Celebrating 15 years of helping horses in need
July 13th • 6 – 10 pm
The HAPI Trails Uptown Hoedown
PROVIDING A HAPPY & HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR HORSES IN NEED.
Located in the heart of Teton Valley, Idaho, we serve the greater Teton, Yellowstone, and Jackson, Wyoming region.
July 13, 2024 • 6 – 10 pm • 308 Teton Saddleback Vistas Drive, Driggs, Idaho
Food, Fun & Dancing • $50 Ticket
Live music by the Bush Pilots
Wild Wagon Saloon Cash Bar • Free Beer Served by Happy Hour Beer Burros • Food by Sergios Mexican Restaurant!
Help HAPI Trails Celebrate 15 Years of Rescuing Horses in Need!
Since 2009, HAPI Trails Horse Adoption Program Inc. has been dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming horses that have suffered from abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Our primary focus is on horses with histories of abuse or neglect, but we also care for those that have been abandoned, seized by State Law Enforcement, or left without a caretaker due to the owner’s passing or incapacity.
The Uptown HoeDown
An evening of fun, celebrating 15 years of community service.
We couldn’t have come this far without the incredible support of our donors, community, volunteers, and partners. Your dedication and generosity help us rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome horses in need. Thank you for being part of the HAPI Trails family!
Doors open at 6 pm
Check in at the entry and get your raffle ticket for the Cowboy Cauldron. (must check in and have your ticket to win)
Handicap Parking is available near the barn.
The Wild Wagon Saloon has a full cash bar with our own specialty Mountain Mules and Mustang Margaritas!
Sergios Mexican Restaurant is providing some delicious tacos! It’s the perfect complement to the Mustang Margaritas!
The Happy Hour Beer Burros will be serving free beer until it last!
The Bush Pilots will get the parting going at about 6:30 with a variety of rock, county, and swing classics!
Rescue & Reward Draw
A guaranteed raffle win for all who
purchase a number:
We have a variety of incredible items, including beautiful art, amazing adventures, and some pretty cool local services. Each item is assigned a specific number. When you purchase a number, you are 100% guaranteed to win one of these incredible items!
Be sure to purchase your number by 8 pm!
Stay tuned—we’ll start sharing details about the items soon!
Dress for dancing
If you want to take your dancing to the next step, the very talented and wonderful BJ Reed will be helping us put the swing in our steps.
Dress is casual, but you’ll want to make the most of the dance floor.
Just some of the horses you've given a second chance
We are incredibly thankful to have such wonderful items for our Rescue & Reward Draw and Auction!
Thank you to the businesses and individuals who are giving so generously!
THERE IS MORE TO COME!!
Travel & Adventure
Great Western Expeditions
SUNDOWNER DINNER TOUR EXPERIENCE
2-5 people
DEPARTS FROM JACKSON, WY
3 – 4 Hours
April – October
The ultimate dinner experience for special celebrations or friends and family gatherings. Your private, luxury chauffeured transportation will arrive at a Jackson location and whisk you off to Grand Teton National Park offering light narration on the area’s history and geology. Our destination is a spectacular outdoor setting where you’ll enjoy a traditional Sundowner Cocktail followed by a safari-style picnic meal served in the field. A must-do for those looking for a unique dining experience in Jackson Hole. After a leisurely dinner at sunset, your private chauffeur will return you to your lodging/parking.
Reel Deal Anglers Fly fishing
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FULL-DAY PROFESSIONALLY GUIDED FISHING TRIP IN WYOMING FOR THE 2024 SEASON
1 – 2 people, INCLUDING RODS/REELS/FLIES/LEEDERS/WADERS. SPRING CREEK, BACK COUNTRY AND PRIVATE RIVER ACCESS. VALUE $750.00
Our full-day float trips are perfect for big rivers and BIG FISH. We cover a lot of water each day. These trips are also a great opportunity to see lots of beautiful country and wildlife that frequent river banks. If conditions allow we can also get out and wade.
TRIBUTARY GOLF
A ROUND OF GOLF FOR 4
4 people
DRIGGS Idaho
A truly special opportunity! This is a private, championship course that weaves over 50 acres of wetlands that provide habitat for native flora and fauna. Ready to distract you at almost every shot are the Big Hole Mountains and the Tetons rising in the distance. Tributary’s 16th hole is particularly breathtaking; golfers tee off facing the Grand Teton.
