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Volume 5, No. 1
February 9, 2010
We've got everything for ridin', ropin', rodeoin'
Jeans, hats, and boots & tack for showin'
We've got it all from tack to ties
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♥ Valentine’s Day Suggestions ♥
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My heart is yours – beautiful heart Jewelry from Montana Silversmiths!
Earrings, necklaces, pony tail holders and bracelets – new designs for
your cowgirl sweetheart!
Via the www.royfreywestern.com web site, you have access to the entire Montana Silversmiths catalog with just one click on the tab. Merchandise will be shipped to your door step. If you like to see and touch the great offerings from Montana Silversmiths, come in to the store and we will be happy to show you their great products. Statues make a great gift for the home! Jewelry warms the heart when received. Belt buckles are wearable western art. New for Valentine’s Day are several western heart jewelry sets – necklace, earrings pony tail holders, and bracelets. Come in to see their beauty! We will gift wrap for free! Wedding Registry
Decorate your new home western style! New brides love unique western home décor such as western dishware, glassware, silverware, and placemats. Choose from over six different western dishware patterns! Western art and home décor are also welcomed gifts for the new home. Accessories like table runners, bedspreads, pillows, towel sets and bathroom sets complete the western look. Montana Silversmith western wedding accessories are available for your special day: Wedding Photo & Certificate Album; Unity Candle Holder, Ring Bearer Pillow; Champagne Glass Holder with Glasses; Serving Set; Cake Topper, Photo Frame, Metal Cross Candle Icon and Guest Book/Pen Set. The Groom can outfit his groomsmen in custom shaped hats, frock coats, vests, banded collar white tux shirts, jeans and boots. The cowgirl bride will love wearing a pair of western boots under her bridal gown. Come see us for your special western wedding! February Boot Special
Winner of Stetson Hat at Topeka
Farm Show
WIBW 580’s, Greg Akagi, is displaying the hat while live on-air hosts Raubin and Megan interview Senator Sam Brownback. Come by Roy Frey Western to have your felt hat custom cleaned and shaped! Western Warm
• Breathable Airmesh™ lining Tooled Leather Pistol Cases
Need a gift for that special cowboy or cowgirl who has everything – how about a tooled leather pistol case? These beautiful cases come in three sizes. Coming soon – rifle cases! New - Ariat Quantum Technology
Quantum Technology Comfort Low Impact Support Alignment Durability Traction Overall, more lightweight and flexible than XR. Stop by Roy Frey Western to try on a pair and feel the difference! New at Roy Frey Western -
Vetericyn
Timber Creek Farm – Animal
Assisted Therapy Inc. Our immediate goal is to raise $600,000 to install a beautiful one and a half story post and beam barn which will house stables and offices for the program. Therapeutic riding instruction will take place in a climate controlled, tension fabric structure which will provide an efficient, naturally lit arena for year-round use in the program. Timber Creek Farms, staff and volunteers will pursue all certifications granted by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) in order to provide the most effective animal assisted therapy possible. In addition to serving the local special needs community, Timber Creek Farms is also developing contacts with disabled military veterans, through the Veterans Administration Hospital staff, in order to serve the needs of our wounded warriors. If you are interested in learning more about Timber Creek Farms or in helping in any way to make this program successful, please visit with Dewayne or Jo the next time you are in the store or call us at 785-232-0579. Montana Silversmith’s Steve Miller
Signature Collection Statue
The Crossing Western Wild - “Gone Wild” Hats,
Belts and “Safari” Boots! Complete your head to toe look with a pair of the new Nocona “Safari”
boots in red zebra, black & white zebra or cheetah! Wow! Animal print has
been taken to the next level of western wild! Check out the newest
arrivals – “Wild Belts”! Too cute!
