Have you ever experienced
the beauty of West Virginia's mountains? Felt the cool breeze on
your face... smelt the sweet, fresh air? How about on
horseback?
While the
sweet, fresh air might smell a little different to those in the
back of the line, we would like to invite you on some really great
trail riding adventures. Get to know your horse community, make
new friends for life, and have some fun with your horse. You
deserve it!
Organized
Rides
Open Rides
Over
Night Facilities

Organized
Rides
Saturday, October 12, 2002
Benefit Trail Ride
At the
"new" Bunner
Ridge
Horse
Park
, Ride starts
10 AM sharp. $5 per rider. Pack your lunch. If it
doesn't rain, parking available in the new park. In case
of rain, parking and overflow parking available at
Bunner
Ridge
Community
Park
(across the road from horse park). All proceeds will benefit
Bunner Ridge Horse Park Building Fund. Come ride the beautiful
trails of Bunner Ridge. For directions or further information
email
mitchsmoon@labs.net
or foxtrot@westco.net
or call (304)296-5395.
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Open
Rides
Trails,
Campgrounds, and Over night facilities in
West Virginia
Bear
Mountain
This
sounds like a great trip. It is near
Princeton
and
Bluefield
,
WV
. They have 2000 acres of wilderness while bordering 250,000 acres
of government land. Over 50 miles of old logging trails have been
cleared and mapped for riding. There is a 17,000 sq. ft. lodge
with corrals and suites. Overnight facilities for horses and
riders for as long as they wish to stay.
Restaurant and lounge, 50 unit RV Park, bathhouse, and
laundry mat available.
1-800-642-8909
bearmtn@worldnet.att.net
Camp
Creek
State
Forest
304-425-9481
Canyon
Rim Ranch
Fayetteville
,
WV
Directions
available on web site
304-574-3111
www.canyonrimranch.com
The
Current Bed and Breakfast
Overnight
facilities for horse and human
1-800-574-3111
www.currentbnb.org
Lost
River
State Park
304-466-1800
Greenbrier
River Trail
The
Greenbrier River Trail is an 80 mile long trail. It starts at
Cass
State Park
and ends at
Caldwell
(close to Lewisburg). The trail follows rails and the
Greenbrier
River
. You are able to camp along the trail. Also, over night
facilities are available for riders and their horses at
Watoga
State Park
and the Current Bed and Breakfast (304-653-4722) You can request a
map from the Pocahontas County Tourism. There phone number is
1-800-336-7009 or you can visit online at www.pocohontas.org.
Camping is permitted along the trail, and overnight accommodations
for riders and horses include
Watoga
State Park
and The Current Bed and Breakfast 304-653-4722
www.currentbnb.com.
North
Bend Rail Trail
304-643-2931
Watoga
State Park
Marlington:
Trails
Stables
and rental horses available
304-799-4087
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Over
Night Facilities
Please
call ahead
Gillum
House Bed & Breakfast
35 Walnut Street
Shinnston
,
West Virginia
26431
(888) 592-0177
(304) 592-0177
gillum@citynet.net
Kathleen A. Panek, Innkeeper
www.bbonline.com/wv/gillum/
Hidden
Valley Stable
This
is a stable and horse farm, home of
Casper
a paint horse Stallion. Stalls, pens, pasture, riding area, 1/2
mile from
Audra
State park
.
304-472-1414
Route
4 Box 558
-
C
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Lee
Warren, owner
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"Every time
you ride, your either teaching or un-teaching your horse"
Gordon Wright
Grooming-
the process by which the dirt on the horse is transferred to the groom.
"The
wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears"
Arabic Proverb
"A
horse is like a violin, first it must be tuned, and when tuned it must be
accurately played."
"You
cannot train a horse with shouts and expect it to obey a whisper."
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