LINKS OF INTERESTGettysburg Equestrian Historical Society Artillery Ridge: Camping, Horses & History Tips on Camping with your horse Scheduled Trail Rides: May:1st: Trail Mtg at Blue Marsh TBD, May Tune-Up and Ride June: 13th: ACTHA "Ride for the Rescues", Bernville, PA visit http://www.actha.us/ or email cravingbluepa@aol.com for more local information
June 19th: Grave’s Mountain,VA Call Joe at 540-937- 5105 for more details. This is not a PPWHA sanctioned ride--just friends meeting up for a day's ride. September 5th: Gettysburg Battlefield Ride (leave from Diamond Seven Ranch
October: 7-10th: Fair hill Gaited Get-A- Way Ride click here for more info and contacts |
THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD RIDE an unforgettable guided trail ride There will be a meeting at Diamond 7 with your trail guide, Sam Fuson, Saturday afternoon during the Carousel to give directions, organize and tell Gettysburg stories. fmi contact: Jacquie Cowan 410-923-6157 Email: jcowan@gscm.org All entry forms must be completed for insurance purposes and must be postmarked by August 30, 2010 horses must be stabled at Diamond 7 Ranch beginning no later than Saturday evening Sept. 5, 2010. click here to view maps of the Battle at Gettysburg July 1863. 3 maps, each showing how and where troops converged in what would be one of the bloodiest civil war battles in history and often referred to as; PPWHA TRAIL COMMITTEE NEWS
The trail committee is beginning new efforts to "get back on the trail" with respect to activities involving trail riding. The committee members include Jeannie McGuire, Elizabeth Manchester, Marion and Burl Latshaw. All the committee members are listed in the PPWHA mailing list as well as the "About Us" pg of our website. We are open to suggestions from the membership. Call or email Burl at ryehillfarms@verizon.net, 610-718-8546.
As we plan activities for 2010 we have received several suggestions that include expanding the scope of trail riding to include parade participation, flag ceremony instruction, drill and formation riding, and camping techniques. The committee is researching these ideas and is planning to promote a workshop that will deal with some aspect of trail riding, yet to be determined.
A communication has been sent to the Trail Committee members to select a date and venue for our first committee meeting. We are gearing up for the new trail riding season and invite all PPWHA members to participate in the rides or by brainstorming ideas. Burl will be calling respresentaives from each Cluster to facilitate communication and idea building. In the meantime let's just hope the snow melts soon.. Happy trails to everyone. Burl.
March 28th 2010 :
Tune in to a great new trail riding site at www.actha.us for information on riding opportunities across the USA and in our region [Region # 5 in the green coded USA map]. Log into the site,click on the green region and you will have pulled up a list of trail riding opportunities in the mid Atlantic region. Click on the Clear View Ranch band and you will discover a ride being held on May 29, 2010 at the Clear View Ranch [Flying W Ranch] in Kelletville [Tionesta] Pennsylvania. You can call them at 814-463-7663 for additional information. The web site will also allow you to join ACTHA if you so choose. Saddle up, spring is almost here. Happy trails, Burl.
May 13, 2010 Spring has sprung and so have the possibilities for some great trail rides. I will attempt to keep you abreast of what is happening on the local, as well as, the national scene as far as trail riding opportunities are concerned. Let’s start with the national scene. Go to the website of the American Competitive Trail Horse Association for information on many trail riding venues across the nation. You have to pay to join the organization, but can glean information from the website with no charge. They are sponsoring a nationwide trail riding day on June 13, 2010 in many locations across the country. The Ride benefits Rescue Horses in need. The Pennsylvania location is in Bernville,PA, Region 5 -Burl |
