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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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BCHA Announces its 2021 BCHA Youth Scholarship Recipients!

PRESS RELEASE: AUGUST 20, 2021 The Boulder County Horse Association (BCHA) is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 BCHA Youth Scholarships: Nora Ditzel, $250 Teen Scholarship Madeline Williams, $750 Collegiate Scholarship These two very impressive young horsewomen demonstrated equestrian dedication, along with high standards of character in their community involvement and educational achievements. […]

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Boulder County Launches Trails App

The Boulder Area Trails App is designed to connect local communities, enable users to find trails by use or type, allow users to plan routes, and link users to agency websites for more information. As the weather warms up you might find this new App useful in planning your next ride or hike on Boulder […]

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Fourteen Heartbeats

By Tamar V.D McKee, PH.D. President, BCHA On a day so perfect you could literally watch the wildflowers grow, 14 heartbeats (7 human, 7 equine) joined together at the Beech Pavilion trailhead in northern Boulder County for the first BCHA trail ride of 2019. As newly appointed president, I was up on my 10 year […]

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Maria Wasson of West Winds Farm

By Ann Hayes Photos by: Pat Jarvis ©2019 How do posture and balance contribute to excellence in horsemanship? Ask Maria Wasson who, with her husband Stephen Miller, built West Winds Farm in Longmont on 40 magnificent acres at the base of the Colorado Rockies. West Winds Farm is not only Maria and Stephen’s home but  […]

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A Call to Action: Prairie Dog Management Practices

On Tuesday May 7th at 6:00 PM the City of Boulder Open Space Board of Trustees will be presenting their recommendations to Boulder City Council on prairie dog (PD) management. We are asking our members to please consider taking the time to attend this meeting, or to write a letter to all City Council members […]

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Trailering 101: What an Informative and Fun Clinic!

We would like to thank Christy Jemail and all our participants for coming out to Boulder Valley Ranch for the Trailering 101 clinic. What a beautiful day to be outside with Christy Jamail and all that attended our first Spring clinic! We were able to present three horses for Christy to work with, and also […]

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What is Happening to Our OSMP Agricultural Lands and Open Space

All Boulder County Horse Owners, Agricultural Property Owners and Lease Holders, and Open Space and Mountain Parks Users should be concerned about the detrimental effects of having too many prairie dogs on our Open Space properties. We encourage you to get active now. That means getting out to attending City Council and Open Space and Mountain […]

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Boulder County 4-H Season Opener & Open Horse Show

It’s Spring and it’s  time to get out and support your local Boulder County 4-H youth program. Sunday, March 24 Boulder County Fairgrounds (indoor arena) Start time: 9:00 AM Sunday’s weather report: Mostly cloudy with a high of 56 degrees Classes: Showmanship / English / Western Judge: Amelia King Show Manger: Kelly Thomas Entry Fee: $6 […]

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The 2019 BCHA Youth Scholarships

The Boulder County Horse Association is pleased to announce that we are offering, two new youth scholarships for  Boulder County youth equestrians. Our equestrian scholarships are awarded to applicants who demonstrate the highest standards of character in community support, educational achievements and equestrian dedication. There are two scholarships for which you can apply: Collegiate $750 […]

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Gunbarrel Hill Open Space

What is the future of our open space properties? By Linda Parks I had the opportunity to attend the first Gunbarrel Hill Open Space meeting in January hosted by Boulder Open Space and Mountain Park (OSMP) where OSMP has started asking for the community’s help in realizing the vision of this open space (many of us […]

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