A woman, identified as noted horse trainer Barbara Worth, takes a horse through a jump. Worth appeared in silent films and maintained stables in the Del Paso area for many years.
This 1930 photograph shows a rider and horse jumping an obstacle at the Hagginwood Riding Ring. The venue - based at the California National Guard's Battery D, 143rd Field Artillery barracks - opened in October 1929 to a crowd of over 400 horse...
Four women ride horses, two abreast, at William Land Park in this circa 1930 photograph. In the background and to the north are several residences; the brick structure in the middle of the photograph is 1901 Thirteenth Avenue while the Tudor-style...
This May 1926 photograph shows members of the Sacramento Riding Club, posing before the Atlasta Ranch, located off of Auburn Boulevard in the Del Paso district of Sacramento County. After arriving at the ranch, the group had breakfast, hence the...
Photograph taken of a man, possibly Mr. Danielson, who raised and showed hackney ponies, driving a chariot. The chariot is pulled by three horses on a practice track.
This May 29, 1929, photograph captures eight young female members of a Sacramento-area horseback riding club flanked on the left by an older mounted man.
This photograph, taken in circa 1928, shows a women, identified at Mrs. Robinson, riding an American Saddlebred horse. Mrs. Robinson was known to have raised and shown this breed in Woodland, California.
Shown on June 2, 1931, is a group portrait of the eighteen member Sacramento High School Girls' Riding Club. The group later changed its name to Merrie Mounted. Miss Beth Hightower and Mrs. Dorothy Barber organized the class in 1930; half of the...
This circa 1930 photograph shows four women riding along a bridle trail near William Land Park. The trails were constructed with a late 1920s surge in the popularity of horseback riding in the area. In response, circuits were built by the city...
Trotting in a row are four riders and horses in this circa 1930 photograph. Sacramento's position in the Central Valley made it a popular venue for rodeo goers. During the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Sacramento saw the Barmby Ranch Rodeo, near Perkins,...
With the assistance of two whitely-clad men, two dark-colored horses pull an ornately-decorated carriage during Sacramento’s Street Fair of May 1902.
This circa 1930 photograph shows five polo players on their horses. Starting in 1930 were a series of Sunday polo matches between teams from the Capital City and other throughout the state. The first, set in April 1940, pitted the Sacramento...
This July 2, 1928, photograph shows the girls' polo team from the Sacramento Riding Club. The 15 members and four ponies pose in front of the club's barn and 3401 Del Paso Boulevard location, in Del Paso. The riding group had been established just...
This circa 1930 photograph captures cloche-clad members of the Sacramento Riding Club, located on 3401 Del Paso Boulevard. Built for 6,000 dollars in January through April 1927, the two-story club building accomodated 45 horses on its first floor,...
Several members of the Sacramento Riding Club stand for a photograph, taken in circa 1930. The stables were located along the 5.6-mile mark of Del Paso Boulevard.
