Cascade Vaulters

Since we're close to our current membership target with only one or two more open membership slots available, we have decided to postpone the "See & Try Vaulting" event that was scheduled for September 13.

If you're interested in trying out for one of our remaining 2008-2009 memberships, please fill out a request on our "Contact Us" page. Once we reach our membership target, we will continue to offer tryouts but will place perspective vaulters on a waiting list.

If you're just interested in finding out more about vaulting and would like an opportunity to watch some vaulting, We're happy to have a small number of spectators at our practices, though please contact us before coming to make sure that we will have something worth watching.

You can also see the Cascade Vaulters, along with a number of other area vaulting clubs, at two upcoming regional competitions. The first will be the EVA of BC's Provincial Vaulting Championships at Heritage Park in Chilliwack, BC September 20 & 21. The second will be the Harbor View Vaulter's OktoberFest at Donida Farm in Auburn, WA on October 4 & 5.

On Wednesday July 30, 2008 a television crew from King 5, a Seattle TV station, visited the Cascade Vaulters for a special “Evening Magazine” practice. In addition to our regular members, several vaulters from other local clubs also participated. These vaulters included members of the Warm Beach Vaulters from Stanwood, WA, the Mt. Rainier Vaulters from Buckley, WA and the Sky Mountain Vaulters from Snohomish, WA.
Andrea Brown, head coach of the Sky Mountain Vaulters also brought down their wonderful horse, Snowdancer to help our vaulting horse Cali carry all the extra vaulters.

The segment aired on Tuesday August 12, 2008. Here is a link to the "Gymnastics on Horseback" video on the King 5 TV website. [Registration may be requires for repeated viewing.]

Former Silver vaulter and current Para Equestrian, Cambry Kaylor will be giving a special clinic (aprox. two hour group lesson) focused on music interpretation skills for walk and trot vaulters with the Cascade Vaulters. The lesson will run from a little after 4 PM until about 6 PM on Wednesday March 26, 2008. Space will be limited to eight vaulters.

We may well have openings for a few more vaulters at $20 each. So if you or yourwalk or trot vaulter(s) might be interested please send an e-mail to our Head Coach, Tom Sayles. Coaches, parents and auditors are welcome. Open slots will be filled in the order that e-mails are received.

We'd like to extend a special invitation to local boy vaulters, as any excuse that we use to get them together helps.

Planning for the Vaulters of the Northwest Spring Fest 2008 is well under way. This year's event will be held May 3 & 4, 2008 at the Trails End Arena in Olympia, Washington, and our head judge will be Adrienne Stang. Tom Sayles, Head Coach of the Cascade Vaulters, will again be the fest manager. This year's fest will again be a joint effort of the Cascade Vaulters, Mt. Rainier Vaulters, Harbor View Vaulters and likely the Valley View Vaulters.

You can read more at the Vaulters of the Northwest website, http://VoNW.org.

See and Try Equestrian Vaulting, with the Cascade Vaulters on Saturday November 3rd from 9 to 11 AM at the Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center on Patterson Creek Farm
on Redmond – Fall City Road, near Fall City, Wa.

Equestrian vaulting is a unique and growing sport which combines: dance and ... gymnastics ... to music ... on horseback. It’s a wonderful way to develop coordination, balance, strength and creativity, while working in harmony with the horse.

No previous experience is required to try vaulting, and it’s FUN!

• Participant Registration and warm-up, 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
• Vaulting Demonstration from 9:30 AM to 9:50 AM
• New Vaulter session from 9:50 AM to 10:30 AM
• Cool out, Meet & Greet 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Download a PDF flyer from here.

Several current and former members of the Cascade Vaulters are in photos featured in the Equestrian Vaulting and Longeing articles on the English version of Wikipedia.

See and Try Equestrian Vaulting, with the Cascade Vaulters on Saturday August 25th from 9 to 11 AM at the Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center on Patterson Creek Farm
on Redmond – Fall City Road, near Fall City, Wa.

Equestrian vaulting is a unique and growing sport which combines: dance and ... gymnastics ... to music ... on horseback. It’s a wonderful way to develop coordination, balance, strength and creativity, while working in harmony with the horse.

No previous experience is required to try vaulting, and it’s FUN!

• Participant Registration and warm-up, 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
• Vaulting Demonstration from 9:30 AM to 9:50 AM
• New Vaulter session from 9:50 AM to 10:30 AM
• Cool out, Meet & Greet 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Download a PDF flyer from here.

Ryan and the Warm Beach Composite [WB + Cascade + DevonWood] trot team, won the AVA National Trot Team Championship!!!!




Ryan was awarded ribbons for forth overall in the "Trot Individual" competition and second in the Trot Barrel Freestyle. She also finished sixth in both trot compulsories and trot freestyle.


Cascade's Ryan (far left) receives her forth place overall ribbon for "Trot Individual, Women". Also on the podium are three other members of the Warm Beach Composite trot team, Nick, Kaleb and Aurelia.

Also our Silver level vaulter, Danielle, was awarded the Zone I, 2007 Silver Championship [High Point Award], for her outstanding performance in AVA recognized competitions throughout the year in Zone I [Northwestern USA].

On August 9 - 12, 2007 Cascade Vaulter, Ryan Barbee (8yo), will be competing at the USEF/AVA National Vaulting Championships in Denver, Colorado. As well as competing individually she will also be participating in a composite team working with the Warm Beach Vaulters from Stanwood, WA to compete for the National Trot Team Championship.

Ryan Barbee (top) with members of the Warm Beach Vaulters preforming their Trot Team Freestyle.

The Cascade Vaulters had fun and did well at the AVA Region III Championships held July 28 & 29, in Ridgefield Washington.

Photos and link to results will be posted when available.