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Back Country Horsemen Of Texas are hosting this annual New Year’s Day Ride. You can come for the weekend or just the day. Bring a potluck dish to go with the black eyed peas for lunch. The only fee is for the park. If you’re staying overnight, make sure you make reservations in advance. Coggins are checked at the park entrance.

Let’s connect @ Barb Knight’s place and build a shell of our 2024 activities. Come w/your ideas for locations and activities that you want to attend.

It’s Roundup time again Cowgirls! Let’s eat some really good pizza, have a drink, make merry and discuss all thinks horsey and plan some shenanigans to get into.

Come out for a meal, some cowgirl talk about horses, events and perhaps an adult beverage of choice.

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!!

Join us for games at Babe’s! Bring a snack to share and let’s play!

Just a fun little gathering for fun ladies!

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Join our Marvelous Mavericks for our monthly meeting. We will go over upcoming events, share accomplishments, and ideas.

Be sure to bring your membership card, so you have a shot at winning a door prize!

Cowboy Mounted shooting Starts Friday with Shotgun and rifle. Saturday will be the main match.

Sunday Mardi Gras Parade

Its Roundup time again! We had such a great time at St Joe’s Pizza in Gainesville we’re doing it again! Join to discuss shenanigans while we enjoy some good food and drink. Its BYOB there right now.

Event Section – Abilene Contender Finals

Enjoy a traditional Mardi Gras Parade continued with a chicken run and a grease pig chase.

Howard Venable road and surrounding roads will be closed from 6 am to 4 pm so arrive early.  There will be parking at the Vcross ranch, we will shuttle to the Prince ranch.

Eddie Rodriguez will make a special visit to work with attendees. He will be playing with the horses and their riders for a fun and educational experience

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.

I will have more information on the tickets to come! Please be patient! Thanks!

Come join us for a fun evening of painting and fun!  A great way to get together when its too rainy to ride.  Don’t worry if you can’t paint, I can’t, even my stick figures are scary.  I have done this before, it is fun!

Come visit over 100 vendors with their wares, over 300 tables at the Coliseum! Thank you for supporting small businesses from local to all around Texas! Visit the website for more info www.abilenegunshow.com

Come and play on the IMTCA Indoor Mountain Trail Course,  Fee includes use of the outdoor arena and track (Weather Permitting)

Register for a time slot at    www.flyingmstables.com   $35 per horse & rider

Time Slots:     10am – 12pm      12pm – 2pm         2pm -4pm

Space is limited, your spot will be reserved with payment at   Venmo  (@flyingmstables)  or Cash or Check

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!

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Come watch Kathryn as M’Lynn, Shelby’s mom..

Enjoy a leisurely ride around beautiful Lake Ray Roberts. Wear green!

Hey Cowgirls!

Come on out to Mini Doc’s!

Doc’s Bar and Grill has an event venue just to the left of the archway entrance. Mini Doc’s provides a private building, bar and wait staff.
Our Cowgirl Roundup will include upcoming trail ride opportunities, nearby events and don’t forget about the door prize! See y’all there!

Spotted horse ride:

Cowgirls!!  Come join!  All breeds welcome   Great prizes are accumulating as you read this!

This ride is presented by the Southwest Washington Regional Appaloosa Club located in Moscow, Idaho. A portion of the proceeds go to the youth program of Chief Joseph Foundation.

Come join this ride.  You can paint up your horses with spots/dots, hearts or what ever will make it fun.  Decorate away!

The ride is $30 which includes 2 raffle tickets into the general raffle and lunch. Extra tickets are $5 for 2 tickets. $5 of the $30 goes directly to the Evergreen Sportsmen Club for parking.

Camping is available Contact:  [email protected] 360-580-7704

[email protected]   360-628-7747

Hi Ladies!

Come join us and watch how the shootin is done! See the fast paced excitement of mounted shooting hosted by South Sound Mounted Shooters. Vendors and food on site.

