The Violet Cowgirl Foundation

Scholarships for the horse-obsessed girl

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The Violet Cowgirl Foundation

Scholarships for the horse-obsessed girl

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Our Mission

Our goal is to provide the opportunity for young girls to bond with a horse.

We want her to be able to learn confidence, responsibility, and emotional maturity from this experience.

Many young girls do not have a way to fulfill their dream of learning to ride a horse.

This program will teach horsemanship and a chance to participate in the Cowboy Heritage of the West and its culture.

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The Heart Behind the Mission

On July 7, 2025, Violet Mary Diane was born and on July 13 she went to be with Jesus. We believe that Violet would have been one of these horse girls because her momma, Roslan Fichtner-Marx, and her Mimi, Mary MacDougall Fichtner were both such girls. We also know that horses are one of God’s most beautiful creations because of the gifts they offer girls; so it is in Violet’s name and memory, The Violet Cowgirl Foundation, would like to offer 7 scholarships for girls between the ages of 7 and 12.

Read Violet's story on ReadForTheBrand.com

The Violet Cowgirl Scholarships Include:

Horseback riding lessons

Horseback riding lessons and overall equine care instruction for one year given by insured, professional riding instructors in Casper and Cheyenne.

Tack and gear

Each Cowgirl will be outfitted! She will be provided purple boots, cowboy hat, jacket, saddle pad, and other tack as needed. Everything she needs for her lessons!

Art classes

Art classes will be provided by our professional artist and illustrator, Roslan Fichtner-Marx. Pssst, she's an expert at western art and drawing and painting horses!

Honoring Violet by nurturing the horse-loving hearts of the next generation of cowgirls