A Haven for Equine Enthusiasts Memekey horse camp is located approximately 50 kilometers north of Campbell River, in the Sayward Valley, British Columbia. This camp has been a beloved destination for horse lovers since 2013. Nestled amidst the stunning rural natural beauty of Northern Vancouver Island, in between the Salmon-Brewster and Memekey rivers, this camp […]
The Trail to Tulameen Article by Jim McCrae Following the Historic Dewdney, Black Eye’s and Hudson Bay Brigade Trails A route. A trail. A passage through history. In the formative years of BCHBC we promoted awareness by sanctioning rides. Rides like Canada’s 125 Ride from Victoria BC to Alberta. The Hands Across the Border ride […]
The Central Vancouver Island chapter of BCHBC has enjoyed a full, fun year of activities. With a healthy membership of 112, many of our gatherings are held at the Spruston Ride site, which is available to all BCHBC members. At least four clean-up work bees in 2024 have gone in to keeping this site and […]
The Central Vancouver Island chapter of BCHBC has enjoyed a full, fun year of activities. With a healthy membership of 112, many of our gatherings are held at the Spruston Ride site, which is available to all BCHBC members. At least four clean-up work bees in 2024 have gone in to keeping this site and […]
The Central Vancouver Island chapter of BCHBC has enjoyed a full, fun year of activities. With a healthy membership of 112, many of our gatherings are held at the Spruston Ride site, which is available to all BCHBC members. At least four clean-up work bees in 2024 have gone in to keeping this site and […]
Tunkwa Provincial Park Equestrian Camps First thing to do is to define where these two horse camps are. Yes two! In the same Provincial Park! We call it Tunkwa/Leighton because there are two lakes (Tunkwa and Leighton) and two separate horse camps; one at each lake for a total of 20 corrals and multiple camp […]
Spruston Staging Area near Nanaimo Volunteers taking a break. The Central Vancouver Island (CVI) Chapter has anywhere between 70 to over 100 members and serves the central part of Vancouver Island. Members who join come from as far as Sooke to the south, Courtenay to the north and Port Alberni to the west. The CVI […]
Kearsley Creek and Headwaters Horse Camps Kearsley Creek Horse Camp: Located 9 km up the gravel Florence Lake FSR towards Stave Lake, just past the Zajac Ranch, is the Kearsley Creek equestrian campsite. Corrals and at Kearsley Creek. Photo by Janet Schmidt B.C.Rec Sites and Trails, the District of Mission, and Backcountry Horsemen of BC […]
Skimikin Equestrian Camp. #2 in our series on Horse Camps In 1992 Skimikin Lake was designated a Recreation Site and in 1994 the Trails were designated a Recreation Reserve. By the late 1990’s an Equestrian Campsite in the Shuswap had emerged! Backcountry Horsemen of BC – Shuswap Chapter, worked with the Ministry of Forests to […]
#1 in a series on Horse Camps Created and/or Maintained by Aldergrove Chapter. Aldergrove chapter is already busy this year working on improvements to two horse camps: Woodlands, in Golden Ears Park and Tulameen Horse Camp in the Cascade Recreation Area of Manning Park. Movers and shakers of the Whitworth Forest Horse Camp project; Jim […]
A trail riders’ movement based in British Columbia is gaining traction in Alberta Submitted by Alberta Back Country Horsemen In 1989, in Langley, a small group of equine enthusiasts were sitting around Jim and Marilyn McCrae’s kitchen table with the intent of forming what would become the Back Country Horsemen Society of British Columbia (BCHBC). […]
What could be more exciting than a trip to Paradise! Where the scenery is breathtaking, the history astounding, the trails challenging, the friends entertaining, and the volunteering exhilarating. Paradise Valley in EC Manning Provincial Park is one of the oldest projects in the history of BCHBC. Members have been volunteering here for 35+ years, keeping […]
