{"id":140,"date":"2005-08-25T07:56:27","date_gmt":"2005-08-25T00:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=140"},"modified":"2005-08-25T08:02:14","modified_gmt":"2005-08-25T01:02:14","slug":"introducing-cowgirl-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/introducing-cowgirl-university\/","title":{"rendered":"INTRODUCING COWGIRL UNIVERSITY"},"content":{"rendered":"

AT THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME
\n\"Cowgirl
\nFORT WORTH, Texas <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Grab your reins this fall because Cowgirl University starts up on September 17, 2005. Cowgirl U is a new series of adult-education classes offered through the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, dedicated to teaching western lifestyle and culture.<\/p>\n

Cowgirl 101 and Ranching Rodeo and Basics<\/strong>, Cowgirl U\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first two courses this fall, will take place at Riley Ranches just 20 minutes west of Fort Worth, Texas where prairies and pastures make up the classroom and students astride horses use ropes for utensils. <\/p>\n

Cowgirl 101 <\/strong>is for beginners. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a full-day hands-on adventure for those with little or no horse experience to ease into the western lifestyle. Grooming, saddling and riding horses are just the beginning. The day starts off with basic horse care and then introduces students to a variety of ranch activities like roping, trail riding and more. The day will end with light refreshments and a friendly game of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcwasher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pitching.<\/p>\n

For folks with a bit more \u00e2\u20ac\u0153horse\u00e2\u20ac\u009d experience, Cowgirl U offers Ranching and Rodeo Basics<\/strong> on October 14 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 15, 2005. This two-day course digs deeper into ranch life. Barrel racing, fence fixing and team sorting are just a few hands-on activities. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn from honorees such as Pam Minick and Mitzi Lucas Riley. After two days of learning the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ropes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d students will compete in a mini-rodeo where they can apply their newly acquired skills and score some bragging rights. Cowgirl 101<\/strong> is not a prerequisite for Ranching and Rodeo Basics.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Cowgirl U is dedicated to teaching the western lifestyle and culture through interactive lessons taught by real cowgirls and cowboys. For more information, please visit www.cowgirl.net<\/a> or call 817\/336-4475 or<\/p>\n

800\/476-FAME (3263.)<\/p>\n

DETAILS:<\/p>\n

Cowgirl 101<\/p>\n

Ages 18 and up<\/p>\n

September 17, 2005<\/p>\n

Registration deadline is September 6<\/p>\n

$150<\/p>\n

Ranching Rodeo and Basics<\/p>\n

October 14 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 15, 2005<\/p>\n

Ages 18 and up<\/p>\n

Registration deadline is September 20<\/p>\n

$300
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and documents the lives of women who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit of the American West. Located at 1720 Gendy Street in Fort Worth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cultural District, the museum includes interactive exhibit galleries, three theaters, a retail store and a grand rotunda housing the Hall of Fame. The museum is open on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Please visit www.cowgirl.net or call 817\/336-4475 or 800\/476-FAME (3263) for general information.<\/p>\n

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Danny “DJ” Latham, Jr.<\/p>\n

Media & Marketing<\/p>\n

National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame &<\/p>\n

Cattle Raisers Museum<\/p>\n

817\/509-8991 Tel<\/p>\n

817\/336-2470 Fax<\/p>\n

www.cowgirl.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AT THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME<\/p>\n

FORT WORTH, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Grab your reins this fall because Cowgirl University starts up on September 17, 2005. Cowgirl U is a new series of adult-education classes offered through the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, dedicated to teaching western lifestyle and culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cowgirl-museum","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}