2023 Events at Sunset Farm
Mar 4 - Small Farm Expo
Come and see us at our booth next to the Whatcom Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen! NW Wa Fairgrounds Expo building from 9am to 2pm. Mar TBA - Trail Clean up work party Apr TBA - Water jump cleaning work party ************************************************** Completed 2022 Events at Sunset Farm Park June 4 - Mowing & weed whacking work party June 18 - Trail Clean up work party July 9 - Water Jump cleaning work party July 17 - FOSF/ WCDEA Show (working equitation & dressage schooling) July 23 - Public XC Schooling Day Aug 21 - Public XC Schooling Day Aug 27 - Working Equitation Clinic w/ Kim Roe Aug 28 - Working Equitation & Dressage Schooling Show Sept 10 - Public XC Schooling Day Sep 25 - Private XC Schooling Day (Burkwood Farms) Oct 16 - Public XC Schooling Day 1:00pm to 5:00pm Nov 6 - Cross country field is closed to horses for the wet season Completed 2021 Events at Sunset Farm Park Sept 25 - Private XC Schooling (Burkwood Farm) Sept 7 - Private XC Schooling (Burkwood Farm) Aug 28 - Cross Country Jumping clinic w/ Meg Finn Aug 26 - Private XC Schooling (Burkwood Farm) Aug 7 - Public XC Schooling July 28 - Private XC Schooling (Burkwood Farm) July 27 - Private XC Schooling (Creidmount Saddle Club) July 27 - Round Pen fence painted by volunteers from the Creidmount Saddle Club! July 10 - Public XC Schooling July 7 - Private XC Schooling (Cain Lake Stables) June 19 - Water Jump Cleaning Work Party Apr 17 - Trail Clean up Work Party Completed 2020 Events at Sunset Farm Sep 12 - Work Party 9am to Noon (trail clean up and bridge demolition) Aug 29 - Public Cross Country Schooling Day Aug 25 - Private Group XC Schooling (Burkwood) Aug 8 - Clinic w/ Meg Finn and Cross Country Schooling Day Jul 30 - Private Group XC Schooling (Cain Lake) Jul 28 - Private Group XC Schooling (Creidmount) Jul 14 - Private Group XC Schooling (Burkwood) Jul 7 - Private Group XC Schooling (Burkwood) Jun 27 - Public Cross Country Schooling Day June 7 - Field is opened to horses June 6 - Trail clean up completed (thank you Burkwood Farm!) May 21/22/23/24 - Fourth Mowing of the entire park May 7/8/9/10 - Third Mowing of the entire park April 24/25/26 - Second Mowing of the entire park April 7/8/9 - First Mowing of the entire park Completed 2019 Events at Sunset Farm Sept 28 - Cross Country Schooling Day Sept 1 - Cross Country Schooling Day Aug 25 - Cross Country Schooling Day Aug 18 - Working Equitation Show, Becky Matthews, Judge (Sponsored by the Whatcom County Dressage & Eventing Association) Aug 3 - Event Derby July 27 - "Dressage & Event Derby Open House" July 27 - Cross Country Schooling Day June 30 - Cross Country Schooling Day May 11 - First mowing and weed whacking work party March 17 - Trail clean up work party, lots of winter storm damage! Completed 2018 Events at Sunset Farm Oct. 21 - Mowing and weedwhacking work party at the Park (Sunday) Oct. 13 - Cross Country Schooling Day (Saturday) Sept. 30 - Cross Country Schooling Day (Sunday) Sept 29 - Event Derby Schooling Day (Saturday) CANCELLED Sept 15 - Cross Country Schooling Day (Saturday) Sept. 2 - Cross Country Schooling Day (Sunday) Sept 1 - Event Clinic, Viki Schimke, Clinician Click HERE for a schedule of ride times! July 25 - Annual Water Jump maintenance July 19 - Whatcom Conservation District June 30 - Mowing and weedwhacking work party June 3 - Mowing and weedwhacking work party May 19 - Mowing and weedwhacking work party May 5 - First work party of the year! Completed 2017 Events at Sunset Farm Apr 8 - First mowing/ weed whacking work party of the season! Apr 23 - Second mowing/ weed whacking work party of the season! May 7 - Third mowing/ weed whacking/ pressure washing May 28 - Fourth mowing/ weed whacking/ pressure washing work party of the season! 1pm to 5pm. June 11 - Fifth mowing/ weed whacking, pressure washing and weed spraying work party of the season! 