About The Venue

Established in 1945 and celebrating 74 years of community service, the Hood River Saddle Club strives to maintain and operate a not-for-profit public facility to promote horseback riding as a sport; to disseminate information of interest in horses, horsemanship, and the sport of horseback riding; to encourage the ownership of saddle horses; to cooperate with other horse organizations in all matters relating to horsemanship and ownership of horses; to sponsor or facilitate functions related to the sport and generally encourage all responsible horse activities with promote a sustained interest in the sport of horsemanship.

• Just a few miles from downtown Hood River, there are numerous shops, golf courses, and local food venues to delight you. http://www.hoodriversaddleclub.org
• Dry Camping Only, Sorry no Hookups.  Water available. Plenty of room to set up your own portable corrals/pens.
• Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times and must be picked up after.  

Event Details

Offering In-Hand Friday Evening, In-Hand & Mounted Obstacle Challenges on Saturday, and Mounted Obstacle Challenge Sunday.  All events will be included in the NW Regional Tournament Qualifiers and in the Mid-Columbia Series. 

• You can look forward to Challenging and Fun Obstacles both on the established Trail Course and in the surrounding areas.
• Unfortunately, we need to limit 1 horse per handler to be able to keep our events on time.  Sorry for any inconvenience. 
• Warm-up on Friday in the round corral or around the parameter of the facility. Be assured we will have some surprises in store for you.
• If you signing up for multiple events this weekend and are unable to get a reservation for the Saturday OC please leave a detailed message for the ride host at 541 806-0059 and she will help you.  

The Terrain

• Grass and dirt footing, shoes not necessary.

Meals

• Breakfast & Lunch On Your Own (we are working on gettting a food truck for food services)
• Saturday Evening Bring Your Own Dinner & Your Favorite Beverage Gathering

Awards

Beautiful ETS Ribbons 1st-6th place Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced, 1st-3rd place Junior (age 13-17), 1st-3rd place Youngin' (age 7-12), and 1st place Newcomer. 

Weekend Hi-Point, Advanced, Intermediate, Novice, Male Partnership, Female Partnership.

These Events will be the first 4 events of the Mid-Columbia Series.  Next 4 events will be held at Fort Dalles Riders Club, in Beautiful The Dalles, OR, June 12th & 13th.

Additional Fees

Pen & Dry Camping fees reserved on-line at time of registration and PAID when you arrive at venue.

Additional Opportunities

Local Shopping, Restaurants, Windsurfing, Paddle Boarding, Hiking