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Contents
Cowgirls In Style Magazine specials
On The Cover
20 The Designers
of the Miss Rodeo America Pageant
Read about the top designers in the industry as we go behind the scenes of the Miss Rodeo America Pageant. Meet Patricia Wolf, Meredith Lockhart, Jan FaulknerWagoner, Kristine Sampson, Donna Riva and Bob Kipperman
34 McKenzie
34
Haley One on one with Miss Rodeo America 2011
20 Latest Fashions from the MRA Designers
42 Taryn Hale
41 Bling Your Horse
Meet Wrangler’s Ultimate Cowgirl Next Door for 2012
55 Cowgirls
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12 Make Up Tips for the Holidays
Christmas Holiday gift ideas
34 Meet Miss Rodeo 2011 McKenzie Haley.
42 Meet Wrangler Ultimate Cowgirl Next Door winner 55 Cowgirls Christmas Cover Credits: Miss Rodeo America McKenzie Haley Photographed by: John Shooter/ Shooter Enterprises Wrangler Ultimate Cowgirl Taryn Hale Photographed by: Steve Bonini
2011 MRA contestants and judges Photo By: John Shooter/Shooter Enterprises
In Every Issue Features In Beauty
12 Holiday Makeup Tips
In Fashion
14 Cowgirls Winter Fashion Forecast 16 Latest Styles from the Biggest Brands
In Equestrian
38 Horse Training 101 41 Bling Your Horse.
In Rodeo
46 Queen’s Corner
In Business
48 Business Holiday Marketing 50 Sliding Heart Horses
Spring Issue Coming March 2012
How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls
52 Behind the Chutes with Fallon Taylor 54 Making a Difference
In Travel
58 The Western Wanderer visits Chesterfield, Idaho
In Every Issue 7 Cowgirls Mailroom 8 A Cowgirl’s Voice 9 Country Buzz 10 E-Cowgirl 60 Barn Boutique
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Spring Fashions Country Weddings Celebrity Fashions Spring Clean and Organize your Tack Room and Barn • The Jean That Is Right For You • Much More!
Coming March 2012
Happy Holidays!
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from the editor A Cowgirl’s Voice... Susan Gentry
Cowgirls In Style Winter 2012
Magazine Susan Gentry Founder Editor-In-Chief
H
appy Holidays! Welcome to our very first print issue of Cowgirls In Style magazine! We are so excited about this issue and hope you will enjoy it as much as we did putting it together! Many of us on the staff were in heaven as we were able to cover the Miss Rodeo America pageant designers and feature MRA Queen, McKenzie Haley on the cover of this issue. What a perfect queen to represent our country in the sport of Rodeo! We also love our own Bobbie Hind’s, “Rodeo Queen Column” as she goes back in time and relates her story as Miss Rodeo Kansas and her trip to Las Vegas to compete for the title of Miss Rodeo America. Also, look out for Taryn Hale the new “Wrangler Ultimate Cowgirl Next Door” contest winner. Taryn truely defines what an ultimate cowgirl is with her experience in horsemanship and the cowgirl lifestyle. Tis the season for getting ready for the holidays. This issue includes fun, informative information on the holiday season from gift giving in our Cowgirls Christmas section to promoting your business creatively throughout the holidays. As I get ready to decorate for the holidays and do all of the fun traditions that go along with the holiday festivities, I stop to think of those that are less fortunate than I am and what I can do to help. It was an honor to write about Robin Clark, a cowgirl who spends her time each year with a “Coats For Kids Barrel Race.” Every year, more families are warmer and happier because of her. If we could all be a little more giving this year and think of those that are less fortunate than we are. As Robin says, “A warm feeling comes over you like nothing else I have ever felt.”
Jeannie Flynn Assistant Editor Robert Gentry Assistant Editor Contributors Bobbie Hinds Michelle St. Clair Cort Flynn J.D. Moore Sarah DeGroot Devanie Gentry Julie Hullinger Art/Production/Layout Country Productions Advertising Quinton Charles Photographer Ashley Kelly Send editorial submissions to: editor@cowgirlsinstyle.com For Advertising: advertising@cowgirlsinstyle.com Country Productions P.O. Box 841 Washington, UT 84780 Email: info@cowgirlsinstyle.com
Until next time, have a very Merry Christmas and safe holidays! We hope to see you on the trail!
