Roy Frey Western - Special Edition

We've got everything for ridin', ropin', rodeoin'
Jeans, hats, and boots & tack for showin'
We've got it all from tack to ties
So cowboy up down at Roy Frey's!

♥ Mother’s Day – May 13th ♥
Saddle up and get on down to Roy Frey Western to get your Mother that special western lifestyle gift. We will even gift wrap it for you! Choose from a large selection of western apparel, hats, boots, jeans, belts, jewelry, and home décor. Western art is always a fine gift. You can’t go wrong with a matching necklace and earrings from Montana Silversmith. Or how about a western frame for that special family picture? The magnetic Sabona bracelets will not only look good, but make Mom feel good! The new hipster style Western Trenditions purses will make Mom smile – she can carry everything but the kitchen sink – which is important to Mom’s! Gifts of perfume such as Charmayne James, Cruel Girl, Morning Dew and Cowgirl Life Forever - will make her day. Just arrived is a large selection of spring and summer blouses, capris, Cruel Girl jeans and a new selection of Ariat Starbaby boots. Can’t decide – then get her a gift certificate – she’ll have fun picking out her own gift!

4th Annual AQHA Trail Ride
Saturday, June 2nd, the beautiful Ringneck Ranch in Tipton, Kansas will be the site of the 4th Annual AQHA Trail Ride. Come ride in the scenic blue hills of Kansas. Enjoy a 9:30 a.m. morning and 1:45 p.m. afternoon ride, plus a bonus 9-noon Sunday morning ride. Lunch and supper is included as in entertainment, clinics, drawings and prizes. Cost is $59 per adult rider and $39 youth/student riders with all the proceeds going to the AQHA Foundation & KQHA Scholarship Fund. With prior reservations, you can enjoy overnight lodging, additional meals, corrals, camping & trailer parking available at a very reasonable cost. For more information & reservations call 1-785-373-4835. Directions available at www.ringneckranch.net. This is a great ride – don’t miss it!

Chuck Wagon Cooking Class
If you missed the cooking class last Saturday, you missed a real treat. It was fun and the food was great. We all learned a lot. Thanks so much to Flying W Ranch, Josh & Gwen Hoy and Newt Dodge for the great experience. Thanks to Drew Forster, Farview Farms Meat Company www.farviewfarmsmeat.com for the tasty beef! Here’s an excerpt from their presentation and handout.

“I’ve seen more trouble from scalded beans and burnt biscuits, hire a better cook.” – Charlie Goodnight
to his partner’s son, Jon Adair, who was seeking advice on how to deal with an unhappy cow camp.

Trail food consisted almost entirely of bacon and beans, chili beef, biscuits and coffee. Trail food by its nature had to be simple and easy to prepare within three to four hours. As that is usually all of the time the cook had after pulling camp, driving the chuck wagon five to fifteen miles, and setting camp again.

Coffee - grind beans, wrap and tie in cloth if drinkers are finicky or add straight to pot if not, boil at least 30 minutes before drinking.

Bacon and Beans – one slab bacon cut in as many pieces as there are men to feed. ½ ladle dry beans per man rinsed and soaked (approximately 1/3 cut per man). Onions and chilies. Fry bacon, chop onions, and chilies in bean pot, add beans. Add water to just cover beans. Simmer until tender. Don’t salt until 5 minutes before serving.

Chili Beef – ½ pound beef/man cut into as many pieces as there are men to feed. One joint bone, a section of ox tail, several ribs or a broken marrow bone, any of these will work. Onion, chili, molasses, salt, wine or vinegar. One quart canned tomatoes. Brown beef chunks of bones in Dutch oven or covered kettle. Add onions and chilies and brown. Add wine or vinegar, tomatoes, molasses, and salt to taste. Simmer covered for three or four hours.

Come see the Flying W Ranch at the $1,500 added Chuck Wagon Cook Off at Ottawa Old West Days June 29 – July 1 sponsored by Purina. Go to www.flying-w-ranch.net for more information on their guest ranch services.

J Wedding & Graduation Gifts
Roy Frey Western is your graduation and wedding gift headquarters. Give a memorable western gift carrying on that western lifestyle tradition. Western dishware, glasses, silverware and placemats make a table look unique. Silver serving ware compliments any table and is perfect for dinner parties. Western art and home décor are welcomed gifts to the new home. Add cowhide accessories like table runners, bedspreads and pillows to complete the western look. Don’t forget to accessorize the bathroom, too! Can’t decide? How about a gift certificate?

Sunday Hours
Roy Frey Western will now be open on Sundays from 12 noon to 4 pm for your shopping convenience.