1pm to 5pm. June 17 - Sunset Valley, Kulshan and Skagit Valley Pony Clubs Certifications. July 1 - Priming/ painting work party! We're going to start priming/ painting the arena fence, as well as weed whacking and mowing. July 21 - A volunteer will be mowing the cross country field in the afternoon/ early evening. Please be careful if your horse is fearful of machinery. Jul 28-30 - All Ages Event Camp, Meg Finn, clinician. There is only room for 12 horses, so get your entry in soon... (checks will not be cashed until right before camp) Note: Camp is currently filled, but we are keeping a wait list. Completed 2016 Events at Sunset Farm March 19: First mowing work party! April 16 - Second mowing work party! (there are other fun things to do on the list too... April 30 - Trail clean up work party! 9am to noon. May 7 - Cross Country jumps are out on the field! (This is the earliest date we've ever put them out...) May 26 - Water Jump cleaning work party! 6pm for pizza, 6:30pm we start cleaning. Bring gloves and a plastic manure fork. PLEASE RSVP to info@friendsofsunsetfarm.org so that we have enough pizza!!! With 10 volunteers, it will be done in about 1-1/2 hours. Come and join us! June 5 - Benefit Dressage clinic with Dawn Morgan at Broken Auger Farm in Ferndale. June 8 - Trail Obstacle Schooling Night! 6pm - 8pm June 19 - Cross Country jumping clinic with Meg Finn. July 30 - *Traffic Control Only!* A large family picnic will happen at the park from around 2pm to 4pm. They will be using the picnic tables and the paddocks. They will be parking down around the paddocks to leave the gravel lot free for other users. July 17 - Aug 4: Water jump is closed for a major renovation to the base and liner. (See the main page for more details) Aug 5-7: All Ages Event Camp. Clinician will be Meg Finn. Auditors welcome, no charge. Camp will have exclusive use of the paddocks all weekend, the round pen at times, the arena on Friday afternoon from noon to 5pm, the arena from 8am to 2pm on Saturday. This is a FOSF fund raising event and all proceeds stay at the Park for maintenance and improvements. Aug 20 - WCDEA Cross Country Jumping Clinic with Jessica Heidemann. Oct 1 - Cross Country Jumping Clinic with Meg Finn Oct 2 - Event Derby (This is a FOSF fundraiser!) Oct 30 - Cross country jumps are put away for the wet season. Completed 2015 Events at Sunset Farm March 29: Trail Cleanup Work Party April 18- Field Mowing and weed whacking May 2: Mowing, weed-whacking, sign fixing and pressure washing work party. May 16: Field mowing, weed whacking work party. Field is opened to horses. May 30 - Benefit Dressage Clinic with Dawn Morgan May 31: Water jump cleaned and filled, portable jumps put out, permanent jumps weed whacked. June 6/7: Mowing/ Weed Whacking & Pressure Washing July 5 - Skagit Valley Pony Club Certifications July 18 - Kulshan Ridge Pony Club Benefit Poker Ride/ Trail Challenge July 26 - FOSF/ WCDEA Fun Day August 16: Maintence & Mowing Work Party at the Park! September 20: Cross Country Jumping Clinic w/ Viki Schimke September 26: Poker Ride/ Trail Obstacle Challenge sponsored by Kulshan Ridge Pony Club Kulshan Ridge Pony Club September 27: Kulshan Ridge Pony Club Certifications Completed 2014 Events at Sunset Farm Park
August 17 - Event Derby Schooling Day (FOSF Fundraiser) August 1-3 - All Ages Event Camp (FOSF Fundraiser) July 27 - WCDEA/ FOSF Fun Day and Potluck June 21 - FOSF/ WCDEA Jumper Schooling Day June 8 - Work party April 12 - First work party of the year! |
Would you or your equestrian group like to host an event at the park?The Friends of Sunset Farm welcomes other equestrian groups to organize activities at Sunset Farm. Park scheduling is done by the Friends of Sunset Farm, not the Parks Dept. Organized activities require a Certificate of Liability Insurance and permission of Whatcom County Parks (see Special Event Application below).
