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2025 BCBHA Member Events
The BC Bridlehorse Heritage Association Events page offers a place for British Columbians to find bridlehorse related events near them! Listed below are events that are being hosted or offered by our BCBHA professional members. These range from skill development days to guided practices to workshops being offered to the public. They are listed by date and will all contain a description of the event, the location and a contact information.
We are excited to offer FREE listings to our professional members to share their traditional bridlehorse or stockhorse related events!
Become a Member to claim your free listing! The BCBHA Crew has reviewed the descriptions of the events listed below to be sure that they qualify as BCBHA events, however we DO NOT organize these events and are in no way responsible for them.
* Please be advised, we do not have anything to do with their organization and we do not endorse these events! We are simply providing a community "bulletin board" on which to list bridlehorse related events in BC. PLEASE DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH! Follow each link and find out more about each event to be sure the event is something you would like to attend.*
Photos by Audrey May
Events listed below must have a link for interested community members to follow and contact information must be provided to be eligible for review by the BCBHA crew. To submit your event Click Here!
2025 Events in BC!
March
March 29th - Truths, Half Truths, Twisted Truths and Lies Seminar w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Vernon BC Library Meeting Room Noon - 4pm
Contact: Carol Hamel
Discover the true nature of the horse and how it relates to riding and training methods. The
foundation of hackamore and bridle horse training.
April
April 11,12,14th - Horsemanship & Intro to Bridlehorse w/ Buddy Cardinal FULL
Location: Ladysmith, B.C.
Contact: Cardinal Ranch - Devanee Cardinal - cardinal.devanee@gmail.com
April 12 th - Hairy Horse Horsemanship Workshop w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Getting back in the saddle. Review of previous workshops.
April 19 th - Riding with Balance Workshop w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Learning to ride with more balance and less rein.
April 26 th - Neck Reining Workshop w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Building the foundation of a true neck rein.
May
May 2,3,4 - Intro to Stockmanship w/ Christa Miremadi FULL
Location: Pemberton, B.C.
Contact: Lindsay Craig - lindsayjcraig@hotmail.com
An introduction to working with and reading livestock from horseback. Slow and thoughtful stockmanship designed to show respect to the horses, the cattle and the ranch that owns them.
May 3rd Stockmanship Workshop w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Low stress cattle work. Learn to read cattle and how to use your horse to move cattle. Put
purpose to horsemanship. Max 4 riders.
May 10th Stockmanship Workshop w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Low stress cattle work. Learn to read cattle and how to use your horse to move cattle. Put purpose to horsemanship. Max 4 riders.
May 16, 17, 18 - Horsemanship & Intro to Bridlehorse w/ Buddy Cardinal FULL
Location: Kamloops, B.C.
Contact: Cardinal Ranch - Devanee Cardinal - cardinal.devanee@gmail.com
May 24, 25th – Foundation Development w/ Pinto Miremadi
Location: Pritchard (Kamloops), B.C. at The Rock'n Star Ranch
Contact: rocknstarranch@hotmail.com
Learn the ingredients that make up the foundation of any well balanced, reliable partnership and how they can improve your relationship with your horse. Set yourselves up for a bright future together and provide a solid foundation on which to build a working partnership.
May 17th Stockmanship Workshop w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Low stress cattle work. Learn to read cattle and how to use your horse to move cattle. Put purpose to horsemanship. Max 4 riders.
May 24th Stockmanship Workshop w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Low stress cattle work. Learn to read cattle and how to use your horse to move cattle. Put
purpose to horsemanship. Max 4 riders.
May 30th - Balance & Signal - Californio Bridlehorse Presentation w/ Christa Miremadi
$25 (Free for participants of Balance & Signal workshops)
Location: Pritchard (Kamloops), B.C. at The Rock'n Star Ranch
Contact: rocknstarranch@hotmail.com
Join us for a 2-hour demonstration on the history of Californio Bridlehorse, its presence in BC and an introduction the function, the construction and use of the beautiful working art we call gear. * This presentation is part of the Balance & Signal workshop but open to auditors.
May 30th, 31st and June 1st - Balance & Signal Workshop w/ Christa Miremadi
Location: Pritchard (Kamloops), B.C. at The Rock'n Star Ranch
Contact: rocknstarranch@hotmail.com
Develop a deeper connection w/ your horse and a better understanding of balance, signal, timing and feel and how it's applied with the hackamore/bridle. Learn how to use these concepts to improve your relationship, communication and confidence with your horse.
