After a couple of rides in the shade of the Roseberg State Forest during the heat of summer, members headed to Parkes on a lovely autumn day in March. Club member Gail welcomed riders to the family's' grazing property for some flat country riding.

Six riders and their horses enjoyed exploring the open paddocks and winding creek banks - though the countryside is still extremely dry out that way and the creek was dry too. And it was definitely a change from many of our regular ride locations to have no hills at all - just flat wide open spaces.

It was a pretty leisurely ride, mostly at a walk, taking about 2.5 hours to complete the loop of just under 10kms. Several of the riders took an opportunity to let their mounts have a lovely canter around the perimeter of the back paddock.

The smell of BBQ sausages greeted the riders as they arrived back at the floats, thanks to Mick for the great sausage sandwiches!! There was plenty of chatter and relaxing in the afternoon sun before the group reluctantly loaded up horses and headed home.

In other news, the club has once again been fortunate enough to be awarded a grant through the Cowra Council Community Grants program. The $ 1000 will go towards further rider education and training, helping to keep everyone safe while riding at club events.

All our club members extend their thanks to Cowra Council for this grant program which supports many small community groups like ours in the region. This support is invaluable to clubs which are volunteer run, and it is very much appreciated.

The club will be riding again this weekend, Sunday 28th April. Grenfell is calling this month, and it will be an easy couple of hours riding bush tracks. For more information, or to RSVP contact Ride Organiser Karen on 0427 532 828.

The next meeting of the Cowra and District Trail Horse Riders Club will be held at Cowra Memorial Services Club on Tuesday 4th June 2019. Meeting at 7.30 or join us for dinner at 6.30.