Calendar

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Jan
27
Sat
Abilene, TX Tack Swap @ Oplin Community Center @ Oplin Commmunity Center
Jan 27 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

An Opportunity for the community to buy, sell or trade. Come shop for saddles, bridles, blankets, trailers, boots, show clothes and more!

A bulletin board will be available to advertise your horses for sale, events, and equine services.

Barter is best but Cash is King!!

Feb
1
Thu
Big Spring TX Attending Grand Opening @ VA Hospital
Feb 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Come out  and join in on the celebration at the VA Hospital in Big Spring.  The new community center on the VA campus is done and we were invited to attend.  All Cowgirls are welcome.  Pink button down shirts please… Hats optional as we will be inside.

Feb
3
Sat
Abilene, TX Unknown Tour @ Paramount Theater
Feb 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

https://www.theunknowntour.org/abilene?fbclid=IwAR1ABoHdsm_YeBeYAbYMGVCVd9OAcJIoYUMHkZaMEhFbei8KYFBWeqxhDn8

Farmersville TX @ Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys Concert @ Longhorn Ballroom
Feb 3 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm

You asked, so let’s go!  Come out see them… Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys under the direction of Jason Roberts and the Longhorn Ballroom Players.  One of my all time old favorites!  Let’s see how they sound today!?   And visit the newly restored Longhorn Ballroom!  https://www.prekindle.com/find-tickets/id/532452770671515575;jsessionid=51A2BB36671771DD2146E27AFBAD4930?0 

Feb
14
Wed
Big Spring TX Valentine Bingo at the VA @ VA Hospital
Feb 14 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Come join in on the fun at the VA with some bingo and a Valentines Day Party…. All are welcome.  We will meet up and decorate before the guys get there for bingo.  Pink button downs please…. All are welcome… Contact Terri for all the details…

Feb
16
Fri
Kanab, UT Balloons and tunes round up in Kanab
Feb 16 – Feb 18 all-day

Life is a Beautiful Ride. So take flight for Kanab’s 10th annual Balloons and Tunes festival. Watch over 30 of the best hot air balloon pilots around take to the morning sky—then grab some grub in town and stroll through our charming vendor fair. Don’t miss out on the live music, epic landscape, and family memories. Check out the link in our bio for details.
Balloonsandtunesroundup.com

 

Feb
18
Sun
Franklin, NC – Rescheduled to 2/18/24, Volunteer at Hot Mess Horse rescue @ Hot Mess Horse Rescue, Franklin Nc
Feb 18 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Volunteer Services for Hot Mess Horse and Animal Rescue – Cowgirls have been asked to assist with fencing and animal care. We are meeting at the rescue on Old Murphy Road. All materials are on site for the fence repair, which is needed to separate the horses from the cows, goats, and alpacas. Laura Thornton has offered to pay and declined payment since earning and fundraising for horse rescues is very difficult. We are honored to show cowgirl generosity and compassion to the owner and these deserving animals. We welcome cowgirls and their families to donate time and services to this amazing rescue in the heart of our community

Contact via Facebook Messenger

Laura Lewis Thornton

Shawna Ray

Tammy Stingone

Mar
1
Fri
McMinnville OR Attending gigantic garage sale at the farm @ The Willows Branch Horse
Mar 1 @ 9:00 am – Mar 2 @ 10:00 am

It is springtime and they are ready for a giant garage sale at the farm. There is something for everyone Friday 9 AM Saturday 9 AM

Plenty of parking and easy access off highway 22

Come down for a meet and greet with some of the rescues. Always bring your camera for fun. Farm photos
All proceeds go towards the upkeep and maintenance of the rescue

 

Mar
14
Thu
Big Spring TX Horse Day at the VA @ VA Hospital
Mar 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Calling all Cowgirls, We are bringing our horses to the VA hospital for some outside  therapy for our favorite group of veterans.  If you are interested, please only bring a CALM horse…  The horses will be groomed, walked out and loved on, no riding.  ALL Cowgirls are encouraged to join us, especially if you are not bringing a horse, we need hands on the ground.. Please wear pink button downs, hats optional…We will park in the back west end parking lot…

Mar
15
Fri
Columbia Basin, WA – 2024 BCHW Rendezvous @ Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg, WA
Mar 15 @ 8:00 am – Mar 17 @ 5:00 pm

What is Rendezvous?? 

