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From
The Trails - July 2010
At the moment it looks like the Blowing
Rock Ride will be cancelled due to weather 50% chance of
rain and non participation. My horse is also having an allergic
reaction to something causing skin irritation. She looks
like someone beat her with a stick! I will be making the
call this evening as to whether to cancel the ride.
August 7 & 8
Virginia Highlands & New River Trail, Ivanhoe, VA
Please note that there is a change of venue
for base camp and camping! See info below. This campground
is cheaper and offers direct access to both the Virginia
Highlands & New River Trail eliminating the need to
move the trailers on Sunday for the New River Ride.
This is a two day ride.
Horseshoes and/or boots suggested. Camping/Stalls: J &
K Horse Camp, Owners: Ron & Penny Jones – 276-699-6315
(home) or 276-620-9195 (cell) This is a private campground
and they do not advertise or have a website. They have wonderful
campsites, bathhouse, stalls and corrals available directly
on the New River . Level parking and easy access approx.
13 miles SW off Ext. 80 (Fort Chiswell-Max Meadows Rd.)
on I-77. I have stayed at this campground so feel free to
contact me with questions. We will ride the Virginia Highlands
Trail on the 7th and New River Trail on Sunday the 8th.
Website: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/new.shtml
Shoes are not required for the New River Ride on the 8th.
Footing is rock dust. However, if you plan to ride the Virginia
Highlands Trail your horse will need shoes and need to be
in reasonably good shape due to elevation changes.
Trail Host: Candace Link,
336 413-5204 C, 336-940-2936 H, Email:
pasolink@yadtel.net
From
The Trails - May 2010
April 17th proved to be a beautiful day for a trail riding
in Cheraw, SC. Out of a potential number of 6, only one
member -Sue Yearwood came to ride. Those that missed the
ride missed picture perfect weather and a great trail ride.
On my way back on Sunday, I took the opportunity to scout
trails at the Walthour Moss Foundation in Southern Pines,
NC proving to be a great location and place to ride. Hopefully,
this can be an add in for the fall or winter.
May 1st is the Latta
Plantation Park
Ride in Huntersville, NC Plans are to ride at 10:30 out
of the horse trailer parking lot. The weather is looking
good for this ride. Remember shoes are recommended for your
horse. Be sure to call the trail host, Candace Link at 336-413-5204
or email: pasolink@yadtel.net
to confirm that you will be riding.
Don't forget to make plans for the Dupont
State Forest
Ride, June 5th. Please refer to the website
for camping/stall information and contact your trail host
Candace Link, for information and to sign up for the ride.
New
Piedmont Pathfinder Chairperson
Congratulations to Paulette Denault-Bryce who is
the new Piedmont Pathfinders Chair! She needs your
help to track records of the Piedmont members that have
signed up in the past for the Pathfinders program. Contact
Paulette at riofino@yahoo.com
if you have joined Piedmont Pathfinders previously with
this info: (1) who you are, (2) your contact information,
and (3) hours logged. Her mailing address is: Paulette Denault-Bryce,
2235 Old Georgetown Rd. W.
Cassatt, SC 29032.
Take
Advantage of PFHA’s and Piedmont’s Recreational Rider
Programs
Piedmont Pathfinders
trail program is similar to Pasos For Pleasure at the
National PFHA level, but is Piedmont’s own regional trail
riding program. Award hours start at 50 hours and go to
1000 hours. For
a one time join PP program fee of $25, you will receive
a T-shirt and log sheets to track your hours.
The hours log form is
on Piedmont’s website: www.piedmontpasofino.org on the
trail rides’ page: http://www.piedmontpasofino.org/forms/PATHFINDERS_LOGweb.pdf.
Pasos
For Pleasure is a PFHA member program where you
log in your hours ridden on a registered Paso Fino, and
then turn in the hours for hour award levels. If you are
already in this program (one time $25 fee), you can visit
www.pfha.org, log-in and see how many hours you have turned
in before your next award level: http://www.pfha.org/includes/html/members.pasos.for.pleasure.asp?
The hour award levels
start at 50 hours, and increase from there – 100, 250,
500, to 5000. Here is the Pasos For Pleasure log form:
http://pfha.org/documents/pdf/forms/pasos_for_pleasure_log.pdf
The Ticket to
Ride program is FREE for all current PFHA members.
