Mark your calendars for the following rides — more details will be out and posted on the club calendar site

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March 5-8 … Pennsylvania Horse World EXPO and Theatre Equus in Harrisburg Pa …www.horseworldexpo.com

*** March 14 ….. CHANGING THE RIDE TO SUNDAY…VERY GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN ON SATURDAY
Please pass this info on to anyone you know who is coming!!! If you use these directions instead of Mapquest you will avoid a bunch of traffic circles:
* Get yourself to Frederick then RT 15 N to RT 340 to RT 180 to Rt 79 to RT 17 and then follow signs for train parking when you get into the town.
* Starting at the Brunswick MARC commuter parking lot, ending with lunch at Beans in the Belfry, walking distance from parking.
* We park IN THE TRAIN YARD and commuter lot. Lots of trains. And PLEASE clean up before leaving, so the commuters don’t have to step in it. 🙂
* Nancy Harmon is our leader. Please RSVP her at  (im.rdy2ride@hotmail.com) or 301-639-4448

March 22… North Tract of the Patauxent Research Refuge, Laurel.  Please RSVP Suzanne at trailsendfarm@verizon.net and provide your cell phone number so she can call you.

April 11 … A Day of Lessons with Joe London (registration form here) … book an individual lesson or come as an auditor

*** April 25 …. Annapolis Rock trail ride in Lisbon, Md … Ready to Ride 11:00am  RSVP to Suzanne@trailsendfarm@verizon.net and provide your cell phone number so she can call you. (This has been changed from March 22 due to bad parking.)

April 24-26 … PPWHA Spring Gaited Clinic with Diane Sept at Diamond 7 Arena in Dillsburg, Pa … registration has not opened as yet, but you can contact clinic manager for more information …jacquiecowan@comcast.net  410-923-6157

Lots more fun to come — calendar will be in the March-April newsletter and posted on the Club Calendar at  www.cpwhclub.wordpress.com … it is always a work in progress, so if we did not get something you want to do, let us know

TROT Annual Dinner for Feb 21 has also been postponed due to really icky weather predictions … new date to be determined

stay warm and safe everyone

*** Indicates Club Events & Membership is required – new memberships are accepted at events so you are welcome to bring friends – just give their membership form and payment to the ride host before unloading – better yet, mail at least a week ahead.  PDF Membership Form

Change in Plans!

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UPDATE: The Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate Party is now scheduled for Saturday, February 28 due to crummy weather the weekend of Feb 22 .

The Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate Party scheduled for February 15 has been postponed to next Sunday, February 22. Jacquie’s driveway is a sheet of ice and nobody can get in or out. Please call her for RSVP.

Welcome, 2015!

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Upcoming Events for 2015

*** (THREE STARS) INDICATES A CLUB EVENT & MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED!
New memberships are accepted at events so you are welcome to bring friends – just give their membership form and payment to the ride host before unloading – better yet, mail at least a week ahead. Membership FormMembership Form

*** Jan 31 .. Sat .. Planning Party and Post Holiday Gift Exchange…
1:00 at Donna Almond’s Upper Marlboro home in Prince George’s County…
please bring a dish to share that goes with ham and soup, your drink, a wrapped gift
value up to $15, and your ideas for trail rides, clinics, and whatever else you want to do as
a Club this year…RSVP to Donna at bigtrot@aol.com

Directions to 8106 Croom Station Rd * Upper Marlboro, Md

from North starting at Rt 4 / Rt 301 Intersection…
travel south on Rt 301 for 4.5 miles going through 3 traffic lights…
turn left onto Croome Rd / Rt 382…
continue 1.5 miles…
turn left onto Croome Station Rd…
.1 mile bear right into driveway just before the railway crossing.

From the South starting at Waldorf / Cedarville Rd intersection…
Follow Rt 301 north 2.3 miles…
bear right staying on Rt 301…
travel 7 miles passing through 8 lights…
at 9th turn right onto Croome Rd / Rt 382…
continue 1.5 miles…
turn left onto Croome Station Rd…
.1 mile bear right into driveway just before the railway crossing.

