Bit N' Spur Riding & Rodeo Association Founded in 1945 Tooele, Utah
Junior Riding Club
The Bit & Spur Riding Club continues to provide activities for all ages. A few of the Jr. Club events include Western Pleasure, Bareback Pleasure, the Egg Race, the Stake Race, the Flag Race, Barrel Racing, and Pole Bending. Club members also put on team penning twice a week, open to all riders of all ages and abilities. The club supports the Tooele High School Rodeo Association and provides donations to several local charity organizations.
Sam Anderson is the Bit n' Spur Junior Leader. This year some of the activities that the riders will do are:
- End of March is the Junior riders' "Meet n' Greet" which is when sign-ups for the 2020 program begins. Sam gives activity updates and schedules for the horse shows.
- Practices start the first week of April (either a Tuesday or Thursday whichever comes first that same week) and then each Tuesday and Thursday after that. Start time for each practice is 6:00 pm.
- Sometime in May, there will be a "Club Show"; competition between our kids in the 3 age groups: 6 - 8, 9-12 and 13 - 15. 15 and older are eligible to ride with the adult riding club. From there, the kids are placed on a team (5 per team) and from there they participate in the District 1 Junior Riding Club competition. (District 1 is made up of kids from Tooele (Bit n' Spur), Grantsville (Standbury Riders), Riverton (Rough Riders) Magna (Cooper Ridge Riders) and Tooele (Rowdy Riders).
Membership
Contact Junior Director, Sam Anderson at (435) 841-9834 for questions or membership information. It is best to text her as she works during the day.