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CowgirlsSpring Issue

MagazinePlanningthe PerfectCountryWeddingSpring Cleaning yourTack Roomsand BarnsRodeoRoyaltySeasonTips fromthe Queens

Close up withNFR Barrel Racer, Fashion Model Angie Meadors

2012Cowgirl Living with Runway Flair

Contents Cowgirls In Style

Magazine

24 PlANNiNg A PeRFeCT CouNTRy WeddiNgWe feature different types of wedding ideas from traditional white and pastel, country denim, and western rustic wedding ideas. Also, a checklist for the bride and groom and some fun accessories for the wedding.

24 Planning a Country Wedding

34 Meet NFR Barrel Racer/Model Angie Meadors

40 Rodeo Pageant Season... Tips from the Queens

46 Spring Cleaning your Barn and Tack Room

Cover Credits: Angie MeadorsPhotographed by:Steve Lucas PhotographyCourtesy of Cowgirl Tuff Company Angie is wearing the Cowgirl Tuff jean “Believe and It’s Possible”

On The Cover

34 ANgie MeAdoRs Fashion Model and NFR Barrel Racer

40 Rodeo QueeN TiPs get pageant tips from national Queens

46 sPRiNg CleAN your Barn and Tack Room

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In Beauty 14 spring Makeup Tips 15 Cowgirl Manicure

In Entertainment16 The ACA’s fashions

In Fashion 18 Cowgirls spring Fashion Forecast 20 latest styles from the Biggest Brands

In Equestrian 37 Bling your Horse.38 Horse Training 101

How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls44 Cowgirls 45 Making a difference

In Business 50 Cowgirl swank

In Rodeo 52 Around the Barrel with Candy Rodewald Cowgirls Social54 ACA’s, MRA In Travel 58 The Western Wanderer visits garnet, Montana

Photo By: Amberlee Christie

Summer Issue Coming June 2012

• summer Fashions• summer Vacations• Celebrity Fashions• online dating• The Cowgirls

Historical Foundation• The Jean That is Right

For you• Much More!

In Every Issue

Coming June 2012 7 Cowgirls Mailroom 8 A Cowgirl’s Voice 9 What’s New 10 E-Cowgirl 11 Calendar Cowgirls17 Country Buzz

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from the editor

Cowgirls in style magazine has been having a lot of fun! From the Miss Rodeo America Pageant and the NFR, to the American Country Awards Red Carpet! We’ve got-ten around! We loved the fashions at the MRA pag-

eant and the ACA’s!

We are so thrilled with the cover of this spring issue and the opportunity to feature, barrel racer/model, Angie Meadors. We call her, “the woman of all trades.” so fun to read her story. Also, it’s that time of year where many women are trying to get ideas for the perfect country wedding. Whether you are the one with the upcoming wedding, or you are looking for your daughter, or you’re just looking for ideas for the a future wedding, we have compiled some photos and information for some fun wedding ideas. We have included the more traditional look, the denim look and a rustic, style wedding.

Check out our new Rodeo Queen’s Corner look! We have fea-tured Miss Rodeo America 2012, Mackenzie Carr and also un-veiled our new logo with Miss Rodeo illinois 2011 Brooke owen, who won Most Photogenic in the MRA Pageant. We have also included tips from some of the top Rodeo Queens from around the country. get ready to spring clean your barn or tack room! We’ve in-cluded some ways to easily organize your tack room. We also included ideas of how you can have a tack room with limited space! We appreciate all of your Cowgirl support and for letting the Cowgirl voice ring clear! until next time, we hope to see you all on the trail!

Susiesusan gentryeditor-in-Chief

C.i.s. editor-in-Chief susan gentry with 2011 Miss Rodeo America, McKenzie Haley at the MRA Pageant in las Vegas

WHAT’S NEW?

MacKenzie Carr was named Miss Rodeo America 2012 in las Vegas, NV.

MacKenzie is from Vernonia, oregon. she received the crown on december 10, 2011 at the conclusion of the week-long pageant held in las Vegas, Nevada in conjunction with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Read more about MacKenzie in our Rodeo Queen’s Corner along with tips from her and other Rodeo Queen’s around the country.

