A 'Tea Ride' is to be held on SUNDAY 3rd October 11.00.a.m - 4.00.p.m. So why not come along and enjoy the Hanley Castle 'TROT' Route, and refresh yourself afterwards with tea/coffee/squash, and a great choice of homemade cakes and biscuits.

For more information on the Tea ride and to book in please contact local agent: Chrissie Bacon on 07813 066680
or email chrissy.bacon@btinternet.com

The recent Open Day on the Hanley Castle Route, celebrating the new 1.5 mile riverside stretch was a success, regardless of the weather! The event raised £215.00 for the gate fund, which sets the route well on the way to making the few final improvements.

The feedback from riders was excellent. Thanks to all those who supported the event.

The Toll Rides (Off-road) Trust in conjunction with Ride Welland, is to open a new route at Kinoulton (Notts) on Barn Farm by Kind Permission of Mr G Hickling. The route will hold an open day on the 31st July 2010 when everyone can ride the route for free.

This is a circular route of 3.5 miles on arable land with no gates, it can be accessed via Hall Lane (leading to Hall Farm) in Kinoulton or from the track opposite Barn Farm (which takes you onto the box park) or from the bridleway between Colston Bassett and Kinoulton. The route can also be reached from Cropwell Bishop.

For more information and to book your place, please contact local agent:
Catherine Ellis on 07976 154952 or email cat.hammond5@btinternet.com

The Toll Rides (Off-road) Trust officially opened their 15th toll route in the West Midlands (the 3rd in Warwickshire) on Saturday the 19th June. The new Welford upon Avon route is a joint venture with Warwickshire County Council who approached Trot to help them make something more meaningful of their existing bridleway network which had no desernable circular facility and also required a much needed link. By kind permission of a few local farmers, a stud farm, a breakdown yard and a some local residential tenants a 10 mile route has been created. The mixture of landowners makes this a very varied and interesting ride with Trotters experiencing farm tracks and headlands, disused gallops, miles of disused train track, quite country lanes passing through the village of Welford and a river front walk and woodland section. The routes close proximity to the much loved Ragley estate route provides added value to becoming a local member in the area.

Contact: Julia Jones 01386438779, 07941899624 (outside office hours), email trot@mikehat.demon.co.uk .

We are delighted to report the opening of a new stretch of ride at Hadlow, which will enable riders to avoid the Golden Green road, and forms a link between the Hadlow Place rides and those towards East Peckham. The ride on Style Place Farm is nearly two miles and goes from Victoria Road to Kent House Farm on headlands around fields and alongside the River Bourne. The entrance from Victoria Road, if you come from Golden Green, is the first farm drive on the right after the bridge over the Bourne. Look for the waymarkers, and please show consideration for walkers also enjoying the countryside. At Kent House Farm the ride goes around the edge of what is currently a letttuce field, and can be accessed next to The High House (on the z-bend of Court Lane) or over the ditch bridge by Kent House Farm.

Please note that the very short link via the footpath behind Kent House Farm is now closed to horses.

For more details contact the local agent Polly Thomas on 01732 850373 or Jeanette Gibb on 01732 771078.

A new route of around 5 miles through orchards has just opened in Kent, the route is mostly flat and can be made into a circular ride.

Parking is available , for more details contact the local agent Rosemary Cleverdon on 01304 813928 or 07778006657.

Stapleford TROT held a social ride to celebrate the third anniversary of its opening on Tuesday May 11th from 1200 until 2000.

The venue was at Pears lodge farm livery yard, which also provides secure off road parking for those boxing in to use the TROT.

For a report on the open day click here

The Ashley TROT is located between the M56 and Tatton Park. The route includes parts of the Tatton Estate. This is a very popular route with over 35 members.

The full TROT route comprises approximately 4 miles of ‘off road’ riding. The route is mostly on arable field margins with some tracks and pastureland. Because the route is made up of several loops of varying length riders choose how much of the route they would like to ride.

Two nearby farms offer bed and breakfast and can offer accommodation for horses too. Together with the equestrian access to Tatton Park a mile away will make this a ‘must do’ holiday weekend with your horse.

For more information on the Ashley TROT route please contact Laureen Roberts on 01565 650 529 or email laureen.roberts01@ntlworld.com

Due to a special relationship between Trot and the East Anglian Farm Routes rides (EAFR ) members of Trot can now gain access to routes in Essex provided by the EAFR which amounts to over 250 miles of off-road tracks and headlands on over 55 farms. They have routes covering Colchester, Halstead, Mersea Island, Braintree, Tendring, and the Dengie Peninsula. For up to date route information prior to riding, please contact them on: 01206 251790. Details are also available on their website: www.farmrides.com

For more details of horse riding routes opening in the near future contact info@tollrides.org.uk
or call 01622 735 599

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