BrushBuck Wildlife Tours™
YELLOWSTONE PRIVATE WILDLIFE & SCENIC DAY TOUR
2 people
DEPARTS FROM JACKSON, WY
10 – 11 Hours
APRIL – OCTOBER
Our Private Yellowstone tours are centered on wildlife within Yellowstone National Park. Our guests will spend a full day within Yellowstone on a private tour with expert guides taking time to observe wildlife and Yellowstone’s several valleys and mountainous areas.
We will also stop at The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone to view the Upper and Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. Yellowstone National Park’s history, geology, wildfires and wildlife will also be discussed in detail throughout the tour. This private tour will include a picnic style lunch that will be served by your guide. The total length of this tour is between 10 and 12 hours.
4 Day/3 Night Stay in Victor
COZY PLACE IN THE ASPENS
4 – 5 people (3 BEDROOM WITH 2 QUEEN/2 TWIN, TWO FULL BATHS)
BASED ON AVAILABILITY
YEAR-ROUND
Wanna enjoy a cozy and convenient ‘staycation’? Or have family or friends visiting and wanna provide a super fun place for them to stay? We’ve got a beautiful, unique home available to enjoy! Located in the heart of Victor, this cabin offers the best access to the local east, drinks & shopping. No matter the season, this place is a gem!
5 Day/4 Night Stay in Downtown Victor
QUAINT CABIN IN TOWN
4 – 5 people (2 BEDROOM/3 QUEEN BEDS, 1 BATH)
BASED ON AVAILABILITY
YEAR-ROUND
Wanna enjoy a cozy ‘staycation’? Or have family or friends visiting and wanna provide a super cool place for them to stay? We’ve got a beautiful, custom home available to enjoy! Located at the base of the Big Hole Mountains and surrounded by giant aspens and the national forest, this cabin offers the coziness and comfort that is unlike most vacation rentals. The owner has a flair for decor and art that can keep you entertained and unplugged. (check out his pieces in our auction!) No matter the season, this place is a gem!
6 Day/5 Night Stay at one of several resorts
Welcome to VI Resorts!
4 people at a Location of your choice
BASED ON AVAILABILITY
YEAR-ROUND
From east coast to west, Canada to Mexico, islands to mountains, VI brings an array of vacation destinations to satisfy your need to explore or to escape the grind of everyday life. A small European-style lodge, an authentic Old West town, ‘the Garden Isle’ and the ‘Pearl of the Pacific’, sea grass covered dunes, the powerful Pacific Ocean, giant Ponderosa pine trees, sea lions barking down at the resort dock, snow-capped mountains soaring to the bluest of skies, ancient Red Rocks that fire the imagination, a sunset clambake, the world’s most active volcano, a picturesque colonial village that embodies all of the characteristics you’ve come to expect in a modern resort.
Talent & Creativity
Whitney Virginia Fine Art
Love of Horses
Size
Painting on Wood
Local artist, cowgirl, wrangler & model. Whitney brings her unique style and talent to the HAPI Trails Hoedown!
Jeff Martin Pictures
Jeff is donating several pieces
Size: varies.
IMAGE SHOWN IS NOT THE ACTUAL ART
Fine Art Photography Prints
Jeff is a Creative Director, Photographer, Triumph-riding wanderer, and part-time fly fishing guide, living and working in Denver, Colorado. His combination of understanding the creative process as a designer and blind love of photography has led him to shoot for clients including Colorado Tourism, Wyoming Tourism, Osprey Packs, Trout Unlimited, Polar Boats, Vespa, Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, and St. Croix Fly Rods among others.
Jeff’s work has been featured in Communication Arts, PDN Photo Annual, Graphis, HOW, Print Design Annual, Archive Magazine, The One Show and Cannes.
David M. Berry Fine Art
399 & cubs
20 x 30 Canvas
IMAGE SHOWN IS NOT THE ACTUAL ART
Giclee
Famous Grizzly Bear 399 who is 28 and the oldest mother on record in the greater Grand Teton and Yellowstone area. It’s a copy of the original which is life-size hanging at Jenny Lake Lodge currently.
HAPI Trails Rescue Print
Several Pieces
20 x 30 Canvas
Canvas & Framed Prints
The beauty of second chances.
