Grand Junction Horse Show Association

08/31/2026

🚨 LAST CALL FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS! 🚨
How can it be the final show of the season already?! Time has absolutely flown right by! 🐎💨
If you still need to get your volunteer hours in for year-end awards, this is your last chance! We couldn’t run these shows without the incredible help and support of our awesome volunteers.
We’re looking for help on September 12th and 13th with:
🚪 Gate Steward
🐎 Trail Setup & Teardown
🪵 Trail Re-setter
📋 Office Help
👉 Sign up here:

GJHSA Volunteer Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0eUh11G8u-oRGlUVYE_THMGk76GYwrjhEoruBQ5GgCcpnBQ/viewform

Come end the season on a high note with us—thank you for making this year so amazing! 🙌

The GJHSA is looking for volunteers for this show season. Many positions are open and we’d appreciate your help to fill them so the show can run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. We are looking for gate stewards, office help, and general arena help.

08/26/2026

🚨 LAST CALL FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS! 🚨

How can it be the final show of the season already?! Time has absolutely flown right by! 🐎💨

If you still need to get your volunteer hours in for year-end awards, this is your last chance! We couldn’t run these shows without the incredible help and support of our awesome volunteers.

We’re looking for help on September 12th and 13th with:
🚪 Gate Steward
🐎 Trail Setup & Teardown
🪵 Trail Re-setter
📋 Office Help
👉 Sign up here:
image001.png
GJHSA Volunteer Form
docs.google.com


Come end the season on a high note with us—thank you for making this year so amazing! 🙌

08/26/2026

📢 ANNOUNCER NEEDED!

Can you believe the last show of the season is almost here?! 🐎✨

The Grand Junction Horse Show Association is looking for an announcer for our final Ranch Horse Show on Saturday, September 12th.

If you love keeping the energy high, calling classes, and helping our show day run smoothly, we’d love to have you in the booth! No experience? No problem—we’ll make sure you have everything you need to succeed.

👉 Interested? Drop a comment below or send us a direct message to claim the spot!

08/22/2026

🚨 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🚨

Our Summer Sign Off Show is coming up September 12–13, and it’s your LAST CHANCE to earn those all-important points for year-end awards! 🏆🐴

Two days of fun, friendly competition, GREAT day prizes, 12 division High Point trophies and all the end-of-season excitement we love! Whether you’re chasing those prizes we hand out at our year-end banquet or just want one more weekend in the saddle with your horse family, don’t miss it! 🤠✨

Grab your buddies, pack the trailer, and let’s finish the season strong! 💪🐎

📅 September 12–13, 2026
🏆 Last show of the season
⭐ Last opportunity to earn year-end points
🐴 All breeds & all disciplines
🎉 Fun • Friendly • Competitive
🎁 Great prizes & year-end awards
🍔 Concessions on site

👉 Enter online & save time at check-in:
www.HorseShowing.com

Let’s make the Summer Sign Off one to remember! ❤️

08/21/2026

The Grand Junction Horse Show Association is excited to introduce our Youth Incentive Program– a fun and rewarding incentive program designed to encourage our young equestrians (ages 18 and under) to participate more actively in our shows throughout the year. The goal is to build confidence, improve skills, foster friendships, and increase overall involvement in the horse show community. By tracking participation and achievements, we will recognize and reward dedicated youth at our end-of-year awards banquet. **ENROLLMENT DEADLINE AUGUST 31st**

Link to the information on the website is in the comments

Use QR codes in comments to register and track your participation!!

08/10/2026

🎉 That’s a Wrap on the GJHSA August Spectacular! 🎉

What an incredible weekend! A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out and supported the GJHSA August Spectacular. Despite the heat, it was a fun, successful, and exceptionally well-run show—and that is truly a team effort!

👏 Special thanks to our amazing volunteers, GJHSA Board Members, and the Mesa County Fairgrounds staff for all the hard work behind the scenes and throughout the weekend. Your dedication, long hours, and willingness to jump in wherever needed are what make these shows possible. We appreciate you more than you know!

