Trail magic happened at Hacienda Tizapan on December 14th when the Buckhorn Range crew traded our work boots for holiday hats! Who knew trail builders could work a festive hat like runway models? Our team lit up the restaurant (literally – shoutout to the mystery member with that amazing battery-powered Mexican-style Santa hat!) and filled it with enough holiday cheer to light up the … Read More Happy Holidays 2024
Equine Emergency Preparedness Committee Reflecting upon the recent Brinnon / 2620Jupiter Wild Fire here in JeffCo, we were fortunate at our last Chapter meeting ( 9/13/24 ) to welcome a presentation by CVAR (Center Valley Animal Rescue). This rescue organization found themselves on point during that wildfire event, and rallied to the task with swift organizing actions, (i.e.: lists of needs and resources) and … Read More Not quite out of the woods..
Yay, its July – which means it’s time for our chapter’s yearly campout at LeBar Horse Camp. It will be July 12-14, 2024. It’s a beautiful camp with picturesque trails nearby. If you’ve never been there before, now’s your opportunity. Even if you don’t camp, you could come down for the day on Saturday and have potluck dinner with us. For planning purposes, kindly … Read More Chapter’s LeBar Horse Camp July 12-14
March 15-17, 2024, Kittitas Valley Event Center, Ellensburg, WA Report Out By Helen Shewman I went to the First aid/ CPR class. It was fantastic! He was an incredible teacher. Lots of good stories since he has a background in law enforcement and is a horse rider as well. Lots of good practical hands on experience too. I would highly recommend the class even if … Read More Rendezvous Reminiscing
We had our first Work Party on March 2nd on the trails at the County solid waste site accessed from Cape George Road (former horse park). This is an area with good but brushy trails that we use for some chapter rides. We all spent time brushing the trails, or fighting back scotch broom using brush cutters, loppers/clippers, determination and our field mower. Folks … Read More Brush off a new year
Buckhorn Range celebrated the holiday season at Hacienda Tizapan on December 15th, a lovely Mexican restaurant in PT. Good cheer was had by all! We celebrated with our best memories from this year — obviously the story had to involve a horse somehow. As we each delivered a tall tale with loads of laughs (and there were even some sticky stories too), we also … Read More Happy Holidays 2023
Last year the Buckhorn Range chapter had a booth at the Jefferson County Fair. We had a great slide show, BCHW brochures, a giant map of Washington with the BCHW chapters on it, and we had some tools and a pack saddle. Of course we also had stickers & candy! Members who participated interacted with fair goers by asking, “Do you use trails? Which trails … Read More It’s Fair Time Aug 11th -13th
This is a great opportunity to experience how the Board operates. It’ll be formatted so that you can listen to the discussions and then ask questions or make a comment. (Yup, learn how the sausage is made.) Following the Board meeting, we’ll get down to the real business of enjoying ourselves. The BBQ will be partially chapter sponsored items along with potluck offerings. Our … Read More Sunday, August 6 – Chapter Board Meeting & BBQ
Every year on the first Saturday in August, the town of Joyce, Washington holds its Wild Blackberry Festival called Joyce Daze. The wild black berries that grow in the area are small and sweet. For more info about the parade see the Schedule of Events BCHW has an entry in the Joyce Daze parade which starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday 8/5. This is … Read More Saturday August 5 – Joyce Daze parade @ 1 p.m
July 14-16 – Chapter Campout at LeBar Horse Camp Come and enjoy the splendor of this fabulous camp and nearby trail. If you’ve never been here before this is an opportunity to check it out either overnight with your horse or drive in for the day without stock. It would be to your advantage to RSVP to me (Kris) so we can have an … Read More 2023 Summer Buckhorn Events
Brought to you by Buckhorn Range Chapters Equine Emergency Preparedness Committee A windy but beautiful day greeted chapter members, along with two representatives from East Jefferson County Fire and Rescue and Dave Codier from Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management. We were hosted at Paradigm Sporthorse Training by Becky Cushman and Mike Piero. We learned about important considerations in preparing for a potential emergency … Read More Trailer Safety & Safely Loading
Brought to you by your Emergency Equine Preparedness Committee (EEP)Mentors and Location: Becky Cushman & Mike Piero, at Paradigm Sport Horse Training1710 South Jacob Miller RoadPort Townsend, WA One of the key steps in preparing for evacuation emergencies is to ensure your horse loads in a trailer. The optimal situation is for your horse (or horses) to be loaded by you in the trailer with which … Read More June 4th, 2023 Event: Buckhorn Range Chapter Members Trailer Loading Clinic
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