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
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
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
Bunny Foo Foo & Friends Trail Ride- Valley Meadow Farms (Hancock)
see valleymeadowfarms.com for details
Mountain Trail Play Day at Double C Farm (Clarksburg)
see doublecfarm.net for more info
Potomac Hunter Pace (Boyds)
see facebook.com/mdhunterpace for more info
Trail Challenge Clinic with Kari Gass and Julie Talbert, Thurmont Riding Club (Thurmont)
See thurmontridingclub.com for more details
Codorus State Park Trail Ride May 9th
Contact Tracy McCommon at 407-579-7989 to RSVP and for meet location and time
Please plan on bringing a dish to share afterwards and wear a helmet.
Mountain Trail Challenge, Double C Farm (Clarksburg)
see doublecfarm.net for more details
Memorial Day Ride to American Legion on May 29th
Contact Carolann Sharpe at blackandwhitecookie@yahoo.com for ride time and meet-up location
Dress in red white and blue