🏆 Congratulations to all of our exhibitors! You showed up, worked hard, supported one another, and put on a fantastic show. Your sportsmanship, horsemanship, and positive attitudes made the weekend so much fun. We are proud of every one of you!

🎁 This weekend, GJHSA awarded the highest number of prizes in the organization's history! From class winners and division high points to our Lucky Exhibitor Awards, it was exciting to recognize so many of our competitors for their accomplishments.

A very special THANK YOU to our sponsors:

🥪 Country Club Pet Resort — Thank you for sponsoring the exhibitor lunch and helping keep everyone fueled and refreshed during a HOT weekend! We truly appreciate your continued support of GJHSA.

🎁 TB Show Pads — Thank you for providing the Lucky Exhibitor gift certificates! It was so much fun surprising our exhibitors with some extra prizes.

🐴 Sandy Messing - Thank you for sponsoring all the ice-cold refreshing drinks that kept everyone hydrated and cool!

To everyone who attended, competed, volunteered, sponsored, cheered from the rail, or helped make the weekend happen—THANK YOU!

We couldn't do it without this incredible GJHSA community. ❤️

Congratulations, everyone, and we’ll see you at the next show!

08/05/2026

🎉 PRE-ENTER & WIN! 🎉

The GJHSA August Spectacular is almost here, and we've got an exciting surprise thanks to our amazing sponsor TB Show Pads! 🤩

🐴 Pre-enter by Friday, August 7 and you'll automatically be entered into a drawing for TB Show Pads $25 off Gift Certificates! Winners will be selected at random, so every pre-entry has a chance to win!

🎁 It's our way of saying THANK YOU for entering early and helping make check-in faster for everyone.

✅ Pre-enter today at HorseShowing.com
📅 August Spectacular Show: August 8–9
🌐 More show information: GJHorseShows.org

A huge thank you to TB Show Pads for supporting GJHSA and our exhibitors! 💙

Tag your barn friends, get those entries in, and we'll see you at the August Spectacular! 🐎✨

08/04/2026

🎉 The August Spectacular Show is THIS weekend! 🎉
We still need our amazing volunteers to help make this show a success!
Yes, the forecast says it's going to be a hot one—but don't let that stop you! We'll have a covered arena, misters, and cold drinks to help keep everyone cool and hydrated throughout the day.
We are currently looking for volunteers to help with:
• Gate stewards
• Trail setup and teardown
• Trail re-set during classes
• Office help
👉 Please click the link below to sign up!
If you can spare a little time, we'd truly appreciate your support. Every volunteer plays an important role in making our shows run smoothly, and together we can make this year's August Spectacular our best one yet!
❤️ Thank you in advance—we couldn't do it without you!

The GJHSA is looking for volunteers for this show season. Many positions are open and we’d appreciate your help to fill them so the show can run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. We are looking for gate stewards, office help, and general arena help.

08/02/2026

📣 The Patterns Are Posted! 📣

It's time to start preparing! The patterns for the GJHSA August Spectacular Show are now available.

Take some time to review the patterns, practice your maneuvers, and come ready to have a great weekend of showing. Whether you're competing in Ranch or Performance classes, being prepared is the key to success!

📍 Visit GJHorseShows.org to view and download the patterns.

We can't wait to see everyone at the August Spectacular Show! Good luck with your final preparations, and we'll see you in the arena! 🐴✨

07/30/2026

☀️ GJHSA August Spectacular – Beat the Heat! ☀️

With unseasonably hot temperatures expected for our August Spectacular Show on August 8–9, the Grand Junction Horse Show Association is making a few adjustments to help keep everyone comfortable while still looking show-ready!

✅ Short sleeve show shirts will be permitted this weekend.
Please note: Tank tops and T-shirts are not permitted. Exhibitors should continue to wear appropriate show attire.

🥪💧 We're also excited to announce that lunch and cold drinks will be provided each day for all exhibitors, courtesy of our amazing sponsor, Country Club Pet Resort! Thank you for helping us keep our exhibitors fueled and hydrated throughout the weekend.

We appreciate everyone's flexibility and look forward to a fun, safe, and successful show. Stay cool, drink plenty of water, and we'll see you at the August Spectacular! 🤠🐴