During the 2010 year, we will be bringing you several great events! We hope to give horse lovers an array of fun events to participate in with their favorite horse(s), meet other horse lovers, and raise money for Cowboy’s Pride to be able to rescue even more horses this year!
Here’s a list of our planned events - dates/locations are subject to change though, so please call (405) 426-0550 or email if you’re interested in coming! Check back often for new events! I’m sure we’ll be adding to this list throughout the year!
We will also need 5 - 10 volunteers for each event. Wether you have a horse or are just interested in helping us raise money for the rescued horses here, we’d love to meet you and can definately use your help!
Feb. 20th - Trail Challenge, Dinner & Campfire - Location: Prague Lake - Prague, OK
Details: Ride a beautiful and extremely well maintained (apx) 6 mile trail with 6 - 8 challenging, judged, obstacles along the way. RV hook-ups available if you’d like to spend the night. We’ll plan to ride out around 1pm and after our friendly competition, head back to camp for a great dinner and campfire. Check in will begin at noon. Please pre-register to reserve your spot and your food! If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we WILL reschedule for the 3rd Sat. in March. If the weather is iffy - please call or email ahead of time to make sure we aren’t re-scheduling for weather. 50% Payback pays 1-3rd place and prizes for the top 5 competitors! (Volunteer judges also needed!)
Fees: Competitor - $45 Youth - $30 Pleasure - $25 Dinner & Campfire w/ marshmallows - $8
March 20th - (If not used as “rain date” for Feb. 20th’s Prague ride) Trail Ride & Poker Run - RR Ranch
What a beautiful private trail! Apx. 5 miles. We’ll ride out around 11am and come back for a late lunch and some great conversation. Cash & or Prize awarded for best poker hand!
$30 Includes 1 Poker Hand. Additional hands may be purchased for $5/ea or 5 hands for $20.
April 3rd - Trail Challenge - Location: TBA
April 17th - Playday (barrels, poles, stakes, etc.) - Location: TBA Details: Come out for a great time and join in some friendly competition! Wether you compete regularly or this is your first time, you’re sure to have a blast with your horse! Concessions will be available. There will be a 70% payback for each event and an all around award as well for the horse/rider who has the best average.
Come out and join us for this wonderful and exciting event that really tests the partnership of horse and rider! Not only is it a fun event - It’s benefiting Cowboy’s Pride Horse Rescue!
Over $10,000 in CASH and Prizes!!!
When: May 6th Starts the Practice Runs! Event will start May 7th and run until all entries have competed (apx. 10 days).
Where: Will be held at the Red River Ranch Retreat - a beautiful B&B situated on 500 acres. Located just off of I-40 and HWY 283 in Sayre, Ok. Lodging is available - Cabins, RV Hookups and Bed & Breakfast Rooms. To reserve lodging, please call (580)928-2074 or for those of you not in the 580 area code, please call 1-866-928-2074. They can handle all lodging reservations if you will be staying at the ranch.
What: We are really excited to be able to bring you this event! We will be testing the best cowboys and cowgirls from not just Oklahoma but Texas, Kansas, Arkansas and Colorado just to name a few! The course will NOT be in an arena - you will be flying down a natural trail with hills, dips, turns, a river, jumps, etc. along with a few man-made and strategically placed obstacles as well such as a “cone weave”, “tarp tunnell” and a gate just for some possible examples. Each contestant will start and RUN the course as quickly as possible completing each obstacle along the way. The fastest horse and rider team will win and be named our Spring Cowboy Race Champion (plus win a lot of money and really great prizes!). The course will be apx. 2 miles long (2 - 2 1/2mi) and loop around. The terrain is not rocky and I do not feel shoes would be at all required.
Other events will be available during your stay as well such as Team Penning, Fishing, Canoeing, Trail Riding and Paintball!
There will also be daily games, contests and raffles to keep everyone involved and on their toes!
Contestants are NOT required to stay the entire duration of the event, they can come for a few hours to compete or they are welcome to stay for the whole thing entries ARE LIMITED and filling up quickly though!! We will have a schedule available (hopefully a month in advance the way entries are filling) letting you know what day and apx. what time you will be competing.
All horses - any age, size, breed or color are welcome. Neg. coggins must be presented at the gate!
Riders must be 18y/o or older.
Entries are limited! Sign up now to reserve your space!
Fees:
Practice Runs are $25/Run All Day May 6th and for an hour or so each morning and evening - Open only to contestants until after all contestants have had the oportunity to practice.
