Checking out a new venue

Off on the trail

Looking out over one of the ponds

Though the woods

Watering

On Sunday the board of Directors for USNETO rode to check out a beautiful 6500 acre farm, that we will be using for our Spring JPTR. We were invited by the owner to see if we could use the property for one of our events. This farm is located in Clinton, NC which is on the eastern side of 95 due east of Fayetteville. We are in the planning stage and will keep you up todate.

Fall TREC competition

Winners @ Fall 2010

The TREC competition in the Sandhill Gameland was held the weekend of October 16th & 17th @ Chadbourne Farm Lodge and Stable in Hoffman, NC  This is a two day event that is centered on trail riding. The first day is orienteering (finding your way around with a map and compass). It is timed with check points. This was a great chance to ride in the Sandhills Gameland of NC. The second day is a timed obstacle course and Mastery of Gaits, which shows control of 2 gaits. Then the 3 scores are combined the one with the highest score wins. You can choose to compete one day or both. There are divisions from dead beginner to 2xtreme. This competition was started in Europe to test the all around trail horse. Look for our Spring and Fall Competitions in 2011.Check out USNETO website http://www.trec-usa.org/