Services & Expertise
Creative Jujujh Photoshoot
Julie Martin
Photographer
2 Hour photoshoot with you and your family or best friends
Photography is where my passion is going… bringing nature, community, experiences and animals together to create fun and fantastical images. I love the idea of combining life and creativity within photos, whether it’s a bit quirky, completely serious, or something to capture the love you have for life! I can photograph your unique event, gathering or adventure.
Horseback Riding lessons
With Shelby Gray
GOOSE BAR TRAINING
Teton Valley
Of course, we can’t leave horses out of our opportunities!
Shelby is a Certified Horsemanship Association Level 2 Certified Riding Instructor in both English and Western disciplines. She has several years of experience instructing riders of varying ages and abilities. Whether you own your own horse and have been riding for years or are completely new to riding, Shelby would love to help you improve your horsemanship skills!
Shelby is committed to providing a safe and positive learning environment. Lessons will focus on the goals of each individual student and include all aspects of horsemanship. While lesson goals will be set by the rider themself, Shelby will always work towards the riders increased confidence and horsemanship all while providing the rider with the tools to recognize areas of self improvement.
Teton Valley Appraisals
Gena Howald
Licensed Appraiser
Home Appraisal
Teton Valley Appraisals specializes in providing professional real estate valuation services throughout Teton County, Idaho and Teton County, Wyoming. Appraisal reports are prepared with the precision and accuracy that today’s industry demands through extensive market research. Our company’s summary interpretation and explanation of the data that comprises both the complex resort and non-resort property markets, provides our clients with the information necessary to make responsible lending, purchasing and estate planning decisions.
Life Coaching Lessons
Jennifer Carter
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
3 sessions – with or without horses!
Celebrating 15 years of participating
in the Tin Cup Challenge
The Tin Cup Challenge is proven to be our #1 Fundraising opportunity each year.
It provides almost 60% of our annual operating expenses covering our hay and supplemental expenses, fencing repairs, training, farrier services more.
Click here to learn more about the
Community Foundation of Teton Valleys Tin Cup Challenge.
Click here to learn more about our involvement and how it’s benefited HAPI Trails
15 Years of Giving.
Uptown Hoedown sponsorship
The HAPI Trails Uptown Hoedown aims to raise $15,000. We seek monetary sponsorships or donations of high-value travel or outdoor experiences, art, and services for our Rescue & Reward Auction & Draw.
Our goal is to raise $5,000 in Sponsorship funding to help produce the event.
Your contribution is key to our success.
Since 2009, HAPI Trails Horse Adoption Program Inc. has been dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming horses that have suffered from abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Our primary focus is on horses with histories of abuse or neglect, but we also care for those that have been abandoned, seized by State Law Enforcement, or left without a caretaker due to the owner’s passing or incapacity.
We started on 10 acres of private property, raising around $10,000 annually with 7 Board Members, 15 volunteers, and 10 horses in our care. Today, we operate on 750 acres of leased land, raising over $150,000 per year with 9 Board Members, over 60 volunteers, and having assisted over 180 horses through our adoption program or owner assistance initiatives.
Our programs have expanded from four primary ones to eleven care and support-driven community programs, and nine community service and rehabilitation programs. Our goal is to provide each horse with the time and resources needed for a healthy and fulfilling life. Through grants, individual and corporate donations, and fundraising events, we ensure ample food, shelter, farrier services, vet care, training, and any special requirements for the horses in our care. Our commitment to responsibility helps keep the horses healthy and safe from future jeopardy.
We have established partnerships with the ASPCA, United Horse Coalition, the American Association of Equine Practitioners/Circle S Mobile Vet, Purina Feed Program & A Home for Every Horse, Masterson Method Equine Healing, and Code 3 Associates. We are certified in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Equine Welfare, and have an MOU with Teton County Idaho as a member of D.A.R.T (Disaster Animal Response Team).
We also work with multiple local organizations and business including Circle S Mobile Vet, Lucky Dog Thrift Store, TetonValley Backcountry Horseman, 4-H, Teton Valley Skijoring, Teton County Fairgrounds, Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding Association, Mental Heal Coalition, Family Safety Network and several local equine trainers and specialist.
HAPI Trails has also become a hub for equine education in our valley, offering hands-on or in-the-saddle growth and learning opportunities. By bringing in clinicians, specialists, and other equine professionals, we strive to keep horses and our western heritage relevant in our community.