Meredith Lockhart of Thistles West and Merezia Custom Rodeo Queen Wear is announcing a name change

for her companies to Meredith lockhart Collec-tions (www.Meredithlockhart.com). Customers will have one location for all of Meredith’s col-lections. Her beautiful, award winning unique handmade western and crossover fashions, wedding dresses, bags, belts, masks and jew-elry will be featured. Fashion customers will be able to see Meredith’s winning rodeo queen fashions and those customers can easily see her accessories and fashions all in one website. Bobbi Jeen olson, the 2012 face of Meredith lockhart Collections will be featured in many fashions and accessories on the website.

e -CowgirlCOWgIrL BLOggEr |devanie gentry


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some information to include in our Country Wed-dings feature ar-ticle, i came upon

an informative website and blog... Rustic Wedding Chic has become the wedding blog of choice for brides planning a rustic or country wedding. launched in May of 2009, Rustic Wed-ding Chic inspires and guides couples with a daily muse of photography and information along with a curated direc-tory of resources, the very popular “Ask Maggie” feature, a “How To” with diy projects, etiquette advice and helpful articles. Rustic Wedding Chic loves to showcase “real” weddings- filled withcreative, dreamy and inspiring photos. editor and founder, Maggie lord, a self confessed wedding junkie since the age of 13, loves the romance and beauty of weddings. Passionate about the rustic style and eager to share her discoveries and ideas while planning her lakeside wedding at her family’s summer cabin in Northern Wisconsin, she started blogging. Now RusticWed-dingChic.com has become a leading online resource for rustic & country weddings and acts as a daily muse for

brides, couples and wedding enthusi-asts, offering an online venue for idea gathering and inspiration. in addition to being the editor of Rustic Wedding Chic Maggie is also a contributing au-thor for various other online and print publications and is sought after as an expert on rustic & country weddings. Maggie is a graduate of the uni-versity of Connecticut and received a Master’s degree from southern New Hampshire university. she lives in Con-necticut with her husband and young son.

Rustic Wedding ChicRustic inspiration for your Country Wedding

Rustic Wedding Chic (gibbs smith publishing) their book will be coming out in August and offers over 160 pages of country and rustic inspiration along with Tips From The Wedding Pros,

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In Beauty

it’s time to update our cowgirl look with the latest fashion trends in makeup. Two opposing spring trends are in the air. Much of the winter’s trends are being carried over into spring in a subdued form including metallic eyes and red lips. However, if you want a completely fresh look, forget the red lips and go with the new soft, sun-kissed look that is pink and peachy. Coming out of winter dryness, skin needs special care to achieve the natural look. Work at hydrating your face to get your skin as close to perfect as possible. Following a good skin-conditioning regimen, apply foundation thickly focusing on the center of the face. The trick is to create the perfect “nude” can-vas that a hint (or a pop) of color can be added to. lip colors vary this season. if you love red lips and always tend toward red, stick with it. However, if you are ready for something new, try the new rosy or nude lips. Pink is universally becoming to women as long as you pick a pink with complementary undertones to your skin. one or two shades darker than your lips is a good nude lip color. Cheeks this spring are imitat-ing the sun-kissed and rosy natu-

ral glow. Apply bronzer under your cheekbone and continue with a coral or plum blush on the cheek. don’t forget to smile while apply-ing your blush. Not only do cheek colors need to look natural, but the location needs to look natural too. eye colors are focusing on pas-tels in keeping with the clean look of spring. Metallic, smoky eyes are still very popular in light gold, green, and silver. Before applying eye shadow, apply concealer or cream eye shadow to encourage a long lasting affect without smudg-es. For a fresh and natural metallic eye, apply lightly to add just a hint of color. one area of the face that cow-girls should not forget this season is the brows. Brows are going thick and brushed up. Choose a brow or eyeliner pencil one to two shades lighter than your brow to fill inyour brow with extra color. if you don’t go with the new thick brows, remember to keep your brows well groomed. To achieve these new trends in makeup, check out Cowgirl dirt’s Rawhide organic Facial serum, deep sea Masque, Powder Foun-dation, Concealer, and silverado Cream eye shadow. every cowgirl featured needs cowgirl makeup.

