PARTIES & FUN
Get ready for good old fashioned Watsonville fun!!! The cool weather, the beautiful horse show grounds and of course, the ice cream social on Saturday and Welcome Wine & Cheese Party on Thursday.
New!
Double-judged VRH show on Wednesday followed by a full slate of AQHA classes Thursday through Sunday
New schedule & classes for 2024:
- Breakaway Roping, with optional jackpot, added to Friday roping - enter by July 10
- Schedule for other cattle classes (Cutting, Working Cowhorse is condensed and these will show Thursday and Saturday
- Working Western Rail classes added
- Reining classes now show on Friday/Sunday
- Hotel room block at Hampton Inn & Suites. Book by July 12 to get horse show rate
- Remember to check the schedule, classes do not run in numerical order
THE COOLEST SUMMER HORSE SHOW!
SPONSORSHIPS & LODGING
SPONSORSHIPS & LODGING
SPONSORSHIPS & LODGING
SPONSORSHIP
Please consider a sponsorship to help us with the show! Email Richard Travis AT richardctravis@gmail.com
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LODGING
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HOST HOTEL:
Hampton Inn & Suites - 831-322-5080
RESERVE BY JULY 12 TO GET HORSE SHOW RATE
AWARDS
SPONSORSHIPS & LODGING
SPONSORSHIPS & LODGING
Awards to Champions in these Divisions:
All Around Champion and Reserve Champion
VRH Youth ▪ VRH Limited Youth ▪ VRH Amateur ▪ VRH Limited Amateur ▪ VRH Open Level 1 Youth▪Youth▪Level 1 Amateur▪Amateur▪Select Amateur
Open Horse▪11 & Under Walk Jog▪Level 1 Amateur Walk/Jog
Highest Score Awards
Working Cowhorse▪Trail▪Roping▪Reining▪Ranc
Awards to Champions in these Divisions:
All Around Champion and Reserve Champion
VRH Youth ▪ VRH Limited Youth ▪ VRH Amateur ▪ VRH Limited Amateur ▪ VRH Open Level 1 Youth▪Youth▪Level 1 Amateur▪Amateur▪Select Amateur
Open Horse▪11 & Under Walk Jog▪Level 1 Amateur Walk/Jog
Highest Score Awards
Working Cowhorse▪Trail▪Roping▪Reining▪Ranch Riding
Circuit Awards in All AQHA classes
▪ Circuit awards in all classes! To qualify for Circuit Awards, you must show to all judges.
▪ Again in 2019 Buckles for circuit awards in all cutting divisions! Thank you to our generous sponsors!
DIRECTIONS
SPONSORSHIPS & LODGING
DIRECTIONS
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
2601 E Lake Ave
Watsonville, CA 95076
From Hwy 101, take Hwy 129 to Carlton Road to Hwy 152, turn left.
Fairgrounds are on the right about . mile
Google Maps will take you to the correct location, some GPS devices take you elsewhere.
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds is on Hwy 152 about 5 miles east of Watsonville.
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Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
2601 E Lake Ave
Watsonville, CA 95076
From Hwy 101, take Hwy 129 to Carlton Road to Hwy 152, turn left.
Fairgrounds are on the right about . mile
Google Maps will take you to the correct location, some GPS devices take you elsewhere.
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds is on Hwy 152 about 5 miles east of Watsonville.
▪ WARNING ▪
RV’s and rigs pulling trailers, please DO NOT take Hwy 152
between Gilroy and Watsonville - it is very steep and very curvy.