Vintage Riders Equestrian Club… for the love of horses!

 By Karen Gallagher

When you’re a part of Vintage Riders Equestrian Club, so many opportunities for fun and comradery are open to you. While our main focus is on having fun with our horses, we are also very socially active. Our members keep each other informed of park closures due to inclement weather, any trail hazards we need to know about, and interesting articles we’ve read. We lend a hand with blackberry control around the track at Campbell Valley and around the Mountain Trail obstacles.

Vintage Riders saw 2022 out with a bang. There were Jingle Bell Rides, a Wreath-Making workshop, and a Christmas Cheer Brunch that involved a wonderful random act of kindness. We participated in a Winter Market at Faithful Farm and were very excited to resurrect our fabulous VREC Christmas Party with games and gifts and way too much food!

Our very hard-working clinic committee set up the most ambitious fall and winter we’ve had yet. In spite of frigid Arctic blasts and recordsetting snowfalls, all four dates chosen for our Winter Series Working Equitation with Darrell Roberds went ahead without a hitch – even being able to be ridden outdoors each time!

Clinic organizers, Kim Pearson and Judy Rochette, have taken no time off! We jump right into 2023 with a mini-series of Working Equitation with Sandy Lang. Then it’s Dressage with Brianna Frewin, followed by Liberty with Brianna. Coming up in the spring, we’ll revisit Square Dancing with Carolyn Hunter and Mountain Trail with Debbie

Hughes. There’s more Liberty in our future as well, as many of our members are enjoying this journey with their equine partners.

Now that we’re able to gather in person again, our General Meetings will again have guest speakers. In January we enjoyed a talk about rider position and balance by Samantha Balogh. February will see Brad Hannah from the Otter Co-Op Feed Department discuss “less is more” as it relates to equine nutrition and the importance of hay analysis. In March, Dr. Steve Chaisson from AgWest will visit us again with one of his entertaining talks about horse health issues. Weather permitting; you’ll see us out on our theme rides, organized by Marj MacKay. Watch for us in Campbell Valley Park, all decked out for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and in our best Easter bonnets!

Vintage Riders Equestrian Club… for the love of horses! We are a gathering of horse enthusiasts within the Fraser Valley. Anyone over the age of 21 is welcome. We meet every 3rd Tuesday in Fort Langley to enjoy fellowship and a speaker and host a variety of clinics according to PHO.

Find us on Facebook at Vintage Riders Equestrian Club – public, email: vintageriders@shaw.ca

2023 Upcoming Events:

Dressage with Brianna Frewin

Liberty with Brianna Frewin 7 ½ Diamond Ranch Trip