Cowgirl Beauty TipsMakeup Trends for spring 2012

Cowgirl Dirt3122 Annie stBozeman MT 59718Phone: [email protected]

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Cheeks this spring are imitating the

sun-kissed and rosy natural glow.

FRoM THe CoWgiRl diRT TeAMWRiTTeN By sarah degroot


Makeup Trends for spring 2012

Manicures for the Cowgirl?

In Beauty

www.robinmoses.com

glamming up your nails Cowgirl style...

looking for a change in your style, but not sure what? French manicures have been in style for years, but lately nails have become anything goes.

We happened upon a blogspot that featured cowgirl/Western nail art. it’s featured at www.robinmoses.com

The nail designs feature a bucking bronc, red check-ered tablecloth with barbwired, cowboy boots, cow-boy hats and more. We know many cowgirls don’t have the time to get their nails done, or the cowgirl lifestyle has too many demands for polished nails. But for those of you who want to dress it up a bit, check out the nail art below. Kick it up!

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Cowgirls In Style magazine was invited to the American Country Awards Red Carpet!

Check it out!

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ages and Fox

Kimberly Perry from The Band Perry

Jordan sparks Jamie little

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Entertainment

Country Buzz

Entertainment

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Atfirstglance,MallorieHaleymayseemlikejustanother pretty face. No doubt about it, the girl turns heads but once she opens her mouth to sing you’ll soon discover this is one beautiful

young lady with the talent to back it up. Her exceptional voice, remarkable writing chops and musi-cianship will keep you looking and listening. Mallorie was born in Winner, south dakota where it quickly became apparent that this little girl had stars in her eyes. Mallorie began a lifelong journey to a career as a country music recording artist by singing the National Anthem at National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in las Vegas, Nevada. since then there’s been no looking back. Her exceptional vocal skills have given her the opportunity to sing to thousands of fans opening for numerous well known artists including george Jones, Crystal gayle, deirks Bentley and Kenny Chesney to name a few. Mallorie continued paying her dues and honing her skills while singing at festivals and rodeos all over the Mid-west in addition to the Texas Rangers baseball games and the Johnnie High Music Review. Notably, she won ed Mc-Mahon’s internet star search in 2002 and advanced to the Hollywood round of American idol in 2009. “she’s wow!

With great vocals-great song!” says Mary J. Blige. demonstrating great promise as a writer and an unwav-ering determination to achieve her ultimate goal of be-coming a recording artist, Mallorie made the move to

Nashville in 2007. she quickly developed strong relationships within Music Row’s tight nit community of songwriters. she also caught the attention of several music business executives. “Mallorie possesses a unique yet familiar vocal style-it’s intrigu-

ing and fresh, but still she stays true to the genre. she’s truly the complete package and i am proud to be able to work with her!!” commented Porter. Multiplatinum pro-ducer, Carson Chamberlain remarked, “she has a unique sound that is refreshing in today’s climate.” With a sultry yet traditional vocal style combined with re-markable writing skills not to mention undeniable beauty inside and out, Mallorie Haley is everything country music listeners have been waiting to hear. in the words of simon Cowell, “she’s fearless, great fun, great energy! i like her!” enough said!

Winning Ed McMahon’s Internet Star Search in 2002 and advanced to the Hollywood round of Ameri-can Idol in 2009. “She’s wow! With great vocals-great song!”

Mallorie is everything country

music listeners have been waiting to hear.

In Fashion

Fashion ForecastSpring 2012

Colors for spring are lusCious Tangerine Tango, margariTa, CoCkaToo, sTarfish, sodaliTe blue and

drifTwood...

spring has always been a season for pastel colors and light colored fashions, but this spring you can add bright colors to your pastel color wardrobe.