Its Roundup time! We’re trying a new place in a favorite old location! Join us for drinks, dinner, and chatting about all things horsey! Bring $2 for the raffle and ideas for some fun trouble to get into.

Looking forward to our Annual Spring Retreat @Lazy TK Ranch! Get ready for some world class Western swing music, yodeling lesson & Cowgirl poetry w/Devon Dawson & Teresa Burleson on Friday night!
Plenty of time to rest, relax and/or ride on this lovely ranch.

A certified massage therapist will be available for appointments @ ranch. $35/30 minutes & $75 for one hour if 2 or more. ( This will be at your own expense) .

This is a closed chapter event. Must pay Liesa Kennedy or Babe Chambers $100 by no later than 14 Feb 2024.

Rocking RJ Ranch – Stephenville: Ribbons, Cows and Fun and good food!!

First show is March 16.   There will be a cow practice on Friday starting at 4.   Bring your trainer or just practice following a cow.    Each cow is $20.

We have added a MUSTANG group!    We have continued the walk trot division.

We have reduced the office fee to $15 per family.
All other prices are on flyer below.

Show starts at 9.   You may sign up Friday night or just use this easy jotform.

And show registration will begin on that morning at 7.

There will be 3 judges for each course.

Lunch provided by me
Chicken Spaghetti – I make the best
Roast with potatoes and carrots
Green chili enchiladas- I make the best
St patty day homemade cookies
Salad
Tea
And probably other surprises.
Let’s get everyone together and have a great show!!!

I have plenty of hookups and stalls.
$35 for hookup and $20 for stalls.   Please clean when you leave.

Now, here is the deal!!!!     Let’s be one on one with our horses and have good runs, learn something and have a great time!

Hi Ladies!

Another fun idea!  Really hoping for us to all get together and get to know each other so in the spring and summer our rides will be relaxing and we will know a bit about each other.  Always awkward to ride with strangers, Right????  Bring a few trinkets from a favorite horse, dog, person etc. to place gently into a keepsake.

Prices are 8X8 is $45         or             11X14 $75

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!

Hickory Creek WMA is a beautifully rugged, fun place to ride. The trails are now well marked and clear. You DO need a conservation pass to ride there, unless you already have an OK hunting or fishing license.

Babe will provide several games, tables and non-alcoholic beverages. Feel free to bring a new game if you want to introduce to others. Please bring a snack to share with others.

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

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!

Join us for a practice Mounted shooting session March 30, 2024 10 am – 2 pm, priced at $20 per person. You can either bring your own blanks or purchase 10 blanks from us for $7.

Afterwards, enjoy a fun filled day with the 40SC moving cattle in the arena and some lively line dancing with Cowgirl Melanie Bourque. Don’t forget to bring your own Berverage.

$15 nightly hookups

$5 stall per day

Jump on your horse or mule and have some fun while also helping to maintain the trails at Big Mineral. Bring some loppers and a snack. Big Mineral is a pretty rugged ride with some fairly steep hills. Its not rocky though and your steed can go barefoot. Also, theres no fee to ride there.

Join our Marvelous Mavericks of Abilene at our monthly Cowgirl Roundup.
This month we have a special guest speaker from Camp Able, Monica Stovall.
Looking forward to hearing from her about the work Camp Able does with the autistic community, as well as volunteer opportunities.
See y’all there!

Let’s gather around the fire pit and catch up as good friends do. Bring a snack/dish to share and a blanket to cozy up with.

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We’re honoring the life of a great Cowgirl. We’ll be having her favorite trail ride lunch after, bologna sandwiches. I think someone is smoking a bologna. So bring a potluck dish to share.

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!

Saturday sale starts at 9 am with wagons, trailers, antiques, & farm equipment. Consignment mules start an hour after that. If anyone is interested in more, Thursday @ 4pm is a trail competition & Friday is the tack sale

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.

Its roundup time again ladies! Join us for dinner, drinks, merry making, shenanigan planning and discussing all things equine.