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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If Candlemas [February 2] be mild and gay,                                                               Go saddle your horses and buy them hay;                                                               But if Candlemas be stormy and black,                                                               It carries the winter away on its back.                                                               From http://www.almanac.com/news

5th Annual Horseman's Priority Clinic
Plan to attend the 5th ANNUAL HORSEMAN'S PRIORITY CLINIC, Feb. 2-3, at the Kansas Expocentre, RR Domer Livestock Arena, Topeka, KS. A great learning and fellowship time. Bring your horse for a weekend of fellowship, education, good riding and good food! Starts Saturday 10:00 a.m. Open riding on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. For more information, call Ernie Rodina at (785) 418-6047 or Terri DeLouche (660) 441-1697. Click Here to view/print detailed flyer.

Now Available - Montana Silversmiths Catalog Online
The Roy Frey Western Lifestyles web site now has a link that allows you to order online any and all items in the newest Montana Silversmith catalog! Go to www.royfreywestern.com and click on the tab titled “Montana Silversmith’s Online Catalog” and shop away! Your selections will be dropped shipped to your door step. Since we can’t stock all the items in the Montana Silversmith catalog, we thought this would be a great service for our loyal customers. Remember, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!

♥ Western Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas ♥

Roy Frey Western Lifestyles has expert sales people who will help you select that perfect gift for your loved one for Valentines Day! They will even wrap your V-Day gift for free. Here’s a few of their suggestions:

♥ For that Cowboy:
        • Saddle Barn Chinks – plain for everyday work or fancy with cowhide and tooling
        • Camo Headstall with shot gun shells on brow band for his favorite horse
        • Wallets, checkbook covers, tri-folds or bi-folds
        • Belts adorned with a new buckle
        • Colognes – choose from: Stud; Vaquero; Red Canyon; 96 by Cinch; Cinch Classic; Outlaw; Dakota; and Steel Spur
        • Mossy Oak Western shirts, sweatshirts, pullovers, & ball caps
        • Resistol Great American Bison Hat or a Stetson American Buffalo Hats
        • Hat Can
        • George Strait Wrangler shirts and jeans
        • Boots – work, dress, exotic, or just to kick around in. Muck boots for mud & wet weather.
        • Wild Rags by Laurie – machine washable, warm, colorful, contrasting edges
        • Montana Silversmith statute for his office
        • Western briefcase
        • Bible Cover

♥ For that Cowgirl:
        • Jewelry from Montana Silversmith is always perfect for V-Day
        • Colognes – choose from: Charmayne James, Morning Dew, Indian Musk, Cruel Girl; Cowgirl Life Forever; 98% Angel;
           Simply Pink; Wildfire; Cowgirl Chic; Rebelicious; Sunset; Annie; and Honeysuckle.
        • Vests for dress or riding – now on sale!
        • Cowgirl Hoodies – can’t have too many!
        • Scully Retro blouses for show or dress
        • Belts – many new styles with dots, studs, and bling-bling
        • Painted Ponies – collectibles that brighten up a room or desk
        • Western vases – fill with fresh flowers
        • Star votive holder and candelabras
        • Home décor – dishware, table runners, flatware, glassware, compete bed sets or cowhide doilies
        • Montana Silversmith fountain statues such as “River Runners” or “When Two Trails Become One Road”
        • Gift Certificate for new jeans – Petrol, Lawman, 20X, Wrangler, or Cruel Girl – new styles – new fits
        • New Purse selection from Western Trenditions and American West – hipster bags
        • “Dally” – new Ariat leather soles for dancing or dress

♥   ♥   ♥   ♥   ♥  RFW Top V-Day gift idea for cowboys or cowgirls   ♥   ♥   ♥   ♥   ♥
Western Hat, Belt & Boot Carrier – Designed to carry and safely store a hat, belt with buckle, and boots – perfect for travel or keeping outfits together for an event. Lockable latches, airline friendly. Crown up design with a mirror included. Comes in black only. Who couldn’t use one of these! Priced at $69.95.
See at http://www.hammerplastics.com/hat_cans/presidential-carrier-p-40.html

EquiFest of Kansas
Don’t miss out on one of the top equine events in the USA right here in Kansas February 29- March 2 in Wichita at the newly remodeled Kansas Coliseum. Two arenas and a lecture area all going on at one time – pick and choose what you want to learn about. Great shopping. See different breeds and disciplines. Learn, be entertained and get lots of retail therapy all under one roof. For a list of the clinicians - http://www.kansashorsecouncil.com/equifest/equifestofks.html.