Parelli USA Tour
Register to win 2 tickets valued at $130 to be given away each week at Roy Frey Western for the June 2-3, 2007 Parelli USA Tour held at the American Royal Center, Hale Arena, Kansas City, Missouri. The winners to date are Taylor Showalter, Strong City; Joe Scranton, Tecumseh; Connie Sweet, Abliene, Leah Martin, Lawrence; Scott Wilhite, Baldwin City and Shelly Shepherd, Topeka.

- Rain Gear – The top sellers this past month at the store have been Muck boots and Outback raincoats!

The Outback raincoats can be turned inside out and stuffed into a self-contained backpack. They are comfortable, light weight, lots of pockets and machine washable. Perfect to take on cruises, trail rides, or leave in the trunk of your car just in case you get caught in a shower. Lemon, Orange, Lime, Taupe, Red, Navy, and Black are the colors options. Also, they come in both short or long lengths.

Muck boots are wonderful. If you haven’t tried them, you are missing the most comfortable rubber boot ever. Light weight, easy to put on, dry, breathable, and warm. They come in several heights and sole styles.

- Bug Eye Fly Masks – Kensington Protective Products has introduced a new fly mask with no darts or seams at the eye. This mask gives maximum protection and comfort. The bug eye creates a large pocket for the animal’s eyelashes and tactile hairs to not become irritated by pressure. Roy Frey Western is carrying both the masks with and without the ear protectors and other fine Kensington products such as leg guards, tail bags, gear bags and hay bags.

- Hyalun - Roy Frey Western is now carrying the Hyalun oral hyaluronic acid products for both horses and humans (www.hyalun.com). Proactive trainers and horse owners across the country are making Hyalun a part of their horse’s daily joint maintenance routine. Why? Because just like the oil in your car’s engine, with time and wear, the viscosity of your horse’s synovial fluid (the cushion between the joints) can diminish subjecting your horse to potential friction and wear. We are carrying the Hyalun 30; Hyalun 90 and HyalunRub (moisturizing joint cream that soothes and maintains joints and muscles with hyaluronic acid and emu oil).

- Saddle Barn Chinks – Ride in style in chinks made by Saddle Barn. Choose from cowhide, floral tooled or a custom top grain chap leather with fringe.

- Double Diamond Halters and Leads – We are now carrying the Buck Brannaman halters and leads. Lead and tie your horse with the correct gear.

- Kids Boots - Just arrived are over 100 new pair of kids boots from Justin, Mudruckers and Old West! In work or dress boots, the kids will be styling at the county fairs this year!

- More New “Spring Creek Run” Bath Accessories – If you have the Chris Cox “Spring Creek Run” bath accessories, you will love adding the new items – clock, picture frame, wall hook and welcome sign. They are just beautiful and will compliment your existing décor.

- New “Taking Off” by Chris Cox Bath Accessories – The new “Taking Off” bath accessories pattern is exquisite! Very Southwestern in terra cotta accented with bright colors. All the bath accessory pieces are available. This would be a perfect wedding or graduation gift or a nice treat to yourself to spruce up your bathroom.

- Short Sleeve Men’s Shirts – get them now before they are gone. Perfect for Father’s Day

- Straw Hats – Have Dewayne custom shape a palm leaf hat for you and have it branded! Huge selection – get them while they last! Don’t forget to bring in your felt hats to be cleaned and shaped before the next show!

- New Stetson Ladies blouses and skirt sets – beautiful for dress occasions. The ivory is perfect for a western wedding.

- Spring and summer apparel - Denim shorts, capris, and short sleeve blouses in all the latest styles and colors are in! Always look your western best!

- Soft Stuffed Animals – Come see the new Blue Heeler, Australian Stock Dog, Goat and PB Bull stuffed toys in the kids department. They are so fun!

Memorial Day - Wright Flight Fundraiser Trail Ride - Melvern
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2007, a trail ride to benefit the Wright Flight Program will be held at Eisenhower State Park, Cowboy Campground, Melvern, Kansas. Come enjoy the beautiful Kansas scenery with your equine partner and friends. For a minimum donation of $35 per rider you can enjoy a catered dinner and one ticket for our door prize drawing. Silent Auction items will be available for purchase during dinner.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and a three hour ride starts at 10:00 a.m. Dinner will follow. Please leave your stallions, pets, and alcoholic beverages at home. Call 785-232-0579 for more information. Registration forms are available at Roy Frey Western.

