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Our Calendar of Events and Activities is provided as a way to span the open spaces of the West and bring us together in a wide variety of equine activities.  We hope we have something for everyone, including Trail Rides, Clinics, Meetings, Expos, Parades, and Campouts.  While many of the activities focus on Paso Finos, we also list items for other Gaited and Non-Gaited Breeds, and Mules. 

We strive to maintain a very comprehensive "one-stop-shopping" list of activities and welcome submissions for listings on the calendar, please contact our webmaster at WesternStatesInfo.


Calendar of Events and Activities 2008

Date Event or Activity Location Contact
May 1-4 Annual Fiesta of the Spanish Horse Los Angeles Equestrian Center;
Burbank, California
Joanne Asman, 818-842-8444
info@fiestaspanishhorse.com
May 3 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
May 9 Spring Fling Utah Jen Apa, 801-446-6769
May 10 Back Country Horsemen Terra Trail Ride Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
May 10-11
Rescheduling
Carlos Tobon Clinic 
Paso Fino horsemanship clinic rescheduling for sometime in late summer. Watch for updated info!
Jan & Paul Zito's
Hacienda de Los Ninos;
Plummer, Idaho
Carlos Tobon
www.pasofinostudio.com
May 16-18 Larry Whitesell Gaited Horsemanship Clinic
To learn about Larry Whitesell visit his website at   www.whitesellgaitedhorsemanship.com.
8th Heaven Farms;
Castle Rock, Colorado.
Call Beverly Swanson, at 303-688-5727 or 303-584-9904 or email eighthheavenhorses@yahoo.com

Or, call Suzie Tiller, 303-688-3771

May 16-18 Ride the West Horse and Ranch Expo  
All Breed Weekend INCLUDES PASO FINO DEMONSTRATIONS
www.ridethewest.net
Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds;
Spokane, Washington.
Jan Zito pauljan@hughes.net
208-686-9276
May 24-26 "Getting to Know Your Paso Fino" Clinic with Vickie McQuinn and Johnny Lanier of De Los Mejores Ranch Paso Finos Nampa, Idaho
Sponsored by Idaho Sporting Adventures Paso Finos
Sandy Young, 208-442-9445
idahopasofinos@aol.com
June - to be determined Rancho Fino Horsemanship Clinic Rancho Fino;
Ojai, California
Bob Rains, 805-640-9160
RanchoFino@aol.com
June - to be determined Del Mar Horse Show - Paso Demonstrations Del Mar, California To be Determined
June 6-8 Trail One - Clinic by Mitch & JoLinn Hoover
To learn more about the Hoovers, visit their website at: www.risinghranch.com

Westwind Ranch;

