Fall Roundup

SAVE THE DATE!

Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House
Empire Ranch Headquarters, Sonoita, AZ

Saturday, November 2, 2013
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Public Invited!
(Click here for descriptive flyer from 2012 Roundup)   (.pdf 1.5mb)
Click here for detailed program and schedule from 2012 Roundup    (.pdf 92 kb)



	Mark your calendar to save the date, Saturday, November 2, to join us for the 13th Annual Empire Ranch Roundup and Open House, open to the public from 10am to 4pm at the historic Empire Ranch Headquarters. The annual Roundup showcases the Empire Ranch, engaging children and adults in the history and lore of the Old West. Sponsored by the Empire Ranch Foundation, the family-friendly event draws more than 2000 annually. NOTE: Program information from our previous 2012 Roundup is provided here for illustrative purposes. Please check back later this summer for specific details about the 2013 Roundup events. Throughout the day relive cowboy traditions, watch exciting arena events featuring roping and riding, skill demonstrations, horseshoeing, saddle making, mule packing, and so much more! Enjoy your Western experience with "Cowboy Conversations," Western re-enactors, wagon rides, kid's corral, live Western music entertainment, Western authors pavilion, food, auctions, raffles, and more! Please join us at the Roundup... *-- Where the Cowboy Spirit Comes Alive!--* Free Admission. ($10 donation requested per vehicle includes wagon ride and program.)

The Roundup is a community effort. All help or support is greatly appreciated. Click here to learn about being a Sponsor, Auction Donor, or Volunteer.
Empire Ranch Roundup -- Events and Features from 2012 [Click here for detailed program and schedule (.pdf, 92kb)]
*Special Events* -- B Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry (Mem.) Military Riding -- Border Collies as Working Dogs by CP Ranch, Nogales, AZ -- Cowboy Mounted Shooters -- Youth Ranch Rodeo Riding -- Ranch Roping & Cattle Handling by Joel Eliot, Steve Schmitt & Deanna Walsh --Rescuing Horses by Horse'n Around Rescue Ranch § *& More!* *Western Skills* § Packing Mules for the Back Country - Lyman Family § Making Your Own Reata - Dick Schorr § The Art of Horseshoeing - John Russell § Leather Carving Demonstrations - Ben Claridge § Make Your Own Adobe Brick - Chris Schrager, David Yubeta § Learn to Use a Branding Iron - Bill Shock, Ian Tomlinson § Silver, Spurs & Bits - Byrd Moss § *& More* *Music & Entertainment Featuring* § The Bill Ganz Western Band § Mariachi Apaches of Nogales High School § Janice Deardorff, western Singer § Plus! § Western Cowboy Costume Contest! Prizes for kids & adults	Cowboy Conversations -- Reenactment of Walter Vail" - by Van Fowers -- Arizona's Western Movies--Fact & Fiction - Bob Shelton/Don Collier -- History of Cordage and Horsehair Ropemaking - Jesus Garcia -- Tales of Lawman Jeff Milton - John R. Larkin -- Guns of the Old West - John R. Larkin -- Vail Family Tales - Susan Vail Hoffman -- The Empire Ranch Was My Playground - Steve Boice -- Living History of Buffalo Bill - Dane Johnson -- Working Cowboy on the Empire Ranch during the '40s - Gerald Korte -- McLaury brothers of OK Corral Gunfight - Scott Dyke *Plus* -- Western Authors Meet & Greet -- Historic Wagons, Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum -- Kids Corral with area 4H Clubs -- Decorate a Stick Horse -- Miniature Horses from S&N Ranch -- Empire Ranch Docent Talks -- Walk the Heritage Discovery Trail -- Non Profit Land & Conservation Partner Exhibits And -- Arbuckles' Cowboy Coffee -- Barbeque & Fixins, served by the Cowbelles! -- Dutch Oven Cobbler & Chuckwagon storytelling -- Silent Auction & Raffles

Directions from Tucson: Take I-10 east; take exit 281 onto Scenic Highway 83 south toward Sonoita; go 18 miles to just past milepost 40. Turn left at the "Empire Ranch Historic Site" sign. Driving instructions with map

	Click here for descriptive flyer -- 2012 Roundup & Open House (.pdf 1.5 mb)
	Click here for detailed program and schedule (.pdf 92 kb)

The Roundup & Open House is sponsored by the Empire Ranch Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Empire Ranch House and Headquarters located within Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Sonoita, AZ.

Admission is free. ($10 parking donation requested includes wagon ride and program.)
Membership contributions supporting the Empire Ranch Foundation will be greatly appreciated.

	Driving instructions with map
	Accommodations near the Empire Ranch

Send e-mail correspondence to: info@empireranchfoundation.org

Cowboy Conversations

-- Reenactment of Walter Vail" - by Van Fowers
-- Arizona's Western Movies--Fact & Fiction - Bob Shelton/Don Collier

-- History of Cordage and Horsehair Ropemaking - Jesus Garcia

-- Tales of Lawman Jeff Milton - John R. Larkin

-- Guns of the Old West - John R. Larkin

-- Vail Family Tales - Susan Vail Hoffman

-- The Empire Ranch Was My Playground - Steve Boice
-- Living History of Buffalo Bill - Dane Johnson
-- Working Cowboy on the Empire Ranch during the '40s - Gerald Korte
-- McLaury brothers of OK Corral Gunfight - Scott Dyke