ROCK
Equine-Assisted Services in Georgetown, Texas
3rd Annual Cowgirl Bruncheon
November 2, 2024
BRUNCH • RAFFLE • KEYNOTE SPEAKER • MIMOSAS • BLOODY MARYS
Join us at ROCK for our 3rd Annual Cowgirl Bruncheon featuring keynote speaker Barbra Schulte, a Professional Cutting Horse Trainer, and Cowgirl Hall of Fame Member. Barbra will share insights on mental toughness, coaching, and more, inspiring your inner Courage and Grit. Do not miss this special morning for time to connect with your community and a chance to win amazing raffles! #NoGritNoPearl
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This event, hosted for the local women’s business community, will feature brunch, mimosas, bloody mary’s, raffles, a keynote speech, and a special table decorating competition. Attendees will have the opportunity to decorate their tables prior to the start of the event, where three winners will be selected by a panel of judges. We want to make sure you’re set up for success, so we’ve created a guide to everything you need to know for the day of the bruncheon.
Meet this year’s speakers:
Keynote Speaker: Barbra Schulte
A singular desire drives Barbra Schulte – to help others grow their potential inside and outside the arena.
She is a High-Performance Coach, cutting horse trainer, author of five books, publisher of video blogs and online programs, clinician, and speaker.
As a national cutting horse competitor, Barbra was the first woman to win two legs of cutting’s Triple Crown.
She is the recipient of numerous national awards across the equine industry, including the National Female Equestrian of the Year Award, the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, the NCHA Members Hall of Fame, the American Horse Publications Equine Industry Vision Award, the Western Horseman & The Art of the Cowgirl’s Women of the West Award, the Modine Smith Humanitarian Award.
Barbra is the CEO of the Center for Equestrian Performance.
She lives in Brenham, Texas, with her husband, Tom.
Event Emcee: Patti Colbert
Patti Colbert has been a champion in the equine industry her entire life. Colbert has worked with the Texas Quarter Horse Association, American Quarter Horse Association as well as her own firm. She and her team managed the Mustang Heritage Foundation, and in 2007 created the Extreme Mustang Makeover events.
In 2014 Colbert was named the American Horse Publications, Innovator of the Year and was a recipient of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Fern Sawyer Award. In 2021, she was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Colbert currently serves on the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Board of Directors and ROCK, Ride On Center for Kids Board of Advisors. In addition, Patti continues to compete in the stock horse of Texas events and enjoys her friends and family after staying on her horse during the cow work.
Event Co-Emcee: Anna Morrison, PhD
Anna’s passion for horses developed during her childhood in Wisconsin. While riding the bus to school each day she would imagine a horse running alongside, jumping driveways, mailboxes and other obstacles. Her love for horses led her to Silvermine Farm in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where she traded hours as a barn rat for riding lessons from age 10 until high school graduation. Due largely to the generosity of others, during this time Anna had the opportunity to lease and borrow horses, gaining riding and showing experience in a variety of disciplines.
Anna pursued an education focused on horses first at Colorado State University (CSU) and later at Texas A&M University (TAMU), earning a BS in Equine Science/Agricultural Business, a MAg in Extension Education, and a PhD in Higher Education Administration. Her career path began in academics, teaching and developing curriculum at CSU and TAMU. Later, Anna served industry member organizations as Chief Foundation Officer and Chief International Officer for the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), the world’s largest equine breed association, and then Executive Director for the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA), which oversees competitions for Anna’s favorite sport – reined cow horse. Along the way, Anna received support and guidance from mentors and industry experts, which furthered her appreciation for how important having a “leg up” can be and led her to establish Boss Mares, Inc. Through this 501(c)3, Anna and her fellow Board members work with generous donors to provide business and continuing education grants, as well as business-focused workshops, to women entrepreneurs and professionals in the Western industry.
Anna’s passion for horses continues to be a priority in her life, and she is the proud owner of Rockin Paddy, or “Grace,” and Frat Cat, better known as “Fraizer,” who she has competed in NRCHA, AQHA and SHTX with.