Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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We are now half way through this year's Silver Buckle Series. It was nice to see two new riders in the lead line class; they are our future gamers. This week in the lead line class we had newcomers Eleana Soka and Madi De Moss and returning rider Sawyer Peek. If you have never watched a lead line class, you should come out this Saturday and watch these little riders. In the 12-18 year old class: 1. Adri Cram, Winlock; 2. Maddie Thoreson, Cathlamet; 3. Hannah Larsen, Longview; 4. Kat Hammill, Castle Rock. In the 19-35 year old class the winners...
First I would like to thank all of the riders for coming to our August 7 and September 11 gaming shows. you all did a great job, good rides. We hope to see you on September 25 for show #3. This year was a bit of a surprise. Last year due to covid, we were unable to run the Silver Buckle Series, so I have not seen our riders in two years. The surprise is that all of our Pee Wee riders (11 years old and under) are now riding in the 12-18 year old age group. To add to the surprise we have had five...
It has been two years since our last show, due to covid. It was so nice to see everyone again. We had a very nice turnout of 16 riders. Nine of those riders also rode in the 50/50 Texas Barrels jackpot. To have 16 riders when there were two other shows going on the same day was very good indeed. As it was set up this year you had to ride in all five shows to qualify for the series high point award. Because we had no riders in the Pee-wee class and also no riders in the 36 and over class, those riders will just have to ride in the next four...
The dates for this year's Silver Buckle five show series have been set. The series dates for this year are May 16, June 13, July 11, August 22 and September 26, all Saturdays. For a fun kick off to the series, we have decided to offer a camp out and free play day the night before, on May 15. The gate will open at 5 p.m. on Friday May 15 for those who want to camp. Cost for the camping will be posted at a later date. Campers can participate in the play day or not. You can just relax and enjoy the fun. You do not have to camp in order to...
We have an exciting Silver Buckle series planned for 2020. With the continued help of our arena master, Mike Doan, we have more improvements planned for the arena this year. With the help of Chuck and Cindy Cram, WAHSET coaches from Longview/Kelso, we have made improvements to our line up of events and our equipment. Kay and Patty advised me that the Silver Buckle series would have to purchase their own timing equipment for the 2020 series season. They advised that the equipment we had been using would not be available in 2020. This has worked...
The fourth show of the series had a good turn out. We had a couple of new riders, lots of returning riders and ties in two age groups. We had two new riders in the Pee Wee Class, Kaitlyn Jessee and Whitney Ellenbolt, both from Kelso. A new rider in the novice class was Jessi Harmon, and we welcomed back Baily McKinley. Placings for the show are as follows: Pee Wee: 1. Kaitlyn Jessee, 2. Abby Doan, 3. Tru Most and 4. Whitney Ellenbolt. There was a tie for second place, between Abby Doan and Tru Most. We did a polo run to break the tie. These...
After the accidental flooding of the arena two weeks ago, we were able to run the third show in the series. We had a very nice turn out with 21 riders in attendance. Results are as follows: Pee Wee 11 and under: 4. Whitney Ellenbolt, 3. Kaitlyn Jessee, 2. Tru Most and 1. Abby Doan. It is a very close race between Abby Doan and Tru Most for first place. We really want to keep and eye on them. A very strong contender for 2. is Kaitlyn Jessee. She is new to our series, this being her first year. Watch out Abby and Tru, Kaitlyn is coming on...
Shopko and Bi-Mart have paired up to donate 10 backpacks for back to school kids, and there will be a drawing for them at the Wahkiakum County Fair. There are five backpacks for girls and five backpacks for boys. Each backpack contains two folders, two 70-page, one-subject note books, one composition note book, one pack of markers, 12 No. 2 pencils, a 12-pack of colored pencils, a 24-pack of crayons, a bottle of glue, a pair of scissors, and a pack of erasers. People can sign up for the drawing in the youth building and at the horse barn. It...
We had a very good turn out for our second gaming show, 22 entries for the six events. We also had 10 entries for the Texas Barrels 50/50 jack pot. We made over $700. That money will go into improving our arena. The weather was perfect, and with the 30 yards of screened dirt that we added to the arena, the footing was improved, which shows in the improved times. Results are as follows: PeeWee (11& under) 1. Abby Doan won a head stall, 2. Sophia Bitner won a feed dish, 3. Kaitlyn Jessee won a fleece throw and 3. Tru Most won saddle soap. 12-18...
The Silver Buckle gaming series first show went well. Hopefully you all read the results and saw how well our local riders did. Here is some great news about the arena that will be welcome information for horse gamers and those horse people that have a gate, so that you can practice for horse shows, gaming shows, or just ride out of the rain: We will be getting 30 yards of screened, fill dirt in the arena today (Thursday). Mike Doan, our arena man from Long Beach, is planning on getting in there on Friday or Saturday, to start working on the...
Here are the results of the first Silver Buckle horse gaming series show held last weekend at the Wahkiakum County Fairgrounds in Skamokawa: There were a few changes over last year's list of events. This year we have added a Texas Barrels Jack Pot ride. We also added Time Only, this lets a rider do a practice ride before the official ride. Both were a successful addition to our line up. Here are the show results: The winner of the Texas Barrels Jack Pot ride was Katie Glasson. On to the results for the regular event rides: Pee Wee division, 1....
Only 2 months to go until the first gaming show of the series, May 11. Gates open for warm up at 8 a.m. Registration available at 8 a.m. First event starts at 10 a.m. I'd like to thank our sponsors: Troy and Corrine Slobig for donating the series high point buckles, again. They are for 12-18 yrs. old age group and the 19-35 yrs. old age group. New sponsor Rob Dixion, of Dixion Quarter Horse Ranch for the travel/gaming box. High point prize winner of the Novice group. Brim's Farm and Garden will also be joining as a series sponsor this year. I...
The Wahkiakum Fair horse gaming series had a series high point prize for 36 years and older/novice contestant class donated by the Meyer Family. This is a great prize consisting of one pair of sports boots, one pair of overreach boots, a fly mask, a hay bag and a rope halter and lead. So if you ride in the 36 and over or in the novice division, we now have a very nice series high point prize. Come out and ride. If you don't ride, come out and support the riders. For more information, contact Valerie Antijunti at sheepmilksoap@gmail.com or...
I will start by answering some questions I received. 1. If I paid $30 to ride in the six events, why do I have to pay $3 for a time only event? Time only events are really just a warm up for you and your horse. We've seen horses go off course, resulting in a no time for the horse and rider. This happens usually because the horse spooks or refuses to do an event the first time. By buying a time only ticket, you can do a practice run first. 2. What if I buy time only tickets and don't use them all on that date? Any unused tickets can be used for...
This year we have made some changes to the line up of events and to the prizes. This year there will be five shows in the series. You must ride in four out of five shows to qualify for the top prize for your age group/division. Show dates for this year are: May 11, June 15, July 13, August 17 and the final show will be September 14. This year we will be presenting two silver buckles, for series high point. They will be awarded to the winner of the 12-18 year old division, and to the 19-35 year old division. These buckles were donated by...