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Second Millenium Cowgirls I found a group on Facebook that is worth your time to be a part of. It is called CowDivas - Second Millenium Cowgirls. It is a closed group, which means you have to be invited or gain permission to join the group. CowDivas was formed in 1999 in Oregon. Their desire was to form a worldwide group of like-minded women who live and embrace the rural and western lifestyle – regardless of age, pant size, or marital status – but with a modern and individual twist. Whether decked out for a night on the town or fresh out of the barn, these ladies retain their dignity and positive attitude. These ladies live the lifestyle,
embrace the camaraderie and the competition in their hearts, love, and live life to the fullest. Their goal is to give women who share these qualities a place to meet others like themselves while we help them through inspiration and promotion to chase their dreams both in and out of the arena. The CowDivas Collective, which currently stands at 30 different companies and individuals, features services and products by members of our group. All are woman-owned businesses and vary from jewelry manufacturers to saddle makers – and everything in between. Head over and find them on Facebook!
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In Beauty
Cowgirl Beauty Tips
Getting that natural look for the Holidays... Written By Sarah DeGroot
You are a cowgirl. You wear the denims, the boots and the jewelry, but do you wear cowgirl makeup? As we enter the winter season of 2012, cowgirls not only need to keep their clothes in style, but also makeup trends in mind. Eyes are metallic, lips are red, skin is neutral, and cheeks are rosy this coming season. Skin tones are trending toward neutral and nude. Pick a foundation that matches your skin perfectly, which will help set a base for the rosy cheeks trend. Apply our Wild West Blush on the cheekbone to help achieve the nude look. For eyes, update the summer gray metallic look with lots of color. Bold shades including blues, greens, and golds are great options. Define your eyes with one of our dark eyeliner pencils like Texas Tea and then apply eye shadow on the upper and lower eyelash lines adding a hint of eye shadow to the
inner eye. Cowgirl Dirt has over 40 different shades of eye shadow from Cowgirl Up to Let’s Ride. Red lips are also in, but pair them with neutral makeup. Choosing the right red for your skin can be a difficult task, so try the following tips. Fair skin types should try reds with undertones of blue or orange like our Country Peach Lip Gloss. For bronze to dark skin tones try pink undertones like our Secretariat Lip Tint. Now every cowgirl can combine her winter fashion wardrobe with the latest trends in makeup. Join Cowgirl Dirt in keeping cowgirls’ dress and face in cowgirl fashion.
Cowgirl Dirt is a western themed makeup line made with all cowgirls and cowgirls at heart in mind.
Eyes are metallic, lips are red, skin is neutral, and cheeks are rosy this coming season. Skin tones are trending toward neutral and nude. 12 | Cowgirls In Style | Winter 2012
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Cowgirls In Style Pick Our pick is the Cowgirl Tuff cream, long sleeve, lace shirt with jersey lining. Lace is big this year and in all colors. This shirt is the perfect look for the holidays. Accessorize with pearls, silver or black. Dress it up or dress it down. It works with heels and boots, jeans, skirts or pants. www.cowgirltuffco.com
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Wrangler News... Booty Up Jeans 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 repositioned back pockets. Find the Booty Up jeans on our website or any fine stores that sell the Wrangler brand. Visit the Wrangler booth at the Cowboy Christmas at the WNFR in Vegas. Booth #425
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Booty Up by Wrangler, Under-sewn seams, slanted side darts and repositioned back pockets visually lift the seat, Carolina Breakaway wash MSRP: approx. $64
Rock 47 by Wrangler, style Zip Front Dip Dye Fleece Sweatshirt with Hood. Front Pocket. Wing and Horseshoe Design on Back. Scrolling on Front Pockets. MSRP: approx. $52
As Real As WranglerZip Front Vest. Front and Back Yokes. Side Inset Pockets. Decorative Polar Fleece MSRP: approx. $70
Cowgirls In Style Pick Our pick is the Wrangler Distressed Light Denim Jacket This Rock 47 Collection is garnished with embroidery and studs. Bling it up with a rhinestone belt, silver necklace and the essential earrings. A great outfit for the holiday. www.wranglerwestern.com
Rocky 47 by Wrangler, style #WJX54DV Pure Blue Cast with All Over Pop Stitching, Voodoo Stretch, Exaggerated Boot Cut, Denver Darling wash $79.99 Wrangler Western Shirts – Cowgirl Forever Collection , style #LWK601H Details: Long Sleeve V-Neck “Skull with Roses”. Rhinestones. MSRP: approx. $30
Rock 47 by Wrangler, style #WHS23SF Details: Overdyed Blackened Indigo, Voodoo Stretch, 98% Cotton/2% Spandex, Skinny Leg, Santa Fe Dark wash MSRP: approx. $79.99
Warm up with a jacket or vest from Wrangler. Whether it’s fleece, denim or quilted, it will keep you warm during the winter months
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aryn Hale of Mesa, Arizona, was named winner of the Wrangler Ultimate Cowgirl Next Door Contest. The Facebook search for the next model of The Ultimate Riding Jean by Wrangler received entries from women who can ride, rodeo and rock Wrangler jeans. More than 350 women entered into the contest, but it was Taryn’s riding and rodeo experience, knowledge of the Wrangler brand, and respect of the western lifestyle that led her to the top of the list. Taryn rides an average of three times a week and competes at least every other month. “My western upbringing has shaped me into the person I am today,” says Taryn. “I live by the oldfashioned, western code of work ethic, respect, honor, patriotism and faith. Yet my code has a new twist: fashion with my Wrangler Western Wear.”
