~By BCHA Board President, Clare Tone Authors Note: At the Annual Fun Show on Oct 22nd, 2023, the Recognition Award was presented to Dr. Fitch’s daughter, Lindsay Fitch. Before he was Dr. Fitch, Mark grew up on a cattle ranch outside of Gillette, WY where his passion for horses budded through participation in 4-H and […]
Read MoreKudos and Achievements
In 2022 We Have: Grown and stabilized our leadership team coming out of the Covid Pandemic era by welcoming Jonas Balloga to the Board as Secretary and Jodi Fowler as Chair of our newly formed Emergency Preparedness Committee. Hosted our first Emergency Preparedness Clinic alongside Boulder County Mounted Search and Rescue, Boulder County Animal Control […]
Read MoreA Tribute to Jay Hearst
Jay and his horse Sonny, up Niwot Ridge in 2000. Photo Courtesy of Suzanne Webel JAY W. HEARST (1931-2021) A belated tribute to longtime BCHA member and Board member Jay Hearst by Suzanne Webel I met Jay in about 1998 when he called me to announce, “We’ve never met but I ‘m calling […]
Read MoreLily Thomas is Awarded the 2022 BCHA Youth Scholarship!
Lily and her colt Westley from the AQHA young horse development program My name is Lily, I have been riding pretty much my whole life but started showing when I was eight! I have been so blessed to get to learn to ride and care for horses as a youth and get to continue on […]
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Boulder County Horse Bowl Team Are National Champions
By Mea French Congratulations to the Boulder County Horse Bowl team as they competed in the 2022 Western National 4-H Roundup Horse Classic in Denver on Saturday, January 8th. The team was there proudly representing Colorado as they brought home the national title by winning every single round in which they played. They competed against […]
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Removing Recreational Sport Shooting from National Forest Land Along the Northern Front Range
By Brittany Steffensen What if sport shooting was eliminated on US Forest Service (USFS) land in Boulder County and neighboring counties to the north and south? As equestrians who escape into the mountains for fun filled weekend trail rides, how would this impact your visits to the Front Range? With the rapid population growth and […]
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Fires Bring Action to Colorado Horse Communities
Originally published by Nicker News Written by Randy Winter Feature phot0: Helen Richardson, Photographer, Denver Post EDITOR’S NOTE: Randy Winter is an experienced endurance rider, an active horse community member, a Best Horse Practices Summit sponsor, and creator of Rein Safe. He sent this report from his home in Boulder, Colorado, which the Middle Fork and […]
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Galloping Into 2022
For BCHA, 2021 was a great year of promoting, protecting and advocating for the equestrian community of Boulder County. We are galloping into 2022 with new energy and enthusiasm, but let’s do a half-halt and recap what we have accomplished: BCHA grew our Board of Directors and retained important committee leadership! Want to collaborate with […]
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Our Condolences: Shirley Lou (Stalker) Garvin
BCHA wishes to extend our condolences to the friends and family of this great woman. Shirley L. Garvin May 6, 1934 — November 23, 2021 Shirley Lou (Stalker) Garvin, 87, of Longmont, CO went into the arms of Jesus on November 23, 2021. What she would want you to know most of all is that […]
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Boulder County Horse Association Celebrated 50 Years of Service with their Community
By Brittany Steffensen, BCHA Community Offerings It’s not every day you get to celebrate a 50th year of service as one of Boulder County’s most impactful and long lasting nonprofit organizations, but we did it this year with all of you. On the evening of September 26th the Boulder County Horse Association (BCHA), with its supportive […]
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