Adventure Trail – About
Adventure Trail is all about fun, friends, and horses – a non-competitive team trail ride designed for riders of all ages, disciplines and experience levels. We currently offer 2 Adventure Trail events – the Spring Poker Ride and the Fall Trail Challenge.
Whether you’re a weekend trail enthusiast, a junior rider, or just looking for a great group outing, this event is for you!
Online registration is required to participate.
For more information, email [email protected].
A portion of the proceeds supports the Essex County Trail Association and their trail work in West Newbury.
🌸Spring Poker Ride
Ride through beautiful marked wooded paths and open fields, stopping at 7 buckets along the way. At each stop, each rider will draw a sealed envelope with a playing card inside. At the end of the ride, open your envelopes at the judge’s table and create your best 5-card poker hand! Top hand wins a prize and bragging rights while the lowest hand earns a booby prize!
Fall Trail Challenge
Explore new trails with your team and test your skills!
Ring 1: Fun obstacles and a few spooky surprises!
Ring 2: Optional low-level jumps for those who want a little more challenge
Each rider receives a participation rosette.
Attire
Casual attire is perfect but helmets with a chinstrap and hard soled shoes/boots are required for safety.
We’d love to see you in costume but it’s not necessary. We do ask for no swords, shields or outrageous wings!
Check-In & Start
- Teams check-in with the Secretary
- Once mounted and ready, teams approach the Starter just before their departure time.
- The entire team needs to be ready to ride by their assigned ride time. In the event that a team member does not arrive by the assigned ride time, the team can decide whether to ride without the missing team member, or forfeit their entry fees.
Finish
- At the end of the ride, teams check back in with the Secretary.
- Poker Ride Teams must open their envelopes at the judges table and create their best 5-card hand.