2010 Events
| January | |
| 19th | Planning Meeting -- planning & discussing events/rides for the year |
| February | |
| 16th | MEETING, West Vincent Twp. Building, Chester Springs. Cancelled due to weather |
| March | |
| 20th | MEETING, West Vincent Twp. Building, Chester Springs. Trails Forum sponsored by The Northern Federation. |
| April | |
| 11th | TRAIL RIDE - Perkiomen Trail at the Graterford Trail Head |
| 16th | Spring Tack Sale, Chris Moore-Milne, Chairperson West Vincent Township Building. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
| 20th | Meeting, St. Matthews UCC. Police woman Anne Whitney speaking on self defense, including self defense for riders |
| May | |
| 1st | Murder Mystery Ride at Marsh Creek Co-Chairs Jody Phillips/Chrissy Hartman. |
| 18th | Meeting - Our speakers are from Daisy Haven Farm in Parkesburg. Daisy Bicking will give a presentation on whole horse hoof care and have some case studies to view. There will be a power point presentation that includes radiographs, new findings from the last two years of farriers and laminitis conferences, postural rehab research, etc. They will follow up with a question/answer session. Team member Terry Boswell will also be on hand to help answer individual questions. You can visit their website at www.DaisyHavenFarm.com to find out more. |
| 21-23rd | Fair Hill Weekend, members only Deb Grothmann & Chris Moore-Milne, Co-Chairs. |
| June | |
| 12th | Trail Ride in Birdsboro -- for members only 10 a.m. ride-off, about 2 ½ hours long, some hills and rocky areas. No toilet facilities. Bring a snack to share & a muck tub to clean up. RSVP to Davey at 610-458-8446. |
| 15th | MEETING Mel McCartney will be doing a program on Driving and safety. She will show us harnessing safety tips as well as different types of harness. Mel will give us safety tips while hooking up & while we are out driving our horses. She will be driving her horse Lucero which she showed in the Devon Horse Show this year. There will be Q & A during & after the program. The program will be at Mel's farm in Chester Springs. Please bring chairs |
| July | |
| 4th | Trail Ride at Green Lane -- members only 10 a.m. ride-off, Knight Rd. lot. Bring covered dish for picnic after ride. RSVP to Davey at 610-458-8446. |
| 10th | Picnic non-members can attend - $5 The annual Club Picnic is July 10 from 12:00 noon until 6:00 at Jon and Linda Morrison's home at 690 Rock Raymond Rd., Downingtown, PA 19335. Shish kabobs will be provided and everyone is to bring a side dish to share. RSVP to Norma Strouse at 610-469-1966 or curiding@aol.com with the number of people coming, (members and guests) and what dish you will be bringing. Cost for non-member guests is $5. Bring chairs. |
| August | |
| 17th | MEETING. Rob Keller is going to be doing a talk and a riding demo. Rob has Cerebral Palsy and is also a brittle diabetic. Rob has not been riding as regularly as he would like but when he used to ride regularly he competed in Olympic type shows and came very close to making it on the team to go to Japan in the 90's. He will share how much riding has helped him w/ his disabilities. Please bring chairs. |
| 21st | Paper Chase. Click here for more information. |
| September | |
| 21st | Meeting. Barb Chatman-Royce is going to do the programand it will be on bomb proofing. She will talk and demonstrate some techniques on what we can do to help our horses get over the "scaries". The demo will be held at Norma Strouse's barn and we will follow with the meeting in her barn. The program will start right at 7:00 and please bring chairs. |
| 24-26th | Fair Hill Weekend, members only 3 days of riding, socializing & eating -- come & join the fun |
| October | |
| 19th | MEETING, St. Matthews UCC. Lisa Shotzberger, who manages Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines in Pottstown, will present a program for us on getting our horses ready for winter. She will discuss proper feeding, supplement care, as well as blanket care, etc. There will be a Q & A session after the program. The program starts at 7 with the business meeting following directly afterwards. |
| 31st | Halloween Trick or Treat Ride at Marsh Creek Maija Ray & Judy Keller Co-Chairs |
| November | |
| 16th | MEETING, St. Matthews UCC PA state trooper Patrick Fetterman & Officer Leonardo Santiago are going to speak about what is vital for us to have on the roadways when we are trailering our horses. They will discuss the importance of weight and weight limits and the fines for being over the weight class on the roads. Will also discuss what important info we should be carrying, proper registration, etc. There will be a Q & A discussion throughout the program. |
| December | |
| 11th | CHRISTMAS PARTY The Inn at Chester Springs, starts at 6 pm, dinner buffet & Silent Auction |