to Rutledge Cancer Foundation! We will have a chuck wagon lunch available for purchase . This event is a benefit. Cowgirls only will have buckles to the winning team. The open division will have a payout. 4 man teams. Pre registration is encouraged and there will be a $50. Plan on a silent auction and some 50/50 poker draws (bring cash). Sign up link to follow.

Moonlight Ride!! There is a full moon during this ride and we hope to ride our horses on the beautiful sandy trails of H. Cooper Black.

The address for the campground is 279 Sporting Dog Trail, Cheraw, SC and to make reservations go their website at:

Www.reserve.southcarolinaparks.com/hcooperblack/

All details on their website.  It is no boast when they say “some of the most spectacular riding opportunities in the United States”. There are trails for all riding levels. Shoes, pads, and conditioning HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!   https://caneyhorsecamp.com/
check out YouTube for more videos!

Come join us for a little road trip to the fully climate controlled arena in Ada, OK for a fun sorting series! Keep an eye out for the flyers with  more details and information regarding the classes and show details.

It’s that time again!!!!  We will be heading out on 4/10/25 for our annual retreat.  This will be our 4th year of going and making memories together!!

This is a PRIVATE Chapter Retreat.

Plans will be made for caravanning and carpooling the closer we get to our trip as well as dinner plans.

Go check out their website @ Train Robber Ranch – Your next trail ride destination!

Call to reserve your spot.  If it’s full, we’ll put you on a waiting list and will plan another trip.  🙂

We are headed on vacation with our horses. Trail rides all weekend! There are hook ups for LQ trailers and room in the house if you don’t have a trailer to sleep in! Space is limited, so let us know if want in!
Cost will be updated once we have a final estimate of cowgirls attending. Lori Darks is our coordinator on this. Text her at +1 (443) 907-9531