Wet Mountain Valley
Saddle Club
For those of you who attended the member meeting this month you heard the sad news. We will no longer be hosting the Rodeo Parade. This decision was hard made but with current fair schedule too many conflicts make attendance very low.
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But that means we have a beautiful opportunity to make our presence twice and grand in the Fourth of July Parade. Bring your trucks, trailers, horses, kids and friends and lets make this the best celebration of our Independence yet!
We will need the very best horses to carry sponsor flags so please keep that in mind if you have a great one in your stable.
Here are the nitty-gritty details - July 3rd 5pm-8 prep trucks and floats at the Saddle Club. July 4th meet at the Saddle Club at 8am to finish decorating and 9am we will all gather at the Country Store, 62 Main Street to line up!
Please follow this link to sign up on our google form and let us know how you can help!
Go to the rodeo page to purchase tickets.
We need your help if you would like to volunteer and help we have many positions open. Click the icon and see where and what we need filled.
WHO WE ARE
The Wet Valley Saddle Club mission is to preserve and celebrate our western heritage and culture by continuing its traditional events while supporting our community and family values and inspiring and educating our youth to carry on the western way of life.
Over 72 years ago Olin Camper, Saddle Club President, supplied the stock and Mary Montgomery Jagow was crowned Rodeo Queen for the first annual Stampede Rodeo. The tradition of the Stampede Rodeo has been a tradition of the Custer County community for generations and continues to be one of the most popular summer events in the valley.
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Founded in 1937 by four local ranchers Rock Canda Sr., Jim Christo , Jack Geroux, and Bud Camper, the Wet Mountain Valley Saddle Club was created as a place to race horses. A natural out-growth of the saddle club was the rodeo. The first rodeo took place in an arena formed simply by a circle of cars. In 1940, a group of generous club members donated $1,000 each to build a permanent arena built on the site of the current rodeo grounds.
OUR BEGINNINGS WERE HUMBLE
In addition to the annual Wet Mountain Valley Stampede PRCA WPRA Rodeo, a Colorado rodeo institution since 1946, the Saddle Club hosts the ranch rodeo and the rodeo's associated parade, gymkhanas, youth programs, member trail rides and overnight horse camping trips, and much more.
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Members' meetings are scheduled on the 3rd Friday of the month at 5:30 pm, February, May, June, August, and November. Location: Wet Mountain Valley Saddle Club at 90 County Road 241, Westcliffe, CO. You don't need to be a member to attend our meetings. Come check us out! Get more information on the member page.
​Thank you for your interest in upholding our promise to the community, our youth, and our members, while maintaining our common interests and goals. It is our members and our volunteers who keep this organization moving forward! Thank you to all who have donated your time & talents. We hope to continue our success and increase memberships and volunteerism in 2025!