Weather permitting we will gather first at nearby Rosaryville State Park for a trail ride… closer to time, please check with Donna and the Club website calendar for plans and directions … park entrance is on Rt 301 between
Croom Rd and Heathermore lights
If you cannot make the party, please pass your ideas on to either
Donna or Jacquie at jacquiecowan@comcast.net

 *** Feb. 15 .. Sun .. Chocolate, Cheese and Wine Trail Ride and Luncheon…
ride, eat, and celebrate our friendships and Jacquie’s birthday…
conditions permitting we’ll take a short ride on easy trails suitable for barefoot or out of shape horses and cold temps; then retire to the house for the Three C’s – Chocolate, Cheese and Cheer that everyone will bring to share…
Arrival 11:00 / Riding at 11:30… Eat at 1:30..
RSVP 410-923-6157…NON-RIDERS and FAMILY WELCOME…
bad weather or trail conditions may mean we just eat and party or postpone to the next weekend… last names starting with A-M please bring cheese and white wine to share — N-Z bring chocolate and red wine — soup and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided… please plan to keep in touch for condition updates if questionable.

Directions to 1218 Sunrise Beach Rd * Crownsville, Md…
from I-97 in Anne Arundel County …
take exit 10 for Veterans Highway and Benfield Dr…
right at light onto Veterans Hwy…
through light, up hill, past Gina’s Cantina and turn left onto Generals hwy / Rt 178…
turn left at 2nd light and WAWA and onto Sunrise Beach Rd…
within mile pass county park on right with tennis courts, left into driveway after the white board fence and cedar trees paralleling the road…
look for wooden black walking horse at mailboxes.

May 2-3 … Sat-Sun … Spring Fling at Tuckahoe Equestrian Center …
they will feed and entertain us at camp after we ride the trails of Tuckahoe State Park near Denton, Md

*** Gettysburg Ride and Camp at Artillery Ridge …
they have stalls, paddocks, cabins, and trailer hook-ups … we have fun riding, touring, and gathering around the campfire for community dinner … Nicole will provide all the details soon

*** Oct 8-11 … Thurs-Sun … Chesapeake Gaited Get-Away at Fair Hill …
reservation form is in this edition of the newsletter and on website

*** Oct 17 … Sat … trail ride in Rosaryville State Park for the Mt Airy Mansion Fall Festival …
ride to the festival, tie the horses, and enjoy great local wine and food, music, and juried artists

Oct 30-Nov 1 … Fri-Sun … Cindy Berky Memorial Weekend at Tuckahoe …
great riding, food, and fun with the Fall Harvest Auction

*** Nov 28 … Sat … Manassas Battlefield trail ride

*** Dec 12 … Sat … Lisbon All Horse Christmas Parade

*** Dec 13 … Sun … Caroling on Horseback

Much more to be determined at the Planning Party and on through the year …

 

JUNE REMINDERS and ANNOUNCEMENTS… 6-11-14

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*** (THREE STARS) INDICATES A CLUB EVENT & MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED!
New memberships are accepted at events so you are welcome to bring friends – just give their membership form and payment to the ride host before unloading – better yet, mail at least a week ahead. Membership Form

Wed. June 18 … WALK ON WASHINGTON (WOW) rally to promote passage of the P.A.S.T. Act to finally end soring and inhumane training tactics … BE A PART OF WOW – come … donate … or volunteer to help by contacting
jacquiecowan@comcast.net / 410-923-6157 … meet the flat-shod, national champion Tennessee Walking Horses coming to Union Square in front of the National Capital building, and get more details at:
http://forthetnwalkinghorse.blogspot.com/2014/05/news-all-american-walking-horse.html
map
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*** June 27-29…Club Trail Ride in Michaux State Park…The South Mountain Rangers are graciously allowing our use of their campsite for our Camp & Ride on June 28 & 29 in Michaux State Park (Pa between Thurmont and Gettysburg). Come for a day or for the weekend — Cost for camping overnight is $10 per night and includes electric hook-ups, flushing toilets, and water for horses & humans Bring your own means to safely secure your horse, ie high-line or a portable corral. All meals are on your own. Trails are rocky so your horse may need boots or shoes. Bring current negative coggins and own clean up and horse care tools.
Please RSVP and register with Kim Hawkins
LadyHawk06@verizon.net no later than June 21. She will provide directions to you when you register.
(This is a change from the original plan of Corduras and Union Mills).

Tentative Itinerary:
Friday:
11am Open for camping
2pm RTR for a 2-3 hour ride to the falls
6pm Pizza run!

Saturday:
11am RTR for 6 hour ride including a 1 hour break for lunch

Sunday:
10am RTR for a 2-3 hour ride
3pm Break camp and you’re on the road home!

