Mat-Su February meeting + Packing Education

Date: February 19, 2025 Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm Location: Colony High School Library Description: Packing education plus monthly meeting! Francine and Colleen will bring example 3-night packing list for 2 people and 3 equines including packed panniers. Draft Meeting Agenda:  Officer’s reports:  Old Business:  New Business: 

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Mat-Su January meeting

Post-holiday party! Let’s get together for a post-holiday celebration at Sarah Gotschall’s house. Check your email for the specific address. We will start with a potluck dinner at 6pm followed by a business meeting around 6:30pm.  Agenda Officer’s reports:  Old Business:  New Business: 

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Reminder for annual dues

Happy December! This is the first reminder to send in your dues for 2025. Dues have been increased by $5 to reflect that increase in the dues we pay for each member to National BCHA. Mat-Su dues: You can print and mail this form with a check, or pay via Paypal (with $2 fee) and email Francine…

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Mat-Su November 24 Meeting

Let’s get together for a winter meal and catch up after a busy summer and fall! Meeting at Conifer Farms, see email for address. November 24th. Potluck dinner at 6pm with meeting at 6:30pm Meeting Agenda: Old Business: New Business:

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Competitive Trail Ride Results

Thank you all for helping make the Crevasse Kicker an amazing experience for all this past weekend. With late changes to the trail, an untried campsite, and rough weather to start us off, it was exciting to see excellent teams on the trail and in camp. A special thank you to our outstanding trail-master Francine…

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Kenai Peninsula Happenings

Much is happening on the Kenai Peninsula. Here’s a snapshot: The KPBCH gets many questions about what is happening on the Peninsula and around the state. We’re honored to be a search engine for equestrian events! To help us all plan our summer riding season, we’ve put together a Statewide calendar with all the “universal”…

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Trail Trials open for registration!

We have finalized our sign ups and information for the Trail Trials and Competitive Trail Ride (CTR) we are organizing with 4-H this summer on the Mat-Su Greenbelt trails. You have the option to volunteer or bring a volunteer to at least one of the events to get a discount on registration cost. Please keep…

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Kenai Peninsula Chapter Meeting

Did you spend the last cold snap out-of-state horse shopping and now you’re wondering how to get your new equine best friend to Alaska? There will be a KPBCH membership meeting on Tuesday, February 13 at 6PM at the Soldotna Library where we will go through the ins and outs of horse transport from out…

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Pick*Click*Give

Exciting news!! We’ve been accepted into the Alaska Permanent Fund Pick*Click*Give program! Do you utilize Pick*Click*Give when filing for your PFD? Would you consider the Back Country Horsemen of Alaska for your donation? Your generous funds will assist us in maintaining trails and keeping them open for stock use to keep you riding!

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