2008 Race Villages:
Dodge City, KS

September 6-7, 2008

The Race Village site in Dodge City, Kansas is at the Dodge City Roundup Arena. This is a 40 acre site with wonderful facilities. There are restrooms, showers and plenty of water. At the Roundup Arena, they have RV hookups and some stalls. (There is a charge for using these facilities.) Reservations are made by the Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride.

The trail arriving into the Race Village is the dry Arkansas Riverbed.

Dodge City has a population of 26,101 people and has numerous services to be offered.

2007 Dodge City Race Village Photos

The photos below were taken during the 2007 Ride and at the Dodge City Race Village.

They start young. Photo by Maggi Rankin. Affirmative Solutions Disc-It display. Photo by Maggi Rankin.
Vetting in. Photo by Maggi Rankin. A place to relax. Photo by Nicole Wasylyshyn.
The Atchison, Kansas crew. Photo by Larry Stevens. Stalls at roundup arena. Photo by Gail Stevens.

Coronado's 1,000 Horse Parade

While the Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride (the Santa Fe Ride) is in Dodge City, a 1,000 horse riding parade is being planned. This parade will help us carry out our theme of "The History of the Horse on the Santa Fe Trail."

Coronado started out with 1,000 horses in 1540. He crossed the Arkansas River east of Dodge City on June 29, 1541. This site is about seven miles east of the rodeo grounds.