Patrick Henry Saddle Club

03/25/2024

02/01/2024

2024 class list. Check out our new leadline classes!

06/05/2023

Pre -registration is open now until Friday 6/9
Thank you to Tractor Supply Co. Christiansburg the first 20 people to pre-register will receive a bucket and a bag of shavings!
Love Knot Halters Leads Tracey Slaughter has sponsored the reining class and provided a halter and lead for 1st place.
The new electrical sites are reservable. Some new high lines will be available in that areas also or you can do electric pens.
The weather is looking fabulous, see everyone at the meeting Friday

04/05/2023

Updated Events Flyer

02/24/2023

Hello Neighbors,

It’s been brought to my attention that you have received letters from Henry County zoning committee about Patrick Henry Saddle Club requesting for a “campground permit”. We have never and will NEVER be a “campground”. We will never rent out campsites to the public.

This permit will allow us to put in 12 electrical sites for our members to have electricity during our events and be more comfortable allowing them to run air conditioning or heat in their horse trailers. We typically have 4 shows a year and are on Saturdays. We allow people to come Friday evening and stay until Sunday morning, so they are not traveling in the dark with their horses and children. Plus, the kids always enjoy spending the night with their horses. Our shows are typically over by dark, so we will not inconvenience any neighbors with any noise from the announcer. We typically will leave the lights on in the ring until around 10pm so people can see to feed and water horses and safety. There will be no change to what we currently do.

If you have any concerns at all, I am happy to discuss with you at any time. I’m happy to come to you or you can feel free to give me a call or email (contact information below). You are also welcome to any of our shows or any of our business meetings posted on the page and website.

I know myself would never want to live next to a campground and my commitment to you is that it will never be a campground. Henry county requires us to apply for this permit for any more than 3 people staying overnight.

Patrick Henry Saddle Club is a 501c non-profit dedicated to providing fun, safe, and family oriented activities throughout the year. No matter your age or riding experience, it is our mission to promote good horsemanship in a positive, family friendly atmosphere. We encourage young riders to develop strong traits, responsibility, and cooperation and are always willing to offer guidance in improving their equestrian and life skills. Join us this year as we become better equestrians and enjoy fellowship in the process.

Kind Regards,
Mary Knight. President Patrick Henry Saddle Club
540-798-5775
[email protected]

01/12/2023

Membership due 2/1. You must pay your membership by 3/31 for points to count for 4/1 show.
$50/family $25/individual
You can pay by PayPal for renewal but then it is $55/family and $28/individual

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01/12/2023

Class list for 2023 Fun Shows

01/12/2023

Meeting Minutes 1/11/2023:
*New Electrical - Base is installed, however we are delayed until March 1st for a Henry County zoning committee meeting. We'll make every effort to have these installed prior to the first show
*Work Day will be scheduled 3/18 or 3/25 depending on weather and zoning committee
*Facebook group monitoring- you must be a active member to post sale adds and they must be horse related.
*Awards Ceremony - March 31st 7pm. Dinner will be provided by the club, we will do a poll to decide on food
*Fun Show Dates: April 1st, June 3rd, July 29th, September 30th
*We have changed a few classes - will post a new class list
*We plan to do an Extreme Trail, Pop Up Ranch Show, Pop Up Speed Show with dates TBD depending on volunteer availability. I'd also like to do some open arena's. Want one of these? Reach out to me and let's get some volunteers and do it!
*Ashley Adams is doing a fundraiser for PHSC on 4/29, Car Show - we will need volunteers - Thank you Ashley for kicking us off right and raising $ for PHSC!
*Membership is due 2/1/2023. You can pay via paypal but there is a fee (will post separately on this) Dues must be paid prior to the first show 4/1. If you pay at the show, you will not accrue points at that show. You can pay the night before at the awards ceremony and still have your points count the next day. This reduces the stress on the booth. If you pre-register you can pay membership day of show and have points count.
*4 Volunteer hours are required if you want to be considered for year end awards. If you get a sponsorship ($300) that will count for 1 volunteer hour. 2 sponsorships count for 2 volunteer hours and so on. I was a little flexible on this last year, I will not be this year. If we don't have volunteers, we cannot have shows. Please remember the countless hours that go into ring prep, pre-registration, communication, etc by our current board members and they do all this b/c they want to see the club succeed.
*In an effort to raise money for the covered arena we will be offering lifetime sponsorships for $5000. This is payable in installments includes a 10ft PERMANENT banner and lifetime family membership. We'll start to fundraise for the covered arena once new electrical is approved and installed. A covered arena is not an unrealistic goal. We have 1600 facebook followers. How much would it be worth to you to have access to a covered arena at any time? Remember that our members have access to PHSC at any time. After being an active member for one year in good standing you can request gate codes at any time to use the saddle club. Just a reminder on the rules for gate codes: You must request a gate code from a board member each time you go to the saddle club (codes change frequently). You may not give the gate code to anyone else and you and everyone with you must have signed a release form.
*If you have ideas for fundraisers - please reach out to me.
*Thanks to everyone who came last night and provided input. Want to see something happen at the club? Want Changes? Come to the next meeting. Looking forward to a great year!

12/08/2022

Anyone want to donate a covered arena to PHSC? 😊
The dreaded announcement….. 3rd time was not the Charm. PHSC Ranch Horse and Fun show is canceled due to the weather.
The ring will not have time to dry out prior to Saturday, with the continued rain, enough to be safe for our horses and riders.

If you signed up to volunteer at this show, I will count that as volunteer hours.
For points… we’ll change it to showing 2 out of 3 shows. (It was 3 out of 4). If you have questions, please let Kimra Spencer Compton or myself know. We’ll be tallying points and ordering awards next week.

10/22/2022

Mounted shooting demonstration

10/22/2022

Face painting