Trail Rides
Please come out to enjoy a TROT trail ride and consider leading a ride yourself! TROT trail rides are fun and a great opportunity to learn new trails, meet other TROT members, and find a new trail riding buddy. To lead a ride, contact our trail ride coordinator, Trot Activity.
To participate in a scheduled ride:
- Contact the ride leader to sign-up and learn the ride’s starting time and other details.
- If a ride is postponed or cancelled, the ride leader will notify you.
- Check the TROT website and TROT and Maryland Trail Riders listservs for the most current ride information.
- All ride participants:
- Helmets are encouraged
- Provide appropriate documentation of current negative Coggins test for the horse, in compliance with Maryland state law.
- Be a TROT member – One-day TROT memberships are available at the ride for $5
If you need a ride to the event or can offer one, please email Trot Activity, so that this information can be included in an upcoming newsletter, or contact the ride leader.
Trail Maintenance
Anytime you are on a trail ride and if safe to do so, you can perform trail maintenance by clipping branches that impede passageway along a trail. In addition, you can participate in scheduled trail maintenance days.
Carolann Sharpe is the TROT Adopt-A-Trail coordinator and she has challenged all TROT members to perform two hours of trail maintenance a year. Please contact Carolann for additional information about participating in trail maintenance activities. She can be reached at president@trot-md.org.
Please report your trail work hours to Amy, who tracks this information for the state; these hours also help assess park usage.
Calendar
Also, come join Anne Arundel County horse lovers at “Horse Talk” gatherings. No membership/no fees. Just come, chat, and
hear a guest speaker or two. The third Tuesday of each month, 7 PM, at Glory Days in Edgewater; run your own tab. See the
Anne Arundel County Horse Network on Facebook or contact Jacquie Cowan (
Groundwork and Dressage Clinic with Marion Alway at Wyndham Oaks in Boyds, MD
Private lesson clinic working with Marion Alway and tailored to whatever your goals are.
Marion is a Grand Prix Dressage rider, USDF Silver and Gold medalist as well as a graduate of the jumping and dressage license program in Switzerland. Born and raised in Switzerland she grew up riding show jumpers and doing Natural Horsemanship from a very young age. After discovering her passion for dressage she became the head trainer at a prestigious breeding station in Europe. After several years as a head trainer, she ran her own training business developing horses of all ages and stages, teaching clinics, and doing demonstrations all over Europe. Marion is an advocate for mindful training and enjoys teaching anyone who wants to learn.
Private lessons are 45-minutes with options for mounted or ground work training.
Sign up on Strider: https://www.striderpro.com
Organizer Notes
We are implementing a new payment procedure for all individuals riding in our clinics with Jim Koford. In order to secure a spot in a clinic, participants must pre-pay for the clinic. Once we have received payment for the clinic your spot will be secured. If a rider has to cancel their ride and we can fill the spot in the clinic they will receive a refund minus $20 fee. Alternatively, the rider can fill the spot themselves with someone of their choosing for no fee and be paid directly from the alternate rider. If the rider is able to fill the spot, please notify Wyndham Oaks so we can update the clinic schedule.
Auditors do not need to pre-register and they can pay on the day of the clinic with cash or a check. Participants can bring one guest with them to audit for free.
Participants have two options for paying for the clinic. They can mail a check made out to Wyndham Oaks or for pay via paypal (friends and family).
Mail checks to: Paypal:wyndhamoaks@gmail.com
Wyndham Oaks
℅ Veronica Bill
19301 Bucklodge Rd
Boyds, MD 20841
Lateral Movements Dressage Clinic Series at Wyndham Oaks with Marion Alway
sign up on strider: https://www.striderpro.com/a/cdWe1LIl_0OSrI62sUZnSQ
Show season will be here before we know it, so perfect your lateral dressage movements with Marion Alway in our two-part dressage clinic series. This clinic will focus on building individual components to be able to achieve advanced dressage movements.
The first session will introduce the topic and go over more in-depth theory, while the second session will build on the application. The two-part clinic is designed to help give the rider time in between sessions to work on “homework”.