If you are interested in donating items for our silent auction, we would be most grateful. What ever you are able to donate is very much appreciated. (Ideas include, saddle bags, treats, medical kits, halters, lead ropes, saddles, saddle pads, bags of feed, muck carts, gift certificates, etc.)

The Wright Flight Program is a non-profit organization. Dewayne Burgess, a retired Air Force fighter pilot, and owner of Roy Frey Western in Topeka, KS, founded the original Kansas Chapter in 1996. He later encouraged friends in Missouri to establish a chapter and currently serves as President of the recently combined Kansas/Missouri Chapter.

This program is designed to use aviation interests to motivate students to perform at a higher level in school. Students, grades 6-12, must meet two requirements to be successful in the Wright Flight Program. First, each student must score a minimum of 85% on an end of course exam for their aviation class. Second, the student must set and achieve an academic or behavioral improvement goal. The student’s chosen goal must be specified in a contract provided by Wright Flight. This contract is then signed by the student, the student’s parents, and the student’s teacher. When students meet all requirements, the reward they earn is a flight with a volunteer pilot in a light aircraft. They even have the opportunity to fly the plane under the watchful eye of a highly experienced pilot! If the goals are not met, the student is welcome to continue trying until they do in fact reach the sky. Please visit www.wrightflight.org if you would like more information on the Wright Flight Program.

Our goal for this trail ride is to help raise money to offset the fuel costs accumulated by the pilots volunteering their time and aircraft to reward these students. All of the resources that are to be used to organize this trail ride will consist of 100% of donations from wonderful people like you. In addition, 100% of the funds received from these donations will go directly to the purpose intended. I do hope you are able to support a worthy cause. Thank you in advance for any and all support you can give this wonderful program. We greatly appreciate our sponsors and please patronize them!

Call 785-232-0579 (Roy Frey Western) to make your reservations for the ride or drop off your donation.

            Official Trail Ride Dinner Sponsor: Black Eye BBQ and Reser’s Fine Foods
            Official Trail Ride Host Sponsor: Eisenhower State Park/Kansas Wildlife & Parks Department
            Official Trail Ride Partner: Ernie Rodina, Purina & Better Horses Magazine

Saddle & Sirloin Extreme Cowboy Race – June 22-24
Saddle & Sirloin Club, Purina, and John Deere are hosting the first Extreme Cowboy Weekend June 22-24 at the Saddle & Sirloin facility, 14401 Holmes Road in Kansas City, MO (south side of KC, adjacent to Hwy 150 & Holmes Road). Tickets are $15 per day or $40 for the week-end. Race competition begins at 9 am each day. Open and Non-Pro Divisions. Preliminaries on Friday and Saturday. Celebrity Challenge Race and Extreme Cowboy Race finals on Sunday. Cowboy Church service at 8 am on Sunday. Trade Show. Clydesdales on display. Concessions. Bar-B-Q on Sat night with Belinda Gail and Curly Musgrave – additional charge for this event. Bring your own lawn chairs. Contact Bill Hull at 913-208-6381 for more info. www.saddleandsirloin.com

Specials on Saddles
We currently have some wonderful used saddles - stop in and give them a test ride!
• 15” Beautiful Cactus barrel racing saddle – floral tooling with dark brown real ostrich seat, iron and silver swirl conchos. $1150

• 15” Slick Seat saddle - $250

• 15” Tucker trail saddle – 3-4 years old – like new with two breast collars - $950. Matching bridle.

• 15” Stubben Edelweiss Junior English Saddle – rode 6 times – includes irons, leathers, girth, cover – Tree width 32” - $950

Horse Trailers For Sale
Here are two really nice used trailers that are perfect for your next trail riding vacation!

White 1999 Twister 4 horse slant. Short wall 11 foot. Full oak interior living quarters including stove, fridge, microwave. New generator, air conditioner, leather couch, shower, 14 ply tires, aluminum wheels, fenders and electric jack. Escape doors, blanket bars, mangers with storage below, stud partition and drop down windows. $34,000.00. Can be seen at Roy Frey Western, Topeka. Call 785-256-3099 or evenings 785-4842817

2004 – 39 ft Sundowner 4 horse trailer. 13’ living quarters with 6’ slide out. Black/Stainless steel siding. Flat screen TV, AM/FM radio/CD with surround sound. Stove, sink, microwave, grill with table, refrig, freezer, bathroom with shower, sink & toilet and sky lights. Lighted closets, lots of storage. Leather couch with queen bed and queen bed in gooseneck. Electric jack, enclosed dual 40 lb. propane tanks and spare tire. 50 gal water tank, air conditioning, furnace & awning. 4 horse stalls with mangers, stud stall, escape door, rear tack and large side tack storage. 8’ tall. Remote start generator on roof with hay rack and side ladder. 15 gal. gas tank in rear tack for generator. Super clean & loaded – used less than 10,000 miles. This is traveling first class for only $79,900.00!! Can be seen at Holton Trailer Sales, Edgerton, KS. Call – Ryan 913-481-4060 or 913-893-9972

