Boulder County Horse Association (BCHA) Appreciation Award
The BCHA Appreciation Award was established in 1991 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Boulder County Horse Association. It was designed to reflect our mission, honor our community and membership. The award is presented once per year to the individual or group who has given exceptional amounts of their expertise, time, financial, or other contributions to the Boulder County horse community, without remuneration.
Nominate an Exceptional Person
If you know someone who has done exceptional work in the Boulder County community, and feel that they should be considered for the Boulder County Horse Association’s Appreciation Award please send us an email .
Past Recipients:
1991 Ken Crooks / 1992 Joanna Sampson / 1994 David Varra / 1995 Cathy Bickell / 1997 Creighton Stewart, Judy Cameron / 1998 Suzanne Webel, Eloise Joder / 1999 Marty Marten, Tracy Speich / 1999 Board of County Commissioners Special Award (for Land Use Code Horsekeeping regulations) / 2000 Nancy Loving / 2001 Jay Hearst (for support of Colorado Horse Rescue) / 2002 Pat Jarvis, Bob Joder / 2003 Mary Midkiff / 2004 Amy Bowman, Jody Marken / 2005 Hildy Armour / 2006 Barb Haaland-Michaels, Laurie Prindle, Sidney Shinedling/ 2007 Terri Snyder / 2008 Caroline Roy / 2009 Will Toor (Boulder County Commissioner) / 2010 Peter Bakwin (BATCO support), Rex Walker / 2011 Bill Scebbi (Colorado Horse Council) / 2012 Jill Talbot, Jack Gathright / 2013 Sheila Ranegar / 2014 Suzanne Webel ( Lifetime Achievement Award) / 2016 Carmen Porter / 2017 Colorado Horse Rescue / 2018 Michelle Sander, The Great Escape Mustang Sanctuary / 2023 Dr. Mark Fitch, DVM (posthumously)