Below are two .pdf files, the first one is how to get your activity on the calendar. The second is the Special Event Application that is required by the Parks Department for final approval of your activity. A $100 non-refundable application fee is required when submitting the Special Event Application. This fee is payable to the Whatcom County Parks and Recreation (not FOSF). The application should be sent to the Parks Dept. ninety days before the date of your activity. |
Completed 2013 Events at Sunset Farm Park
Oct 4,5 & 6 - Lynden Horse Expo
September 14 - Whatcom County Pony Club Rating
August 31 - Combined Training Event sponsored by Wagter Equestrian
August 24 - Work Party! Mowing, more jump staining and arena maintenance
July 28 - WCDEA / FOSF Fun Day & Potluck
July 21 - Work Party! Mowing, weedwhacking, jump staining
July 13 - Whatcom County Pony Club Mounted Games Clinic
July 7 - Event Derby Schooling Day (FOSF fundraiser)
June 28-30 - All Ages Event Camp (FOSF fundraiser)
June 23 - WCDEA Jumper Schooling Day
June 7 - Water Jump Cleaning Work Party
September 14 - Whatcom County Pony Club Rating
August 31 - Combined Training Event sponsored by Wagter Equestrian
August 24 - Work Party! Mowing, more jump staining and arena maintenance
July 28 - WCDEA / FOSF Fun Day & Potluck
July 21 - Work Party! Mowing, weedwhacking, jump staining
July 13 - Whatcom County Pony Club Mounted Games Clinic
July 7 - Event Derby Schooling Day (FOSF fundraiser)
June 28-30 - All Ages Event Camp (FOSF fundraiser)
June 23 - WCDEA Jumper Schooling Day
June 7 - Water Jump Cleaning Work Party
Completed 2012 Events at Sunset Farm Park
Nov 4 - Cross Country Jumps put away for the winter/ field closed to horses
Aug 5 - Arena Trail Class Schooling Day
July 15 - Event Derby Schooling Day
June 22-24 - All Ages Event Camp (Viki Schimke, Clinician)
June 13 - Paddock Repair Work Party - 6:30pm
June 10 - WCPC Lessons in arena 12:30pm to 4:30pm
June 3 - Arena Trail Class Schooling Day
May 30 - Water Jump Cleaning Work Party
May 20 - Trails-in-the-woods Clean Up Work Party
April 14 - Arena Trail Class Schooling Day
Aug 5 - Arena Trail Class Schooling Day
July 15 - Event Derby Schooling Day
June 22-24 - All Ages Event Camp (Viki Schimke, Clinician)
June 13 - Paddock Repair Work Party - 6:30pm
June 10 - WCPC Lessons in arena 12:30pm to 4:30pm
June 3 - Arena Trail Class Schooling Day
May 30 - Water Jump Cleaning Work Party
May 20 - Trails-in-the-woods Clean Up Work Party
April 14 - Arena Trail Class Schooling Day
Completed 2011 Events at Sunset Farm Park
June 24-26 - All Ages Event Camp
July 30 - WCDEA/ FOSF Potluck and Fun Day at the Park
Sept 17 - Whatcom County Pony Club Rating
Sept 18 - Event Derby Jumping Fun Day
Oct 2 - Skagit Valley Pony Club Rating
Nov 5 - Cross Country Course Closed for the Season
July 30 - WCDEA/ FOSF Potluck and Fun Day at the Park
Sept 17 - Whatcom County Pony Club Rating
Sept 18 - Event Derby Jumping Fun Day
Oct 2 - Skagit Valley Pony Club Rating
Nov 5 - Cross Country Course Closed for the Season
Completed 2010 Events at Sunset Farm Park
April 17 - WCDEA Jumper Schooling Day
May 23 - WCDEA Ride-A-Test Clinic
June 5 - WCPC Hunter/ Jumper Show
June 19 - Skagit Valley Pony Club Rating
June 25-27 - All Ages Event Camp
July 13 - WCPC Rating Prep Clinic
August 5 - WCPC C-1 Rating
August 7 - Event Derby
May 23 - WCDEA Ride-A-Test Clinic
June 5 - WCPC Hunter/ Jumper Show
June 19 - Skagit Valley Pony Club Rating
June 25-27 - All Ages Event Camp
July 13 - WCPC Rating Prep Clinic
August 5 - WCPC C-1 Rating
August 7 - Event Derby