Facial coverings are required by Shelby County inside the main arena & public businesses. Age 12 & Under are exempt. If you are on horseback inside main arena, facial covering is not required. If you are on foot helping someone get in to make their run you will be required to wear a facial covering. If you come in to video you will need to wear a facial covering. Please follow all rules & guidelines set forth by Shelby County & the Agricenter Showplace Arena.
All contestants will need to have a COVID Waiver. You can print those by clicking the button below. Please have those ready upon arrival to give to staff at the Guard Shack when you come in. If you are not able to print, they will have forms available for you.
All contestants will need to have a COVID Waiver. You can print those by clicking the button below. Please have those ready upon arrival to give to staff at the Guard Shack when you come in. If you are not able to print, they will have forms available for you.
Battle in the Saddle 2020 raised $34,000 for Safe Harbor, which has been our largest fundraiser to date. That money is going to fully renovate a multi-purpose building in Jefferson County and we will be putting computer labs in each of our 5 campuses. Thank you once again to everyone who made this possible.
We could not continue without all of our wonderful sponsors, great corporate partners, and each one of you who support Safe Harbor Battle in the Saddle!
The Jefferson County project has already begun!
We could not continue without all of our wonderful sponsors, great corporate partners, and each one of you who support Safe Harbor Battle in the Saddle!
The Jefferson County project has already begun!
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“If you give a man a fish, he will eat for today. If you can teach a man how to fish, he can eat for a lifetime… We seek to teach our men & women how to fish so that they can eat for a lifetime” ~ Brad Bowie Take a few minutes and enjoy our latest video on what Safe Harbor does for men & women in and around Memphis, Erin, Knoxville, Nashville & Clarksville, TN and Little Rock, AR. As always, thank you to everyone who supports, volunteers, partners with and prays for Safe Harbor & Lighthouse Ministries. |
Thank you to our sponsors! Without them, our shows would not be possible!
Past Battle in the Saddle Events
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How does Battle in the Saddle help?
In 2013 Battle in the Saddle had the first barrel race at the Agricenter Showplace Arena in Memphis, TN. With the over $18,000 raised from this show we were able to renovate the bathrooms at the mission. You can see they had a complete overhaul.
Bathroom Before
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Shower Before
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Remodeling in progress
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Bathroom & Shower After
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In 2014 Battle in the Saddle shows raised enough money to buy a new stove to replace the outdated units. With the number of meals prepared a commercial type unit was needed to meet the needs for Safe Harbor. Retail price on the unit is $8,133.79.
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In 2015 we set a goal of reaching $20,000 to re-roof the Homeless Mission. While we aren’t at the goal we need yet, the past year of barrel races has significantly helped to get us started. We look forward to 2016 in pushing us to the $20,000 goal. With the help from our contestants and our great sponsors the roof will be replaced and we will continue to improve the lives of those who are looking for their safe place. |
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2017
A huge THANK YOU to all that rode this year at Tunica Battle in the Saddle! We used the money raised to buy these mattresses. Through our partnership with Tempur-Pedic we only had to pay shipping & handling on this $232,000.00 load of mattresses! Thank you so much and see you in January 2018!!! |
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Battle in the Saddle 2020 raised $34,000 for Safe Harbor, which has been our largest fundraiser to date. That money is going to fully renovate a multi-purpose building in Jefferson County and we will be putting computer labs in each of our 5 campuses. Thank you once again to everyone who made this possible.
We could not continue without all of our wonderful sponsors, great corporate partners, and each one of you who support Safe Harbor Battle in the Saddle!
The Jefferson County project has already begun!
We could not continue without all of our wonderful sponsors, great corporate partners, and each one of you who support Safe Harbor Battle in the Saddle!
The Jefferson County project has already begun!
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For More information on Better Barrel Races click here to visit their website!
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Battle in the Saddle is WPRA pending approval for the Great Lakes and Southeastern Circuits for Memphis!
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Past Champions
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Battle in the Saddle Facebook Page |
Safe Harbor of Memphis Facebook Page |
How Battle in the Saddle was born
The idea for Battle in the Saddle was born by a couple of men who love to go to barrel racing events and watching their kids compete. Watching families fellowship together, watching friendships form. There are however those that do not have that opportunity. Those that are homeless, hungry and nowhere to go. These 2 men work for Safe Harbor, a place of refuge, a place to start over. Safe harbor provides about 210 meals a day for the men in Memphis another 60 meals a day for the women of fresh start. This Barrel racing Fundraiser will help provide those meals and much more. We look forward to a great event full of fellowship and barrel racing.