Get your region’s trail ride hosts to sign off on your
“ticket” when you attend a regional group’s official trail
ride or non-show event. When your ticket is full (5 events
signed off on), send it to PFHA, to be elegible and included
in the drawings for prizes at the National Show in September
each year. You
do not have to be present to win. You must be a member
of the PFHA at the time of all rides and at the time of
the drawings.
Here is the online ticket
form to download and print: http://pfha.org/documents/pdf/forms/ticket_to_ride_card.pdf
A
member can complete as many tickets as they wish. The
more tickets a member completes the better their chances
are for the drawing. The tickets will be held at the
PFHA until time for the drawings. The ticket has five
spaces to have completed before the ticket can be returned
to the PFHA. Every time you participate in a PFHA sanctioned
trail ride it will count for two rides. A non PFHA sanctioned
ride is worth one ride. You may use organized trail
rides (must have a Ride Manager and be advertised) or
any other event you participate in with your registered
Paso Fino. Backyard pleasure riding/exercising can not
be used for the Ticket to Ride program. Have the ride
manager initial the spaces and sign off on the back
of the ticket.
Trail
Riding Buddies
If
anyone would like to be a Riding Buddy, or if you want
a Buddy to ride in a Park you are interested in exploring,
please let us know! Remember to be courteous enough to
give all these folks at least a day or two’s notice!
If anyone else would like to volunteer to be a Riding
Buddy, or if you want a Buddy to ride in a Park you are
interested in exploring, please let me know so I can put
the information in the Newsletter. Contact Marcia Carrico
at (336) 998-1111 or casacarrico@yadtel.net.
Marcia
Carrico has volunteered
to be a “Riding Buddy”, if anyone wants
to come to Salem Lake Park in Winston-Salem and needs
someone to ride with them. Call (336) 998-1111 or email
her at casacarrico@yadtel.net.
Brian
& Jill Smith have volunteered to be “Riding
Buddies”, if anyone wants to come to Moses Cone
Park in Blowing Rock, NC. Call (828) 268-0608 or email
them at brian@blowingrockrealestatenc.com.
Valerie
Fox has volunteered to be a “Riding Buddy”,
if anyone wants to ride at Cane Creek Park in Waxhaw,
NC and needs someone to ride with them. Call (704) 243-0113
or email her at vfox@alltel.net.
Candace
Link has volunteered to be a “Riding Buddy”
if anyone wants to come to Pilot Mt, Latta Park, New River
Trail and Sand Hills State Forest and needs someone to
ride with them. Call (336) 940-2936 or email her at pasolink@yadtel.net.
Piedmont
Trail Ride Requirements
You
must be a Piedmont member or Trail Ride Member, and contact
the Trail Ride Host prior to Trail Ride deadline to participate.
Trail
Etiquette
Be
a courteous trail rider. If you horse kicks, please tie
a red ribbon its tail so others will know to stay clear.
If you are riding a stallion, please ride in front of
the group so as not to annoy mares. Do not run up on horses
from behind trying to catch up or take off in front without
warning those around you first. Pay attention to your
Trail Host instructions! Remember, you are there to make
sure everyone has a good safe ride.
Online
Horse Trail Directory
Check
out the website called www.horsetraildirectory.com.
It is a growing website where trail riders can critique
trails and facilities all over the country.
| Piedmont
PFHA Trail Ride Locations -- Official Site Links |
| Biltmore
Estate |
Asheville,
NC |
Dupont
State Forest
|
Brevard,
NC |
| El
Escondite |
Waxhaw,
NC |
| Moses
Cone Memorial Park |
Blowing
Rock, NC |
| New
River Trail |
Foster
Falls, VA |
| Pilot
Mountain |
Pilot
Mountain, NC |
| Raven
Rock State Park |
Lillington,
NC |
| William
B. Umstead State Park |
Raleigh,
NC |
| Sandhills
Forest State Park |
Cheraw,
SC |
| Cane
Creek Park |
Waxhaw,
NC |
| Croft
State Park |
Spartanburg,
SC |
| Staunton
River |
South
Boston, VA |
| Morrow
Mountain State Park |
Albermarle,
NC |
|
Moss
Foundation |
Southern
Pines, NC |
| Dupont
State Forest |
Brevard,
NC |
| South
Mountain |
Connelly Springs, NC |
|
Latta
Plantation Park |
Huntersville,
NC |
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