White Knight Dark Horse Rescue Ranch
Arizona Horse Council
Extreme Trail Horse Competition
SAVE THE DATE! JANUARY 21, 2017
Dedicated to Rescuing Horses that have been
Abused, Neglected, Abandoned or are Unwanted.
Sponsor one of our deserving rescue
horses for $100 monthly tax deductible
donation and RIDE ANY TIME!
Trail Rides for $30 per hour
tax deductible donation.
Contact Christine, Ranch Manager, to
schedule your Equestrian Experience!
602.618.1387
BOARDING
$225
a Month
2321 E. Carlise Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85086
At 24th St. and Carefree Highway
Professional Farrier
& Training Services
Guillermo Renteria specializes
in rider and horse relationships
and graduated from Pacific Coast
Horseshoeing School.
Reliable
Valleywide
Services
(602) 722-5168
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December 2016
T
he Arizona Horse Council and Tucson Equestrian Center are excited to
announce that we will be holding our first extreme trail horse competition on January 21, 2017. The event will be held at the Tucson Equestrian
Center located at 8405 North Via Socorro, Tucson, Arizona 85743.
This is a competition that will challenge you and your horse over a
variety of obstacles. Horses will be judged on athletic ability, willingness,
responsiveness and disposition. Riders will be judged on equitation,
communication skills with their equine partner and general horsemanship.
Overall, a smooth performance and teamwork between horse and rider
will be rewarded. The course will consist of a minimum of 10 obstacles and
may include a variety of man-made, natural or ranch type tasks. Obstacles
may be placed inside or outside of the arena. This is not a speed event, but
time on course may be used as a tie breaker. (Slow and right will beat fast
and wrong!) Each obstacle has a maximum score of 20 points, 10 for the
rider and 10 for the horse. Pluses may be awarded to horse and/or rider
for an exceptional performance. The level of difficulty will be somewhere
between regular trail type competitions and extreme cowboy races.
All breeds of horses, ponies and mules are accepted. There will be three
divisions: Open $65.00, Intermediate $65.00, and Novice $50.00. These are
early bird prices. After January 14, 2017, there will be a late fee of $10.00.
Note: we will accept entries the day of the event, but you must register by
10:00 a.m. We highly recommend that riders sign up early because the rider
limit is 60. Registration will start at 8:00 a.m. and the competition will start
at 10:00 a.m.
We will be giving away over $600.00 in cash and prizes. (Final payout
depends on participation). Open and Intermediate divisions will have
ribbons through 6th place and cash prizes through 2nd place. The Novice
division will have ribbons through 6th place and prizes through 3rd place.
Tucson Equestrian Center (“TEC”) is a full service equine facility which
offers boarding, training, layups and lessons. The facility includes ample
arenas and a full assortment of obstacles. TEC is a former host to Craig
Cameron Extreme Cowboy Races, so is no stranger to putting on this
type of event. The Center is also located near many trails and miles of
desert riding. Owner Linda Colica states, “I would like to offer Tucson
equestrians some additional opportunities to compete other than in roping
and barrel racing events, and I believe I have the ideal facility for this type
of competition”.
Limited to 60 riders! Your entries will support Arizona Horse Council
programs, including trail advocacy, education and lobbying efforts. If you’d
like more info on the Arizona Horse Council Extreme
Trail Horse competition contact: Linda Slay at 623.698.5562, by email at
[email protected] or Linda Colica at 520.349.3455, by email at
[email protected], or visit the Arizona Horse Council
website at www.arizonahorsecouncil.org.
Overnight camping and some hookups are available, as well as some corral
space. Make arrangements directly with Tucson Equestrian Center for
camping and stabling. Please join us on January 21st for some exciting and
challenging competition and to support your state horse council.
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