*** Sat. July 12…Club Trail Ride from Howard County’s Rockburn Park into Potapsco Valley State Park where the temperatures are cooled by the trees and stream crossings…rtr 9:30am…rsvp
jacquiecowan@comcast.net / 410-923-6157 and check club page for updates …

directions to Rockburn Park near Ellicot City from Rt 100 … take exit 4 for Meadowbridge Rd / Md 103 west … right at first light onto Montgomery Rd … left at next light following Montgomery Rd … within mile left into the park at elementary school … left into first parking lot – enter grassy area for trailer parking in the rear left hand corner of lot … gps use Rockburn Elementary School address 6145 Montgomery Rd, Elkridge

reservations are open for our annual ***FAIR HILL Get-Away Ride and Camp Oct. 9-12 … forms are at https://cpwhclub.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/fairhill-registration-form-oct2014.pdf

March Reminders … 3-14-2014

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Spring is coming — I promise!!!! please check the Chesapeake Club calendar for more details, updates and other events being planned in between … www.cpwhclub.wordpress.com/calendar

*** (THREE STARS) INDICATES A CLUB EVENT & MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED!
New memberships are accepted at events so you are welcome to bring friends – just give their membership form and payment to the ride host before unloading – better yet, mail at least a week ahead.

March 22 … free Obstacle Practice Party with the Tuckahoe Equestrian Center instead of their planned Cowgirl Weekend … bring your lunch and an obstacle to share … 11:00am … rsvp Joetta 410-490-5021 and check www.tuckahoeequestriancenter.net for more info and bad weather status

March 29 Cape Henlopen Beach Ride and Walk benefitting Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding … 302-644-1920 / www.SDTRHR.com (this is a change from our original plans in order to take advantage of another ride already scheduled on the beach)

April 4-5…Old Dominion Gaited Horse Show at the beautiful Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Va…www.odgha.net

April 11-13…Spring Fling Ride and Camp at the Tuckahoe Equestrian Center… www.tuckahoeequestriancenter.net

*** April 19-20 (Sat/Sun) … Southern Maryland Trail Rides

*** April 26-28…Gettysburg Weekend… have you made your reservations at Artillery Ridge Campground ? rides throughout the weekend, potluck dinner around the campfire, hanging out with friends and maybe a mini-clinic…reserve your own stall, paddock, cabin, trailer hook-up, etc at 717-334-1288 (be sure to say you are with Chesapeake Club)…RSVP for more on-going information Jen 410-279-4830 / Jennyloumd@gmail.com
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May 2-4… Connected Riding Gaited Clinic with Diane Sept … registration form attached (opens in new window)

*** June 27-29…Michaux State Park…The South Mountain Rangers are graciously allowing our use of their campsite for our Camp & Ride on June 28 & 29 in Michaux State Park (Pa between Thurmont and Gettysburg). Come for a day or for the weekend — Cost for camping overnight is $10 per night and includes electric hook-ups, flushing toilets, and water for horses & humans Bring your own means to safely secure your horse, ie high-line or a portable corral. All meals are on your own. Trails are rocky so your horse may need boots or shoes. Bring current negative coggins and own clean up and horse care tools. Please register with Kim Hawkins (LadyHawk06@verizon.net) no later than June 21. (this is a change from the original plan of Corduras and Union Mills)

and don’t forget our Chesapeake Gaited Get-Away at Fair Hill – October 9-12, 2014

February 2014 Events and a sneak peek for the rest of the year

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***Chocolate, Cheese and Wine Trail Ride and Luncheon

February 22 (Saturday)
Ride, eat, and celebrate our friendships and Jacquie’s birthday!  Conditions permitting we’ll take a short ride on easy trails suitable for barefoot or out of shape horses and cold temps, then retire to the house for the Three C’s – Chocolate, Cheese and Cheer that everyone will bring to share 🙂

Arrival 11:00 – Riding at 11:30
RSVP 410-923-6157  or
email jacquiecowan@comcast.net
NON-RIDERS and FAMILY WELCOME

Bad weather or trail conditions may mean we just eat and party or postpone to the next weekend.
Last names starting with A-M, please bring Chocolate and Red Wine
Last names starting with N-Z, please bring Cheese and White Wine
Soup and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.  Please plan to keep in touch for condition updates if questionable.

Directions to 1218 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, MD
From I-97 in Anne Arundel County – take exit 10 for Veteran’s Highway and Benfield Drive…right at light onto Veteran’s Highway…through light, up hill, past Gina’s Cantina and turn left onto General’s Highway/Rt 178…turn left at 2nd light at WAWA and onto Sunrise Beach Road…within mile, pass county park on right with tennis courts, left into driveway after the white board fence and cedar trees paralleling the road…look for wooden black walking horse at mailboxes and follow the parking signs.

