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 […]
Youth Blog
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. […]
Liz & Stitch
This BCHA Share Your Story is by Liz French Liz French was awarded the BCHA Teen Scholarship in 2018. In her scholarship application she wrote about using the $250 award to further her dream of adopting a wild mustang. Fast forward several years and now Liz is a senior at Silver Creek High School in […]
Big Win for the Boulder County Hippology Team!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020— The Boulder County 4-H Hippology Team took home first place in the National Arabian Horse Hippology Contest. In addition to the team’s first place win, Liz French garnered the highest individual overall score. This year nine teams from around the country competed for six grueling hours over Zoom. Each hippology team […]
BCHA Awards its Two Youth Scholarships
Congratulations Maddie and Liz! When the BCHA Youth Club formed three years ago, one of its primary objectives was to raise money for two new youth equestrian scholarships. The BCHA board is pleased to announce the names of our first two recipients: Madeline “Maddie” Williams $750 Collegiate Scholarship Awardee Maddie spends almost all of her […]
Share Your Story: One Wild Ride #6—New Ideas!
Update from Maggie: Rowan, my Mustang filly, has been doing super well for the past couple of weeks, and has come a long way in her training! We have been working on showmanship, jumping, picking up all four feet, lunging, join up, and respect. She has definitely come a long way from when I first […]
Share Your Story: One Wild Ride #5
Welcome to One Wild Ride # 5 We are so excited— Maggie got her mustang! Hello all, this is Maggie and I have some very exciting news to share with everyone about our Extreme Mustang Makeover journey! The Extreme Mustang Makeover is returning to Colorado in May, where youth and adult trainers will have a chance to showcase their […]
Share Your Story: One Wild Ride #4
The One Wild Ride mustang group wishes everyone a Happy New Year! Recently the discussion of trucks have come up. Every cowgirl or cowboy knows the importance of a good truck for your special horse, as well as a good trailer. Junior year is usually the year in which a high schooler starts driving, and as […]
Share Your Story: One Wild Ride #3
I love these gals! Maddy, Emma and Maggie are three incredibly talented young women, working hard, working together, and sharing their story with our BCHA community. Please let them know if you are enjoying following this One Wild Ride with them by commenting on these posts! -LindaP Hello BCHA Community Members! Along with our first article, […]
Series: Share Your Story #2: Meet Maddy
Hi, my name is Maddy Rodcay and I am 16 years old. I attend New Vista High School with Maggie and Emma. I started taking English riding lessons when I was nine years old, and rode Western shortly after with family friends….
Series: Share Your Story—Emma & Maggie
Last Sunday I was manning the registration table at the BCHA Horse Fair and met two amazing young woman, Emma and Maggie. I was so happy that they were interested in sharing their stories with BCHA and its membership in our new series ‘Sharing Your Story.’ The Boulder County Horse Association (BCHA) is so exciting about following this group of […]