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The search for the cowgirl to represent The Ultimate Riding Jean was an important one to the brand for many reasons. When Wrangler set out to develop a riding jean for women in 2008, they partnered with the women of the American Quarter Horse Association and the advertisements have honored this relationship ever since. The brand conducted extensive research to determine what women want and need, and the result was a jean with performance features second to none in the western industry. Combining function, fit, comfort and style, The Ultimate Riding Jean collection captures the freedom, independence and beauty inherent in every cowgirl. Look for Taryn to appear in The Ultimate Riding Jean print advertisements beginning early 2012.
Photo by: Steve Bonini
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“My Wrangler jeans instill me with confidence whether I am on or off a horse.” --Taryn Hale Wrangler’s Ultimate Cowgirl Next Door
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Above: Jamie working a horse on her ranch. Photo by Debbie Kaisharis Right: Jaime with son Kache. Photo by: Ben Altenes Photos Opposite page. Top right: Jaime with horse Photo by: Holli Green Middle photo Monty Davis
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By Susan Gentry
Making a Difference
A Cowgirl who gives of her time to help others
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obin Clark has been making a difference in the lives of families for many years as she helps head up the “Coats for Kids Barrel Race,” an annual barrel racing competition and coat drive in Hilmar, CA. The Coats For Kids is an annual event that has been going on for the past 30 years, thanks to News 10 in Sacramento, CA. “I had gone to the Fashion Institute in San Francisco, CA and was a western clothing buyer for Conlin Supply when it all began.” Clark says. “ I was always looking for a special promotion to bring to our customers. Finally in 2004, I was watching News 10 in Sacramento, where they talked about how any business could be a drop off point for their annual Coats for Kids Drive. Bingo!!! Although my boss was against it, I talked him into it and he was the one who was instrumental in giving me the idea. Instead of a ladies night for Christmas, we did a Coats For Kids night where people would bring a coat for a coupon of 50% off an item.” “Thinking we would get a few hundred people it ended up being wall to wall a thousand people... it was the best promotion ever! We then carried it over to the barrel race. The first year, sixty girls showed up and last year we had two hundred and forty girls. It is growing every year! It has become a place where the youth have a chance to win a buckle in 3 divisions. Ropers Sports News is the first to sponsor a buckle and donate prizes every year.” “We also do a silent auction where we take the money to two of our sponsors in Oakdale and buy coats with the silent auction money. I ran my first marathon in March and both stores promised me $250 in jackets if I did it. So, those jackets will end up in the silent auction so we can auction them off to make more money to purchase more coats. It’s all about keeping Central California Families warm,” says Clark. “One lady who has been the backbone of this for Clark is Karen Monschein. “She hauls all the prizes, tables, silent auction items, keeps me in line...calmed down.....Karen is a hero. She is the silent hero. She also donates two gorgeous buckles every year and is my right hand. This benefit is my Christmas that day. To see those piles of coats that will help out a needy family tears you up.....A warm feeling comes over you like nothing else I have ever felt.”
Coats For Kids The Coats For Kids Barrel Race is held every October in Hilmar, CA. For more information, go to: www.luckybacres.com
If you know of someone who “Makes A Difference”, let us know.
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Top Photo: Robin with her dog, Zoey Bottom Photo: Robin with her horse Cooper Below Left: Barrel Racing at the Coats For Kids Middle: Robin Clark sets up Right: Piles of coats collected
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