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The Northwest Saddlebred Association

Connecting the Pacific Northwest to Saddlebred Horses

The mission of the Northwest Saddlebred Association is to promote, support and celebrate this magnificent, graceful and powerful breed while sharing, enriching and educating our members in the great Northwest (Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Western Canada) via competitions, exhibitions and social events.

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“There are many wonderful
places in the world, but one of
my favorite places is on the back
of my horse. ”

-Rolf Kopfle

Our History

In 1960, Willard Deardorff, Joe Hill, Monty Rumgay, Jack Knapp, Dr. Fuisner and Howard Roberts formed what is known today as our Northwest Saddlebred Association. Lyle Cobb was also instrumental in starting the organization and helping to promote the Saddlebred during the NWSA’s early years. It was founded with the American Saddlebred Pleasure horse in mind as well as a Northwest Futurity that would promote breeding of American Saddlebreds. The Association had its first official meeting at the Oregon Horsemen’s Association annual convention. OHA had set a table aside for Saddlebred enthusiasts to get together. Monty Rumgay was elected the first NWSA President. A committee was set up to gather news from other Saddlebred owners in Oregon and Washington. Their goals were to promote the Saddlebred through local horse shows and to fill both performance and halter classes at these shows…

Interested in joining Northwest Saddlebred Association?

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