Santa Clara County Horse Association : 4th Annual Fall Festival Open House

Register Here for the Fall Festival. 

Please bring the Liability Release Waiver with you or fill one out at the Welcome/Registration Booth when you Arrive at the Festival.   SCCHA Liability Release Waiver 2024.pdf

Horses have been a part of ranch life for Californians since the last 1840's when settlers came to the Golden State to stake their claim - both for gold and wide open pastures. The rolling hills, with stately California Oak trees, were the perfect landscape for families eager to set up ranches for grazing cattle. Many generations have come and gone, with equestrians now riding for pleasure verus livelihood, yet the rural setting of ranches is a welcome change to modern life here in the Bay area. Children's faces light up when they watch a horse nibble on a carrot and adult hearts skip a beat when they see horses running in a field.

Home in Almaden Valley
The oldest Horse Association, Santa Clara County, was formed in 1939 and has played an important role in the Almaden Valley and helped to establish the California State Horsemen's Association.

Registration for our 4th Annual Fall Festival Open House will open in August of 2026. You'll be able to click on the 'Register' button to the left at that time. Registration helps us plan enough art and food supplies. The Open House is FREE to the public. Cash accepted for craft and food tickets.

Join us in the countryside, only 15 minutes from San Jose. Here, you can experience the power and beauty of horses in action. We welcome the public to watch our drill team perform synchronized riding maneuvers. Be captivated by English style jumping, Western Barrels and demonstration of Gaited Horses, too. About a dozen horses will be featured in our Breed Corral Exhibit. Don't miss the fun and excitement! We've even planned rootbeer floats, hot dogs & snacks, live music by local western singer/songwriter Dane Browning, arts & crafts and grooming/photobooth stations to allow everyone personal time with a horse.