Join -- ​Memberships --Donate -- Renew

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1. Become a RFVHC Member or to Renew your Membership

Go on-line "Payments and Donations"  Most credit, debit cards, PayPal or Apple Pay can be used for any RFVHC transaction.

Download here a printable form to mail  -- 

NEW MEMBERSHIP (PDF)

RENEW MEMBERSHIP (PDF)


2. To join the RFVHC Equine Business Service Directory

​If you have a business that equestrians need, please visit "Payments and Donations" page, and select desired type of directory entry. 

After submitting your payment,  you will be directed to the business membership form that you will need to fill out.
This is an online form, or you can download the application and mail it to us: 

Three Year RFVHC Equine & Business Directory: Equine & Business Service Directory   -   $125.00

Ask for a "Custom Made" Directory Page for an additional $10.00 = Directory Custom Listing $135.00 for THREE years
​For more information about the RFVHC Equine and Business Directory Go to the Directory Tab (www.rfvhorsecouncil.org/directory.html​) on this website. 

The old fashioned postal service ....Mail your completed forms to:​
​P.O. Box 127, Snowmass, Colorado 81654
​ 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization 
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 Donations are Tax Deductible and our Tax ID number is 20-3576588

Sustaining the RFVHC projects happen through FOUR revenue sources - ticket sales and merchandise sales for our shared partner events, our MERCHANT RFVHC SHOP, contributions that include lifetime, family and yearly memberships,  and governmental grants. We want to thank each one of our members, past and future - you are with us for a lifetime of equestrian improvements in the Roaring Fork Valley. ​ ​​

RFVHC Memberships:

Equine & Business Service Directory for Three Years -   $125.00  Ask for a "Custom Made" Directory Page for an additional $10.00

Annual Individual Membership - $45.00

2 - Year Individual - $70.00

5 -Year Individual - $200.00

Annual Family Membership  - $60.00
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2 - Year Family - $100.00

Lifetime Member (Individual) $250.00

Lifetime Member (Family) $300.00

Gold Medal Lifetime Member $500.00

Trail Associate Donation - $75.00 (We invite you to become a Trail Associate and support the RFVHC to "keep horses on trails" )

Read below to learn how the RFVHC uses your valuable donations below. 

Donations

​RFVHC Donations: In hopes of raising funds, earmarked specifically for the “Crown Jewel Horse Trail” and the "Leslie Thomas Large Animal Rescue Program" we gratefully accept all donations  of any size.

​Trail Associate Donation - $75

​​Select this button to make a tax deductible donation of your choice

​Select this button to make a monthly tax deductible donation of your choice

​Select this button to make a $100.00 tax deductible  donation

​Select this button to make a $250.00 tax deductible donation

​Select this button to make a $500.00 tax deductible donation

​Select this button to make a $1000 tax deductible donation

​To donate to the Leslie Thomas Memorial Large Animal Rescue Fund click here




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Please consider, in this new-year, making a larger contribution to the RFVHC, please join us for our special events, meetings, and educational offerings. You are a part of us, and we represent you and the Horse Industry in our valley.
We need your voice as a member to help keep horses in and on our landscapes. Each member is invited to our Monthly Board of Directors meetings. Please check our website under "EVENTS" - there is a sub category for RFVHC Meetings. 
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ABOUT THE RFVHC 
The RFVHC was established as a Colorado non-profit organization in August of 2005, with having roots originating as the Aspen Riding Club in 1953.  Pitkin County Open Space & Trails Board members & the City of Aspen. Mid Valley Trails Committee and the Town of Snowmass Village have identified the Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council (RFVHC) as the entity that they will work with, regarding horse related issues, such as Cozy Point Equestrian Center, Snowmass Rodeo and Glassier Open Space Management Plans. Let us know your wishes for future horse related issues. 

The Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council (RFVHC) works with governmental agencies to ensure horse and hiker only trails for a peaceful and enjoyable journey for everyone. We advocate for protecting our wildlife by closing certain areas in the winter, where we ride our horses in the summer and fall.  Sutey Ranch & Prince Creek Road access to the 9,100 acres of “The Crown” are two examples of  critical winter wildlife habitat closures, which the RFVHC has helped accomplish. We support equestrian activities such as horse shows, Snowmass and Carbondale Rodeos, the Roaring Fork Hounds Pony Club, the Aspen Riding Academy and other nonprofits. 

​We are the unified voice of the equestrian community with a responsibility to protect and preserve our Western Heritage by “keeping horses on trails”, insuring parking for trucks and horse trailers and promoting safety education for all multi-use trail partners. The RFVHC promotes charitable involvement in equine related experiences and activities, educating the public on equestrian issues, providing connections and resources for the equine community, and supporting the overall well- being of horses and horsemanship.

WHERE DOES YOUR DONATION MONEY GO ?- We support other non–profits and help create these horse related events, we do research and we develop documentation of trails, truck & trailer parking for public and private projects. We host and maintain a member’s web site with contacts and communication for our local horse industry and a Face Book page with on-going information for education. We also use your membership and donation dollars to pay for office supplies, printing costs, promotional campaigns for education, safety and community awareness that preserve our Western Heritage. We provide many open member meetings and enjoyable events, which require basic costs to produce. We interface and collaborate with private, non-profits, and government land managers to secure and sustain an equestrian presence on our landscape. Wildlife habitat conservation sustains the lands we ride across. Our non-profit partners and governmental entities help us complete the circle for sustainable recreation.

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BECOME A MEMBER AND DONATE – We thank you all for your support and recognize all our members, from yearly memberships fees of $45.00 to $500.00 for the long term wonderful, lifetime members that have recognized the importance of sustaining this non-profit organization. Your membership insures that you will remain a supporter of the RFVHC for the life of the membership.

​Ask us how you can help support the community or join a committee. How can we help you?

You are valuable members. We need your ideas and feedback to enrich the quality of our equestrian experiences, whether showing or trail riding, ranching or competing in rodeos, and no matter what equestrian disciplines you practice. The RFVHC is respected in our community. You, our wonderful members make us who we are.  Thank you for your financial support and your willingness to show up, to speak up.

Fill our our RFVHC Survey 
We can help our local government understand your equine needs 
Submit the LINK: Census on-line(recommended)​or download our Census
Adobe PDF/original (one page) ​The purpose of this census is to educate our members and City and County officials about the income the horse industry generates in the Roaring Fork Valley.  Landowners and business owners pay taxes in all three counties, and we want to preserve the heritage of the horse and our western culture in the valley.  Visitors and new residents come here to enjoy our Western Heritage. Your information will make a difference to the RFVHC

As a RFVHC member,  you will receive Newsletters like the ones linked below,  filled with photographs, and more thank you's to our members, supporters and community partners.

To our many members, friends, governmental and non-profit partners, attached are 7 years of our RFVHC Christmas Newsletter. These messages are more than just a year - end report, they are an offering from our Horse Council for these Holiday Seasons. We hope you enjoy the stories, photos, and the honors of individuals and organizations recognized in our annual recollections.

2023 RFVHC Year End News Letter - Please click HERE to view (PDF)

2022 RFVHC Year End News Letter - Please click here to view (PDF)

2021 RFVHC Year End News Letter - Please click here to view (PDF)

2020 RFVHC Year End News Letter - Please click here to view (PDF)

2019 RFVHC Year End News Letter - Please click here to view (PDF)
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​2018 RFVHC Year End News Letter - Please click here to view (PDF)

2017 RFVHC Year End News Letter - Please Click here to view (PDF)  

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​Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council
PO Box 127
Snowmass, Colorado 81654
* 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization *
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