Happy Spring 2024 to all
Welcome to Altoona Trail Riders
Dedicated to preserving equestrian trails, participating in community service and promoting family fun.
January 2024
No monthly meeting for January
Jan. 5-7, 2024
Campout at Andy and Sue's. Entertainment on Sat. Jan 6. Bring dish to share. Thursday night - dinner out. Friday night - chili cook off. Saturday day ride at 10AM. Saturday night pot luck dinner with the entertainment. Bring a dish to share.
Thursday, Jan. 18
Day ride to Baptist Lake. Ride out from Shannan Buttner's place, 18503 Ravenswood Rd, Altoona at 10 AM.. Sue Rogers and Shannan Buttner will provide lunch and beverages for the group. Bring lead rope to tie up your horse. There will be a mounting block.
Saturday, Jan. 20
Day ride - Ocklawaha Prairie. Ride out at 10:00 AM. Bring lunch to eat after ride or go to Dam Diner. Bring water for your horse.
February 2024
Thursday, February 1
Monthly meeting, 7 PM, Altoona School
Saturday, February 3
Obstacle Challenge
Saturday, February 17
Progressive Dinner Ride
February 22-25
Campout at Shangri-La. Everyone to make their own reservations.
march 2024
Thursday, March 7
Monthly meeting, Altoona School, 7PM. Refreshments will be served.
Saturday, March 16
Spring fling - Fiddler's Green Ranch
March 22-24
Campout at Andy and Sue Michel's.
Thursday, March 28
Day ride at the new Santos Trailhead.
April 2024
Thursday, April 4
Monthly meeting, 7PM, Altoona School. Refreshments will be served.
Saturday, April 13
Hunter Pace, park at 18108 Demko Road, Altoona. Start at the cemetery, you will ride a marked course, with jumps optional. There will be a gaited and non-gaited class. Those who ride closest to the ideal time will win.
Saturday, April 27
Day ride - Fechtel (Lower Wekiva River State Preserve). Everyone to call the ranger station to pay the day fee, 407-553-4383. Ride out at 9:30. Bring lunch to eat after the ride.
About Us
Come ride with us!
We have monthly day rides and campouts with horses. We have monthly meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 7PM at the Altoona School, SR 19, Altoona. Visitors are always welcomed.
The Trails we Ride
We ride many different trails in the north Central Florida area including the Ocala National Forest, the Florida Greenway Trails, and state forests, parks and preserves.
Join Us On The Trail
Visitors are welcome to come ride with us and will have to pay a day membership fee of $5. ATR enforces Nicole's Law - an approved helmet is required for those 16 and under when riding horses on public lands.
Current newsletter
Message from your president
April 2024
Hope everyone had a great Easter and survived April fool's day. We have closed out March with some great events and are rolling into our next to last riding month of the season.
We started our month on the 1st with a board meeting hosted at Mick's home. The board approved the work that Shannan and Mick had completed on the by-laws and will be used as a starting point to hopefully simplify and close any holes already in the existing document.
Our meeting this month is tomorrow the 4th at Altoona School. Meeting will start at 7 with folks submitting ballots for new officers. At 7:15 we will be joined via the internet by a FWC biologist who is an expert on the Florida Panther. Plan is 20-minute presentation followed by a 20-minute Q&A period. The actual business meeting will be shortened to a ride overview of April's rides and the floor will be open for any questions that pertain to the group. If you have a question that pertains to only you catch me after the meeting. I also have the Spring Fling medals to pass out to the winners. I will also have tickets to our annual banquet cost is 20 dollars a ticket.
Lastly, we have several of our members traveling up north in the next few months either returning home or just going north to camp. Drive safe!
See you on the trail.
Dave