It is a state sponsored event put on by Back Country Horsemen of Washington that is open to the public. This is a non-riding event. We offer educational classes, shopping, social and informative events and seminars. There are no fees for anything other than the Saturday nights catered dinner and the on-site camping.

Reservation Forms for the weekend:

 

To purchase Saturday night dinner tickets and camping on site.

 

Online Reservation Form:  Click Here 

 

Dinner Menu:  Prime Rib, Potato Dish, Salad and Roll

Vegetarian Menu:  Portobello Mushrooms, Potato Dish, Salad and Roll

              

Printable Paper Camping and Catered Dinner reservation form:  Click Here

 

First Aid/CPR Classes

To register for the Member Only First Aid/CPR Classes please email us at [email protected] and the form will be sent to you.

 

Sawyer Certification Training (Classroom Only)

Saturday March 16th.  If you want to take the class, please register by filling out our online Class Registration Form by Clicking Here and select the March 16th Date.

                      

           Early Bird rates end on March 1st.

           No refunds after March 1st

Check out all the great photos from last year’s event by clicking here!!

 


 

There will be a General Membership meeting and 2023 Award Presentations for all to attend on Sunday morning at 10:00 in the Teanaway Room!!  

 

Hospitality Cart!

There will be a hospitality cart rolling around the facility over the weekend with coffee and such.

Our Ellensburg Valley Chapter is proud to announce the sponsorship of our local 4-H Club “Stirrups and Irons” this year at Rendezvous. We have 10 anxious kids making plans right now for their 3 Day job running the Hospitality Cart. It has been a pleasure for us working with this group.
When you get anything off the cart please tip and/or donate to the kids.  All tips and donations will go to their Club and this event is a huge fundraiser for their Mission Statement as well!!
THANK YOU!!

 

Printable Flyer   8″ x 10″     Click Here

 

Tack Sale Flyer:        Click Here   

Consignment Agreement.  Everyone bringing tack to sell MUST print, fill out and bring with your tack to the sale. 

Click Here to print your Consignment Agreement, fill it out and email it to the address at the bottom.

 

Packing Competition Flyer:  Click Here

 

Table Decoration Contest:   Click Here

 

Dessert Auction Information    Click Here   for the information and rules.

 

List of Vendor:    Click Here   For the current list of vendors.

 

If you visit any of the businesses on the attached document, please mention that you are in Ellensburg because of BCHW Rendezvous. 

Mar
16
Sat
Estacada, OR – Attending Clackamas County 4-H Tack and Bake Sale @ Clackamas County Fair & Event Center
Mar 16 @ 8:00 am – 1:30 pm

Come support the Clackamas County 4-H Tack and Bake Sale!!

$1 admission and $5 parking; CASH ONLY

New and Used Horse Related Items! YOU DONT WANT TO MISS OUT ON THE TONS OF VENDORS AND ITEMS AVAILABLE!!

If you miss signing the roster with us, please take a picture of yourself at the event and send it to me!

Let’s make this a great day!!

 

Mar
19
Tue
Benbrook TX – Attending Song Release Party @ The Meat Board
Mar 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Join us as we support our favorite songwriter- Matt Songbird Jones and the release of 3 new songs! The ticket includes heavy D’OEUVRES but it is BYOB.

tickets available at http://Www.themeatboard.com

Mar
22
Fri
Benbrook TX – LOCATION CHANGE Rutledge Patient Trail Ride @ Holiday Park
Mar 22 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

LOCATION CHANGE due to weather- access the parking lot off of Pearl Ranch Road from 377.

Come join us as we assist Rutledge clients enjoy the benefits of equine therapy. We will not be riding, but will be assisting young adults who are undergoing cancer treatments. Whether riding the trails or grooming horses, we need cowgirls there to help.

Patients will book through Rutledge at the direction of their medical advisers.

