Old South Side charro ranch getting new life as rodeo arena and event space to fund 4-H, FFA kids
The South Side just got a new place for families to take in some rodeo and for kids to take a crack at animal husbandry: an old charro ranch on South Zarzamora about a mile south of Loop 410.a nonprofit created in 2018 to preserve cattle culture in the Alamo City, chiefly through supporting local 4-H and Future Farmers of America school organizations. SASHS acquired the site three months ago.
Bobby Acosta, founder of the San Antonio Stockyards Historical Society, is leading the rebuilding effort of a former South Side charro ranch to serve as an event space for ranch rodeos as well as a 4-H and FFA site for underprivileged kids. The renovated site is called SASHS El Chaparral Ranch.“I want to give back to my community, right here where I was from,” said Acosta, 61, from one of the picnic tables he set up on the ranch’s freshly scrubbed grounds.
SASHS is relying heavily on donations to complete El Chaparral — “Right now it’s coming out of my pocket and one of the board member’s,” Acosta said — with funding from concessions and event rentals going toward 4-H fees.Acosta grew up loving all things 4-H. As a kid he raised rabbits and visited the old Union Stock Yards south of downtown with his Aunt Rosie because they couldn’t afford the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
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