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Last Updated: 6:15 PM GMT on April 11, 2010

	Chuck Wagon Races,Rodeo and live concert for an exciting Cowboy celebration

Posted by: 1041020, 6:15 PM GMT on April 11, 2010

Curb Records recording artists RIO GRAND to
perform live in concert at Twin Elm Ranch in
Bandera, TX.
Twin Elm Guest Ranch, will be the home of exciting Chuck Wagon
Races, Rodeo and live concert for an exciting Cowboy celebration
Bandera , TX, April 2010: Hill Country will be hopping in more ways than one thanks to Bandera’s one of a
kind Chuck Wagon racing and rodeo event hosted by 2E Twin Elm Guest Ranch. Beginning Saturday April
10th, the popular Dude Ranch will open its gates to campers and cowboys alike, allowing anyone with a
tent, trailer or RV a spot on the ranch to enjoy the weeklong festivities.
Ranch horses will be available for guided horseback rides but 2ETwin Elm encourages everyone to bring
their own horses, as the ranch’s many trails will be open to private campers and their equine friends. The
main event kicks off Friday April 16th with a classic “Dude Ranch Rodeo” at the Twin Elm arena, followed by
an exciting live concert with Curb Records recording artists RIO GRAND, and other events to follow
throughout the weekend.
Not to be outdone, Saturday and Sunday, April 17 & 18 marks the big race, with 31 different Chuck Wagon
teams from as far away as Montana going head to head in Texas’ only open race of its kind right here in
Bandera at 2E Twin Elm Guest Ranch.
"This is not something people have really seen in this area before," says ranch head ‘Cap’n Kury’
Hearnsberger, the Chuck Wagon race organizer responsible for bringing Arkansas’ famous sport to the Lone
Star State. Twin Elm did host an event like this once before in 2003, but a seven year hiatus from the ranch
for Cap’n ended the event after the first year. Now the seasoned cowboy and Chuck Wagon aficionado is
back and he’s bringing the races with him, much to the delight of Bandera locals. Cap’n has been attending
Arkansas’ National Chuck Wagon Race Finals for the last 15 years to revisit this age old pastime and help
keep it alive.
Familiar to the Midwest, most of the weekend’s teams will be traveling from states like Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Missouri. Texas is prime territory for a race of this kind and Cap’n Kury and Mz. Victoria have brought
together the finest the sport has to offer with the best in Hill Country hospitality to ensure the cowboy
tradition is alive and well for one week in April.
"We have something to offer all week long, from organized trail rides to barrel racing, pole bending, mutton bustin’
and calf scrambles," Cap’n declares. In addition, guests of the ranch can look forward to, the exciting concert,
classic ranch cooking and a bevy of western vendors and educational clinics. Not to mention the ranch’s many
regular attractions like beautiful trails and scenic views along the Medina River. Along with ample camping, the
ranch’s rooms and cabins will all be available for reservations. Showers and toilet facilities will be made available to
campers but electrical and water hook-ups will not. $10 a day per person will win you a prime camping spot. Nonstop
cowboy fun and a welcome seat at everything the ranch has to offer during this annual event.
Twin Elm Guest Ranch is located at 810 FM 470 in Bandera, approximately 44 miles from San Antonio.
Reservations can be made by calling (830) 796-3628. Visit Twin Elm Guest Ranch for more information

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