FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*<\/p>\n
August 29, 2006<\/p>\n
Media contact: DJ Latham<\/p>\n
Office: 817\/509-8991<\/p>\n
Mobile: 817\/715-2868<\/p>\n
Email: dlatham@cowgirl.net FORT WORTH, Texas<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Want a quick, get-a-way adventure to the Texas Hill Country with some western thrills? Then grab your hat and boots on Saturday, Oct. 7 and head to Bertram, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c one hour west of Austin, Texas or two hours northwest of San Antonio, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c for Cowgirl 101<\/em>, the hands-on, western education experience offered by the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cowgirl University. Cowgirl 101<\/em> starts at 9 a.m. and wraps-up at 4 p.m. at Colbert Ranch, a beautiful 250-acre guest ranch Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Hill Country.<\/p>\n Cowgirl 101<\/em> features hands-on educational sessions designed for those with little or no horse experience desiring to learn western activities. Getting on a horse is just the beginning. The day activities include:<\/p>\n Basic horse care Also, participants will meet 1988 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Honoree Hope Varner and listen to her cowgirl story. Varner, a talented western musician, has been a promoter of western culture for more than 50 years and produced rodeos with her family.<\/p>\n Cowgirl 101<\/em> began in the fall of 2005 at a private North Texas ranch, offering a full day of workshops in western culture for beginners. As \/Cowgirl 101\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \/popularity grew, more people wanted to participate (classes limited to 30 people). So the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame decided to take it on the road.<\/p>\n DETAILS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Offered through Cowgirl University, the experiential education program by the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, \/Cowgirl 101\/ is a great introduction to the western lifestyle through fun and safe activities. Cost is $175 per person. For registration information, please call 817\/336-4475 or 800\/476 FAME (3263) or visit www.cowgirl.net<\/a> .<\/p>\n Cowgirl 101<\/em> in the Texas Hill County is a one-day ranch adventure at Colbert Ranch, a 250-acre guest ranch in Bertram, Texas, approximately one hour west of Austin, Texas or two hours northwest of San Antonio, Texas. Directions are available at www.ridecolbertranch.com<\/a> .<\/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 seven days a week: Monday \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please visit www.cowgirl.net<\/a> or call 817\/336-4475 or 800\/476-FAME (3263) for general information.<\/mailto><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* August 29, 2006 Media contact: DJ Latham Office: 817\/509-8991 Mobile: 817\/715-2868 Email: dlatham@cowgirl.net FORT WORTH, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Want a quick, get-a-way adventure to the Texas Hill Country with some western thrills? Then grab your hat and boots on Saturday, Oct. 7 and head to Bertram, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c one hour west of Austin, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-629","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\/629","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=629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTrail rides
\nRoping lessons
\nHorsemanship
\nChuck wagon cooking demonstration with lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n