Apr
6
Sat
McMinnville OR Attending Trotting in to Summer @ Polk Couty Fairgrounds
Apr 6 @ 9:00 am – Jun 1 @ 9:43 pm

First annual Polk County, 4H summer horse tax sale
advisory committee and fundraisers to support the Polk county for equestrian

Apr
12
Fri
Breckenridge Tx- Acoustic Showdown at Goodnight Steakhouse @ Goodnight Steakhouse and Saloon
Apr 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

One of our newest Cowgirls Elaine Gober and her husband Travis our competing in the acoustic showdown, this event is part of care fest. winners of this event will go on to play at the big carefest concert on august 24. Elaine and her husband will take the stage @ 6:30. lets show our cowgirl some support and cheer her on

Apr
25
Thu
Abilene, TX HSU Western Heritage Day @ Hardin Simmons University
Apr 25 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

If anyone is interested in volunteering for western heritage day at Hardin-Simmons, they are looking for people to show kids how to rope (like 1st graders). In the past HSU students who don’t know how to rope have helped but they’d love to have “real cowgirls/boys” come to show how it’s done.

Western Heritage Day


It is Thursday April 25th 8 am- noon. Over 2000 kids are already signed up.
Other western things to show the kids are also open for suggestion. The six white horses will have a farrier working on them for one of the stations.

Apr
26
Fri
Benbrook TX – CANCELED-WEATHER Rutledge Patient Trail Ride @ Rocky Creek Park
Apr 26 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Come join us as we assist Rutledge clients enjoy the benefits of equine therapy. We will not be riding, but will be assisting young adults who are undergoing cancer treatments. Whether riding the trails or grooming horses, we need cowgirls there to help.

Patients will book through Rutledge at the direction of their medical advisers.

Apr
27
Sat
Benbrook, TX NEW DATE TBA -RC Clean up day @ Rocky Creek Pk
Apr 27 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

WEATHER pushed the date. Will update the event once we have a new date.
TADRA will be working on cleaning up this trail that we so enjoy using for free.. Please come out & give us a hand.

KINNEAR, WY Attending BCH Tack Sale @ Heritage Hall/Fairgrounds
Apr 27 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Attending BCH Tack Sale- 9am-2pm at the Heritage Hall at the Fairgrounds. $30 per table or just come see what everyone is selling!

May
4
Sat
Cottage Grove, Oregon OHC Tack Sale @ Oregon Horse Center
May 4 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Tack Sale at OHC hope that ya’ll can come will be a lot of fun and lots of goodies to choose from.

McMinnville OR Attending Oregon Horse Center Tack Sale @ Oregon Horse Center
May 4 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

One day, only spring tax sale at the Prairie  complexe

May
27
Mon
Early, Texas. Honoring Veterans with Grave site flags @ Greenleaf Cemetery
May 27 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Early,  Texas

Join us in honoring and remembering Veterans with grave site  flags for Memorial Day

 

May
31
Fri
Benbrook TX – Rutledge Patient Trail Ride @ Holiday Park
May 31 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Come join us as we assist Rutledge clients enjoy the benefits of equine therapy. We will not be riding, but will be assisting young adults who are undergoing cancer treatments. Whether riding the trails or grooming horses, we need cowgirls there to help.

Patients will book through Rutledge at the direction of their medical advisers.

Neptune NJ & Matt Mathews Comedy Show @ Matt Mathews Comedy Show
May 31 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jun
1
Sat
Estacada, OR -Attending Summer Tack Sale @ Peggy Boyer
Jun 1 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Event by Peggy Boyer and Laura Boileau.

Summer Horse Tack Sale. LOTS of Western and English saddles, tons of bridles, reins, bits, saddle pads, and tons more! Unique vintage tack items too.

Several vendors attending.

LETS GO CHECK IT OUT!! NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT!!

Jun
4
Tue
Big Spring TX Summer School Kick-off @ Moss Elementary School Campus
Jun 4 @ 10:45 am – 12:45 pm

Come out and join us with the “Western” theme to kick off the start of summer school for the local kids.  We will have our kissing booth along with a couple horses.  Come out and help us get these kids excited.  All Cowgirls are welcome.

Jun
14
Fri
Breckenridge Tx- Elaine and Travis @ Black Horse mercantile @ Black Horse Mercantile
Jun 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a Night of live music @ the Black Horse mercantile. Let’s support our very own cowgirl Elaine and her husband Travis as they take the stage  with food and drinks and loud applause.