Fashion designer, Meredith lockhart says, “My forecast for spring Fashiontrendsleantowardtheromanticlooksofflowyskirtsandtops that are feminine. i love the look of a layered maxi skirt and a wellfittedtoporabrightlycoloredruffledtopwithastraightskirtin a neutral tone. A favorite thing of mine for spring is to start with an off white fabric or buckskin and add tons of embroidery in bright springy colors then add, for instance, a handkerchief hem skirt and atopoftheFlamingo(pinkishcoral)underajacket.Allfinishedoffwith a great decorative belt, boots and jewelry with some turquoise in it! A touch of bling on the top or the skirt with swarovski crystals is a must! The accessory forecast is for colors such as sagebrush, Angora, Cinder and Flamingo, just to name a few with Baja being my favorite.”

Spring Colors Palette

“some of the colors for spring are luscious Tan-gerine Tango, Margarita, Cockatoo, Starfish,sodalite Blue and driftwood,” says Meredith. of course, everybody, whether you are a western fashonista or not, needs a great pair of boots, belt or bag. Western fashions are still to be seen in the mix of High Fashion Couture run-way shows everywhere.”

‘My FOrECAST FOr SPrIng FAShIOn

TrEndS LEAn TOWArd ThE rOMAn-

TIC LOOkS OF FLOWy SkIrTS And TOPS

ThAT ArE FEMInInE.’-meredith lockhart

fashion designer

CowgirlsWrITTEn By devanie gentry

Tangerine Tango colored boots

A sodalite blue colored ring with sterling silver is a great fashion accessory. dress it up, or wear it with yourfavoritedenimoutfit.


Meredith’s wedding dress color forecast for spring is to get away from the traditional white or off white. Break out of the mold and go bolder with colors like Pistachio, Rose Hips, Flamingo or innocence(a pale pinkish color). View her pink and white wedding dress in our weddings feature section.

use accent colors of Tangerine Tango, sodalite Blue, Cockatoo or Cabaret(hot pink) with a dress of cham-pagne or natural white(slightly off white) silk.These beautiful, bright spring colors are accentuated in a spring bridal bouquet.

if you are looking for more wedding fashions, styles and ideas, read our featured Country Weddings sec-tion. We have included pastel, denim, rustic and spring wedding ideas. look no further to plan a beautiful country wedding. Cowgirls in style has placed it all in this convenient, beautiful spring issue. ,

In Fashion

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FOr MOrE COUnTry WEddIng FAShIOnS,

STyLES And IdEAS, LOOk In OUr SPECIAL COUnTry WEddIng FEATUrE. yOU WILL FInd PASTEL, dEnIM, rUSTIC And SPrIng

FAShIOnS...


our pick is the Cowgirl Tuff black and purple sweatshirt. With purple being a color for spring, this is reversible and can be worn black with purple art, or purple with black art. Perfect for spring.

Black/purple long sleeve slub jersey reversible zip hood. Purple art on black side. Black art on purple side.

www.cowgirltuffco.com

In Fashion

000146Red long sleeve zip hood. French terry fabric with thick black yarn stitching and silver foil/black designs. MSRP $85.00

000151Black tank dress in jer-sey stretch. Women’s cut and finished seams. Char-coal/white paisley print and crystals. MSRP $55.00

Rodeo StarMedium wash with whisker-ing/sanding. Brown stitch-

ing, brown barbed wire stitching on back pockets

with star/buck-in’ horse and plaid details. MSRP $99.99

000158Yellow burn-out jersey tee with crystal button v-neck. Large brown velvet wings and sil-ver foil. MSRP

From the BIGGEST Cowgirl Brands

Cowgirl Tuff News...

•Mother’sDayPromotion(se-lect stores): The week before Mother’s day, purchase $100 of Cowgirl Tuff product get $10 off; Purchase $150 get $20 off, purchase $200 get $30 off.Father’s day Promotion (select stores): The week before Fa-ther’s day, purchase $100 of B. Tuff product get $10 off; Pur-chase $150 get $20 off, pur-chase $200 get $30 off.

