Sand Hills/ SC ride May 6-7

[Boyd R]

If you have not Registered yet the fee goes up April 28th. I may end With an extra RV spot and stall.

[baileyholc]

How much is it to register?

[Boyd R]

$55 for Adults and 30 for kids

[baileyholc]

I would like to know who all is going, maybe I can hitch a ride with them and split the cost. Whatever will work. If I get to go. Crossing my fingers

[LynnG]

The Trail Ride weekend ad in the April PFHW page 102 says it is $45 per adult and $20 per youth with a signup deadline of April 28th. After that it is $55 adult/ $30 youth if space is still available.

;-)

[baileyholc]

Lynn, I think he was just given that quote becouse I will have to pay when I get their becouse I don't know if I will get to go or not.

[LynnG]

Hi everyone, notice the pre- and post- fees...there is still time to sign up this week if you are planning on going. Mail a check to the PFHA office. I'm waiting on a mare to foal, so yes I'm procrastinating on signing up...priorities first. One of us will post more info this week. Alot of info is already at the www.piedmontpasofino.org news page which will be helpful to know about the facility and the park.

[Boyd R]

refreshing this for anyone who may have been putting it off. I have an extra campsite and stall available. Baily all the info you need is in Lynns post. I have sites 3 and 4 and stalls 5 through 7. If you want the campsite it is $20 per day. the number for the PFHA office is 813-719-7777 I assume you can call and give a credit card number to get the reduced entry fee.

[echo]

ME ME ME, I'm going! I'm bringing hubby too! We're really looking forward to it. I'm in campsite 5 or 6, will have to dig up the confirmation letter. I've heard the park is a top-notch facility, with really nice trails. Good trails, good horses, good food, and good friends. It doesn't get any better than that! Come join us!

[LynnG]

The first rides will be in morning Saturday, with clinics in the afternoon. People can still ride if not wanting to attend all the clinics in the afternoon. A cookout for dinner is planned with fun classes in the evening.

[LynnG]

I'll be there Saturday...I signed up today! Don't know who I am bringing for a horse (have 3 to choose from). I'm pretty close anyway...about 2 1/2 hrs away directly north.

I just hope that is not the day the local farmers will be harvesting their hay as I NEED hay and that is my main source...the spring cutting of oat hay will most likely be next week depending upon the weather. Its ready to be cut..heading out now...the ground is now wet. :roll:

See ya there! 8-)

[LynnG]

so who else is going and who's coming in Friday afternoon? :lol:

[Boyd R]

I'll be coming in Friday afternoon. And Vickie is suppose to come in Sunday to do a clinic but in the news letter it has her for Saturday. So not sure what will happen there.

[LynnG]

Weather forecast for Cheraw, SC PFHA Trail Ride as of Thursday
(This could change of course) Results from www.weather.com

Friday
Hi 85 ... Low 60 ... Precip 40% ... afternoon thunderstorms

Saturday
Hi 77 ... Low 55 ... Precip 20% ... partly cloudy

Sunday
Hi 71 ... Low 50 ... Precip 40% ... cloudy with showers

[paintedhorizon]

Hey guys! Stella is going to this ride!!! She is bringing Embellazo, I believe.

Where are the directions Boyd? She's having computer problems and needs them! Can you help me?

[paintedhorizon]

Never mind! Found 'em!

Directions: Located on both sides of US #1, northeast of McBee, SC.
Take I-20 to exit #98 and go north on US #521 (Broad Street) 3.8 kilometers. Turn right onto US #1 (DeKalb Street) and go northeast 49.5 km. The main entrance to the wildlife refuge will be on the left. Continue down US #1, and you will be in the state forest.

I want you guys to get lots of pics! Wish I was going!

[Boyd R]

Wooo hoooo Stella is going, Dave And Dixie. I will have some company

[LynnG]

boyd.....do you know who any of the clinicians are? milda mentioned some who were in SC and GA (?) but not any names.

[Boyd R]

Vicky Toporek is the only one that I know of. But she can only come in on Sunday and the lastest news I got in the Pfha e-news were that clinics are Saturday. I have calle and left messages with Milda.

[baileyholc]

OH man, I wish I was going. I would love to see Stella ride Embellazo. He is such a beautiful Stallion. :D Stella needs to get out and have some fun for a change.

[LynnG]

people can go without a horse for the saturday clinics it was like $25 fee in advance. Shouldn't be much more later. contact milda minter asap as they have to plan for the food.

[LynnG]

from Milda Minter this morn about the ride update....

We will be just riding on Sat morning, figure a group may go out about 9. Clinics will start later, about 1 after lunch at noon, so people can ride in the morning. There is one clinic on massage and related topics that will be on Sunday because of clinician conflict.

[CarolU]

This is just a question from someone who lives far away...is Sand Hill a nesting ground for Sand Hill cranes? I just wonder if that is where the name came from. Anybody know?

[motorgypsy]

The sandhills of South CArolina, in the middle and lower part of the state, were once the ocean front so there is a ton of sand and if you didn't know better you'd think you were at the coast. Columbia SC is actually at the "fall line" which was the ocean shore millions of years ago and above the fall line you have red clay and hills and below the fall line you have flat land, sand and very small trees we call scrub oaks which are really stunted white oaks because the water drains through the sand so quickly they don't get much water. There are many lakes in the sandhills also. It's really a very lovely area. It gets very warm in the day but cools quite a bit at night. They get less long rainy spells but get lots of thunder storms in the summer. It's warmer in winter than the upstate of SC which is mountainous and plateau. Many gulls in the sandhills so perhaps they still remember when it was the coast. The coast is now over 100 miles away by the way. No sandhill cranes that I know of - they are in FL. Stella is in the sandhills also I think. It's a pretty wide area.

[LynnG]

I've traveled thru the Sandhills State park last year on way to the Columbia SC Show. I thought what a beautiful place for a trail ride! Its is rather rolling hills in the State Forest section and lots of pine trees! I'm going to get up early Saturday and head south to be there for the morning ride.

[baileyholc]

Visit the historical section on Charleston. Talk about the history of SC. You will get a tast of it.

[LynnG]

I'm back!
pics to come.......
Now yesterday was A LOT OF FUN all around!

Met new Paso owners even who came from the Outer Banks of NC!
I didn't know there were Paso finos on the Outer Banks.

Galapando TV did great filming the ride and events. They drove up all the way from FT Lauderdale!

:roll: slept in this morn during the rain ....well after going out to feed the horses early. (YAWN)