The 2025 Treasure Hunt

And so we go again this year!!!!

The Hunting will begin as clocks spring forward to daylight saving on Sunday 30th March 2025  and the finish date will be as clocks fall back on Sunday 26th October 2025.

The Treasure Hunt is open to all members of the Society (you do not have to have an appaloosa!!) to join in and have some fun, with beautiful rosettes to be won at the conclusion of the scheme. Participation is completely FREE, all you pay for is the postage of your rosette.

More information requests and enquiries contact Sam Backshall at meritcards@appaloosa.org.uk who is co-ordinating  all the fun you will certainly be experiencing by joining in!

The Treasure Hunt has a BApS dedicated group on Facebook.

There are 3 levels of award to aim for, so everyone will be looking for the same items. There will be bronze, silver and gold awards to aim for. It doesn’t matter which items you collect it’s about the total you have.

Bronze – 14 - 19

Silver – 20 – 26

Gold – 27 and above 

In addition to this, a JOKER list of items will be added at an undetermined moment through the hunt. It will be very hard to collect and will have strict rules attached to each item to claim. Your evidence will be collected by you and then is to be private messaged or emailed to Sam for checking.

It will be given on the Facebook group and the main Society group.

YOU MUST BE PARTICIPATING IN THE MAIN HUNT AND HAVE ITEMS IN YOUR ALBUM TO DO THE JOKER LIST.

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT USE SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU WILL BE

CONTACTED DIRECTLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED DON'T WORRY.

This is an opportunity to claim another rosette if you are a top treasure hunter!!!!!

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Testimonials

"Myself and a group of friends have had so much fun taking part in the treasure hunts. It's motivated us to ride more than we might have, and to ride routes and locations we don't normally visit.

The British Appaloosa Society membership fee is about the same as joining 1-2 treasure hunts elsewhere, but includes other schemes beside the treasure hunts. You don't have to own an Appaloosa to join and take part. One of our friends takes part on her non-Appaloosa mare.

We've loved planning rides to maximise treasures found, and an added benefit is the extra walking we've done to make sure planned routes are horse accessible. We've met up with other riders/members too. The main treasure hunt has different levels relating to the treasures collected, so you don't have to find everything to earn a nice rosette. The support hunters offer each other on the dedicated Facebook page is great, along with some friendly rivalry.

We can't wait for this year's hunt to start"

Steph & Khalif

"Exciting adventures await! A great way to further develop the bond with your horse x"

Charlie & Boue

"A perfect way to explore new pastures in search, of the impossible treasure and so having to use the little grey cells"

Nicki & Gypsy