"GREEN CALENDAR" of SPECIAL
EVENTS
General interest, benefit, non-profit or
city/state/county events in Florida.
For
more shows, rides and events check HERE and
also see www.AmericanHorseNews.com/events.
Got events planned? Be sure to let us know as soon as you can so we can post them here!
Post regular events in the Forum Calendar using your Forum membership access, and send us your benefit, non-profit and educational events for the special events section. Please see the note below about how to submit your events for this section.
- February 3-5 2012 - 6th Annual PIG ROAST to benefit the Fechtel tract of the Lower Wekiva River Preserve. $25 per person Camping fee for the weekend Friday and Saturday night. Thursday night for an additional $ 10. Includes camping and riding the Fechtel tract and all its new trails, Seminole Forest trails, Full moon riding, Pot luck Pig roast dinner Saturday night, Music, Bon fire and lots of fun. Raffle for weekend getaways. Poker Ride Saturday Morning $5 hand. All proceeds go to the Fechtel fund. Sponsored by the Florida Trail Blazers. RSVP or Information. Contact 386-852-5155 or E-mail rcbuckskin@yahoo.com . (Sorry, no dogs)
- February 11, 2012, Saturday – 21st Annual Special Equestrians Ride-A-Thon at the Babcock Ranch in Punta Gorda, Florida, to benefit Special Equestrians, a nonprofit therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities in Fort Myers, Florida. Come ride with us on over 12 miles of trails on this Florida treasure…Babcock Ranch. The trails of the Babcock Ranch are rarely open to the public. Call 239-226-1221 or 239-851-7070 for information. More information and entry forms are on our website: www.specialequestrians.net
February 11, 2012, Saturday – 21st Annual Special Equestrians Ride-A-Thon at the Babcock Ranch in Punta Gorda, Florida, to benefit Special Equestrians, a nonprofit therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities in Fort Myers, Florida. Come ride with us on over 12 miles of trails on this Florida treasure…Babcock Ranch. The trails of the Babcock Ranch are rarely open to the public. Call 239-226-1221 or 239-851-7070 for information. More information and entry forms are on our website: www.specialequestrians.net
- February 18 to February 25, 2012 - Florida Cracker Trail Association’s (FCTA) Annual Cross State Ride. The FCTA is a non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to the mission of “Keeping History Alive”, by educating through demonstration, the Old Florida Cracker Pioneer ways of agriculture, animal husbandry, respect for the land as well as the hardships and joys of life on the original frontier. The Annual Cross-State Ride serves to preserve the importance of the role of the State of Florida in the introduction of horses and cattle by the Spanish Explorers into the New World and the birth and continuance of the cattle and horse industries by its future settlers and their descendants and to support related causes. We are excited that in 2012, the Annual Cross State Ride will be our 25th Anniversary! We will begin in Bradenton, Florida at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, and commence with a parade through Ft. Pierce on Saturday, February 25 with camping on the beach! We will complete approximately 110 miles when we have finished the ride. Please visit our website: www.CrackerTrail.org for information on the FCTA membership and the Annual Ride.
- March 2nd - March 9th, 2012 - 24th Annual Trail Ride Event, Kenansville, Florida- The members of the Osceola County Wagon Train and Trail Ride Inc. would like to invite you to attend our 24th year of providing a fun filled week of horseback riding with beautiful Florida scenery and a variety of entertainment in a family oriented atmosphere. This yearly event is attended by participants from Osceola County and the rest of Florida as well as Georgia, Alabama and many other states. The dues for participating in this year’s ride will be $95.00 per person for anyone 18 years or older in age, $25.00 per child ages 12-17, and children under 11 may participate free with a paying adult. Food packages are available at an additional cost from an independent food vendor. The Osceola County Wagon Train & Trail Ride, Inc is a corporation, not-for-profit, composed completely of volunteer members. The mission of this group is to promote the appreciation and preserve the heritage of Osceola County, Florida through horsemanship, education, fellowship and reverence for the land. One of our objectives is to raise money for charitable donations to worthy organizations and to fund our scholarship program. For more information and to view and\or download the registration packet, please visit our website at www.ocwttr.org . The e-mail address for the registration committee is ocwttr@yahoo.com
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March 4-9, 2012 Equestrian Management Workshop (EMW). Recognized by the American Camping Association (ACA) as one of the 10 approved equestrian training programs in the U.S. Some areas included in this five day workshop are staff management, class instruction/teaching, equine care/first aid, etc. Workshop will be held at Camp Kulaqua, a Christian camp, located on 600 acres in No. Central Florida. Call Carol Jones at 352-454-1351. For info on EMW, visit www.eqmw.com
Monthly Events:
- Feb. 11, March 10, March 31, April 14, April 21 . Punta Gorda Horseman's Association Speed Shows located at the Charlotte County Equestrian Complex (Carmalita Park Sports Complex) at 6905 Florida St. in Punta Gorda. Open warm-up from 1:30-2:30 and the show starts at 3:00 pm. PGHA is a family oriented organization with a motto of Partners in Promoting Youth Development. We offer Leadline, Novice, Pee Wee, Youth, Junior, Senior and Silver Spur divisions. Events include barrel racing, poles, flags and much more. Come on out and bring the whole family. For more information please contact Gayle Rogers at (941) 380-2325 or visit the website at www.thepgha.com.
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Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 24, Apr. 28. Punta Gorda Horseman's Association Hunter/Jumper shows located at the Charlotte County Equestrian Complex (Carmalita Park Sports Complex) at 6905 Florida St. in Punta Gorda. Show starts at 9:00 am. PGHA is a family oriented organization with a motto of Partners in Promoting Youth Development. We offer a great variety of classes/divisions for the beginner to the advanced rider including Leadline, Walk, Walk/Trot, Short & Long Stirrup, Jumper, 2', 2'3" and 2'6 & over classes as well as a Marshall & Sterling League Children's Medal Class. All shows are free for spectators so enjoy a day outside and come see what we have to offer. Last year we gave out over $30,000 in Year End Awards between our three disciplines. For more information please contact Laura St. John (941) 769-4720 or check out the website at www.thepgha.com.
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Feb. 4, March 3, Apr. 7, May 5. Punta Gorda Horseman's Association Performance Shows located at the Charlotte County Equestrian Complex (Carmalita Park Sports Complex) at 6905 Florida St. in Punta Gorda. Show starts at 9:00 am. PGHA is a family oriented organization with a motto of Partners in Promoting Youth Development. We offer Halter, Western Pleasure and English Pleasure classes. Lots of fun for everyone. Last year we gave out over $30,000 in Year End awards between our three disciplines. For more information please contact Marlene Tehrani at (941) 639-5313 or (941) 585-3657 or check out the website at www.thepgha.com.
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your organization have a nonprofit, benefit or educational event coming
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send us your announcement for consideration for this special
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