Jun
15
Sat
Salem, OR Attending Summer Music Series @ Willamette Valley Vineyards
Jun 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
*Advanced Ticket Sales Only*
Please join us for a live summer music series at Into the Woods, Willamette’s RV park for the traveling wine enthusiast.
Relax in the woods while you sip on your favorite Willamette wines. Tasty dishes will be available for purchase from local food trucks.
Tickets are $25 per person or $15 for Owners and Club Members. Reservations include a glass of wine and a $10 wine credit. Guests staying at Into the Woods during the Summer Music Series events will receive complimentary admission.
Into the Woods is adjacent to our Estate in the Salem Hills. Parking for this event is at our gravel lot by the main entrance gate on Enchanted Way. You’ll walk to the event from there; please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
Find more information about staying at Into the Woods on our website at www.wvv.com/The-Woods.
Concert lineup:
June 15th – Satellite Blooms & Runaway Kitchen Food Truck
July 6th – Rain Ezra & Chaparro’s Latin Food
August 17th – Beth Willis & So Cheesy Food Truck
September 14th – Tigers of Youth & Runaway Kitchen Food Truck
Jun
21
Fri
Rock Springs WY Olivia Harms & the RoadRunners Concert In the Park @ Farson Mercantile
Jun 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SAVE THE DATE!
Friday, June 21 – Party in the Park starting at 7pm!
Free concert featuring Olivia Harms and the Roadrunners.
Bring your lawn chairs, grab a bite to eat from the Feed Wagon, a drink from the Eden Saloon, and have a fun night!
*We will move to the Community Hall if weather decides not to cooperate.
Jun
28
Fri
Benbrook TX – Rutledge Patient Trail Ride @ Rocky Creek Park
Jun 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Come join us as we assist Rutledge clients enjoy the benefits of equine therapy. We will not be riding, but will be assisting young adults who are undergoing cancer treatments. Whether riding the trails or grooming horses, we need cowgirls there to help.

Patients will book through Rutledge at the direction of their medical advisers.

Jul
1
Mon
Newberg, OR – Attending Rascal Rodeo – Molalla, OR @ Molalla Buckaroo Grounds
Jul 1 @ 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

Rascal Rodeo: “Helping those with physical and developmental disabilities discover unknown abilities in a unique, safe and modified rodeo environment.”

 

Come join the Newberg Chapter, we will be volunteering for this amazing event.  Volunteers will receive Rascal Rodeo T-shirts for the event, we should all wear 40SC hats or ?? to represent ourselves as 40SC!!

All the information and registration can be found @

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Face Book-Rascal Rodeo

 

Jul
11
Thu
Big Spring TX Horse Day at the VA @ VA Hospital
Jul 11 @ 9:00 am – 11:15 am

Calling all Cowgirls… Come join us for a “Horse day at the VA” where we will interact with the veterans outside.  Bring your grooming tools and your calmest horse and let the veterans groom and walk them around the grounds…Please wear pink button downs.  All Cowgirls welcomed…

Jul
13
Sat
Poolville, TX Attends Peach Festival @ Downtown Weatherford
Jul 13 all-day

It is time for the annual Peach Festival! Weatherford is all spiffed up with new renovations and better grounds for the festival. The Heidaway is moving location and this will be the grand opening of the new space. She will be open 10-10. Presley Haile will be providing live music from 5-10 pm. Proceeds from the Heidaway directly benefit 5150 Rescue Farm so stop by and check out the new space, have a drink, listen to some music, and buy some beautiful art!

Jul
25
Thu
Mountain View Chapter – Concert in the Park @ Lyman Rodeo Grounds on the grass
Jul 25 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

BRENN HILL

Free Concert in the Park.  Free concert!!  Bring your own chairs and/or blankets.

 

Aug
17
Sat
Midlothian TX: Attending Horseman’s Market Day @ Brazos Valley Expo
Aug 17 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Horseman’s Market Day

Need tack? Need riding clothes?  Want to go and let the sale tell you what you need?  It is probably there…and then some.

If you are interested in being a vender – check the website for info.

