The Cowboy Capital’s first trail ride was held in 1997 and was the first to be sanctioned by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) as an official fundraiser. Over the years, the Trail Ride opened to runners and walkers to make the fundraiser more accessible to those in the area interested in supporting the cause to help find a cure for MS and providing a better quality of life for those with MS.

The event was held on Tarleton State University’s Hunewell Ranch until 2021. That year, the property where the ride was held was sold. A participant in the ride for many years, Gidget Hansen of the Blue Stem Ranch near Morgan Mill TX, stepped up and offered her family’s property as the site to continue the event. The Blue Stem Ranch is a picturesque working cattle ranch that offers the participants a spectacular space to come together for this great cause, have fun, break bread together, and raise funds to make Multiple Sclerosis a thing of the past.

This ride is put together entirely by volunteers who spend the year prior to the event planning and preparing to ensure participants can have a great time while helping to find a cure for this awful disease. Since 1997, the event has generated nearly $400,000 in donations to the National MS Society. These figures represent thousands of people who have given their time and money to support the work to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.