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Hitches, Knots and Slings - OH MY!

14. February 2012 by Laurie Bryan.

 ~ Mini-Pack Clinic ~

Several members of the SBBCH got together this weekend for a mini-pack session of sorts. Janine and I expressed an interest in learning more about proper packing techniques and engaged the assistance of Jake Lemon and Ellen Knapp, who agreed to take time out of their busy schedules to demonstrating their personal packing techniques.

Jake felt that if we were going to learn this thing the right way, it would be best to learn on our own animals with our own gear. With this philosophy in mind, I loaded Jack and Annie and drove to Jakes in Emmett. Annie has come a long way considering her past, but she is still a bit skittish. I brought Jack along in hopes the presence of “her horse” would help to calm her.    

I pulled into Jakes a little after noon to find the rest of the crew had arrived. I could not blame my bad sense of direction for tardiness this time. This time, I would blame Annie. She is not the easiest critter to catch when she does not want to be caught. Yeah, I’ve read the books on how to catch the hard to catch mule –Annie, however, has not.

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Cowboy Polo

21. January 2010 by Rob Adams.

On Thursday night a number of Squaw Butte members and friends attended the first Arena Night ride.  The facility, while still a work in progress had been freshly groomed and some new lights had just been installed.  There is a lot of parking for trailers, and Ms Nielson team had a grill going and some cowboy music playing.  Hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixing were available and very tasty.

It was great to be in the saddle and Willow was full of winter energy.   After riding around a bit so he got use to the arena with it sights and sounds, we got out the brooms and ball and practiced swinging  the boom past our stocks head and seeing if we could even hit the ball.  It is a lot harder than you would think!  It didn’t take long before the stock got use to this activity, so we set up a couple of cone goals and split into teams.    That is when the laughter started and the fun began.  Both horse and rider worked up a good sweat! As we didn’t have enough old booms for all the riders, as player needed a break, new players entered the game.  We also determined that the old wood and straw brooms are more durable then the newer plastic head ones.  Duct Tape was utilized to put a couple of brooms back in service when the heads came off.

I think all who attended agree this first event was a great success, and are looking forward to attending next month.  We will be trying other horse games in the future, but I know I am looking forward to playing Cowboy Polo again.

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Packers Play Day IV

11. October 2009 by Rob Adams.

Hosted by Squaw Butte Backcountry Horsemen

&

The Circle G River Ranch

 

October 17th, 2009

 

Location:  Circle G River Ranch, Emmett, Idaho

For directions

http://www.circlegriverranch.com/

 

First Event starts at 09:30 / ends 15:30

 

No cost to participate in events

Lunch $ donations accepted – 4H fund raiser

 

Lunch will be served at 12:30 and is being catered by the 4H

(Sloppy Joes, chips, cookies and soda / water)

 

This is a non competitive day of having fun with horses.  Results for times events will not be recorded, multiple runs will be available depending on time and number of participants.  ‘All skill levels’ of riders are encouraged to participate in any and all events.

 

Events are a mixture of traditional play day offering like pole bending and barrels, but also include musical chairs, 3 legged races, obstacle course and a number of other fun games on horseback.  If you have not attended a packer’s play day in the past you will find it a unique and fun experience for all ages of riders.

 

For more information email clinic@sbbchidaho.org

http://picasaweb.google.com/sbbchidaho2006/PackersFunDayCircleGRiverRanch#

http://picasaweb.google.com/sbbchidaho2007/PackersPlayDay#

http://picasaweb.google.com/sbbchidaho2008/PackersPlayDayIII#

 

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Packers Play Day

7. September 2008 by Rob Adams.

Packers Play Day III
Hosted by Squaw Backcountry Horsemen
&
The Circle G River Ranch

Location: Circle G River Ranch, Emmett

First Event starts at 09:30 / ends 15:30
No cost to participate, Lunch $ donations accepted.

Lunch will be served at 12:30 “4H will be catering the Lunch as a fund raiser”
(Sloppy Joes, chips, cookies and soda / water)

This is a non completive day of having fun with horses. Results for times events will not be recorded, multiple runs will be available depending on time and number of participants. All skill levels of riders are encouraged to participate in any and all events

Event Order
1. Pole Bending (traditional)
2. 4 Leaf Clover {new}
3. Pole bending leading pack horse {new}
4. 12 Pole (Lace Up) {new}
5. 12 Pole (Ultra Lace Up) {new}
6.  Ring Run (like action shooting, sort of) {new}
7. Barrel Race (traditional)
8. Barrels & Balls {new}
9. Egg & Spoon Ride
10. Tire Drag {new}
11. Lunch Break
12. Walk & Trot Race
13. Walk, Trot & Lope Race
14. Musical Chairs
15. Packers maze & obstacle course

All Participants must sign a Circle G River Ranch release form.

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