Hours for EquiFest of Kansas 2008 are: Friday, February 29, 2008, from 10am to 8pm; Saturday, March 1st, from 9am to 8pm; and Sunday, March 2nd, from 9am to 6pm. General admission tickets (including parking) will cost $12.50 for ages 13 through adult, $6 for children aged six through twelve, and children five years and under get in free. Three-day discount passes are available in advance, or at the door the first day of the event: $30 for adults and $15 for children six through twelve years. Tickets go on sale after Jan. 5 through Select-A-Seat at www.selectaseat.com or 316-755-7328. Tickets may also be purchased at the door (cash only). For more information about EquiFest, contact: the Kansas Horse Council at (785) 776-0662 or e-mail: ksequifest@equiventurepromotions.com.

Bridal Registry
Let Roy Frey Western Lifestyles be a part of your wedding! From outfitting the wedding party, cleaning and shaping the groom & groomsmen’s hats, to the gift registry, we are happy to help. Once you have filled out a registration form, the out of town guests/relatives can call and we will have the gifts wrapped and ready for pick up. Celebrate the western lifestyle on your big day!

Montana Silversmiths have come out with a complete line of Western Wedding gifts and keepsakes. The cake topper is a pewter copy of the popular statue titled “When two trails become one road.” Continuing with this theme, the wedding collection includes picture frames, unity candles, cake knife and server, champagne flute holder and the ring pillow.

Denver Market Unveils New Trends
As promised, here’s an update from our trip to the Denver Western Market. It was exciting to see all the new western items for 2008. It was encouraging to see all the retailers buying heavily while the media was predicting doom and gloom and recession. The “Western Lifestyle” is stronger than ever. We were glad to see the legacy western manufacturers, who went a little mainstream for a while trying to break into the crossover market, come back to their western roots. I am thankful every day for RFD TV’s equine shows, horse expos (like KS EquiFest), and clinicians who are educating, showcasing and bringing an understanding and awareness of the horse and western lifestyle. I’ll get off my soap box now. I’m sounding like Dewayne talking politics! Thanks for listening. Here’s a highlight of what to expect to see in western stores:

Colors for Causes:
1. “Tough Enough To Wear Pink” –Wrangler and Montana Silversmiths have partnered with the “Tough Enough To Wear Pink” organization and have raised over $4 Million dollars by donating a portion of each sale of their designated products back to help find a cure for breast cancer. Look for a “Tough Enough To Wear Pink” event to be included in all equine events. “Tough Enough To Wear Pink’s” new chocolate tee shirts, titled, “Cowgirl Sisterhood”, features what you think is a longhorn steer head on the front, but instead of a head in between the horns, is a pair of pink lips! It is a must have! It comes with a matching cap.

2. “RED” is the new hot color for 2008. Like the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, the Heart Association is having “Wear Red” events. Red is everywhere – shirts, boots, vests, coats, and on tack. You’ll be seeing red in a “good” way in 2008.
 
3. “GREEN” for the environment – everything is going green! Watch out – it’s coming. My favorite “green” product is “Equine Fresh”, http://www.planetwiseproducts.com/equine.htm, a natural pine pellet horse bedding that has super moisture control, dust free, reduces the ammonia odor and lasts lots longer than regular shavings. I especially like it in the horse trailer as it stays on the floor and isn’t dusty. Heritage Tractor in Topeka, KS carries Equine Fresh – just ask for JD.

Other Colors to watch for: Navy is the new chocolate. Metallic is back – silver, gold, copper! Watch for silver and gold vests this fall! Now won’t they stand out in the arena! You will see a lot of lurex, a shiny silver stripe, in shirts and blouses. Very subtle. Steel blue grey is used as a background color in a lot of plaids with browns and reds. Ariat is featuring in their western apparel line for August – September, pinks, browns, light blues. For October – November, reds, navy, and light blues.

Camo – In pink and traditional green – it is everywhere! Purses to tack! From little girl pink camo apparel to big girl pink camo top Ariat boots!

Trends: – Butterflies - Skulls - Maltese Crosses – Fleur de Lis - on apparel, boots, jackets, jewelry, belt buckles, - everywhere! I’m getting old and for the life of me, I just don’t get it, but the younger western set loves the look!

