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2008
NHS Monthly Trail Rides
Come join us for these relaxing trail
rides!
Ride at your
own pace with a friendly welcoming group.
Please note
that if it is less than 45 degrees at 7 AM or during warm months, more
than 90 degrees forecasted for the day the ride is canceled.
We believe in
the safety of ourselves and our animals!
Faye
Brewster 540-270-8063
Visit the NHS website
Trails
Directory for trail maps and location information
| Date |
Location
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POC
(Point of Contact)
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January
1, 2008
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Manassas
Battlefield
Parking at Strayer College
parallel to 66, room for 60 trailers
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Faye
Brewster fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
February 23
(Cancelled due to weather/trail conditions) |
Heritage Park,
Bristow, VA
Ride Time 11:00
- No fees
- Potential for Hot
Chocolate!
- No Shoes Required
|
Faye
Brewster fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
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March 22 |
Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC
Ride out 11:00
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Faye
Brewster fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
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April 5 |
Andy Guest Park, Front
Royal, VA
Ride
Time 10:00
- State Park Fees
- Coggins Required
- Pot
Luck lunch after the ride, bring
something to share
- Bring your chairs
- Intermediate Ride, no
shoes required
- Steep Hills, water
crossings, ride along the Shenandoah River
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Faye
Brewster
fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
|
May 17 |
Phelps Wildlife
Management Area
Ride Time 10:00
- No Fees
- Bring your lunch and
something to share
- Bring your chairs
- Intermediate Ride,
shoes required gravel paths in some areas
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Faye
Brewster
fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
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June 21 |
Lake Anna, VA Spotsylvania County -
Ride
Time 10:00 am
- State Park Fee
- Coggins Required
- Bring your lunch and something to share
- picnic tables available
- Beginner Ride, no shoes required
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please
rsvp to
Faye
Brewster
fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063
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July 19 |
Graves Mountain, Syria, VA
Ride out 10:00 |
Faye
Brewster
fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
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August 16 |
C&0
Canal
Starting point TBA
|
Faye
Brewster
fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
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September |
No ride scheduled.
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October 4 |
Pohick Bay, Lorton, VA
Ride Time 10:00
- No fees
- Coggins Required
- Bring your lunch and
something to share
- Bring your chairs
- Beginner Ride, wide
trails no shoes okay
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Faye
Brewster
fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
|
November 15 |
Great Falls Park, Great
Falls, VA
Ride Time 11:00
- National Park
fees apply
- Coggins Required
- Bring your lunch and
something to share
- Bring your chairs
- Beginner ride, shoes
required rocky and gravel terrain
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Faye
Brewster
fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
|
December 6 |
Valley
View Park
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Faye
Brewster
fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
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January 1, 2009 |
Annual NHS Manassas
Battlefield Ride
PARKING AT STRAYER CAMPUS
parallel to 66, room for 60 trailers
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Faye
Brewster fsmileyb@comcast.net
540-270-8063 |
Remember,
bring Coggins for all rides. Contact Faye Brewster 540-270-8063 or fsmileyb@comcast.net if you have any
questions. If you would like to lead one of these rides, just let me
know!
Trail
Riding Etiquette
What
is trail riding etiquette? I find that it is a common set of
rules that helps make the ride enjoyable for everyone. As your
Trail Riding Director, I would like to recommend “ Trail Riding, Train,
Prepare, Pack Up & Hit the Trail” by Rhonda Hart Poe. This
book came highly recommended to me from some trail rider friends of
mine. She has a section on Riding in a Group that states “the
experience (of trail riding in a group) really test your awareness,
wariness, and good manners. Ride your own horse but watch out for
the other guy.” She tells us to do the right thing, but assume
the other riders don’t know what the right thing i s.
Some
general rules are:
- Never start
off before
everyone is mounted
- Don’t run up
behind other
horses
- Start off at a
walk unless
everyone in the group has agreed on a different gait
- Don’t crowd,
some horses
get very upset.
- Don’t let your
horse nip
or kick
- Keep a
fractious horse at
the rear of the pack
- Wait at the
top or bottom
of hills until everyone has arrived
- Take turns
being the
leader don’t hog the lead
- When you have
the lead,
warn the other riders of challenges, like holes or oncoming traffic
In addition, be patient
with other riders and horses. All horses (and people) sometimes
have a bad ride. Of course, NHS monthly
rides are great places to bring that new or young horse to get them
used to group rides as well as new riders. So come out and join
us, all are welcome!
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