Windermere Valley Saddle Club

Windermere Valley Saddle Club Windermere Valley Saddle Club is a non-profit horse riding club that has been in operation for 50 years in the Columbia Valley.

Bringing horses and people together to learn, and ride in a safe environment!

06/02/2026

The race is canceled due to weather today! We will reschedule! 🌧️

Don’t forget the Barrel Race is tonight. Come one come all to watch. We will have our cantina open, and the BBQ fired up...
05/19/2026

Don’t forget the Barrel Race is tonight. Come one come all to watch. We will have our cantina open, and the BBQ fired up. Bring cash for concession. See yall at 6:15pm for start time!!

Thank you to everyone who came out to our 1st Funday of the season!! It was a blast! 🐴
05/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to our 1st Funday of the season!! It was a blast! 🐴

Hope to see you tonight!! Must have waiver, and membership as well as Horse Council BC to participate.
05/08/2026

Hope to see you tonight!! Must have waiver, and membership as well as Horse Council BC to participate.

It is a busy week for the saddle club...Must purchase a membership, and sign waivers to participate in all listed below....
05/05/2026

It is a busy week for the saddle club...
Must purchase a membership, and sign waivers to participate in all listed below. You also must have Horse Council BC.
Please pm for more details.
Spectators welcome at all the events!!

05/05/2026

The countdown is on for new ground and our barrel and pole buckle series! You must come to a minimum of 6 barrel/pole nights to qualify for buckles and prizes. Save the dates! We will be hosting a few ABRA and hopefully KBRA races as well too. Watch for updates! 🐴

Barrel Nights are back at the Windermere Valley Saddle Club this Tuesday May 5th starting at 6:15pm for time onlies, and...
05/03/2026

Barrel Nights are back at the Windermere Valley Saddle Club this Tuesday May 5th starting at 6:15pm for time onlies, and into the main event right after. We have a 3D format and Peewee, Junior, and Open categories. Cash entries only so we can pay out cash prizes night of.
All levels and abilities welcome, but the fastest times win!!
Spectators welcome as we have a seating section for cheering 🙌🏼🐴
Hope to see y’all there!
(Club members please pm if you can work the gate, or run the quad/harrow between riders.) Thanks 🫶🏻

Every Second Friday. at 6pm (tentatively) is going to be our dummy roping nights. This week we are welcoming intermediat...
04/23/2026

Every Second Friday. at 6pm (tentatively) is going to be our dummy roping nights. This week we are welcoming intermediate and advanced ropers tomorrow evening (April 24th). Must be able to swing off your horse, and chase the arena dummy around. Next roping night will be May 8th. We will welcome ALL skill levels with ground dummies to perfect that swing, as well as a sled dummy pulled by our quad. We have a team roping dummy for headers and heelers, and we also have a breakaway dummy for all the girlies out there. Hope to see y'all there. Spectators welcome!!

Our next spotlight is Amber Schick stepping into the role of Vice President. She has previously served on the board for ...
01/02/2026

Our next spotlight is Amber Schick stepping into the role of Vice President. She has previously served on the board for seven years, including time as President.

Her children grew up riding at the Windermere Valley Saddle Club, and Amber has been deeply involved in the club for many years. She has organized numerous events, including gymkhanas, barrel and pole nights, queen competitions for Bull Busting Grand Entry, young horse training sessions, and many group clinics.

Amber started riding at a very young age and had her first horse at the age of 9. She grew up managing a ranch in Manitoba called Falcon Beach Ranch, where they had over 30 horses. She ran sleigh rides, riding lessons, summer camps, trail rides, overnight camps, and trained many young horses. She also competed in barrel racing, and taught barrel lessons before moving west. After arriving in the Columbia Valley, Amber spent two years guiding in Yoho National Park, and several more years guiding in Fairmont Hot Springs, and Panorama, where she often led multi-day trips to Toby Glacier.

Although Amber stepped away from barrel racing seven years ago due to an injury at a race, she has continued coaching her children in training their own colts. Her daughter is a barrel racer, and her son is a team roper. She still rides almost daily on her horses, When and Zodiak, and her new passion is sorting cows. Amber also takes pride in coaching her daughter, now 16 who has earned 11 buckles, including making the short go at the Alberta Finals last Summer on two horses, one of which she trained herself. Nearly all of their horses have been trained by the family.

Amber has taught riding lessons on and off since living in Invermere, and hopes to offer group lessons again this spring. She also owns and operates Unleashed Pet Care Services, a kennel, dog daycare, and training centre that has been serving the community for 25 years.

We are stoked to have Amber Brooks Schick back on the board at Windermere!! Thanks for all that you do Amber 💪🏼🐴

Address

Highway 95 Cooper Road
Invermere, BC
V0A1K3

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+12503415551

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