• NGU Wear: Debuting instores May and June is our Ngu Wear line. This includes hoodies, lounge pants, fleeceshorts, sundresses, tanks, fleececaprisandswimsuits!

• Jewelry: Available now, wehave 3 styles of dog tags with the sayings “Never give up”, “Believe” and “Cowgirl Tuff”. They retail for $20.00.

For more information:

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Cowgirls In Style Pick

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Try on a pair of “rodeo STar” Cowgirl Tuff’S,

ComforTable and STyliSh jean

Latest Cowgirl Fashions...


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Latest Cowgirl Fashions...

our pick is the Wrangler sherbet orange Jersey Tank style# lJK570o

Rock 47™ Collection. Tank with one Point Western yokes with studs. double Needle long gun Metal stitches at yokes. 100% Cotton Jersey.

www.wranglerwestern.com

In Fashion

Get Your Cowgirl On...

Cowgirls In Style Pick


Wrangler News...

•Enjoy themanybrightspringcolors that Wrangler has to offer. From their turquoise, fus-cia, pinks and sherbet orange. Pick out a pair of shorts to match their tanks and t-shirts.

• Check out Wrangler’s Bootyup Jean. The Booty up jean features unique darts , seams, stitching patterns and fabrics all designed to visually lift the rear for the shape women desire. They have under sewn -seams, slanted side darts and reposi-tioned back pockets. get a pair for spring!

• Don’t forget the accessoriesto go along with your outfit.The belt, the jewelry, the hand-bag and the boots or rhinestone flip-flops.

For more information:


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beauTiful TankS, dreSSeS and

ShorTS in Spring ColorS. CheCk

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Style: Western Fashion Shirts -Just Released, style #: LW2431MDetails: Tailored with performance sleeves, Front and back yokes with embroidery, Waist darts, Rhinestone snaps, 100% poly-esterMSRP: approx: $64

Style: Women’s Western Fashion Shirts – Indian Summer, style #: LWK268MDetails: Aztec print, 100% cot-tonMSRP: approx. $30

Style: Rock 47 by Wrangler, style #: WHC58HTDetails: 23” inseam with cuff, 99% cot-ton/1% spandex, Hot Rocks washMSRP: approx. $82

Style: Women’s Western Wear, style #: LWD264MDetails: Pieced dress, Turquoise solid top with paisley bottom, Studs at center and on straps, 100% cottonMSRP: approx $50

Style: Women’s Western Wear, style #: LWD266MDetails: V-neck floral embroidery at sleeve and bot-tom hemline, 100% cottonMSRP: approx. $50

Style: Rock 47 by Wrangler, style #: LJK240MDetails: Scoop neck, Stripe, Lace appliqué at sides, 60% cotton/40% polyesterMSRP: approx. $50

Country Weddings

Pastel Ideas.............. 24

denim Ideas ............ 28

rustic Ideas...............30

Check out our wedding accessories page... 31


WeddingAccessories

Bridal Shower and honeyMoon

A surprise for your honeymoon. These cute aprons will surely catch his eye! Find more styles at ...www.facebook.com/jinglingspur

A great way to toast the happy couple with these Women, Wine and Equine goblets.womenwineandequine.com

The Southern Belle

The Annie Oakley

These bridal jeans are perfect for the casual occasions like your bachelor-ette or engage-ment party. They are trimmed in beautiful wedding lace; black and white.www.satnspurs.com

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Bridal Flip FlopsPerfect for your wedding daywww.cowgirldivaz.com

Hay BalesPerfect table decorations Sizes: 2 ½ “ or 5 ½ “www.satnspurs.com

Personalize your luncheon or dinner napkins with your name, date and choice of western design.www.satnspurs.com

Horses In Style

Cowgirls in style talks

Horse BlingAn inexpensive way to dress up your horse without spending a ton of money on new tack...

Color is BetterColor is Better!!

Need a way to dress up your horse without spending money on a new

saddle and tack? Mane and tail hair clip on extensions may be the answer. A very inexpensive way to dress up your horse.