Entries: Contestants will have the option on how they would like to pay their entry fees -
Option 1: $200 TAX DEDUCTIBLE Donation to Cowboy’s Pride Horse Rescue (Non-Refundable)
Option 2: $250 Non-tax deductible fee ($225 is refundable if you withdraw your entry by April 1st)
Discounts available for multiple entries either for the horse or the rider (if you want to try 2 or 3 different horses or if you and a friend or family member want to compete on the same horse).
If you have any other questions or would like to sign up, please email cowboyrace@gmail.com or call (405) 426-0110
For lodging please call Red River Ranch directly. Their number is listed above. As I mentioned, entries are limited so you might want to make sure you ARE signed up and have a spot in the race to compete before making your lodging reservations.
Thanks! Hope to see everyone there!!
Other Fees Associated with Red River Ranch Retreat:
Team Penning - $15/Run
Paintball - $15 for Field & Equipment Rental
$10 Just Field Rental
$50/case of Paintballs (Paintballs MUST be purchased through the ranch)
Trail Riding - FREE if on your horse! $40/hour or $50/2 hours if you rent one of theirs.
Canoeing - $25/canoe
Fishing - Catch & Release is FREE
Spectators - $10/day or $25 Event Pass
RV Hookups- $20/Night
Cabins - $150/night
Tent Camping - $5/Night (Bring your own tent)
B&B Rooms - $150/Night
Self Contained Trailers - $3/Night
If you have any general questions - please call (405) 426-0110 or email cowboyrace@gmail.com Do NOT use the contact button on this website.
For lodging information at Red River - please call 1-866-928-2074 or visit their website at:
www.redriverranchretreat.com
Volunteers are also needed! Lodging available if needed!
Vendor space is limited but still available!
Sponsors are needed! Can you think of a more exciting event to sponsor plus it’s helping out a GREAT cause - Horse Rescue!!!
I’d like to thank everyone who joined us at our Oct. 23rd ride at Bell Cow Lake. We hope everyone had a great time and want everyone to know how much we appreciated them wether they came out to ride, compete, judge or just give a helping hand in setting things up. We had a few “issues” but appreciate everyone being understanding and patient and hope to see everyone again at our future rides/events. Here’s a few pictures of the fun!
We always try to be involved in as many parades as we can. We especially try to make the Christmas Parades and would like to invite other horse lovers out there to come ride or walk with us in the parades this winter. If you’re interested in joining us just send me an email and I’ll send you updates on plans for the upcoming parades through out the year. We feel parades are a great fun way to show off our horses and is a good experience for them.
Competitive Trail Ride
Oct. 24th at Bell Cow Lake in Chandler, OK (just east of OKC)
Halloween Competitive Trail Ride – come join us for a day of fun & prizes, and more importantly to raise money for our local Horse Rescue! There will be 6 judged obstacles where you and your horse compete to win cash or great prizes!
First place is $100+ cash
Ribbons & Prizes 1st – 5th places!
There will also be an exciting POKER RUN with prizes awarded for best hand!
Prize awarded for best costume for horse & rider!
Breakfast & Lunch available
Fees:
$45.00 Competitive Riders $25.00 Pleasure Riders
Poker Run - $10 for first hand, $5 for additional hands Meals $6 each or $10.00 for both!
Everyone welcome and all proceeds go to charity!
To register please call
(405) 426-0110 or (405) 210-6226
or email horserescue07@gmail.com
Sign ups on day of the ride welcome but please try to pre-register by Oct. 20th!
Call before you haul! Ride could be cancelled due to weather.
Hope to see you there!
Just a quick update to let everyone know that Pixie is doing great. She is really coming along and growing so quickly. I will post new pics of her with in the next few days.
We’ve also had a lot of inquiries about adopting her and people wanting to take her, so, just to let everyone know, we will not consider making her available for adoption until she is fully weaned, it is very hard to successfully raise a foal and I couldn’t live with knowing something happened to her. When she is weaned (in apx. 5 months) we will have a board meeting to discuss her future- wether she will be placed up for adoption or if we will use her in programs we have wanted to be involved in that she would be perfect for (therapy and childrens programs).
Keep checking back for updates on her as she grows and matures!
Our newest little addition was just the right size to take a quick field trip to the offices of Chaparral Energy to help us say “Thank You” for the wonderful and very generous donation they gave to the rescue. They were kind enough to donate a large amount of pipe for us to use for fencing and the construction of new stalls, both of which are desperately needed. With the donation of the pipe, it saved us thousands of dollars that we were then able to use directly on the horses for feed, hay, vet and farrier services, etc. I would like everyone out there to know what a wonderful, caring company this is and what an impact their decision to give had on so many horses fates.
Only true animal loving executives would let a horse in their office!! - The date is wrong in the pic, this was taken on 6/2/09.
We are proud to add Chaparral as one of our “Platinum Sponsors” and are happy to shine the spotlight on their generosity.
