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
Trail Ride Details
Date: Sunday, May 4 (rain date: Saturday, May 10)
Time: Grounds open at 9:30am. Ride out at 11:00am sharp.
Location: Potomac Pony Club Field, 19301 Bucklodge Road Boyds, MD 20841
Sign up by: April 27 (if possible) so we can plan for lunch!
Join EPIC for a guided ride through the scenic Breezy Loop Complex — a 13-mile trail system with shady woods, rolling fields, stream crossings, and beautiful views. Choose your ride group by length and pace (Walk Only, Walk/Trot, or Walk/Trot/Canter). Enjoy free lunch provided by EPIC after the ride!
Click the button below to sign up for the trail ride, or go to: epicmontgomery.org/sign-up-for-a-trail-ride.
Be sure to email your current Coggins and a fresh waiver to: rsvp@epicmontgomery.org.
Questions? Contact Kayla at rsvp@epicmontgomery.org or call/text (724) 288-7015
Hope to see you on May 4!
Details and exact times will be finalized closer to the event.
Sunday Jun 22, 2025 ⋅ 10am – 4pm (Eastern Time – New York)
*Carolann has confirrmed with high tide farm a pony swim for trot. Aug 9th. Typically 3pm ish. We need 15 riders for it to be a private.
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When
Saturday Aug 9, 2025 ⋅ 3pm – 6pm (Eastern Time – New York)
Location
High Tide Farm on the Magothy River, 5101 Mountain Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122, USA
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