Colored mane and tail hair extensions are a great idea for those involved in... • Rodeo Royalty• Parade Riders• drill Teams• Barrel Racers• open shows• Ropers• Team Penning• Trail Riders

These extensions can be easily secured by clips and can be clipped in and out in a matter of minutes.

Match the extensions to your outfit andbe noticedin any arena.

Anything Goes InHorse Bling!


For more information, please go to:

colorfulmanesandtails.com(See ad below)

Gray horse above showcasing pink mane and tail equine hair extensions. Photo courtesy of Colorful Manes and Tails.

Sorrel horse to the right is wearing the turquoise

mane and tail extensions. Photo courtesy of Colorful

Manes and Tails.


More Information...We’re celebrating Cowgirls! “liKe” us on Facebook to be a part of it all! email your photos and we might select you! [email protected]

CelebratingCowgirls...

Above:

Jacki and Alli from TexasPhoto by:

Nancy Wilkins

Rylie from Oklahoma

Photo by:Leslie Spencer

Leisha from North Carolina

Photo by: Elizabeth Ward Sescilla

Meredith from California

Photos by:Aaryn James

Adrian from California

Photo by: Alison Brannan

Amy from Kansas

Photo by: Doyle Saddler

Making a Difference

sherry sykes and her daughter, Nakiya sykes share the love for the sport of barrel racing! i am a full time mother to 3, work a full time job on post serving the children of Fort Campbell, Ky, and a full time horse owner and trainer for my daughter.

We are not your average barrel racers....we maybe your weekender barrel racers so to speak, but we are also full time Military support-ers! The war in Afghanistan is part of our daily lives on top of the other 20-30 things normal families do on a daily basis. our sched-ule gets those odd things that most families don’t have to do regu-larly like send “CARe” packages a few times a month, sleep with your telephone, and hope and pray your computer doesn’t go in to sleep mode and miss an alert from your loved one in Afghanistan.

sherry’s daughter is 10 year old Nakiya sykes...she is a barrel racer! This is her sport of choice! she is not part of the majority here at Fort Campbell, Ky when it comes to children and their extra cur-ricular activities. she has been riding horses for about 3 years. Na-kiya started barrel racing 2 years ago. in her short 2 years working on learning the do’s and don’t’s of the sport she has won countless ribbons, trophies,andherfirstbuckle thisyear!Nakiyahasbeenthe 2 year running high point champion in her age and speed class at our local saddle club. A lot of this accomplishment we owe to her best friend and partner in crime Fancy. Fancy is a little black quar-ter pony mare that has taught Nakiya more than any human ever could, and not just about barrel racing! even though my daughter has accomplished a lot in her short 2 year run at her sport she has endured half of that with a deployment! yes, her dad is sgT steven R sykes currently serving in Kandahar Afghanistan! daily life is dif-ficultenoughforchildrenthenaddinthefactthatyourfather isdown range in a WAR! school work, horse work or any kind of work for that matter, he has had to miss so much of her life in the last year. Nakiya has many times stepped on to her little horse to hit the alley way and the last thing she would say to me is,” Mom i wish dad was here!” Many tears have been shed after a run, but never for a loss or a win always for the empty seat of her biggest supporter! Nakiya misses her father every time she sets her self up to make a run, but if she didn’t have her sport, this sport, and her best friend i am not sure what kind of a toll this War would take on our child. For that we are blessed. My little cowgirl at 10 has very different struggles with things in the world than most chil-dren as most children her age have no idea what Afghanistan even is. i am very proud of my husband and the job he does for our family as well as his country. i would never want to discred-it what any soldier does for this nation, but sometimes you just want what we live on a daily basis to just go away, and for me every time i watch her smooch to her horse, hit that ally and get a clean fast run, it all disappears for those few short seconds!