The Horse Industry "The horse industry directly produces goods and services of $25.3
billion and has a total impact of $112.1 billion on the US gross domestic
product. The industry's contribution is greater than the motion picture
services, railroad transportation, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
and tobacco product manufacturing industries." Horse Council Statistics
EquiFest of Kansas 2010
The Pony Express Museum opened in 1959 on the site of the original stables; it doubled in size and added new exhibits in 1993. The museum features a diorama of the mounted Fry eager for the stable door to open so he can begin his ride into history. The original enterprise, Central Overland and California Pikes Peak Express Co., carried letters and telegrams for 18 months, with the pony riders covering 1,966 miles in 10 to 14 days. The route ran from St. Joseph through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada to Sacramento, Calif. That story is told in artifacts and exhibits throughout the museum. St. Joseph was chosen because it was the western end of telegraph and rail service coming from the east and had good roads heading west. Up to 100 riders were hired, including William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Their wages were $100 a month. They ranged in age from 11 to mid-40s, and each had to weight less than 125 pounds. Horses were changed every 10 to 15 miles at relay stations, and new riders mounted every 75 to 100 miles at home stations. The riders began at both ends. When Fry was leaving St. Joseph, Bill Hamilton was heading out of Sacramento. The delivery service was set up because folks on the West Coast were eager for news from back East, where a new president was about to be elected and the country was edging toward civil war. The quickest run took seven days and 17 hours, carrying President Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address. If you think a stamp is expensive today, consider postal rates during the Pony Express. The initial cost was $5 per half ounce of mail. It later was lowered to $1 per half ounce. The service ended in October of 1861, when St. Joseph was joined by telegraph line to Sacramento, and news could travel in a matter of minutes. Almost 35,000 letters were carried while the Pony Express was in operation. Not until the completion of the railroad in 1868 would letter mail again reach California as quickly. The sesquicentennial celebration will include a Buffalo Bill look-alike contest, chuck-wagon dinner and cowboy poets competition on April 1, a train robbery and other re-enactments on April 2 and hourly Pony Express rides, a parade, re-enactments and a Michael Martin Murphy concert on April 3. For a full schedule of events, call 1-800-530-5930 or visit www.ponyexpress.org. Ariat Boot Resoling
Program Weather Lore for
February Usually the heaviest snows fall in February. Hunting
becomes very difficult, and hence to some Native American tribes this was
the Hunger Moon. Quote for February Liz’s Trail Corner –
February Trail Tip Grooming --now please remember that the horses seem to relish in a good old roll in the mud and the drying mud although not a beauty treatment does have its rewards--protection from the wind and it does seem to help with the shedding of the winter coat. Sometimes nature is hard to explain! Grooming tools for caked, dry mud include the metal curry comb. The metal curry is fine for everywhere on your muddy horse except the lower legs, the mane and the tail. The good stiff body brush can be useful as well. The curry comb can be used to clear debris from the body brush. Firm synthetic “Grooma” type tools are also useful on the caked on mud. The “Grooma” is excellent for shedding coats later on in the season. Don’t forget your hoof pick to check condition of hooves which may be overly soft because of the mud which can make your horse a target for thrush and abscesses. A good stiff human-type hair brush is great for manes and tails with winter tangles embellished with mud. For caked-on, dry mud in the mane--to avoid pulling mane hair--use a pair of pliers to crush the mud before picking it from the mane. Some of the detangler products such as Cowboy Magic and Survivor actually repel dirt and even mud. If your horse has really done a number on his tail with caked in mud try diluting some mane and tail conditioner and give that tail a good soaking before you attempt to remove the mud. Rubber gloves can aid you in this delightful task. For equines with lovely long tails a good management tip is to tie the tail up in a mud knot to keep that nice length of tail out of the mud. Tail bags are also the choice of some folks. For those of you who might have a special lesson, clinic or other event scheduled in the mud season, you might want to try towel grooming your horse with well wrung out hot bath towels. Starting from the horse’s head and working back. Not soaking, but softening the offending crust of mud and then scraping it off with a shedding blade. Keeping your trusty horse covered with a cooler so that he won’t get chilled. Mud--one of the real challenges of horse keeping. A challenge that we all face. Mud and trails--something to think about. As terrible as
cabin fever has been for us all; we must remember that using our favorite
public trails in these conditions puts our horses at risk for injury and
that horse traffic with this horrible mud can damage some of these rather
fragile trails. This season is a great time to take a look at the Landon
Trail in SE Topeka. With its firm base the Landon trail doesn’t have mud.
Just remember that it is a multi use trail and that you could encounter a
hiker or cyclist. Be a good trail rider and don’t litter. These trails are
well-kept and let’s do our part to keep them that way.
Sweet & Sour Meatballs Mix the above and shape into balls. Place in 9 x 13 pan. Sauce: Mix the sauce ingredients and pour over meatballs. Bake 1 hour at 350o.
May also be cooked in Crock Pot. Chicken & Stuffing Prepare stuffing mix according to directions. Stir in soup and milk.
Place chicken breasts in 13 x 9 pan; spread stuffing over chicken breasts.
Sprinkle cheese over stuffing. Bake at 350o for 40-45 min. Chicken Enchiladas 5 or 6 chicken breasts (salt, pepper, garlic powder) covered and baked
at 350o for 1 1/2 hr. Let cool, skinned and coarsely chopped.
Set aside. 1 (10.75 oz) can cream of chicken soup Preheat oven to 350o. Spray a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a LARGE bowl, combine chopped chicken, Spanish rice, soup, sour cream, cream cheese, about 3/4 of the shredded cheese (rest is reserved for topping), green pepper. Mix. Spoon mixture evenly down center of each tortilla. (I used quite a bit in each tortilla since this makes a lot.) Wrap to completely enclose filling. Place seam side down in prepared baking dish. This recipe actually filled the 13 by 9-inch baking dish and then another 9 by 9-inch baking dish. Pour salsa evenly over tortillas. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle evenly with remaining cheese and bake for additional 10 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Garnish with cilantro, if desired. NOTE: I did make the 2 packages of Spanish rice (I think it's Knorr's) but did not add all of it to the mixture (probably about 3/4 of the rice). The rice that I had left- I added it around the outside of my extra baking dish of enchiladas. And I did use a little more than 10 oz of salsa. I prefer more salsa on the top so it doesn't dry out as much. The leftover enchiladas kept nice in the refrigerator and heated up very well in the microwave. Kansas Horse Council Promotional
Trail Ride – Elk City Ride limited to 75 riders. Join trail riding enthusiasts for a weekend of camping and riding at Beautiful Elk City Lake (only open to horseback riders twice a year). Experience Ozark-like terrain. NOT recommended for
beginner or inexperienced riders or horses; rocky and moderate-to-steep
inclines.
