Back Country Horsemen of British Columbia

Get ready for an experince of a lifetime when you raffle to win a guided backcountry trip into the heart of the South Chilcotin. Tyax Adventures Raffle Prize:$1500 Gift Certificate toward any multi-day backcountry tripoffered for the 2016 Season. To discover your Backcountry adventure click here.Adventure awaits, and is only a raffle ticket away! Raffle to take place at Rendezvous 2016.

Hello Chapter Chairs. Can you please discuss the following 'RV Chapter Challenge' with your Chapter Members and notify Eileen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a contact name for this project. CHAPTER POSTER CHALLENGE 2016 In the 25 years since BCHBC was initiated we have grown to be 22 chapters strong totalling 1000 members . Quite a few 'Hoofprints in History'. They say a picture speaks a thousand words so in commemoration of our 25 year anniversary, we are asking the 22 chapters to help build a 'chapter showcase' of our collective 'Hoofprints'. Each chapter is asked to make an 'advertisement' poster that will convince viewers that they must add a visit to the chapter's area to their bucket list. (All chapters are invited to participate whether they have members attending RV or not).The chapter's posters will be displayed at RV on a wall in a covered and visible location. The posters will…

Packing Competition By Yarrow Chapter This year's Packing Competion will see participants using traditional skills needed to keep our "Right to Ride" the gorgeous trails throughout B.C. Where: Princeton BC, Indoor Arena When: Saturday May 28th, 4-6PM Who: Teams of 2 (One experienced and one non-experienced please) You will need: 2 Riding horses, 1 pack horse (you can use a western saddle and just sling your gear onto the western saddle, rather than a pack saddle and bags or boxes on your pack horse if you like...just get the job done!), loppers and a 50-60 foot lash rope of some sort. To Register a Team, contact Rose Schroeder; 604-854-1245 Prizes for: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place! BONUS POINTS: TOP SECRET

Registration for Rendezvous TicketsEventbrite is up and running and so easy for purchasing your tickets for all your Rendezvous activities. Just click on the link below and you are on your way to the best Rendezvous yet! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bchbc-hoofprints-in-history-rendevous-2016-tickets-20282293887

The North Cariboo Chapter of BCHBC is located in Quesnel, with a current membership of 23 people from the area in between Williams Lake and Prince George BC.  Chapter meetings are held at the Quesnel Community Policing center on the first Monday of every month at 6PM.The chapter was formed with a desire to explore, clear, maintain and preserve the Collins Overland Telegraph trail, which a portion of has recently been designated as a Heritage site. The Telegraph Trail is that portion of the Collins Overland Telegraph Trail and its successor Yukon Telegraph Trail that is located in the Cariboo Regional District. It is approximately 275 kilometers long, extending from 70 Mile House in the South to its border with the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, North-West of Quesnel.When members are not on the Telegraph trail, they enjoy meeting up and riding not only the local trails but also on the trails all over the…

BCHBC Aldergrove Presents: Cabin Fever Party & Dance NEW DATE!! Friday February 12, 2016 with The Chris Buck Band JUBILEE HALL 7999 BRADNER RD. ABBOTSFORD BC. Doors open at 7PM Dance: 8:00pm - 12:00pm Cost: $15.00 - BCHBC members $20 Guests: Advance tickets only! (not available at door) Ticket includes evening pizza 50/50....toony toss...lots of laughs! Contact Denise & Bob; 604-852-8399 or Sheila; 604-856-8968

With the welcoming of a new year comes some announcements and events to mark on your calenders! Also a reminder to renew your Back Country Horsemen membership. Click here for more information.

The following is a letter from Executive to BCHBC Members regarding insurance. Message to All BCHBC Members: Your Chapter Chairs will have received Sharon Pickthorne’s email from Horse Council BC (HCBC) updating HCBC members on what they and Capri Insurance are doing to help Katie. She is the young woman whose claim was denied by the insurance provider of the personal liability insurance that Horse Council provides to all its members. In brief, the Capri Insurance Brokers are assisting Katie in her appeal to the insurance company. The social media posts and news stories about this sad situation brought in several questions and comments from some members of Back Country Horsemen of BC (BCHBC) to the executive regarding the insurance that BCHBC has with Capri. The executive would like to provide some clarification and explanation of BCHBC's insurance for a better understanding. As I mentioned in a previous email to…

As the Christmas season begins many of our own Back Country Horsemen members are finding ways to "pay it forward" and give back to their communities. North Cariboo Chapter Yarrow Chapter Members of the Yarrow Chapter gathered around the toys and gifts to be donated. With a total of 14 riders and 5 "camp watchers" coming together to support their community.

A trail ride with your family and/or friends can be one of the greatest experiences, or one of the sorriest of your life. Which it turns out to be could depend on the planning and preparation you do ahead of time. You have choices and you should be aware of the choices you have and how to make them. This is called Risk Management. Risk management involves identifying the risk factors, putting into place Best Management Practices (BMP's) and monitoring their effect. BMP's are reasonable and use common sense. They are general enough to apply to day rides as well as 10 day packing trips.So, for instance, lets look at trail riding. First we need to identify what is at risk: ourselves our family and friends our stock (horses or mules or dogs) our equipment the environment our right to ride and access to trails our reputation as being safe…