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Would you like to get involved and meet new people?

VolunteerRiders, non-riders, friends, family members, and all BCHA members are welcome to participate in helping BCHA help you and your horse. BCHA is an all-volunteer organization. Listed below are many exciting opportunities for our member-volunteers to pitch in. Our membership application provides you the opportunity to indicate which activities are of interest to you.

 

                                                                           2008 PLAD registration volunteer

 

                                                                        

Stay tuned for more opportunities to volunteer in 2010!

Volunteers in Action!

 

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Volunteers in bright T's help with Fun Show registration.

 

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Volunteers help with the Dressage Classic, benefit for Renee's Friends Fund

 

Volunteers greet the public at the Boulder Creek Festival

 


 

An Invitation to Equestrians

from Boulder County Parks & Open Space

 

 

Park Host

  

You can make a difference as a Boulder County Parks & Open Space Park Host while riding some of the most beautiful open spaces in the west.  Give back to the trails you love while patrolling, being a uniformed presense, and answering visitor's questions. 

More information:  Michael Bauer, mbauer@bouldercounty.org, 303-678-6219


 

ON-GOING BCHA VOLUNTEER OPORTUNITIES

Check below and also our "EVENTS" page for specific future needs.
Listed below are some of our on-going opportunities.

Emergency Evacuation Plan
Help establish evacuation plans for the county – involving developing lists of trailer owners willing to respond.

Special Events

BCHA runs several events every year. Each of these events need volunteers to plan, setup, decorate, and otherwise ‘run the show’. We’re also eager to get new ideas about what events would attract our members.

*Volunteers are being organized for our 13th Annual Horse Lovers' Fling on March 21, 2009. This is our big social and fund raising event of the year (see Events Page for details). Call Barb, 303-776-4907, if you would like to help with the auction, decorating, registration, or other responsibility. It's a grand time for all!

*Volunteers will be needed for the 2009 Public Lands Appreciation Day (PLAD).  Date to be announced.

*Volunteers needed for planning & preparation of the 2009 Fun Show, Sunday, Oct. 18th, at the Boulder County Fairgrounds!


Horse Services Directory

Approximately every 5 years BCHA produces the Boulder County Horse Services Directory. This publication requires a large amount of research to locate all of the horse-related services in the county, set up distribution channels, etc.
Volunteers are needed to update the website Resources Page for barns and organizations.

Trails:  Building & Maintenance

Join our crews several times a year to repair trails subject to heavy use. BCHA built the Dowdy Draw trail in 1986 and has maintained it since. We have adopted the Switzerland Trail across Caribou Ranch near Nederland and are stewards on the first mile of the Picture Rock Trail in Lyons.  Watch for email announcements of other trail volunteer oportunities.

Trail Crew Leader Training: April 4 & 5, 2009.  Application available from BCPOS.


Trail Rides
BCHA hosts weekly trail rides every Wednesday to share our favorite trails with others – please join us! Contact Suzanne 303-485-2162.

Newsletter production

BCHA’s newsletter, The Horse’s Mouth, is published bi-monthly, keeping members informed of local events, activities and issues affecting the horse community. We have needs for volunteers to help write articles, submit calendar items, & submit photographs.


Liaison
Spend time with other horse clubs to keep BCHA visible in the horse community, and keep BCHA up on the latest events.

 


 

 

Volunteer Trail Crew Leader Training

Trail CrewSupport trails in Boulder County by attending the BCPOS Volunteer Trail Crew Leader Training.  Program objectives, volunteer responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, and other general information can be found on this link.

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    Application for Volunteer Trail Crew Leader Training 

 


 

National Trails Day, June 7, Heil Valley Ranch

Trail CrewBCHA provided breakfast for well over 200 volunteers, Saturday, June 7th, before the continued construction on the Picture Rock Trail, eventually connecting Heil Valley to Lyons. BCHA teamed with the BCPOS, BMA, REI, and Oskar Blues for this fabulous event.

Thank you volunteers:  Jacque Lee, Barb Haaland-Michaels, Jane & John Kellogg,
Nina Berenzina, Gail Mathehson, Sidney Shinedling, Linda Parks, and others who provided donations of monies and baked goods.

Thank you sponsors for your contributions:  Longmont's Santiago's Mexican Restaurant, Old Fashioned Bavarian Bakery, Costco, King Soopers, Starbucks, and Safeway.

Breakfast   Tents

Crew          Crew Workers

 

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