About Us
Ride a Horse Feed a Cowboy was founded in 2007 by Chanda Snook, the late Jane McKinney, and Brian Elkin.
We started this event because we wanted to make a fun filled weekend every summer. Then in 2009 we decided if we are going to have this event why not help someone out in need? So we made our event a benefit. Every year we choose someone different that may need some help with medical expenses due to cancer or an accident. These people do not need to be from Hulett we also look to our surrounding communities for people in need. It’s sad to say we have never had a lack of people that need help. We are strictly non-profit and rely solely on our generous donors. We have always had a great response to our event and we are very great full to everyone who supports us.
For our 5th annual Ride a Horse Feed a Cowboy benefit we have chosen Lily Wilson from Upton Wyoming & Brian Curtis from Belle Fourche SD . Lily is almost 2 years old and has Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer. She is an amazing little angel and fights for her life every day.
Lily is a vibrant and a very friendly little girl who makes friends with everyone she meets! She goes a mile a minute and has a contagious smile that rarely leaves her face. She is the strongest and most courageous person I know and there is no doubt that she will whip this thing! We are looking forward to the day we can say she has beat this cancer. (written by Lily’s mom)
Brian Curtis of Belle Fourche SD . Brian is a PRCA bull rider and was seriously injured in a bull riding accident on June 18 in Utah, he was then airlifted to Las Vegas where he underwent facial reconstruction surgeries. He has a wife Stephanie and a new daughter Oaklee. They have incurred many medical expenses and have no insurance. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he is still recovering in Las Vegas and has a long road ahead of him.
I am starting to gather auction items for the live& Silent auction on Friday August 26th, please call me with your donations for Lily and Brian and lets make this year the biggest ever! Thank you all for your continued support for this great event.
Chanda Snook
Below you will find a thank you from 2010′s beneficiary.
We would like to thank everyone for their Prayers, Cards, Flowers, Time, Money, and all of the generous donations. We really enjoyed seeing and talking to everyone at the events of the 4th Annual Ride a Horse Feed a Cowboy 2010. It was a fun weekend with all the events well planned. A well deserved Thank you to all the 2010 Sponsors, Western Music and Poet Performers, The Cowboy Church, Community BBQ, Rough Stock and Crew, Chanda, and of course everyone and everything else I may have forgotten to mention for this great event.
It is so great to be in such a caring community.
Thanks again to everyone:
Deena & Ross Parnell
