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Horse Heritage Festival
19th Annual Ride & Stride
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Walnut Grove Park, San Marcos
Ride & Stride: 8:30-10:30 am
Horse Heritage Festival: 10 am - 2 pm
Ride & Stride
Ride or walk the 3-mile trail
Love seeing horses around the park? Show your support! Saddle up your horse or lace up your sneakers and enter the Ride & Stride to benefit Walnut Grove Equestrian Center and surrounding trails.Tax deductible. Dogs are welcome on leash.
Registration costs per walker or rider
Commemorative t-shirt is included so you can sport your support.
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Standard registration: $30
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Enhanced registration (upgrade your donation and become eligible for prize drawings!): $100
Proceeds from this event improve the public horse trails and arenas at Walnut Grove Equestrian Center.
How it Works
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Register (see options below)
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Check in 8:30 a.m.
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Ride or walk the three-mile route to show your appreciation for San Marcos' great shared-use trails.
Horse Heritage Festival
Family fun activities 10 am to 2 pm
Demonstrations, exhibits, raffles, food & fun!
• Frontier Games - Rockin’ L&D Ranch
• TERI Farmyard Photo Booth
• San Marcos FFA
• Granny’s Sweet Shoppe
• and more!
Ride & Stride Registration Options
Online
Register and pay online, then;
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Download and print the registration form, fill it out and bring it on event day (we need the release of liability part signed).
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Equestrians also RSVP by October 15, 2025 with this EQ RSVP form to receive your departure time.
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Optional: you can reserve a stall for $10 at Walnut Grove Park so your horse doesn't need to be tied to your trailer while you check out the festival.
Old School Snail Mail
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Download and print the registration form, fill it out and mail it with your check before October 6, 2025 to the address on the form.
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Equestrians also RSVP by October 15, 2025 with this EQ RSVP form to receive your departure time.
In-Person on Event Day
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Download and print the registration form, fill it out and bring it along with check or cash on event day.
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Ride & Stride equestrians RSVP by October 15, 2025 with this EQ RSVP form to receive your departure time.
Sponsorship & Vendors
We still have sponsorship slots available
> View our sponsorship form to see how you can be a supporter of this popular community event!
Deadline for payment and forms: October 10, 2025
Vendor forms
Thanks for being part of our event!
Help Promote our Event
Round up your posse, lace up your sneakers or saddle up your horse as you ride or stride your way along a three-mile trail loop that winds its way around Walnut Grove Park and the surrounding neighbourhood trails.
Contributions are fully tax deductible and support the maintenance of Horse Park, which is used for equestrian events, trail staging and emergency evacuation.