Drop Off Point for KSU Equestrian Team Tack Donations
The KSU Equestrian Team is in need of good, clean, used or new English and Western tack and grooming supplies. Especially needed are snaffle bits, leather chin straps, headstalls, reins, saddles (for short people) and show clothes. This fall when you clean out your tack room or horse trailer, think of the KSU Equestrian Team and bring your items to Roy Frey Western. We will get them to Head Coach, Teresa Slough. Your support with this tack drive is greatly appreciated.

Dates & Events
May 12-13 - Trail Ride Medicine Lodge, KS. Advance Reservations only. Dacy Larson 620-886-9822 or gyphilltrailride@hotmail.com
May 28 – Wright Flight of Kansas and Missouri Fundraiser Trail Ride, Eisenhower State Park, Melvern, KS.

June 2 – Kansas Quarter Horse Association presents the 4th Annual AQHA Trail Ride, Ringneck Ranch, Tipton, KS. For more info call 1-785-373-4835 or www.ringneckranch.net or email: ringneck@wtciweb.com. Morning and afternoon rides through the scenic Blue Hills. Lunch & supper included. Entertainment, clinics, drawings and prizes. Free Sunday morning bonus ride. $59 per adult rider, $39 youth/student rider. All proceeds to the AQHA Foundation & KQHA Scholarship Fund. With prior reservations, overnight lodging, additional meals, corrals, camping & trailer parking available at a very reasonable cost.
June 2-3 – Team Penning at Topeka Round-Up Club. For more info call Amos 640-4390
June 2-3 – Flint Hills PRCA Rodeo, Strong City, KS
June 8-10 – Kansas High School Rodeo Championship, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
June 10- Topeka Round-Up Club BBQ, Trail Ride & Family Fun night 6 pm
June 15-17 – Farmhouse Church Fundraiser Trail Ride, Melvern Lake. More info to follow.
June 16 – Symphony in Flint Hills http://www.symphonyintheflinthills.org/
                TIME: Activities begin early afternoon, concert begins at 6:30 p.m
                PLACE: Tallgrass prairie of Wabaunsee County near the Native Stone Scenic Byway
                MUSIC: Kansas City Symphony
                Concert will reflect the spirit of the west by masters like Aaron Copland
                TICKETS: Sold Out in less than 24 hours!
June 16 - Symphony Trail Ride – Crystal Springs Ranch will be leading a limited group of riders on a morning ride south of Lake Wabanunsee adjacent to the site of the Symphony. For more info call Jamie Schultz 785-765-3883 or csranch@kansas.net .
June 22-24 Craig Cameron Extreme Cowboy Race, Saddle & Sirloin, Kansas City – for more information and directions go to www.saddleandsirloin.com. – Don’t miss this fun event!
June 29- July 1- NBHA Regional Championship, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
June 30 – Ottawa, KS Old West Days – Cattle Drive and Parade 10 a.m.

July 7-8 – NKHA Horse Show at Topeka Round-Up Club
July 14-15 – American Paint Horse Association Show, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka. Contact Susan Patton 816-806-1226 or Diane Gage
July 14 SUNFLOWER GAMES, Rocking V Arena; Barrel and Poles. For more information, call Shelly Davis (785) 246-1058.
July 21 – Up Town Saturday Night Old Fashion Horse Show – Topeka Round-Up Club. For more info call Liz Syverson 478-1597 or email at kansahitch@doglegs.com
July 28 - National Day of the American Cowboy