Ladies Wide Belts
Worn on top of your jeans (over the too small belt loops), or on the outside of a blouse, dress or jacket. I think the jeans makers and the belt makers are in cahoots so we have to buy another width of belt! The cowhide wide contoured belts were exquisite! Look for conchos and less bling as embellishments.

Patent Leather Boots!
Patent leather is back in boots and handbags in all colors. Look for a new Ariat Fat Baby in black patent leather later this summer.

Andrea Fappani Bit Collection
Reiners - Andrea Fappani, www.fappaniperformance.com, the first European to join the NRHA million dollar rider club, has just introduced a new Performance Horse Bit Collection consisting of 14 bits priced $80 to $100. This collection includes several different mouthpieces and shank styles for training or in the show pen. He has two DVD’s as well that we have at the store. Come touch and feel the quality of these bits – your horse will like them.

What’s New in Tack for 2008?
Tack has gone “punchy” inside and outside the show arena! Punchy is the traditional, functional look of the “true” cowboy. Higher quality, professionally designed and endorsed tack offerings are now available.

Stars, dots and “spur rowels” are everywhere on tack! Look for them on the brow bands of bridles and across the front of breast collars. Bigger bridle cheek pieces and reins decorated with dots & stars. Camo is everywhere on tack – saddle seats to head stalls with camo brow bands decorated with shot gun shells – Yee Haw!

The cutters are wearing traditional “punchy” chaps. Chinks are a must have – functional and good looking. Chinks are offered with buckles, snaps or step in styles with conchos and different trimmings and made out of Elk, Buffalo, hair-on, and traditional tanned leathers with an assortment of tooling patterns.

Barrel racers are still loving the bling and the bigger the better. Saddle Leathers are going darker – more mahogany or chocolate rather than the natural tan.

Accessory pieces such as hay bags, totes, overreach boots and rope bags have gone camo, pink floral, red bandana, and black and white polka dots – fun, new looks!

Spring Dream Ride in the Flint Hills - May 2-4
 

Purina Mills and Purina Gold Dealers present the spring Dream Ride in the Flint Hills May 2-4 at the Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS.

Three beautiful Flint Hills rides, $2,000 in door prizes, free Strategy for the horses, equine clinics, live cowboy campfire music and entertainment, great food, and a wonderful, memorable time with your horses and friends. Cowboy Church on Sunday morning. Fee is $135 per rider or $70 for non-riders. Sign up now as ride is limited to 100 riders. Lots of camping - no hookups. Don't miss this ride! Contact Suzan Barnes, Grand Central Hotel, Cottonwood Falls, KS - 620-273-6763 suzan.barnes@sbcglobal.net to make your reservation.

Wright Flight Trail Ride – May 25th

                TRAIL RIDE FACT SHEET

        What:                 Wright Flight Trail Ride
                                        “Helping Kids Reach New Heights”

        When:                 Sunday, May 25th, 2008
                                        Memorial Day Weekend

        Where:                 Eisenhower State Park, Melvern, Kansas
                                    Cowboy Campground

        Time:                     Registration begins at 9:30am
                                        Ride begins at 11:00am

        Ride Length:         The ride will consist of a leisurely 3-hour
                                        ride that will be designed to accommodate
                                        all levels of riding experience.

        Activities:             A catered dinner will be provided after
                                    the ride for all our participants.

                                    There will be a silent and live auction
                                    during dinner entailing donations from
                                    various vendors.

        Cost:                     $35 for ride & dinner or $15 for dinner & auction

        Goal:                     In hosting a trail ride of this caliber we
                                    are hoping to raise enough money to offset
                                    the fuel costs incurred by the pilots
                                    volunteering their time and aircraft
                                    to reward these students.

            Pre-register by April 30 and your name goes in a drawing where 5 lucky riders will win 200 lbs of Stragety® courtsey of Heritage Tractor, Topeka.

            For more information contact Dewayne Burgess at 785-232-0579 (day) or dewayne@royfreywestern.com or Brandi Lewis at 785-256-4404 (evenings)
            or trailhorses@hotmail.com. For more information about Wright Flight go to www.wrightflight.org.

What’s Cooking? - At Roy Frey Western Lifestyles
This delightful soup recipe comes from my Extreme Friend, Chris Mensch, Foxeye Ranch, Lawrence (who was recently featured on the Pinto Horse Magazine cover riding Stewart in the Extreme Cowboy Race). It was wonderful with a veggie platter, rye bread and pie for desert. Save this recipe for summer time when you have fresh squash from your garden!

