Florida Sport Horse Club

Three FSHC members (Rae Gayer, Cathy Botts and Janet Schneider) were privileged to speak to the Crop & Carrot 4-H club in Bartow Monday night.  They had been invited by co-leaders Jenifer Williamson and Jennifer Burnett to talk about the joys of trail riding–which are many!  We told them a bit about the club, why we… Continue reading FSHC members with the “Crop & Carrot” 4-H Club

With all the (to us) very cold weather, the low pressure tire light came on in my car yesterday.  It reminded me that the cold weather can dramatically drop the pressure in any tire–and when I checked the horse trailer today, the pressure was down by 5 pounds in almost every tire.  I had just… Continue reading Check your tires!

Ten folks came to Andrea’s in Winter Haven for our January’s club lunch.  Donna Fellers discovered that Rae’s birthday is tomorrow, and came with cake!  It was a fine time with good food–and Andrea’s staff were very tolerant of our somewhat rowdy mob.

A few folks at lunch today decided that this weather is too good to pass up, so we’ve decided to ride Wednesday, January 11, at the Hampton Tract off Rock Ridge Road.  Plan to ride out at 9am; contact Barbara Lassiter to RSVP.  Ain’t retirement grand????

I always learn something by reading the most excellent “Horse & Pony News.  The January issue has an article about a horse rescued from a pond near my home by specially trained Polk County Sheriff’s deputies and their SART (State Agricultural Response Team) Rescue Trailer. The mission of the Florida SART is to help in… Continue reading Polk County’s SART

Monday, January 9, 11:30am: Club lunch at Andrea’s, 1498 Havendale Blvd NW, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33881 We’ve already heard from 7 folks who are planning to come–are you one of them?  Spouses are welcome, of course!  Each month we try to get together to share a nice lunch or dinner (everybody pays his/her own way)… Continue reading Remember our club luncheon this Monday!

It was a nippy start to the day, but the skies were clear and bright as a small group rode out this morning.  Pictured are Barbara Lassiter on chestnut mare Abby, and Donna Fellers on her palomino Chancey.  We remarked on how the Tenoroc trails have changed in the last 30 years, from open fields… Continue reading Today’s club ride at Tenoroc

This Saturday’s ride (January 7) at Lake Louisa has a bleak weather forecast of thunderstorms and cold weather–a bad combination, considering the hour’s drive most of us would have.  So we’re MOVING the ride to this Friday, January 6, 9:00am at Tenoroc.  I know this will knock our working folk out from the ride, but… Continue reading We’re moving Saturday’s ride to Friday!

January is a good time to double-check your Coggins, permits, etc. to ensure you don’t get an unpleasant surprise when hitting the trails with an expired permit.  Polk County’s “Special Use Permits” for equestrians to use the Marshall Hampton Reserve, Gator Creek Reserve and Sumica are free for the asking.  Just call Lisa Padgett at… Continue reading Is your Special Use Permit expiring?

This Saturday, January 7, will be our club ride at Lake Louisa State Park.  This might be a bit of a hike but the 16 miles of trails are beautiful, and we hope we’ll see you there!  There is an honor fee of $4. per individual, or $5 per car (more than 1 person), to… Continue reading Club Ride at Lake Louisa