Sept 3 - The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race is an 800 mile endurance ride completed over a 13 day period. It is open to all breeds. The ride will start in Santa Fe, New Mexico on September 3, 2007 and end in Missouri on September 15, 2007. www.sfthorserace.com for more information.
Sept 8 - Double B Barrel Bash, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
Sept 20-24 - The U.S. Cavalry Association (USCA) will be conducting its 2007 National Cavalry Competition (NCC) at Fort Riley, KS. Contact: Patricia King, 4301 Deep Creek Road, Manhattan, KS 66502. Email: plprarie@wildblue.net . Previous NCCs were held at Fort Sill, OK (2002); Fort Worth Stockyards, TX (2003); Fort Riley, KS (2004); Fort Robinson State Park, NE (2005); and Fort Knox, KY (2006). The individual competition consists of Equitation on the flat, Jumping, Mounted Saber, Mounted Pistol (both over fences), Bugle Calls, Authenticity of rider and equipment, as well as Platoon Drill for groups. There are three levels for Equitation and Jumping with ribbons and plaques awarded to top three competitors in each division. The Directors’ Cup Trophy will be awarded to the high point rider. The Pegasus Memorial Plaque for horse that best represents the Cavalry Horse. The NCC is open to all who are interested in promoting the Associations’ purpose of keeping the Cavalry tradition and spirit alive. The USCA encourages participation by mounted military color guards, cavalry re-enactors, memorial mounted units, mounted police, and others prepared to compete in period or modern uniform. The competition is open to units and individual competitors. The NCC is held in conjunction with the Annual Bivouac (meeting) of the U.S. Cavalry Association. The Bivouac includes social events at which competitors have an opportunity to meet military veterans, including some who served in the old Horse Cavalry, and other association members, and to participate in traditional cavalry ceremonies. The public is invited, in fact encouraged, to attend the event and witness history in action. The USCA is requesting assistance of the Kansas Equestrian community in promoting the event and help in the way of manpower to conduct the event next September.
Sept 20 – 23 – “Time of the Red Grass” Trail Ride – Buchman & Harshman families at Hymer, KS in the heart of the Kansas Flint Hills. For more info contact Rex Buchman at brbuchman@fhrd.net 620-794-5332. Limited to 50 riders. Reservations and deposit due by August 1.
Sept 28-30 - Purina Dream Ride, Flying W, Clements, KS – contact Suzan Barnes, Grand Central Hotel, Cottonwood Falls, 620-273-6763 or suzan.barnes@sbcglobal.net or http://www.betterhorsesnetwork.com/
Sept 28-29 – KS Championship Ranch Rodeo, Medicine Lodge, KS – Pageant Arena. Top Team qualifies for World Championship Ranch Rodeo. Cowboy Trappings & Trade Show. www.peacetreaty.org 620-886-9815
Oct 5-7 - Chris Cox Horsemanship Tour, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
Nov 2-4 URA Championship Finals, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka

Event Schedule for: Lyndon Saddle Club - www.lyndonsaddleclub.zoomshare.com
            May 12 & 13 CYRA Youth Rodeo
            May 18 7:00 p.m. Open 3-D Jackpot Barrel Race
            May 26 & 27 Work Days and Camp-out at the Arena
            May 28 9:00 a.m. KSHSC Open Horse Show

            June 9 6 p.m. Open Fun Show
            June 15 7:00 p.m. Open 3-D Jackpot Barrel Race
            July 4 9:00 a.m. KSHSC Open Horse Show

            July 7 & 8 Trail Ride and Campout - 110 Mile Park, Pomona Lake
            July 14 Osage County 4-H Fair Horse Show
            July 20 7:00 p.m. Open 3-D Jackpot Barrel Race
            July 28 7:00 p.m. $500 Added Money Jackpot Barrel Race
                         (entries open 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)

            August 4 6:00 p.m. Fun Show
            August 17 7:00 p.m. Open 3-D Jackpot Barrel Race

            September 22 & 23 Trail Ride and Campout Eisenhower State Park, Melvern Lake

Tune in Sunday mornings at 6:00 a.m. to 580 AM radio for the Better Horses show starring Ernie Rodina (Bronco Ernie) and co-host, Dawn Dawson. Ernie highlights area trainers and horse happenings. Listen for Jo & Dewayne to talk about trends in the industry and new product arrivals at Roy Frey Western.

Roy Frey Western encourages you to adopt a Helping Hands Humane Society, Topeka or Jefferson County Humane Society dog that needs a farm/ranch life and would be good around livestock. We are proud to help find these loving dogs a new home. Get a $10 cook book for yourself or give one as a gift and help the HHHS.

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We've got everything for ridin', ropin', rodeoin'
Jeans, hats, and boots & tack for showin'
We've got it all from tack to ties

So Cowboy up down at Roy Frey's!

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	Directions: Roy Frey Western is located on the corner of Kansas Avenue and Highway 24 in Topeka, KS just across from Gage Bowl North. We are only 10 minutes from the Kansas ExpoCentre. (Click here to view map)
121 NE US Hwy 24 Topeka, KS 66608-1750 Phone: (785) 232-0579 Fax: (785) 232-1581
*Store Hours:* Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday Noon until 4:00 p.m.