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Guests seated at long dinner tables under the covered barn aisle at dusk, with string lights overhead

Thank you for an unforgettable night at the ranch!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 45th Anniversary Ivey Ranch Park Western Hoedown on October 10, 2026. Every ticket, bid, sponsorship, and volunteer hour goes directly toward the equine therapy and inclusive care programs Ivey Ranch has offered families since 1981.

Download the Western Hoedown 2026 Newsletter

Save the Date: 17th Annual Western Hoedown

Saturday, October 16, 2027
Ivey Ranch, Oceanside, CA

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities will be announced next summer. Sign up for our newsletter to hear first.

Guests riding in a wagon pulled by an orange tractor past a chestnut horse in its pen

Hoedown 2026 Highlights

Silent auction items and bid sheets displayed on long tables under a white tent

A guest in a wheelchair and a man in a cowboy hat looking over silent auction items in the tack room

Smiling guests petting a palomino miniature horse in the barn aisle

Guests looking at a wooden board of horse photos with information on becoming a supporting horse sponsor

Volunteers in cowboy hats serving drinks at the VIP Saloon during the Western Hoedown at Ivey Ranch in Oceanside, CA

Two young vaulters posing with arms outstretched on a vaulting barrel in the arena

Director Tonya Danielly addressing guests as a group behind her applauds

Two Marines in dress blues on palomino horses presenting the American flag and the Marine Corps flag in the arena

A group holding certificates and cheering with arms raised on the mounting ramp

An artist applying a glitter tattoo to a girl’s arm at a table with Halloween stencils

Guests in line at an ice cream stand beside a wall of pumpkins on hay bales

Laughing teens behind the bars of a wooden western jail with reward posters on the front

A volunteer watching the dunk tank beside a sign crediting Oceanside Rotary Club as sponsor

Smiling guests waving and tipping their hats from a hayride wagon covered in red gingham blankets

A volunteer serving plates to guests at long tables in the covered barn aisle, with string lights over the arena

A string-lit tent glowing under an evening sky as guests walk across the grounds

Guests in western hats and jackets walking along the covered barn aisle during the Western Hoedown at Ivey Ranch in Oceanside, CA

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