Kelowna Riding Club News 

KRC Fun Nights

The KRC is happy to be hosting a weekly “Fun Night” on Wednesdays starting at 6 pm. The weekly activities will be alternating, and will include ranch patterns with obstacles, trail obstacles, barrels, poles, and more. All levels of Western and English horses and riders are welcome. It’s free for members and non-members can join for a dropin fee. Ring side trail obstacles will stay up and be available anytime at the club.

Evenings are not structured and riders are welcome to start anywhere they like and practice on their own or receive guidance.

By Ashton Wiklund

The “Fun Nights” are hosted by member Raema Racher who is an EC-Certified Western Coach.

April 5th was the first “Fun Night” of the season and was enjoyed by a number of long-standing club and board members. Riders worked on a ranch pattern, then moved onto trail obstacles with Raema’s guidance.

To learn more, please check out the KRC’s website at www. kelownaridingclub.ca or contact Raema directly at 780-841-8744.

So far the Fun Nights will be every Wednesday, weather permitting. For May, that would be May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31.

March 30th Season Opener

A large number of members came out for the season opener held at the clubhouse. There was a meet and greet, information session, snacks, and good company! There was representation from a number of different disciplines and volunteers who will be hosting clinics and shows this coming season.

It is with the utmost gratitude that the KRC would love to thank some very special sponsors and volunteers for their incredible contributions to upgrade our barn and make it structurally safe for the horses.

~ Thank you to Susanne Zimmerman who stepped up for the club with her financial contribution that enabled us to get this project off the ground.

~ Thank you to Terry Avery who sourced the materials, and managed this project.

~ Thank you to the Men’s Shed headed up by one of our very amazing volunteers, Lloyd.

~ Thank you to Ian Nutley, Craig Paynton, Julie Loverin, and Jennifer Marshall for the hours, expertise, and help you’ve put into this project, we couldn’t do it without you.

~Thank you to our amazing board members Kevin Day and Tracy Avery from Day Century Growers for donating 16 man hours for this project.

We can’t say it enough, “THANK YOU!”