NRHP: Saddle Club
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Saddle Club
NRHP Reference #: 07001324
NRHP Listing Date: 20071227
Location
2000 W Overland, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
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Summary
Established in 1947, the Saddle Club was the first organized equestrian club in the Scottsbluff area. Established to promote horseback riding, better horsemanship, horse shows, and a safe riding experience, the Saddle Club quickly became an important community institution. Established at a time when lives were becoming more and more mechanized, the Saddle Club played an important role in maintaining a tangible link to equestrian activities, both social and work related. This socialization focused on riders and their horse, as well as a rider's responsibility to the community of riders as well as to the larger community. Socially, the Saddle Club has served to pass along "horse sense" to a whole generation who otherwise may have had no opportunity to learn the "Trail Rider's Creed." In doing so, a connection to a past way of life has been maintained.
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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.
