Scenic 395 - The Official Guide 2024

2024 Scenic 395 35 Full Service Facility Driving Range 18 Hole Championship Course 19th Hole Bar & Grill Serving breakfast and lunch OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 1325 US Hwy 395, Bishop, CA 93514 (760) 873-5828 bishopcountryclub.com Bishop in the world. Over the six days of the event, there are 14 shows featuring over 700mules with their trainers, riders and pack- ers. In excess of 30,000 fans converge on the Tri-County Fair- grounds and the Mike Boothe Arena to watch the events and visit the exhibitors. The 14mule shows consist of: Western, youth, English, cattle working, gaited, coon jumping, racing, musical tires, gymkhana, packing, shoeing, chariot racing, team roping and driving. “ The event has a colorful history. Legend has it Mule Days was started by outfitters and packers the region who wanted an event to start off the packing season along with businessmen who wanted to attract vacationers to the Owens Valley. Apparently the plan worked. The event has proven to be stub- bornly popular so it’s advisable to get tickets early if you want to go. Every year tens of thousands of people come to Bishop from all over the world to celebrate the mule. The event this year features 14 shows, beginning with prelimi- naries on Tuesday continuing through Thursday showcasing En- glish, Dressage, Driving, Reining and Youth competition. Event finals begin Friday featuring the top placing competitors vying forWorld Championships in all disciplines. The Championships, Comedy classes, Packing contests andWorld Class Specialty Acts all take place inmultiple arenas Friday through Sunday. Events The events start 8 a.m. Tuesday at the main arena with amateur hunters, green warm-up hunters, green working hunters, green jumpers, bridled warm-up hunters, bridled working hunters, a bridled jumpers. At noon in the east arena, donkeys go through their dressage English andWestern style — aka the fine style of performing a specific set of prescribedmovements meant to impress judges and audience alike. At 4 p.m., in the east arena II, there’s the Donkey Adult Walk Trot (bubble gum chewing not advised for the participating equines). Styles include: English pleasure, English equine and Hunter Hack. Things go intoWednesday bright and early with hitch pairs and singles super reinmanship shows at 7 a.m. in the main arena, as well as gambler’s choice driving for single mules, teams and donkeys. Earlier, in East Arena I, the dressage show goes on for Western Style bridled, green and amateur. At 1 p.m., hitch class competitions begin with work and rein- manship, youth hitch, donkey pleasure driving in working, turn- out and reinmanship, as well as youth pleasure driving workman ship for working and reinmanship. The shows continue at 1 p.m. in the main arena with 11 shows including: donkey English pleasure, Donkey Hunter Hack, Bri- dled English Pleasure, Bridled Hunter Hack, Green English Hunt- A scene from an opening ceremony at a past Mule Days. Submitted Photo Continued on Page 36 Continued from Page 34