*** (three stars) indicates a Club Event & Membership is required!

New memberships are accepted at events so you are welcome to bring friends – just give their membership form and payment to the ride host before unloading – better yet, mail at least a week ahead>

Pennsylvania Horse World Expo

February 27-March 2 (Thursday through Wednesday)
Diane Sept as the Gaited Clinician…
Help in the Pennsylvania Walking Horse Booth for a day pass…Contact Burl Latshaw pawalkinghorse@yahoo.com

***Eastern Shore Trail Rides

March 29-30 (Saturday/Sunday)
Saturday on Henlopen Beach and Sunday on Wye Island…We are currently looking for over-night possibilities for those who would like to ride both days and minimize their driving…more details will be posted on the club site calendar.

There will not be a Delaware Horse EXPO this year – we hope it will come back next year.

Old Dominion Gaited Horse Show

April 4-5 (Friday/Saturday)
At the beautiful Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA…www.odgha.net

Spring Fling

April 11-13 (Friday – Sunday)
At the Tuckahoe Equestrian Center www.tuckahoequestriancenter.net

***Southern Maryland Trail Rides

April 19-20 (Saturday/Sunday)
Saturday we’ll ride in Cedarville State Forest and Sunday at Jug Bay, both in Prince George’s County…camping is available in Cedarville (bring your own portable corral or picket line)…showers, bathrooms and water close by…never camped with your horse before?  Not to worry – help will be available.

Gaited Horse Show

April 26-27 (Saturday/Sunday)
At Diamond 7 Arena in Dillsburg, PA, offered by the Mason Dixon Paso Fino Club

***Gettysburg Weekend

April 25-27 (Friday-Sunday)
At Artillery Ridge Campground: ride on Saturday, dinner and hanging out with friends…reserve your own stall, paddock, cabin, trailer hook-up, etc at 717-334-1288…NO historian this year…more info/rsvp Jen 410-279-4830 / Jennyloumd@gmail.com

Gaited Clinic with Diane Sept

May 2-4 (Friday-Sunday)
Offered by the Pennsylvania Pleasure Walking Horse Association…Jacquie 410-923-6157 or pawalkinghorses.com

***Rock Creek Trail Ride

TBD May

***Northern Trail Rides

June 28-29 (Saturday/Sunday)
Cordorus Lake Park on Saturday and Union Mills Park on Sunday…ride either day or both days laying over at Artillery Ridge Campgrounds in Gettysburg…more details to come from Kim Hawkins

***Rockburn Park into Patapsco Valley State Park

July TBD
Trail ride from Howard County’s Rockburn Park into Patapsco Valley State Park where the temperatures are cooled by the trees and stream crossings…more details to come from Jacquie Cowan

***Catoctin Mountain Trail Ride

August TBD
More details to come from Sheila Gilbert

Ride for the Cure

September 6 Saturday
at Tuckahoe State Park www.tuckahoequestriancenter.net

***Annapolis Rock Trail Ride

September 20 OR 27 (Saturday>
South of Lisbon, MD, with Suzanne Anderson

***Annual Chesapeake Fair Hill Get-Away Ride and Camp

October 9-12 Thursday-Sunday
Registration will be provided on the club calendar site and in the next newsletter edition…Jacquie Cowan 410-923-6157

***Rosaryville Fall Festival Trail Ride

October 18 (Saturday)
We’ll ride the trails in Upper Marlboro and tie horses for lunch at the Plantation Fall Festival featuring music, food, local wine and cheese, artisans, and tours.

Tuckahoe Equestrian Center Invitational

November 7-9 (Friday-Sunday)
…more details to come

*** Manassas Battlefields

November 29 (Saturday)
Thanksgiving Trail Ride through the Manassas Battlefields

***Lisbon All Horse Christmas Parade

December 6 (Saturday)
We will ride as a club vying for the Most Christmas Spirit Award…our theme will be decided and announced this fall

***Carolling on Horseback

Holiday Party!

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New memberships are accepted at events so you are welcome to bring friends – just give their membership form and payment to the ride host before unloading – better yet, mail at least a week ahead>

Caroling Party Sunday Dec 15 & Club Planning Bash Jan 4

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Caroling on Horseback … POSTPONED to SUN. DEC. 15, 2:00 pm due to inclement weather predicted on Saturday…
Come with or without your horse for Christmas caroling around the Crownsville neighborhood of Jacquie and Dick Cowan … we will begin earlier than original plans so you can get home and ready for work on Monday.

