Florida Sport Horse Club

Your help is needed!  If you can help, please contact Gene Naasko of Triple B Riders or Karen Turbeville, Florida Sport Horse Club. Kim DeVary of SWFWMD has sent this email for a workday at Green Swamp West on Tuesday, February 21st:   All –    Hope this email finds everyone well.  We are reaching out… Continue reading Work Day at Green Swamp West

Eight riders came out this beautiful morning for the club’s ride at the Hampton Tract.  The weather was perfect, and so were the horses.  We covered almost 10 miles on shaded trails, and stopped in at the campground to get some water before heading back to the trailers.  The boy scouts had a very tidy… Continue reading A Perfect Day!

The Friends of Colt Creek State Park held its annual meeting last night, and members of the Florida Sport Horse Club and the Triple B Riders were there. There were some important bits of news of interest to the horse community: Clubs can join, as a separate entity from individuals, for a mere $25.00.  It’s… Continue reading Colt Creek News

We had a lively meeting Monday night, with everybody eager to share their recent riding excursions.  And there was some gloating over Florida’s weather–especially after hearing from northern friends who are dealing with ice and snow.  Our club meetings are generally well attended, with 40-to 50% of members coming.  FSHC may be small, but we… Continue reading Everybody is riding

The English language is filled with expressions that have come from our relationships and experiences with horses.  We’ll be featuring some of these here and in future blogs.  When something is “all balled up,” it is…. confused or bungled tied up in a ball in the trash can If you said it means confused or… Continue reading The Literary Horse

I hope we will see you tomorrow at our monthly meeting, held at 7pm in St. John’s Methodist Church (1800 Cypress Gardens Blvd) in Winter Haven. There’s a parking lot off Desoto Road, just to the east of the church. Come to the 2-story building behind the sanctuary, up the stairs or elevator to the second floor,… Continue reading January 16 is our monthly meeting

It was, however, a beautiful day to ride at the Lower Green Swamp Preserve.  We had a small but very congenial bunch, although Mike was disappointed that we saw no deer today along the trail.  That very noisy bunch of boy scouts may have had something to do with that, but it sure was good… Continue reading Oh, dear, no deer today!

Who is dedicated enough to come to the monthly meetings, set up the ride schedule, make the time herself to be at most of the rides and set up substitutes when she is unable to come, and keep track of who is coming to each ride.  Plus, of course, knowing the trails and watching to… Continue reading It Takes a Trail Boss….

The parking area was surprisingly wet considering how little rain we’ve had lately, but the trails we rode were reasonably dry and the temperature just about perfect. We even had a herd of 5 deer pop out of the woods, and hang around to stare at us for a while.  The next time you ride… Continue reading Today’s ride at the Hampton Tract

It’s important for horse people to make appearances at those public meetings involving our riding areas.  While this particular public meeting probably won’t offer us a chance to speak up about Colt Creek State Park’s services and amenities, we CAN show our commitment just by showing up.  I was told a year ago by a… Continue reading Horse People, show your support!