Johnstown Saddle Club Spooks N Scares Gymkhana

The host is the Johnstown Saddle Club, a local riding club that runs gymkhanas and similar riding days at the fairgrounds. Its schedule also includes other fall events in the same arena, such as the Sweater Weather Classic. The riders are club members and other horse-and-rider teams who enter the classes.

A gymkhana is often called games on horseback. Riders run timed patterns such as barrel racing and pole bending, and the fastest clean run wins. Classes are usually split by age and experience, so beginners and seasoned riders each compete against their own level. The Indoor Arena is a covered riding space, so the day runs under a roof.

Gymkhanas are a friendly, local side of horse sports, and the focus is on riders improving and cheering each other on. The Boulder County Fairgrounds hosts livestock shows, the county fair and dog agility trials. This is one of the arena's regular equestrian days, in a rural part of the Boulder area.