If you or your company are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact me.
Rescuing horses is not a prestigious job, it is a job of long hours, no pay and hard work. When you love horses though, it seems to be a part of you that you just can’t shake. Anytime you see a horse in need, there is something deep in you that begins to stir and just won’t quit until you have exhausted yourself in everyway - physically, mentally and financially in an attempt to make a difference in even just one needy horse’s life. Well, I love horses, everything about them, their soulful eyes, the distinct smell of both a horse and a freshly bedded stall, their warmth on a cold winter day, and the feeling of freedom they bring.
As a lover of horses and being overwhelmed with the desire to make a difference in a malnourished, abused, injured or sick horse’s future, I began rescuing these majestic animals several years ago. Over the past 2 years, I have turned my “on the side hobby” into a full blown horse rescue foundation known as Cowboy’s Pride, in honor of “Cowboy”, the wonderful gelding who I grew up on. Cowboy’s Pride has been approved as a 501(c)(3) and therefore ALL donations are tax deductable. Over 300 horses have been helped since 2005 and I hope to be able to continue to help any horse in need for a long time to come. We are very proud to have a current record of never having to turn a horse in need away and I can only hope that with your help we will be able to keep that record.
Our “regular” monthly expenses have been exceeding $3500 for the feed, hay and supplements needed to care for so many horses, de-wormer costs, vaccinations for incoming horses, farrier services, and vet visits. As all horse owners know, expenses rarely stop at the “regular” costs and there are so many other unexpected expenses that end up coming up, which unfortunately we have been hit pretty hard with over the past month. In the storms that just kept hitting Eastern Oklahoma County over the past months, we lost 2 shelters and a barn in the destruction- estimates have been given to us totaling over $25,000 to reconstruct and/or repair the damage. One of the shelters was blown onto a fence which will also have to be replaced. We also currently have 3 flat tires on our good trailer, plus the spare is flat, and do not have the money to replace them. The other trailer needs work done to it including a new floor.
For years we have quietly paid these expenses ourselves with annual donations totaling less than $1000 on average. If we could make these payments ourselves, we would, but the time has come that we will not make it without the help and support of caring people out there. If you feel drawn to help in any way, please do, every penny, every prayer and every good thought is greatly appreciated. If you can’t give financially right now, please, pass this around to everyone you know, post it for more people to see, or visit our website’s ways to help page for other ways to help. We also need donations of hay right now as well as de-wormer pastes, fly spray, etc. We appreciate every donation, no matter how small you may think it is, even pennies add up to dollars. You can make donations through Paypal by using a credit card by clicking the “Donate” botton. You can also mail checks payable to Cowboy’s Pride Horse Rescue Foundation (CPHRF) at P.O. Box 116 Luther, OK 73054. Remember, ALL donations are tax deductible, just get in touch with me after making your donation and I will get a reciept in the mail to you. I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you in advance,
Jessica
President/Founder
jessica@cowboyspride.org
(405)426-0550
We took in an “orphaned” baby miniature horse yesterday that is truely one of the cutest animals we’ve ever seen. Her mother for whatever reason rejected her shortly after birth so we are now caring for her. It is very difficult to successfully bottle raise a baby foal, but we have beat the odds before and hope to again with this little sweetheart. I will try to update daily to let everyone know how she’s doing. Our volunteers love her and she steals the heart of everyone who meets her. We took pics of her with the belgian just to show how small she is. She weighs about 10-12 pounds and stands about 14 inches tall.
Check back for updates on her progress!
Donations to help with her care as well as the care of the other horses in need are greatly appreciated and as always, tax deductible. If you are able, please consider donating today! No donation to small, every donation is appreciated - even pennies add up! You can donate by clicking on the “Donate” button to the right of the website or by mailing your donation to Cowboy’s Pride Horse Rescue Foundation (CPHRF) P.O. Box 116 Luther, OK 73054
UPDATE 12/19/07: Spring Equine Science Classes are filling up quickly! If you’d like to sign up, please let us know soon!
Cowboy’s Pride Horse Rescue’s Equine Science program will be starting new classes on January 7th and this semester will run through May 17th.
These classes are open to children ages 4 - 17 and cover subjects of horse care, horse anatomy, saddle parts, bridle parts, how to properly handle horses and riding instruction from basic to advanced.
Classes are 90 minutes long.
Fees are $20/class with several available discounts including signing up before Jan. 1st class fees will be reduced to $15/class.
There is a one time $20 registration fee.
All proceeds from these classes go directly to care and other expenses of the horses at the rescue.
If you would like to sign up, contact Jessica through the contact page.
Planned classes will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. More classes will be added if needed.
Private lessons are also available to meet your scheduling needs (prices vary).