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Author We’ll be heading north from Brockdale to two of the culverts that have gotten badly blocked.
Where – Brockdale Park
When – 9am, Saturday, Oct 12
What to bring – mud boots, shovels, and gloves.
We’ll be having our second Moonlight ride of 2013! This time, in addition to the ride, we’ll also be having a first-aid clinic (for humans) presented by the Lucas VFD beforehand, with special attention to hot-weather maladies.
DATE: Saturday, August 17, 2013
TIME: Lucas VFD presentation at 730pm, rideout at or after sunset (815pm?)
LOCATION: Brockdale Park Trailhead
Remember to bring your current Coggins test results for each horse and a chair to sit on! And flashlights? and Bug Spray!!! and questions for the VFD! It may be warm, but we’ll see you there!
We’ll be trimming bushes and branches off the pipe fence and clearing some of the dead limbs and trees from the picnic area. All this to get the trailhead ready for the September NPLD workday.
Where – Brockdale Trailhead
When – 8am on August 10
What to bring – cutting tools and gloves!
Our TTPA workday is timed to coincide with the National Public Lands Day workday, on September 28. We have 3 projects, repainting the pipe rails and picnic tables at each of the three trailheads. Afterwards, we’ll be having a cookout lunch at Brockdale Trailhead, followed by demonstrations by the Lucas VFD and the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. We still need TTPA volunteers to lead each of the workparties at each of the trailheads.
Where – East Fork, Brockdale, and Highland Park Trailheads
When – 9am-11am at each trailhead, followed at 12noon at Brockdale for lunch and demonstrations
What to bring – old clothes to get spattered with paint!
Join our TTPA contingent for the Weston 4th of July Parade. The Parade starts a 10am, but assembly is earlier.
The parade staging area is near the intersection of FM455 and FM543 in Weston. Tracy Matern will be on hand at 8am with our parade blankets and decor. Judging is at 9am, so we’ll be there at 8am also to get our horses ready.
Dress (yes we have a TTPA parade style) is Red TTPA shirts, black pants, black hats. Red, white, and blue décor is optional!
We’ll be having our first Moonlight ride of 2013! and it’s a special Moon, the closest and brightest full moon in 2013!
DATE: Saturday, June 22, 2013
TIME: Chuckwagon Cookout Dinner at 7pm, rideout at or after sunset (830pm?)
LOCATION: Brockdale Park Trailhead
To make sure we have enough food for dinner, please RSVP our Chuckwagon Master Tim, at 469-854-1775 if you plan to attend the dinner.
Remember to bring your current Coggins test results for each horse and a chair to sit on! And flashlights? and Bug Spray!!!
Highland Park and north to trim and clean up
When: Saturday, June 8
Time: 9 am
Where: Highland Park Trailhead
We will meet at 9am at Highland Park Trailhead – clean up brush some vandals have dumped in the trailhead, and then head north to trim and clean up the trail. Bring loppers, gloves, trash bags and bug spray. If you have a front-end loader (for cleaning up the vandal brush pile) or bush hog (for mowing the trail), please reach out to Charlie Gaines at 972-824-3369 to let him know you can make it.
There will be a Charity Poker Ride at Brockdale Park Trailhead on June 8th benefiting the Throwaway Ponies Horse Rescue & Therapy Riding organization. Come out for a ride, collect the cards for your poker hand, and help raise funds for this local charity.
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Where: Brockdale Park Trailhead in Lucas, TX.
When: June 8, 2013 10am check-in, ride out at 10:30am
Prizes awarded for best hand:
- 1st Place: Endurance Saddle valued at $400
- 2nd Place: Private Training
- 3rd Place: Gift Certificate for feed
Other Information:
- Current Coggins REQUIRED at check in
- $25 donation (a hand)
- Complimentary drinks provided
- Lunch provided at completion of ride
Ride “Pardners”:
- Trophy Nissan
- Anchor Fabrication
- Horse and Rider – McKinney, TX
- Bark Harpst & Ron Steele
- Mitchell’s Feed – Royce City, TX
How you can help:
Download and print a poster announcing the ride and help get the word out.
We’ll be having a Scavenger Hunt ride!
DATE: Saturday, April 20, 2013
TIME: Registration starts at 10am
LOCATION: Brockdale Park Trailhead
Duanna Hanners is planning a scavenger hunt with clues to find special items along the trail, north and south of Brockdale. Afterwards we’ll be providing a lunch from our Chuckwagon ($5 donation would be nice) at 1pm.
Call or text Duanna at 469-774-6773 if you plan on coming.
Remember to bring your current Coggins test results for each horse and a chair to sit on!
East Fork Trailhead is in need of some loving attention and needs a good spring painting
When: Saturday, April 13
Time: 9 am
Where: East Fork Trailhead
We will meet at 9am at East Fork Trailhead and re-paint all the pipes and cables (in TTPA-white). We’ll provide the paint, mittens, and rubber gloves, you provide the energy! Do wear old clothes, suitable to be spattered with white paint.
We’ll also make a stab at picking up trash along Skyline Drive from the trailhead, time permitting. See you there!