CALABACITAS CHEESE SOUP (MEXICAN SQUASH SOUP)

Sauté diced onion, garlic, oregano, cumin (Comino), and pepper in olive oil and butter (use amounts to your liking)
Add:
2 cans of Rotel diced Mexican style tomatoes with peppers
1 can of drained corn
2-3 cups of chicken broth
Cut in chunks 2 each zucchini and yellow (crookneck, hook, patty pan, or whatever squash you have). Don’t slice them too thin or they get too soft.
Add to the boiling tomato mixture and cook about 10-15 minutes
Drop to simmer, add a box of cubed Velveeta (don’t bother trying to use “good” cheese, it will clump up)
Throw in clipped cilantro if you like, or parsley if you don’t

Simmer till melted, serve with good bread. Invite me. Extra good with cold beer.

Cowboy Living – Coming in March
The western home décor department at Roy Frey Western Lifestyles will be introducing a new product line in March – Cowboy Living. For a preview go to www.cowboyliving.com. We will be carrying the three sets of dishware, Buckeroo, Classic Old West, and Barbwire and their accessories including flatware and glasswear. This collection mixes and matches to create a wonderful look. Linens, table runners, placemats, platters, cutting boards, knife sets and cups will complete the look. Also, we will be carrying the matching bathroom sets and towel sets. Perfect to update your home, living quarter horse trailer or to give as wedding or graduation gifts. You will love the expensive quality at the very affordable price.
 

Western Cabinet Hardware
If you're remodeling or decorating your kitchen or bathroom with a western theme, or even updating your living quarter horse trailer, you'll find that selecting your cabinet and drawer handles and knobs is lots of fun. It's almost like picking out the perfect jewelry for your outfit. Cabinet hardware provides the finishing touch to cabinets and drawers. Don’t forget to coordinate your switch plate covers on the walls! Great way to create a theme through out the house. Check out the hardware patterns available at www.cowboydecor.com and come to Roy Frey Western to match the colors and order the quantities you need.

Dates & Events – Mark your calendars!
(follow the links to www.royfreywestern.com, “Events”, for contact info)

February
**Cancelled **Purina KSU Vet Equestrian Academy (Roy Frey Western, 121 NE US Hwy 24,Topeka, KS, from January 29, 2008 07:00 PM to February 19, 2008 07:00 PM)

KSU College Rodeo (Weber Arena, Manhattan, KS, from February 22, 2008 07:00 PM to February 24, 2008 07:00 PM)
Collegiate rodeo featuring mens and womens events including roping, bullriding, barrel racing and more. Teams from colleges in Kansas and Oklahoma will compete for prizes and money.

The Lipizanner Stallions (Topeka, KS, from February 28, 2008 07:30 PM to February 28, 2008 11:45 PM)
The "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions" are coming to the Kansas Expocentre, Feb 28th. Tickets go on sale January 24th.

EquiFest of Kansas (Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, KS, from February 29, 2008 08:00 AM to March 02, 2008 06:45 PM)
Held at the newly remodeled Wichita Coliseum in Wichita, KS, this event features world class clinicians, trade show, and fun for anyone who loves horses. This event is presented for the 11th year by the Kansas Horse Council. More information can be found at www.kansashorsecouncil.com.

March
Willie Nelson at Kansas Expocentre (Topeka, KS, from March 09, 2008 07:30 PM to March 09, 2008 11:00 PM)
Come see Willie Nelson with Deana Carter live at the Kansas Expocentre, March 9th. Tickets go on sale Jan.26th

Connie Combs Barrel Racing Clinic (Lowe’s Indoor Arena, Louisburg, KS, from March 14, 2008 06:00 PM to March 16, 2008 04:00 PM)
Learn to barrel race from the best. Improved your times. Saddle, prizes, awards. $300 for 2 full days of instruction. KS11 NBHA fundraiser. Contact Carol Wingate, 913-849-3658

Roy Frey Western's 5th Annual Boot & Tack Sale (121 NE US Hwy 24, Topeka, KS 66608, from March 14, 2008 09:00 AM to March 16, 2008 04:00 PM)
Boots, tack and everything in the store will be on sale for this annual event!

Buster McLaury Clinic - Heartland Ranch, Topeka (Heartland Ranch, Topeka, KS, from March 13, 2008 08:00 AM to March 16, 2008 06:00 PM)
Colt starting, horsemanship, cattle handling and ranch roping. Contact Rex Buchman, 620-794-5443, brbuchman@gmail.com or call Heartland Ranch 785-836-2020. Cost is $475 for colt starting; $375 for horsemanship; $20 cattle charge for cattle classes; $15 per day for stalls; $10 per day for arena use.