  • bring your decorated horse or leave at home if you are not sure he or she can handle the excitement
  • trailer parking will be in line on hard surface farm drives
  • bring your family to walk along and join in
  • we will start and end at the Cowans for warm cider and more holiday cheer
  • please bring a snack to share and what you prefer to drink otherwise
  • plan your arrival for 2:00 to allow time to decorate your horse and warm up your vocal chords
  • RSVP to Jacquie Cowan at 410-923-6157 / jacquiecowan@comcast.net

Directions from I-97 to 1218 Sunrise Beach Rd. Crownsville, Md 21032:

  1. take exit 10A Benfield Rd …
  2. turn right onto Veterans Hwy …
  3. go 1.7 miles turn left onto Rt 178/Generals Hwy at 2nd light…
  4. go 1.6 miles to turn left on to Sunrise Beach rd at 2nd light and WAWA…
  5. within mile you will pass county park on right and turn left into farm driveway …
  6. parking will be on the grass beyond the white gates

2014 Club Planning Bash … Sat. Jan. 4, 2014 … 12:00 noon
Enjoy the company of fellow club members as we all plan our year together over good food, drink, and fun in the Highland home of Jacki and Ted Edens… what to bring:

  • your ideas and wishes for what you want to do this year as a Club
  • a wrapped gift for our Chinese gift exchange (re-gifting from the holidays is acceptable and encouraged .. otherwise don’t spend more than $10)
  • a dish to share (our hostess is serving chile)
  • the Club will provide non-alcoholic drinks … you may bring your choice of “other” drink
  • RSVP to Jacki .301-854-3999 / jackiedens@gmail.com

Directions from Rt 32 to 6990 Mink Hollow Rd * Highland, Md 20777:

  1. take exit 20 onto Rt 108 west …
  2. travel 2.2 miles & make right at light onto Highland Rd/ Rt 216 …
  3. go 1.4 miles & turn left onto Mink Hollow Rd …
  4. house is 1.2 miles on right

Can’t make it? – give your ideas to Jacki with your rsvp or send them to the club via jacquiecowan@comcast.net

Watch the club site (www.cpwhclub.wordpress.com) for more details on our annual February Chocolate, Cheese and Wine ride and luncheon and our participation in the 2014 Delaware Horse EXPO and Beach Ride last weekend of March … the newsletter will be out following the planning meeting

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2013 CLUB REMINDERS

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MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD TRAIL RIDE … Sat. Nov. 30
These easy trails are beautifully managed by the Battlefield Equestrian Society and wind their way through woods and fields of this famous Civil War battle park … depending upon the weather, we will ride about 2-3 hours…the Visitor Center has an historical film well worth taking in when you stop for your park pass (be sure to allow ample time please) … if you would like to bring a guest to this annual Club event please send the attached Membership form in before Thanksgiving.

  • Ready to Ride 11:00 am
  • Bring snack for on the trail and lunch at the trailers after, plus water for horses, clean up tools and coggins
  • Parking at the Brownsville Trailer Parking lot on Groveton Rd
  • $3 per person park fee — pay at the Henry Hill Visitor Center (Rt 234)
  • RSVP to Jacquie 410-923-6157 / jacquiecowan@comcast.net
  • driving directions & trail map: http://www.battlefieldequestriansociety.org/maps

LISBON ALL HORSE CHRISTMAS PARADE … Sat, Dec. 7
Get your pre-registration form from our Chesapeake Calendar (or attached here) and send to our parade coordinator Suzanne Anderson, who will fill you in on this year’s theme – bring your horse, carry the club banner, or walk along with the Club .. 301-829-3881 or
trailsendfarm@verizon.net

Check the Club Calendar for Caroling On Horseback and January’s 2014 Planning Party
www.cpwhclub.wordpress.com/calendar

Club membership/renewal form.  Your membership will run for a full year from the time you join.

Sugarloaf Mountain Ride (and more!)

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Ready to Ride, 10 AM, Saturday, Jun 1, 2013

RSVP Suzanne Anderson at trailsendfarm@verizon.net

IN the saddle absolutely no later than 10:00 a.m. It’s supposed to be hot. Let’s get on the trail smartly at 10:00.

Directions to “Turner Farm” horse trailer parking here: DIRECTIONS LINK

ROCKY ROCKY ROCKY And did I mention it’s rocky?

7 miles around the base of the mountain on the yellow trail TRAIL MAP LINK with a side trip to check on the Sugarloaf Rose. Approx. 2 to 2.5 hours in the saddle.

Lunch at the winery (also marked on the DIRECTIONS LINK map). You’ll pass the winery on the way in to Sugarloaf in the morning. Unfortunately there’s no shaded parking at the winery. It’s all open field. We should be OK with trailer windows and doors open to catch any breeze.

The winery welcomes carry-in picnics, has rest rooms and a lovely selection of wines, and at 2:00 that day there will be live music. See the winery visitors page at  Sugarloaf Mountain Vinyard

I estimate reaching the winery ~1:00 p.m.

See you there!