TEMECULA — West Coast Ranch Horse has had a great 2024 season of ranch horse competition so far. Their popular Ranch Summerfest Show was held on July 21 at California Ranch Company, and exhibitors wore Hawaiian shirts to beat the heat and adorned themselves and their horses with festive leis.
The event featured tropical ranch trail, open disciplined ranch rail and a non-pro ranch rail stakes class with a Hawaiian-themed silver belt buckle to the champion. Saltwater Riders, the title sponsor for the third straight year, sponsored t-shirts of the winners’ choice for the Top 10 in the stakes and disciplined rail classes. Bentley Show Pads sponsored multiple show pads for the winners, too.
Lei i Hana ie’ a Kana, a local lei maker, was also in attendance selling her handmade leis bringing authenticity to the event. There was also a water balloon toss contest with prizes, and WCRH bought all in attendance popsicles to help cool off the afternoon a little cooler.
Judges for the show were George and Sami Hernandez of Bakersfield.
Rosie Cowley of Temecula was presented with the Top Hand High Point award. Cindy Mendoza of Redlands, riding Lena’s Little Roughneck, was the Non-Pro Ranch Rail Stakes Champion, with Cindy Vedder-Turner aboard Texas Reyguns Chex winning Reserve Champion. Cowley was victorious in the Open Disciplined Ranch Rail, and Cathy Schwartz on her gelding, Mobsters Tommy Gun, reserve champions.
WCRH will close out its 2024 Classic Buckle Series on Sept. 8 at California Ranch Company, The season will wrap up with their annual extravaganza, the Ranch Horse Rendezvous Oct. 10-13 at CRC. The Ranch Horse Rendezvous, the annual WCRH year-ending event, will include a full day of clinics, a two-day weekend ranch horse show with divisions for all levels, Futurity and Maturity Day with non-pro and open events for all ages of horses, banquet dinner, chili cook off, live music and nightly activities.
Again in 2024, WCRH will host the Night of the Horse equine variety show featuring an invitational ranch riding freestyle competition, banquet dinner and silent auction. Also for its second year, the First Timers Ranch Horse Show will be held at the end of the clinic day. At the conclusion of the clinics, all ranch horse newbies that have never shown in a ranch horse show are invited to show together in a laid back environment in all four WCRH recognized classes: Ranch Rail, Ranch Riding, Ranch Trail and Ranch Conformation. The clinicians will be judging and providing helpful feedback and pointers throughout.
The Rendezvous is open to the general public, which is invited to attend the annual Rendezvous gift show with western and equestrian vendors. Vendors are invited to apply on the WCRH website.
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