Panhandle Back Country Horsemen

Panhandle Back Country Horsemen PBCH of Idaho is a Back Country Horse organization dedicated to volunteering to keep trails open and accessible to horses and trail riding.

Our monthly general membership meetings are held at the Dalton Gardens City Hall, 6360 4th St. We socialize at 6:00 pm with the meeting starting at 6:30 pm. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday April through September then the 3rd Saturday October through March. Please, drop in anytime.

Chapter Members enjoyed a great ride at Farragut State Park over the weekend, followed by a delicious hot dog lunch! Tha...
09/01/2026

Chapter Members enjoyed a great ride at Farragut State Park over the weekend, followed by a delicious hot dog lunch! Thanks Julie Volpi for organizing the event. Great to get out and enjoy the chilly weather!

Kudos to members, Alan & Jesika Harper for such a great Dutch Demo and yummy food…Chicken Enchiladas, Beans, Queso and P...
07/29/2026

Kudos to members, Alan & Jesika Harper for such a great Dutch Demo and yummy food…Chicken Enchiladas, Beans, Queso and Pineapple Upside Down Cake!!!

Not to mention all the wonderful side dishes other members contributed!

07/08/2026

Hey all you Heyburn State Park users! Members Julie Volpi and Rene Sullens hiked Scout Out to make sure it was still cleared after the logging operation. Happy to report it's completely rideable!!! PBCH will began working on the other loops, soon. Please utilize the camping and get out and ride so the rangers know we are using it!!! Please consider joining this chapter as your membership supports keeping trails cleared and open for you to enjoy!!! Our next meeting is July 15th at Dalton Gardens Park 6pm. Potluck too!

Members Jim and Karen Kimball attended the Rocky Mountain Trail Project's event for National Trail's Day at Canfield Mou...
06/08/2026

Members Jim and Karen Kimball attended the Rocky Mountain Trail Project's event for National Trail's Day at Canfield Mountain Saturday. Several groups attended that also had displays. Tom Schultz, admin in the US Forest Service spoke to attendees. Afterwards, attendees went to work on clearing the trails!! Thanks to all who organized, attended and worked at this event!

Members Jamie Smith, Jill Graham and Julie Volpi took a break from clearing trails to attend the St. Judes Ride at Weste...
06/08/2026

Members Jamie Smith, Jill Graham and Julie Volpi took a break from clearing trails to attend the St. Judes Ride at Western Pleasure Guest Ranch Sunday.

After Friday night's thunder storm, the previously cleared trails were a mess!! Happy to report members Scott and Rene S...
05/30/2026

After Friday night's thunder storm, the previously cleared trails were a mess!! Happy to report members Scott and Rene Sullens went back to Chipmunk Rapids today and cut out 21 blocking trees so its all clear once again!

Members spent Sunday finishing up 4th of July trail system. For the most part, the main trails are clear. Thank you Juli...
05/25/2026

Members spent Sunday finishing up 4th of July trail system. For the most part, the main trails are clear. Thank you Julie Volpi , Robert Wuest, Jamie Smith, Jill Graham, Scott and Rene Sullens .

05/18/2026

We're lucky to live in a place with great access to the outdoors, which means there are many types of people recreating. Do you hike, walk your dog or mountain bike? Check out this list of what to do if you meet a horse on the trail while you're enjoying the outdoors: Remember to stop, stand back and SPEAK!

**Horses have the right of way, please yield to them.
**If you're riding a bike, get off your bike and stand still.
**Speak up! Let them know you are there, expecially if you are coming from behind. A simple "hello", or "hey, how's it going", is good enough for the horse to recognize a human voice.
**If you're on a narrow trail, step off on the down hill side of the trail (if possible). Since horses are prey animals, they can associate scary things abouve them, expecially on a hillside, with a predator. If you're in a group, stay together and pick one side of the trail to step off.
**Keep a wide berth if you're passing. Horses may kick when they are scared or threatened.
**Stay in view of the horse and rider. Horses don't like sneaky. Try not to "hide" behind a tree or bush.
**If you meet a horse and rider on a bridge, please get off the bridge and yield to the rider(s).

Panhandle chapter members were hard at work today on 2 separate trail systems. Julie Volpi , Robert Wuest and Stan and J...
05/11/2026

Panhandle chapter members were hard at work today on 2 separate trail systems. Julie Volpi , Robert Wuest and Stan and Jamie Smith worked at 4th of July Pass and got it about 80% done with 25 trees cut. Scott and Rene Sullens worked at Chipmunk Rapids and cut 6 blocking trees. Trails there are all cleared now.

Marie Creek is cleared and ready to ride! Big shout out to the 9 members that cleared 45 trees today!Karen Kimball, Je...
04/26/2026

Marie Creek is cleared and ready to ride! Big shout out to the 9 members that cleared 45 trees today!
Karen Kimball, Jeff Jusilla, Greg Parsons, Pat & Jill Graham, Julie Volpi, Alan & Jesika Harper and Debbi Funke….you all deserve an ice cream cone!!!!

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