Scenic 395 - The Official Guide 2025

36 2025 Scenic 395 Bishop Need Health during your stay? Care Northern Inyo Healthcare District o ers comprehensive Emergency and Same Day Services to ensure you get the care you need, when you need it. Our expert team is here 24/7 for emergencies, from minor to critical, and we also provide same-day appointments for non-emergencies. Visit us today or call for more information: 24/7 Emergency | 760.873.5811 150 Pioneer Lane, Bishop Same Day Care | 760.873.2849 Monday-Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm www.NIH.org | Stay in touch 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 his- tory. 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 vaca- tioners to the Owens Valley. Apparently the plan worked. The event has proven to be stubbornly 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 preliminaries on Tuesday continuing through Thursday showcasing English, Dressage, Driving, Reining and Youth competition. Event finals begin Friday featuring the top placing competitors vying forWorld Championships in all disci- plines. The Championships, Comedy classes, Packing con- tests 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 dres- sage English andWestern style — aka the fine style of perform- ing a specific set of prescribed movements 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: En- glish pleasure, English equine and Hunter Hack. Things go intoWednesday bright and early with hitch pairs and singles super rein- manship shows at 7 a.m. in the main arena, as well as gam- bler’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 com- petitions begin with work and reinmanship, youth hitch, donkey pleasure driving in working, turnout and reinman- ship, 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 En- glish pleasure, Donkey Hunter Hack, Bridled English Pleasure, Bridled Hunter Hack, Green English Hunter Hack, Amateur English Pleasure and Hunter Pack, and Youth English Eq- uitation, English Pleasure and Hunger Hack. Wednesday night at 5 p.m. in the Charles Brown Auditorium sees the opening night supper and live entertainment by Dave Stamey with an appearance by Kristyn Harris. Thursdaymorning at 7 a.m. in the main arena starts off with western riding followed by the “School Days Show,” a series of team and steer roping events and barrel racing. At the same time in the East Arena 1, two gambler’s choice events take place. Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m., the main arena comes alive with a number of team- ster challenges and driving events for mules, donkeys and steers, as well as team roping. The East Arena 1 will include a number of leadline and jog events. Showmanship and halter events start at 2 p.m. in East Arena 2. Head back to the Charles Brown Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. for a concert includ- ing Tony Suarci “The Highway Man.” Friday, at 7 a.m. in theMain Arena, another set of events occur, including different classes of barrel racing, driving and roping. Reining events happen at the East Arena 1 at the same time. At 9 a.m. in East Arena 2, halter events shine. Friday afternoon, things pop at 1 p.m. in theMain Arena with a bevy of events, includ- ing log skidding, coon jumping and races, chariot, musical tires, as well as finals including team roping, open barrels, and an individual scramble contest. Head over to theWest Track at 1 p.m. for polebending and sin- gle stake events, the East Arena 1 at 2 p.m. for some youth events. Hitch events pop up at 7 p.m. in East Arena 1. A scramble during a recent Bishop Mule Days. Submitted Photo Continued from Page 35 Continued on Page 36