May 31st Stockmanship Workshop w/ Carol Hamel
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Low stress cattle work. Learn to read cattle and how to use your horse to move cattle. Put purpose to horsemanship. Max 4 riders.
June
June 6,7,9th - Bridlehorsemanship w/ Buddy Cardinal
Location: Kamloops, B.C.
Contact: Cardinal Ranch - Devanee Cardinal - cardinal.devanee@gmail.com
Bridlehorsemanship. The art of developing the bridlehorse includes horsemanship, stockmanship and ranch roping.
June 7th Stockmanship Workshop
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Low stress cattle work. Learn to read cattle and how to use your horse to move cattle. Put purpose to horsemanship. Max 4 riders.
June 9-12 th The Gathering at Timber Ridge Trails
Check out The Gathering Facebook group for more info.
Contact: Carol Hamel
https://www.facebook.com/groups/581895160863958
June 14th/15th – Respect the Beef (Intro to Ranch Style Stockmanship) w/ Christa Miremadi
Location: Pritchard (Kamloops), B.C. at The Rock'n Star Ranch
Contact: rocknstarranch@hotmail.com
An introduction to working with livestock from horseback. Learn to read the cattle, influence their movement and develop the partnership. Slow and thoughtful stockmanship designed to show respect to the cattle as well as the ranch that owns them.
June 14th Skills Workshop
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
Building skills for Skills Jackpot - Practice gates, roping and obstacles for Jackpot.
June 21st/22rd – Horsemanship & Roping w/ Christa Miremadi and Craig & Judy Bird
Location: Pritchard (Kamloops), B.C. at The Rock'n Star Ranch
Contact: rocknstarranch@hotmail.com
Horsemanship support and roping preparation for you and your horse with Christa Miremadi and roping fundamentals with Craig & Judy Bird.
June 21 st Skills Jackpot
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
A fun competitive way to test your skills. Cattle work, ranch pattern, roping and cow poker. Must have attended a previous workshop to compete.
June 28 th Intro to Ranch Roping
Location: Armstrong, B.C.
Contact: Carol Hamel
If you are new to ranch roping or have thrown a few loops, this clinic will take you through the steps to learn to ranch rope. This clinic is designed to give you a foundation in ranch roping on the ground.
July
July 4th - Balance & Signal - Californio Bridlehorse Presentation
$25 (Free for participants of Balance & Signal workshops)
Location: Pritchard (Kamloops), B.C. at The Rock'n Star Ranch
Contact: rocknstarranch@hotmail.com
Join us for a 2-hour demonstration on the history of Californio Bridlehorse, its presence in BC and an introduction to the function, construction and use of the beautiful working art we call gear. * This presentation is part of the Balance & Signal workshop but open to auditors.
July 4th, 5th & 6th – Balance & Signal Workshop w/ Christa Miremadi
Location: Pritchard (Kamloops), B.C. at The Rock'n Star Ranch
Contact: rocknstarranch@hotmail.com
Develop a deeper connection w/ your horse and a better understanding of balance, signal, timing and feel and how they are applied with the hackamore/bridle. Learn how to use these concepts to improve your relationship, communication and confidence with your horse.
August
Aug 16/17th – Horsemanship Retreat w/Christa Miremadi
Location: Pritchard (Kamloops), B.C. at The Rock'n Star Ranch
Relax, refresh and revive your connection with your horse through organized play, immersive horsemanship support and good times in a beautiful setting. This is a "choose your own adventure" type of workshop designed to combine relaxation with learning; wherever you help, from the foundation to the bridle.
September
Sept 12,13,14th - Bridlehorsemanship w/ Buddy Cardinal
Location: Cardinal Ranch, Valemount, B.C.
Contact: Devanee Cardinal - cardinal.devanee@gmail.com
Bridlehorsemanship. The art of developing the bridlehorse includes horsemanship, stockmanship and ranch roping.
Sept 15/16th - Gather w/ Buddy Cardinal
Location: Cardinal Ranch, Valemount B.C.
Contact: Devanee Cardinal - cardinal.devanee@gmail.com
A couple of days spent gathering cattle in the Canadian Rockies.
Sept 20/23 - Art of the Bridlehorse ~ A BC Bridlehorse Heritage Association Event
Location: North Thompson Fall Fairgrounds, Barriere B.C.
Contact: Registration opening soon!
A celebration of all stages of developing the bridlehorse, from the hackamore to the bridle and everything in between! Friendly competition, a place to come together to support, share, showcase and network with members of the BCBHA from all over the province.