Daughter uses Barrel Racing to help Pass Time as Father Serves in Afghanistan

By susan gentry

nakiya and her father share a moment

nakiya barrel racing

nakiya’s father, SgT Steven r. Sykes


Items to Organize your Barns,Tack

Rooms & TrailersTrailer Dressing Room KitIncludes: One 3x4 gray hOSS panel Four mounting brackets One 14x36x9 wire bin with mounting brackets One 18” 5-hook rail Bar One 12x12x8 deep Basket One 12x6x6 narrow basket Two double hooks One single hook

$152.06

3-Tier Swivel Vertical Saddle Rackgray hammer tone powder coated. The top two saddle racks will swing 360 degrees. The frame has rubber

non-skid feet. Comes boxed. Assembly required

$90.00

Hanging Rope Bagkeep your ropes neat and tidy. hang the organizer on existing bridle hooks. Easily holds up to six ropes in their individual compartments.

$36.61

1-888-298-8628

www.OrganizedBarn.com

Cowgirl swank is a one of a kind, cowgirl fashion company that focuses on handmade, custom hair-on-hide and swarovski crystal caps, visors and apparel. started in 2007 by Cheyenne Wil-

son, her creations have become a must have fashion statement for many cow-girls across the country.

Cheyenne was born and raised in southeastern Montana on a working cat-tle ranch. Her family also raised quarter horses. They trained them and used them to compete in rodeos. Her mom competed in the 1976 NFR in oklahoma City so Cheyenne was fortunate to have a horse trainer for a mother. she started rodeo-ing when she was 3 at local play days. she continued to compete into high school where she won 3 state championships in break-away roping, pole bending, and goat tying. Rodeoing helped her earn a full-ride scholarship to dawson Community College in glendive, MT. she went on from college to become in-volved in makeup artistry and retail management. To-day, Cheyenne and her husband and three-year-old son own and operate a cow/calf operation on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwestern south dakota.

A love of western style and retail is something that Chey-enne has always cherished. she loves classy bling styles and decided to take it upon herself to design and create

custom caps and visors using steer hide and swarovski crystals. “i originally started the company as a retail ven-ue thinking i would go to tradeshows as a vendor,” says Cheyenne. Her plan was to create her own caps and visors to sell as well as selling a few other items such

as belts, handbags, and jewelry. This was short-lived when she found out she was expecting her son. She soon became a first-time mother and her business took a back seat for a couple of years. once she had a chance to reassess her goals and what she wanted for Cowgirl swank, she totally changed directions.

Cheyenne determined that planting herself in one location was a better move for her, so she set up shop in oelrichs, sd (a small town 20 miles from their ranch) and began offering cus-tom wholesale items along with custom retail sales as she had done in the past.

All of Cowgirl swank’s items are handcrafted in the usA. “i think that is what makes my creations special.....the fact that they are

custom,” says Cheyenne. some well known western wear stores

now carry her designs including, - NRs - david’s West-ern stores - Murdoch’s, etc...

Cheyenne put all of her time and efforts into developing a new website at www.Cowgirlswank.com, and incorpo-rating Facebook into her business. Facebook proved to be another positive aspect and a very important vessel of growth for her business.


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Cheyenne was also fortunate to be involved in the Miss Rodeo America pageant/fashion show this year in las Vegas. All of the contestants wore Cowgirl swank mili-tary cap creations in the opening segment of the fashion show. she was fortunate to be there to see all of them un-der the spotlights. Wow, what a sight!! gAC and suzanne Alexander covered the fashion show and Cheyenne was so surprised to see Cowgirl swank caps on TV before the NFR!! “What an incredible surprise!” says Cheyenne.

Cheyenne has also made various donations to the JustinCowboyCrisisFundaswellasothersmallerbenefitsandfunds. she truly believes in paying it forward and giving back. “i plan to participate in the JCCF Celebrity Bowl-ing Tournament next year in las Vegas with Team Cowgirl swank. i believe that helping others is an essential part and duty of every business. Where would i be without my customers? i treasure each of them and affectionately call them “swank Fans” on my Facebook page. i prefer to refer to them as something more than customers - friends, if you will,” says Cheyenne. “When i create something with my hands for someone it involves an innate artistic quality that includes getting to know what each person wants based on their personality and preference. That’s why i say, “friends” because by the time they receive their custom item from me.....they are no longer just a customer....they are a friend.”

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