January 16, 2016 | 
Author Gather round, one and all! With any luck, the weather will cooperate and the trail will dry out. We’ll be doing several things on this day – a Tack Sale, a Members Meeting, a fine chili and cornbread lunch, and a rideout afterwards, going south from Brockdale.
When – Saturday, Jan 30, 2016. Tack Sale starts at 10am, lunch at noon, Members Meeting at 1pm and a rideout afterwards.
Where – Brockdale Park trailhead
What to bring – tack equipment you’d like to sell (with a portion of the proceeds donated to TTPA), a chair to sit in for lunch and the meeting
Tack sale contact – Kathy Grossman – 972-743-2500, let her know if you’ll be bringing something
Members Meeting agenda – Election of members to the Board, trail status update
Cooks – Sharon Berryman and Tim – 972-839-4375, let him know you’ll be coming so we can get a headcount for the food
With any luck, we’ll also have a qualified person in attendance to give a short lecture on saddle fitting and possibly pointers on fitting the saddle you just bought at the tack sale onto the horse you’ve brought for the rideout!
And the weather still isn’t cooperating – too windy and too cold for being out in the open at Brockdale, so we’re cancelling.
The weather hasn’t cooperated for our rides this year, so let’s try it again for our last TTPA ride this year. We’ll have a short members meeting, get updates on the trail activities, gather nominations for Board positions, have a lunch/dessert, and rideout. Bring a friend or two, and come prepared to renew your membership for 2016!
When – Saturday, November 21, 2015 at noon
Where – Brockdale Trailhead
What to bring – chair, bag lunch, and a potluck dessert, plus a horse if you want to ride afterwards
Meeting/lunch at noon, rideout follows at 1pm.
With the very heavy rain, the Town has CANCELLED the Lucas Founders Day event, so there will be no parade.
• Lucas Founders Day parade, Oct 24, 2015
• Parade starts at NOON on Estelle Rd, next to Hart Elementary.
• Horse trailer parking (not for general parking) will be at Lucas Veterinary Hospital.
800 Country Club Rd (just to the south of Lucas Town Hall, on the opposite side of the road)
• Enter (and exit) using the Hospital driveway.
• Overflow horse trailer parking will be on the shoulder of Spurgin Rd, which is behind Hart Elementary.
• Park trailers (and support vehicles) in the field on the Hospital’s south side. Volunteers will be there to direct parking to use the space efficiently.
• Horse staging will be at 11:30am, in the grassy triangular area immediately in front of Hart Elementary School.
• TTPA costume judging will take place at 11am, ribbons awarded before 1130am. Categories to be determined by Judge(s).
Horse trailer parking will be at the Lucas Vet Hospital in a grass field, caution is advised if there has been heavy rain.
Parade participants are encouraged to register, especially if they wish to compete in the Founders Day Costume Contest. The registration desk will be in front of Hart Elementary, numbers will be handed out to registrants there. Here is an online link to the form if you wish to fill it out ahead of time.
Severe inclement weather may cause the parade to be cancelled. Please check this site before heading out.
We have decided to cancel the July moonlight ride. Stay tuned for trail openings as the lake levels drop.
We’ve decided to cancel the moonlight ride, given the shortened trail, high lake level, and muddy conditions.
Too much rain this week, the trails are too muddy…
We will rideout at 10am, heading north to the Sycamore
When – 10am, Saturday April 25, 2015
Where – Highland Park
What to bring – Bring your coggins! and a bag lunch
This ride has been cancelled, for inclement weather (soil too muddy and slippery).
We’ll be gathering at Highland Park and riding north to the Giant Sycamore tree.
Where – Highland Park trailhead
When – 2pm, February 21, 2015
Don’t forget the your horse’s Coggins, and be prepared to dress warmly!
We’ll be meeting at Brockdale to have a member’s meeting and ride. This is an excellent chance to renew your membership, if you haven’t already, and to bring a friend who wants to join. We’ll be serving chili for lunch, so bring a chair for sitting and prepare to enjoy yourself.
As part of the member’s meeting, we’ll vote on nominations/renewals for the Board of Directors, and the Board will elect its Officers for 2015. We also hope to have a guest speaker on search and rescue tips.
When – Saturday, Jan 31, chili lunch at noon, meeting during and after lunch, rideout afterwards
Where – Brockdale Trailhead
What to bring – Checkbook for renewals or new members, chair for sitting, and Coggins for your horse if you are going to ride out afterwards
There is cold and then there is cold (and maybe rainy), so we’ve cancelled this ride. See you on the next one!!
We’ll be gathering at Highland Park and riding north to the Giant Sycamore tree.
Where – Highland Park trailhead
When – 10am, November 15, 2014 *CANCELLED*
Don’t forget the your horse’s Coggins, and be prepared to dress warmly!
With the rain coming down on Thursday and Friday, we’re cancelling the ride. Too muddy and slippery.
We’ll rideout at 10am, and enjoy meeting friends at the Giant Sycamore tree. (Brown bag lunch optional)
DATE: Saturday, September 13, 2014
TIME: Rideout starting at 10am
LOCATION: Highland Park Park Trailhead
Bring a brown bag for lunch at the Sycamore.
Remember to bring your current Coggins test results for each horse!
