Green Country Fox Trotting Horse Association

FOUNDERS RIDE AT Cedar Lake – October 14th, 2017 is coming up… get your horses ready for some long rides.  Shoes are required!

For all that attended the ride the weather could not have been better.  Good people, good food, good riding.  Please post your experience, let those that could not attend share your weekend.  Send me your pictures and I will post them throughout the site.  There are a lot of Fox Trotter owners in the area that don’t know who we are or what we are about.  Well, give them a taste of what they are missing. 

Just a reminder to Trail Riders. If your horse isn’t conditioned for a long ride you could cause him some health problems if you take him on a long ride. Always try to ride and condition your horse weeks before going on a long ride. This will give you the opportunity to see which type of girth material works best, any shoeing issues, etc. Practicing this will allow you and your horse to enjoy the ride.

Rick Gates

Horse camping is great fun.  I’ve heard that horse trail riding/camping is the second most popular recreation in OK, second to fishing I believe.  Do your best to care for the trails you ride like they are your own.  This will help ensure that they will remain open in the future.

Rick Gates

I pack minimal cooking gear when horse camping.  Essentials should include some type of fire starter including campfire wood, a small dutch oven, one big skillet and one small one.  Spatula, and of course the old Coffee Pot.  You can cook anything in a dutch oven but bacon, potatoes, and eggs frying in an open skillet seem to be a part of most camps.

Rick Gates