09/24/2024
Emily York
Sunday October 20th will be my first organized trail ride in years! I'm looking forward to reconnecting with old friends and meeting new trail riders.
There will be three riding options.
A 3 to 4 hr ride to Quaker Ridge. A 270 degree view of the white mountains and the lakes region.
A trail called the Nuns Farm Loop (by us) which is partly rocky but those of you who have ridden Jugtown a lot in the past may have never been on this trail.
And an easy two hour loop through Jugtown.
One ride can have a guide, probably the one with the most riders.
The rest will get maps and written directions to their destination.
We have lots of parking. Half can be driven straight through and half need to turn or back in or out.
Riders who want to go on their own can start as early as 9 a.m., this is recommended for the Quaker Ridge Ride, but official start is 10:30 for those who want to ride in groups to accommodate anyone traveling a distance to get here.
We will have a fire going all afternoon, carrots for the horses and soups and hot comfort food for the riders. Bring a dessert or appetizer to share.
There is no charge for this ride but we are asking for a $20 donation to 4R Animal Shelter, who also works with veterans at House in the Woods.
We may also offer a game with prizes. More details to come.
EXTRAS! I will post more info and pics in a post as well.
4R Animal Shelter does a horse head wreath fund raiser every year, so....
We are offering a horse head wreath gift certificate to anyone who brings $100 or more of sponsorships to the ride.
Any rider who brings the largest business sponsor over $100 will get a horse head wreath and the business will get advertising on all of the affiliated social media pages after the ride, with photos of the ride and the winners.
If anyone wants to get multiple sponsors we will also do a gift basket with 4R swag, a horse head wreath and other fun prizes for the person who brings the biggest number or individual sponsors. These can be private or business sponsors. We just want to award you for your work.
And, since its almost Halloween, lets do a costume contest! We'll have prizes for the best horse and rider costume, the best horse only costume and the best rider only costume.