Dan Estep Horsemanship Clinic
National Versatility Ranch Horse
Assn Schooling Clinic Dennis Reis No Dust Tour – Topeka,
Nov 15-17 Starts at 10am - Ends at 5pm each day Free VIP season passes for all 2010 No Dust Members – click here to join! Friday – Student qualifying rounds
2010 Equine Events – More info to follow: February 12-14 – EquiFest of Kansas, Wichita. www.kansashorsecouncil.com February 19-21 – Kansas State University Rodeo March 6-7 – Road to the Horse – Murfreesboro, TN www.roadtothehorse.com March 7 - The Black Jack Saddle Club is organizing their First Annual Tack Swap of this spring. We are inviting you and anyone you know to come sell or shop at the swap. We're looking for new/gently used tack, new/gently used clothes, jewelry, crafts, home decor, or anything that fellow horse people would love! The sale is March 7th from 11:30-4:30 pm at Pottorf Hall in Cico Park, Manhattan, KS. An 8'x5' booth is only $20 and any proceeds you make are 100% yours. Additional booths can be purchased at reduced rates. Businesses, individuals, and clubs are all welcome. Space is limited so please contact us ASAP to get a contract. All contracts are due by Feb. 24th. For more information contact Melissa Smith, barrelracer_1988@yahoo.com at 785-317-2386 or go to www.bjsc.webs.com. March 12-14 – RFW 7th Annual Boot & Tack Sale March 12-14 – HorseFest 2010, Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, MO. For more info: www.horsefest.net or 1-800-356-8255. Featuring Stacy Westfall. Nationally known clinicians, equine educational presentations, trade show and much more. April 1-3 – 150th Anniversary of Pony Express – St. Joe, MO www.ponyexpress.org April 23 - One Day Only, Horsemanship Clinic Sedalia, Mo Clinician: Dan Estep, (professional cutting horse trainer) Lindale, Texas, on Friday, April 23rd, 2010. Clinic fee $150.00 (10 rider limit). "Tools of the Trade" lecture included in clinic at end of day. Spectator fee $25.00 a person. For more information call Susan Bailey: 660-620-2562 cell; 660-826-1678 home; 660-826-3352 office May 7-9 – NBHA Heartland Regional Championship, Wichita www.nbha.com May 8 – Champagne Performance Horses Presents – Ready * Set * Show. Featuring: great food; door prizes; new show clothes, fresh designs; tack, equipment, fake tails; Reps from horse show organizations; Roy Frey Western and R Bar B Displays. Bring your lawn chair for a fun day on Sat., May 8th at 9 am. Rain date
will be May 22nd. Location is at Champagne Performance Horses, 13254 134th
Road, Hoyt, KS. For more information call 785-966-2792 or 785-224-0729.
Schedule of events: May 15-16 – Julie Goodnight Clinic, Topeka, KS. Save $80 on clinic fees if pre-pay by Dec. 31. www.juliegoodnight.com May 21-23 – Kansas State NBHA State Championship, Topeka Expocentre www.KSNBHA.com May 22-23 - A 2-day clinic focused on learning NVRHA disciplines
followed by an informal competition. Ride and learn with Gena & Jay
Henson, NVRHA Professional Clinicians, Lee Hart, 2009 EXCA World Champion,
Mike Major 2010 AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Champion and Mark
Beeler, Equine Manager, Head Trainer, Saddle & Sirloin. $200 per person.
Pens $20 per horse per night. Wine tasting by Somerset Ridge Wineries.
Barbecue ($20 per person if not enrolled). Contact Mark Beeler, Saddle &
Sirloin Club, 816-942-6900. July 16-18 – RFW 7th Annual Boot Sale July 23-August 1 – Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo www.cfdrodeo.com July 24 – National Day of American Cowboy www.cowboyday.com September 24-26 – Dream Ride in the Flint Hills – Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS www.betterhorsesnetwork.com October 4-6 – United Rodeo Association Finals, Kansas ExpoCentre, Topeka www.unitedrodeoassociation.com November 11-14 – Working Ranch Cowboy Association Finals, Amarillo, TX Civic Center www.wrca.org October 29-31 – RFW 7th Annual Anniversary Sale November 28 – RFW Holiday Open House
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