RIDING AT PIPESTAVE HILL
The rings, trails and fields are open for your hacking
pleasure ONLY when the footing is
firm enough... please use mowed paths only in every field.
Please be considerate and do not damage the footing. Trailer parking is
in the gravel parking area near the rings, accessed through the main
entrance. Please remove all your hay and manure when you go, as
we share this area with other activities.
There are two maps available of the area. Click here to see them.
Virtual cross country course "walk" - coming soon!
WINTER UPDATE:
All the cross country jumps are tied off and closed until late spring. Check here for opening date.
LUNGING IS NOT ALLOWED IN EITHER OF THE RINGS AT THIS TIME - SERIOUS DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE FOOTING BY PEOPLE LUNGING.
GOOD NEWS! The Club has funded and completed the repair of the footing in Ring 1, the ring with the sand oval.
MORE GOOD NEWS! The Bank Jump has been rebuilt and regrading has been done around it to prevent washout.
EVEN MORE GOOD NEWS! Work is now completed on our first "almost-a"-ditch and it is a safe, fun way to introduce your horse to ditches.
MILL POND AREA: Please WALK only near the pond and roadways leading to and from the pond. This area is too congested for any other gait and there are many families with young children and dogs there that are not familiar with horses.
Horses are no longer allowed to wade in the pond at the dock area. There is another area further down the trail past the gate.
RINGS, FIELDS & TRAILS
The two fenced rings are available for use as are any of the trails and paths in the fields. Please ride around the perimeter and down the center path only in the back hay field. Be respectful of the footing and do not ride in any area where you can do damage. If you are leaving sinking hoofprints, then the area is too soft.
ATHLETIC FIELDS
We share Pipestave Hill with others and it is important to respect other users. The four athletic fields are now all in use. Horses are NEVER allowed on these fields. Walking/riding paths are around the perimeters only, please follow signs and be careful using them. Improvements are still in the process of being made on these paths. This does mean that these perimeters may be available for the cross country course again, depending on footing.
PARKING & CLEAN-UP
If you are coming to ride at the Pipestave area on a Saturday, the parking area at the main entrance could be very full with several sports games going on. You do always have the option of parking your trailer at the lower Mill Pond entrance. Whether you park in the main parking area or at the lower area, be sure to park on the gravel areas only and take all manure and hay with you. |