The semi-private lessons will be no more than two individuals and pairings will be done by rider/horse level. Please indicate your riding level (for either yourself or if you have a young horse) so we can properly pair you. Register as an individual, or if registering with a friend, please indicate who you’d like to ride with.
Whether you are new to dressage or have been riding dressage for years, this clinic will help to build a strong foundation for advanced dressage movements. Get your winter homework so you are ready to rock in spring shows! The clinic dates are spaced about 3 weeks apart to give you plenty of time to work on your homework and return to continue your progress. Participants will benefit the most from attendance in both sessions as it builds, so we have a discounted registration for both dates.
Marion is a Grand Prix Dressage rider, USDF Silver and Gold medalist as well as a graduate of the jumping and dressage license program in Switzerland. Born and raised in Switzerland she grew up riding show jumpers and doing Natural Horsemanship from a very young age. After discovering her passion for dressage she became the head trainer at a prestigious breeding station in Europe. After several years as a head trainer, she ran her own training business developing horses of all ages and stages, teaching clinics, and doing demonstrations all over Europe. Marion is an advocate for mindful training and enjoys teaching anyone who wants to learn. Marion and her husband, Michael, run their own training business and horse farm out of Boyce, VA.
Organizer Notes
For 2022, we are implementing a new payment procedure for all individuals riding in our clinics with Jim Koford. In order to secure a spot in a clinic, participants must pre-pay for the clinic. Once we have received payment for the clinic your spot will be secured. If a rider has to cancel their ride and we can fill the spot in the clinic they will receive a refund minus $20 fee. Alternatively, the rider can fill the spot themselves with someone of their choosing for no fee and be paid directly from the alternate rider. If the rider is able to fill the spot, please notify Wyndham Oaks so we can update the clinic schedule.
Auditors do not need to pre-register and they can pay on the day of the clinic with cash or a check. Participants can bring one guest with them to audit for free.
Participants have two options for paying for the clinic. They can mail a check made out to Wyndham Oaks or for pay via paypal (friends and family).
Mail checks to: Paypal:wyndhamoaks@gmail.com
Wyndham Oaks
℅ Veronica Bill
19301 Bucklodge Rd
Boyds, MD 20841
Ride, Wine and Winkie Wash! at Grove Point Stables, Earleville, Maryland
Join us for a trail ride that includes options for a wine tasting and sheath cleaning. Fun fact, mares can get beans too! Packages available to customize your needs. Please pm us for pricing on rental horses. Limited number of horses available
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/677965224074125
The clinic lessons can be done in several ways:
- You can ride and have your lesson on horseback, and/or have Wendy use the Sure Foot pads on your horse.
- You can have unmounted body work done by Wendy (Functional Integration Feldenkraiss)
- You can do a session on Wendy’s instructive horse simulator-it’s like a big, rolling, rocking horse that only is evenly balanced and moving properly when your seat and body are correct.
- The simulator is quite popular as it really highlights any rider body imbalances and facilitates corrections to the riders position.
- NOTE: **If using the simulator, please bring your riding helmet, as well as your saddle with stirrups attached.**
Each private session is 45 minutes long.
The cost for any session in the clinic is $160 for Good News boarders and $170 to non-boarders. Checks should be made payable to Good News Stable.
Please text Caroline Jordan on 301 424-4562 if you are interested in having a lesson with Wendy.
ASSOCIATION TOWN HALL- MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL-
MARCH 28 7-8 PM
For the Google Meet: https://tinyurl.com/3b3kjxea
SMQHA-Southern Maryland Quarter Horse Association, Travis Finkle and Julie Murphy are putting on their annual Sotterly Trail Ride
Trail Ride through the spectacular grounds of Historic Sotterley. A marked trail that follows beautiful historical sites, the Patuxent River, wooded forest and many open fields. The terrain is flat, horseshoes are generally not required. Each rider can proceed at his/her own pace. Shorter and longer loops are also available. During your ride you are able to stop at 20 different historical buildings, tie your horse to the hitching post and enjoy the beauty. Connecting Trails at Greenwell State Park are open for horses but not marked as part of this ride