Today’s Trail Ride – Windsor Lodge

The Windsor Lodge benefit trail ride is STILL ON for today, Sunday, April 22.  If you don’t want to get wet, please come to the picnic at 3:00 anyway and help mop up the food.  This is a benefit activity for a good local cause!  (Donations expected for the picnic, please.)

Details: Windsor Lodge is hosting a 4-H benefit ride for the Rappahannock Livestock 4-H Club. The ride will be at 1:00 on Sunday (22 April) with a spectacular picnic provided afterwards. See flyer for map.

Spring Trail Rides

Trail rides start this weekend! See this flyer for details.

Windsor Lodge is hosting a 4-H benefit ride for the Rappahannock Livestock 4-H Club. The ride will be at 1:00 on Sunday (22 April) with a spectacular picnic provided afterwards. Please contact Stacey Fincham for further details (see flyer for her number). If it rains, the rain date will be the next Sunday (29 April). This will be a great ride to support a worthwhile cause.

The ODH rides start the next weekend (28 April). They will be Saturdays at 9:00 with the first one from Red Hill Farm. We have a total of 5 rides lined up (I decided to not try for mid-June since it may be really hot). Cost will be $25 for adults and $10 for kids. The rides will be casual walking rides for about 2 hrs. through our beautiful hunt country. These are a great way to get in wonderful rides, see friends, and support an important fundraiser for the hunt.

Thank you to all of my hosts!!! I had a really great response for volunteers and will be counting on those additional offers for the summer series. Thank you also to Bird Mattingley who will be helping me out as daily organizer (while I am playing soccer mom). I’m still looking for a Trail Ride Chairman to replace me – let me know if you are interested.

Dawn

Photos from Hunter Pace (4/8/2012)

Old Dominion Hounds Hunter Pace Photos — from Michelle Arnold

ODH Point to Point

Photos from Meets

Marriott Ranch (3/17/2012) – from Michelle Arnold

Hunter’s Rest - Junior Meet (3/23/2012) – from Michelle Arnold

Spring Trail Rides

From Dawn Colgan, looking for help for the trail rides.

I am looking at rides on Saturdays in April (28), May (12, 19, 26), and June (2, 16).

1.  I need volunteers to lead the rides and locations to go from. Locations must have sufficient trailer parking. You do not need to go from your own place – if you want to lead a ride from one of regular meets, just let me know. It’s bring a dish, so you don’t have to worry much about the picnic. I’d love to be able to set the dates by mid March to get them in the race program. I can provide general guidelines.

2.  I need someone to help me on the days of the rides to take money and waivers, set up tables, and be overall in charge.  My kids are playing soccer and showing, so I will likely miss a bunch of the rides.  I will provide everything needed – I just need a responsible body.

3.  If anyone is interested in taking over as “TRC” (trail ride chairman) for the future, I’m looking to pass the torch. I’ve been doing this forever and I know we have a lot of great folks out there who would do a splendid job.

If anyone wants to help with the above or if you have any questions or suggestions, please send me an email at ddcolgan@gmail.com.

ODH Pony Club Schooling Show Schedule

Here is the entry form ODH Pony Club Schedule 2012 with all the information about the Old Dominion Pony Club’s schedule for Dressage and Combined Test Schooling Shows.

For more information you can contact the Show Manager, Lesley Arnold: Telephone: 540 636-2344, email: lesleyarnold@hughes.net.

Photos from Meets

Joint Meet with Keswick Hunt (1/28/2012) – from Michelle Arnold

Poe’s Run (2/4/2012) – from Michelle Arnold

Point to Point Annual Meeting – January 24

Our annual Point to Point meeting is scheduled for 7 PM, January 24 at the Orlean Fire House.   Ad forms, committee assignments and discussion of duties will be on the agenda.   The ODH Point to Point will be held on Saturday, April 7.   Pair races scheduled for Sunday the 8th.

Photos from Meets

Out a the Way Farm (12/31/2011) – from Donna Lands

Ardmore Farm (1/7/2012) – from Michelle Arnold