The female horseback of Ijuí 2008, happened on May 3rd and 4th 2008, in Ijuí/RS. Rúbia Micheli Bellarmino is the Horseback's marshal has nine years, and has told us her trajectory until now.

Rúbia Micheli Bellarmino, 28 years old, is married with Charles Koehler and Bruna's mother, a 5 year-old girl. Rúbia work as administrator assistant, and has nine years, she act as marshal of the Female Horseback of Ijuí.

The horseback was idealized by Rúbia and her father, that, when participated to a mixed horseback, noticed (on that time) some preconception with woman horse riding, and mainly, participating with men.

Father and daughter talked about the even and the course, and decided to promote a just for women, horseback, because like this, wouldn't happen this kind of problem.

Another goal of the female horseback, in its beginning, was also join the women's who enjoy horse riding, from Ijuí, but it became bigger and bigger. Today, it reaches the entire region, and the number of knight women just increased.

"Each edition we visit some neighbor city of Ijuí, and the people are very receptive with us, they ride in a edition, and back in the next one, that are roaming to other cities. The growing of this Horseback is something that motivates us" - shows Rúbia.

Now, the Female Horseback of Ijuí has a new, it's the first Beneficent Female Horseback that arises food to traditionalist institution of Ijuí, to donate to charities institutions of the city. "It was a new and unexplained experience, because we join what we like with the pleasure of help who needs" - adds.

The family participation is one o the keys to Rubia's success on the Horseback marshal. Her husband participle of the event, as handler team, to help all the knights; and his father helps allowing people to do the enrolment in his store.

In addition, he also brings t-shirts to the knights. Besides, Rúbia also has all the incentive of her daughter Bruna. "When some difficulties appear by the way, they are with me and became easy to surpass it, after all, are nine years of persisting".

During these years, the Horseback which most marked Rúbia was the 2º one, which passed through the country Ijuí, at Alto União, in São José Farm. When the knights left Ijuí, was raining, and continued raining during the all night and next morning. When they left the Farm, in the afternoon, the horses had many difficulties to gallop, because the ground was clayey and flat.

All they stayed a little islanded, but no one decreased themselves, they follow together, with calm, roaming to the city. "It was an unforgettable moment, because it proves our capable, since we didn't have what to do. On Monday, we had to back to our homes, so we face together the back way", remember.

The Female Horseback of Ijuí started to be marshaled on January. This year, in addition to Rúbia Marilia Fritz Lizot, Francine Koehler, Bianca Schuh and Maria Leonir Cecatto (known as Gringa) also marshaled the event.

Were enrolled a hundred and fourteen women to the event, between children and Mrs. But, as the weather was rainy, the number of participants became less, and was just seventy.

The Female Horseback of Ijuí has the join of women from all ages, and in this year it wasn't different. The younger knight, Laura Bronzatto, is 8 year-old, and the oldest, Mrs. Julieta Dalla Corte Ribas, is seventy two year-old.

The main goal of the event is to treat equality all the members, independent of the age. "We don't have bias about nothing, we are equal, one helps each other and we just follow" - tells the marshal.

In each edition of the Horseback, some entity of the neighbor cities invites the knights to return in the next edition. In this year Horseback, was attended the invite of a locality which has made the invitation in the previous year. The participants were all very eager, and the course was just a great success.

The Horseback's course was this: Linha Campeira, on 5 line, Ijuí West, São José Farm, in the location of Alto União, Ijuí district, in the Franco's ranch, country of Augusto Pestana, Piquete Pousada dos Tropeiros, of Mr. Nelor Roth in the Mauá vile, Ijuí district, Piquete Villi Gotschfski, in Tigre Corner, Boa Vista do Cadeado country, Quatro Figueiras Agricultural, Bozano country, CTG Gaspar da Silveira Martins, in Ajuricaba city, CTG Porteira of Cadeado, in Augusto Pestana, and also at the CTG Gallopers of Rio Branco, in the city of Catuípe. Next year, the Horseback goes until Cruz Alta. "In addition to the course, the distance varies each year, but stay around fifty to sixty kilometers, in the next year, we go to surpass it, because we'll do a hundred kilometers", tells Rúbia with enthusiasm.

The collaborators to realize the Female Horseback are companies from Ijuí, and some friends, that appreciate the event and the act of the marshals; they help donating gifts, which is used as prizes to some kidding that happen in the night of Saturday, and morning of Sunday.

In 2008, the Horseback had the support of companies, arising many gifts. Like this, they could realize many varied kidding with the knights. In addition to artistic kidding, there were some tests about clothing and encilha, where the participants show their knowledge. Everybody had a lot of fun.

Besides the businessman, the marshals also have the support of an assistant team which comprises their husbands, boyfriends, fiancés, fathers, and so on. They help holding tight harness, giving water to the women.

There are also the following of the transit coordinating of Ijuí, Traffic Federal Police, and Military Brigade. Rúbia Micheli Bellarmino considers herself satisfied with the success of the Female Horseback of Ijuí, and is thankful for knights and dedication of the marshal team.

She see all her effort being awarded, when she rides her horse and goes on in the roads of Ijuí, because her passion by the tradition is huge, as her love by her family. "I thank my family a lot, that understood all my absence because of some meetings, and reunions with the marshals".