Heartland Ranch Open House (Wakarusa, KS, from March 15, 2008 08:45 AM to March 15, 2008 08:45 PM)
Heartland Ranch will host an open house on March 15th featuring authentic cowboys demonstrating roping, riding, working cattle, and some surprises not on the agenda. Door prizes, a used tack sale and activities like a stick horse racing will be provided for youngsters.

Extreme Cowboy Race - RFD TV Filmed Event (Saddle & Sirloin Club, 150 & Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO, from March 25, 2008 07:30 AM to March 26, 2008 10:00 PM)
Saddle & Sirloin will hold an Extreme Cowboy Race March 25-26 at their facility at 150th and Holmes Road in Kansas City, MO that will be filmed for RFD TV. Open for public to watch. Contact Bill Hull 913-208-6381 at Saddle & Sirloin.

April
10th Annual Patriots Day Parade - McLouth, KS (McLouth, KS, from April 19, 2008 12:00 AM to April 19, 2008 12:00 AM)
Come be a part of the 10th Annual Patriots Day Parade, Sat., April 19.

Riding To The Rescue - Competitive Trail Ride at Lake Perry (Lake Perry Wild Horse Equine Park, from April 25, 2008 03:00 PM to April 27, 2008 09:30 PM)
NATRC "A" ride on the trails of Lake Perry to benefit the rescued horses of Rainbow Meadows Equine Rescue and Retirement near Sedan, KS.

May
Spring "Dream Ride in the Flint Hills" (Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS, from May 02, 2008 03:00 PM to May 04, 2008 01:00 PM)
Purina Mills and Purina Gold Dealers present the spring Dream Ride in the Flint Hills May 2-4 at the Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS.

2nd Annual Wright Flight Trail Ride Fundraiser (Eisenhower State Park Horse Trails, Melvern Lake, from May 25, 2008 08:00 AM to May 25, 2008 05:00 PM)
Come ride beautiful Eisenhower State Park, Melvern Lake, (south of Lyndon, KS) enjoy a great dinner, and help raise money for Wright Flight of Kansas and Missouri. A spirited auction takes place after the ride and dinner! Money goes to purchase gas for the volunteer pilots who fly the kids after they have achieved their goals and passed the aviation history class. Wright Flight helps kids reach new heights.

Ray Hunt Horsemanship Clinic - Topeka, KS (Wakarusa, KS, from May 31, 2008 12:00 AM to June 01, 2008 12:00 AM)
Join Ray Hunt at the Rocking V Ranch, Topeka, KS for Horsemanship Clinic May 31- June 1.

June
Kansas High School Rodeo State Championship (Domer Arena, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka, KS, from June 13, 2008 08:00 AM to June 15, 2008 01:00 PM)

Extreme Cowboy Race - Midwest Regional Championship (Saddle & Sirloin, 150th and Holmes Road, from June 20, 2008 08:00 AM to June 22, 2008 05:00 PM)

July
5th Annual Boot Sale (121 NE US Hwy 24, Topeka, KS 66608, from July 11, 2008 10:00 AM to July 13, 2008 04:00 PM)
All 3,000 pair of boots will be on sale! Stock up for the County Fair and back to school!

National Day of the American Cowboy (Old Prairie Town, Topeka, KS, from July 26, 2008 06:00 PM to July 26, 2008 09:00 PM)
Watch for local events to celebrate the National Day of the American Cowboy!

September
BOTAR Tablescapes Scholarship Preview Party & Luncheon (Governor's Hall, American Royal, from September 17, 2008 06:00 PM to September 18, 2008 11:30 AM)
The preview party will be held from 6-9, Wed., Sept. 17th in the Governor's Hall at the American Royal. The luncheon is Thurs and requires reservations.

November
URA Championship Finals (Kansas Expocentre, Topeka, KS, from November 06, 2008 07:00 PM to November 08, 2008 11:00 PM)
The URA Championship Finals are returning to Topeka and the Kansas Expocentre Nov. 6-8, 2008!

Holiday Open House (121 NE US Hwy 24, Topeka, KS 66608, from November 30, 2008 12:00 PM to November 30, 2008 04:00 PM)
Refreshments, drawings, storewide savings! Many gifts with purchase!