Athol, Idaho

Gail Springer, 208-437-0416 led@pasofinoland.com

June 6-8 California Horse Expo Sacramento, California Nick Montoya, 916-813-1369
nick.montoya@intel.com
June 7 Stansbury Front Service Project Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
June 12 Charity Show Utah Jen Apa, 801-446-6769
June 14 Back Country Horsemen, Pole or Bates Canyon Ride Utah Carol Nudell, 435-833-9085
June 21 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
June 28 Strawberry Ride and Campout Utah Patti Boone, 435-783-5477
July 4 4th of July Kids' Ride Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
Jul 5-7 Santa Barbara National Horse Show Earl Warren Fairgrounds;
Santa Barbara, California
Rae Deane Stone, 805-969-9812 raedeane@cox.net
July 7-11 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic - Level 3 Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
July 10 Howard Franklin Event Utah Jen Apa, 801-446-6769
July 11-13 Horse Camping and Trail Rides
www.oregonstateparks.org/park_211.php
Silver Falls State Park,
Silverton, OR
Patricia McKinney, 541-312-3988 or email: pasoportz@bendbroadband.com
July 12 Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH)
Judged Trail Ride
Logan, Utah Desirai Schild, 208-237-6413
July 18-20 Wyoming Trail Ride and Campout Afton, Wyoming Dru Fry, 8010942-8418
or Jen Apa, 801-446-6769
July 19 Anniversary Ride Settlement Canyon, Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
July 26 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
Aug 3 Old Spanish Days Parade Santa Barbara, California To be Determined
Aug 9-10 Box Elder Ride and Campout Utah Annette Rowberry, 435-884-0814
Aug 16 Back Country Horsemen, Moonlight Ride at South Willow Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
Aug 22-23 Horse Camping and Beach Rides
www.oregonstateparks.org/park_201.php
Nehalem Bay State Park,
Manzanita, OR
Tripti Kenzer, 503-357-1718 
or email:  tripti@mystictrader.com
Aug 25-29 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic - Level 3 Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
Aug 30 "Night of the Horse" Exhibition Norco, California To be Determined
Sep 5 Utah State Fair Salt Lake City, UT Becky Brown, 801-556-6551
Sept 13 Back Country Horsemen, Ophir Trail Ride Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
Sept 14-20 Paso Fino Horse Association Grand National Show National Fairgrounds & Agricenter;
Perry, Georgia
PFHA, Cori Clark, Events Manager 813-719-7777  showmgr@pfha.org
Sept 15-17 Karen Rolf Natural Dressage Clinic Utah Margaret Cully, 801-560-5808
Sept 20 Mt. Timpanogos Trail Ride Utah Jen Apa, 801-446-6769
Sept 27-29 "Getting to Know Your Paso Fino" Clinic with Vickie McQuinn and Johnny Lanier of De Los Mejores Ranch Paso Finos Nampa, Idaho
Sponsored by Idaho Sporting Adventures Paso Finos
Sandy Young, 208-442-9445
idahopasofinos@aol.com
October - dates
to be set
Vacaville Fun Show Vacaville, California Vickie Kennedy, 209-536-1776
vrk99@yahoo.com
Oct 4 Back Country Horsemen - White Pine Trail Ride 
(view our Trail Report for this Trail)
Tooele, Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
Oct 10-12 Sedona Trail Ride Sun City, Arizona Glenn Davis, 623-931-1337
Oct 10-12
Tentative
NorthWest PFHA Annual Meeting, Clinic and Fun Show  Tentative - Franklin County Saddle Club;
Pasco, Washington
Paul Zito, 208-686-9276    pauljan@hughes.net
Oct 11 Great Western PFHA Membership Meeting   Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
Oct 18 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
Oct 31 - Nov 2 Western Gold Cup Challenge Industry Hill Expo Center;
City of Industry, CA
Phyllis Buteyn, 760-345-2518 pbuteyn@dc.rr.com
Nov 1 Back Country Horsemen - Pass Canyon Trail Ride  Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
Dec 13 Back Country Horsemen - Christmas Party and Meeting Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
Oops - If you weren't there, look at what you missed earlier this year: 
Jan 31 - Feb 3 Equine Affair Pomona Fairplex; Pomona, California Bob Rains, 805-640-9160
RanchoFino@aol.com
Feb 8 Top of the West Ogden, Utah Clyde Price, 435-734-9794
Feb 15-17 Horse Affair and Expo Boise, Idaho Sandy Young, idahopasofinos@aol.com
Feb 15-18 Trail Ride Moab, Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
Feb 23 Back Country Horsemen Elk Ride Stockton, Utah Linda Bean, 801-571-3882
Feb 29- Mar 2 Karen Scholl "Horsemanship for Women"
Foundation and Advancing Clinic
Blackhawk Arena;
Salina, Utah
Janice Stark, 435-527-3015
Mar 13-16 Carousel Charity Horse Show West World; Scottsdale, Arizona Phyllis Buteyn, 760-345-2518 pbuteyn@dc.rr.com
Mar 29 Endurance Ride - Home on the Range Othello, WA Gail Williams, 509-952-1256
gailwilliams@nwinfo.net
April 5 Poker Ride - Fantastic Fun - Great Prizes Sponsored by Northwest Paso Fino Horse Association Farragut State Park; near Coeur d'Alene, ID Christie Hartin, 208-699-5133  OR Linda Holzer, 208-699-546
April 12 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
April 12 Endurance Ride - Owhyee Tuff Sucker (no frills) 25/50/75 miles Oreana, ID Karla Watson, 503-333-6691 karla.watson@nwpfha.com    Tracey Kasten, 360-834-7776 tracey.kasten@nwpfha.com
April 19 Endurance Ride - Grizzly Mountain 25/50/75/100 miles Madras, OR Karla Watson, 503-333-6691 karla.watson@nwpfha.com    Tracey Kasten, 360-834-7776 tracey.kasten@nwpfha.com
Apr 18-20 Trail Ride and BBQ Rancho De Milagro;
San Jacinto, California
Gerardo Matos, 951-202-3530
Apr 18-20 Idaho Horse Expo Idaho Events Center,
Nampa, ID
Sandy Young, idahopasofinos@aol.com
April 19 Great Western PFHA Region
Board of Directors Meeting
  Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
April 26 Endurance Ride - Milwaukee Rail Trail 30/50/90 miles Ellensburg, WA Karla Watson, 503-333-6691 karla.watson@nwpfha.com    Tracey Kasten, 360-834-7776 tracey.kasten@nwpfha.com
April 26-27 Jamie Drizin Clinic Utah Judi Bradbury, 435-837-2125
       

 

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