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Apr

Western Wedding at Benbrook Stables 10001 Benbrook Blvd Fort Worth, TX 76126 (817) 249-1001

I received a request to perform a wedding at the Benbrook Stables and was thrilled!

Two summers ago, my husband Matthew had taken my twin Cindy Daniel and our tiny Texas twins Maryssa and Makenna Mahaney on a trail ride. Makenna and I had a great time, Cindy and Maryssa I’m afraid, did not as my sister is handicapped due to an automobile accident twenty years ago that left her with 12 pounds of aluminum alloy fusing her spine. It would take three years for her to walk again, something doctors never expected. Maryssa was afraid of falling, Makenna the adventurous twin, jumped on and was ready to ride the trails!

As teenagers Cindy and I were avid horseback riders, for some odd reason about the time we were 14, Cindy’s horse became spooked and threw her causing a bruised tailbone and dislocated ribs. At the time my twin sister swore to never ride again, I believed that in time she would change her mind, and I was mistaken.

My sister and I are mirror twins- meaning that things she excels at such as jewelry making and painting, I fall short and things that I excel at, furniture restoration, floral decor and interior design, she takes no interest in. As children, I suffered a chronic stutter and she often spoke for me to accommodate any need for speaking and therefore prevent further embarrassment. Luckily, after years of therapy I’ve overcome this issue and had hoped that riding horses might come back to her reminding me of all the summers we enjoyed riding across pastures. Some things aren’t meant to be and sadly, horseback riding no longer holds an interest for her.

Benbrook Stables is a full service, family oriented equestrian center. Located on 80 acres in Southwest Fort Worth next to Lake Benbrook. Specializing in boarding, trail riding for the public, riding lessons, birthday parties, camps, clinics, training and sales, roping, barrel racing, play days, Arena rental, weddings (yay!), hayrides and more.

Trail rides are $40 a person per hour and Benbrook Stables offers two party pavilions for events of any size and any budget!

Voted best place to take a date by D magazine in 2003, best trail ride by Fort Worth, TX magazine in 2005, and honored by the Fort Worth Press in 2005, as a Top Owned Female business in 2011, this is certainly worth a trip to find out more or, at the very least, by visiting their website.

Family owned and operated since 1998 by The Thompson Family, gift certificates are available for any service.

Looking forward to a wedding and a trail ride in September, you can rest assured that Texas Twins Events can accommodate your equestrian wedding large or small, formal or informal and provide the wedding officiant, photographer Cindy Daniel, make up artists Tucker Taylor or Cory Oropenza, or wedding dress specialist Ann Alexander, should you need a Spanish/English translator, we can provide that as well! Exceeding your expectations is and always will be the goal of my Texas Twins Team.

We look forward to assisting you with your next event service, wedding and more- for more information, call us today at 682-229-6838 or visiting the website www.texastwinsevents.com and using the contact us link.20140423-195500.jpg

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