Aug
24
Sat
Early, Texas. WWI, Tent Revival Special @ Comanche County Cowboy Church 4 Of Christ
Aug 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Earl, Texas  Attending The Tent Revival Special

Gods Warriors mini concert

food and drinks

bring a lawn chair,  sit back and enjoy a family concert

church starts at 6-7pm

supper starts at 7:15 pm

concert starts at 7:30pm

Aug
30
Fri
Benbrook TX – Rutledge Patient Trail Ride @ Rocky Creek Park
Aug 30 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Come join us as we assist Rutledge clients enjoy the benefits of equine therapy. We will not be riding, but will be assisting young adults who are undergoing cancer treatments. Whether riding the trails or grooming horses, we need cowgirls there to help.

Patients will book through Rutledge at the direction of their medical advisers.

Aug
31
Sat
Kings Mountain, NC River Float @ Green River Tubing
Aug 31 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Float the Green River in Saluda, NC

Let’s stay cool floating the Green River at 5200 Green River Cove Rd.,Saluda, NC. We will carpool there and arrive there by 10:00 to start our adventure. After our float which takes about 2-3 hours, we can have lunch in the cute town of Saluda or at the Tryon Equestrian Center!

Sep
13
Fri
Belton SC cowgirls attending the Stayin Alive Concert in Walhalla, SC @ Walhalla Civic Auditorium
Sep 13 @ 4:00 pm – 10:45 pm

Stayin Alive concert, a tribute to the Bee Gees featuring the Tribute Band capturing the excitement of live performance and subtleties of the human voice. Check Vivid Seats for availablity. Please let Libby Bigham know if you attend the concert.

Sep
27
Fri
Benbrook TX – Rutledge Patient Trail Ride @ Rocky Creek Park
Sep 27 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Come join us as we assist Rutledge clients enjoy the benefits of equine therapy. We will not be riding, but will be assisting young adults who are undergoing cancer treatments. Whether riding the trails or grooming horses, we need cowgirls there to help.

Patients will book through Rutledge at the direction of their medical advisers.

Sep
28
Sat
Kings Mountain, NC Tack Sale @ Donna and Tim Frye’s Farm
Sep 28 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Time to clean out those tack rooms, bring out those crafts you make or any side business you have to sell your goods.

Outdoor event, so dress accordingly. No fee to set up.

Sep
29
Sun
Midlothian, TX: Attending Tack Sale at Windy Hill Stables @ Windy Hill Stable
Sep 29 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Sponsored by the Ovilla Trail Riders

You must stay with your tack.  Set up in the outdoor arena, fence can be used for items.

Kings Mountain, NC Benefit Concert @ Papa Doc’s
Sep 29 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Lake Wylie Children’s Charity benefit concert. A day of music, fun, a silent auction and much more!

Oct
12
Sat
Benbrook TX – Attending Trick or Trot @ Alice Walton Cowgirl Park
Oct 12 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Come join us for this fun, family friendly event! We will have a sponsor table and will help kids with crafts, etc. bring your kids, dogs, etc.!

come in costume if you like, or have your kids/ grandkids come in costume. There is a contest. There will be food trucks (food for purchase).

Oct
27
Sun
Wylie, TX Attending “Party in the Pasture” for our Veterans @ Veteran's Outpost
Oct 27 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Vet Fest, serving those who served. Come on out and have some fun and support the veterans.  I have been asked to have a few of us come out on horseback and ride around and talk to our vets.  So, if you are interested in participating, please contact Christy at 469-682-6207.

Bring your lawn chairs/blankets for live music, BBQ, hay rides, and state fair style games!
Food for purchase and catered by the great Eddie Deen!
The event is free to attend, but they gladly welcome contributions to support the Veteran’s Outpost in building its new facility.

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Belton SC Cowgirls going to the Jelly Roll concert in Charlotte NC @ Spectrum Center
Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm – 12:00 am

Let’s roll to the concert in Charlotte NC JELLY ROLL! Cowgirls gonna rock it out! Tickets vary , purchase online.

Dec
11
Wed
Rock Springs WY A Country Christmas @ The Broadway Theater
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Bar-D Wranglers perform almost every summer night at the Bar D Chuckwagon from the end of May until the end of September. They have been featured performers at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN, Carnegie Hall New York City, San Francisco, and Tokyo Japan.
Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Buy a season ticket and save!