About The Venue

The Washington State Horse Park is conveniently located just off I-90 in Cle Elum. The park offers 112 acres of gently sloping terrain with a brand new indoor arena, three outdoor arenas, two cross-country courses, a mountain trail course, 100 covered stalls, RV/tent camping, shower facilities, and 10 miles of trails. Additionally, the towns of Cle Elum and Roslyn offer a variety of lodging, dining, and recreational amenities.

RESERVATIONS FOR CAMPING, STALLS AND HAUL-INS - Use this link: ETS Trinity Trail Challenge II July 22-24

Make your reservations early as the RV spots will go quickly. There are plenty of stalls available.

Event Details

Trinity Trail Events hosts fun and challenging obstacle trail events that cater to all ages and levels of riders. Our Buckles & Bling Summer Trail Challenge consists of nine separate events in June, July, and August. 

We pride ourselves on creating events that challenge the horse and rider and help increase overall horsemanship. You can expect a wide variety of obstacles that focus on precision, confidence, ground manners, and your relationship with your horse. Our events rarely use the same obstacle twice so you will get a different experience each time. We also focus on having FUN and can confidently say we have the BEST community of riders that attend our events!

EVENTS

Each weekend:

• Friday 4-6 p.m.:  In-hand competition on the mountain trail obstacle course.
• Saturday & Sunday: Trail Challenges on the park's trail system.

The Terrain

The terrain at the Horse Park is mostly soft dirt and grass, with gravel on roads only. There are some rocks on the Obstacle Course. 

Meals

Join us for the Saturday Night Potluck! Great opportunity for not only good food, but also to meet and get to know our wonderful rider community!

Awards

DAILY & WEEKEND AWARDS

• Three divisions - Novice, Intermediate, & Advanced
• Daily ribbons 1st - 6th place in each division
• Weekend High Points in each division
• Partnership awards each day for Male, Female & Junior rider
• Judges' 'Trail Boss' Shout-Outs 

Series Awards (given at Finals event on Aug. 21):

• Championship buckles to the overall series champions in Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. 
• Awards for Reserve Champions in Novice, Intermediate and Advanced.
• Championship buckle to the overall series "rookie" champion (first year competing in ETS).
• Never-won-a-buckle championship buckle to the highest scoring rider that has never won a buckle.

Additional Fees

RV, dry camping and covered stalls are available for overnight accommodations. Stalls are required for anyone staying overnight. There is a haul-in fee of $15 per day if you do not stay overnight.

Note: Each competitor will be required to pay for EITHER an overnight stall or haul-in fee. You will not pay for both.

Please make your reservations directly with the Horse Park via their online reservation system at the following link:

ETS Trinity Trail Challenge II July 22-24

Important notes:

• The horse park is grateful for their members, but discounted membership fees do not apply to competitions, shows, clinics or other organized activities like ETS rides.  
• The Park has spent $10,000 in legal fees to date to protect the use of surrounding trails to the fullest extent possible.  There is a Donate option on all reservations at check out for your consideration to support the Park in saving the trail system for all riders.

Additional Opportunities

Trails will be open each day for riders to use. The obstacle course will be closed to riders on Friday.