If you're not going to the Jazz & Olive Festival tomorrow, here's another great way to spend the day. The Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Association (SYVEA) is having it's annual fundraiser this weekend at Rancho Santa Barbara, a beautiful private ranch bordering Cachuma Lake. Called the Battle of the Sexes, the festivities actually begin this evening with skits and routines, the best of which will earn points towards tomorrow's contest between the men and women riders. The real competition happens Saturday with a series of events for both individuals and teams, where participants will collect points, hoping to win the highest awards: All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirl, as well as bragging rights for their sex's team for the next year. Among tomorrow's events are team sorting and a very fast Pony Express race as well as individual contests like barrel racing, pole bending, keyhole and the multi-faceted Cowboy Trail class. I hear that although 90 seconds are allotted for the team sorting, most teams get their cows in the pen in half that time, or less. You have to see for yourself. The men's team has apparently won more than the women in years past, but I'm told the women are determined to come in first this year! Admission for spectators is $25, proceeds benefitting the SYVEA.