WNRDC Moonrise Ride When: Thursday, July 22, 2021 Where: Pipestave Hill Equestrian Area West Newbury, MA TIME: 7 PM -9 PM WEATHER PERMITTING! Join your fellow WNRDC Members and friends for a leisurely hour’s ride at even tide. Explore the hills, fields and forest trails at an easy walk as the sun sets and the...Read More
Hello all! For those of you new to the Pipestave event, WNRDC holds an annual Cleanup Morning where the XC fences get weed whacked, brush trimmed, raked, checked for repairs to be made, etc. This is truly one of those times when many hands make light work. Come join us! Saturday is going to be...Read More
Pipestave Hill Clean up day 9:00am – 1:30pm WE NEED YOU as we work to prepare the Pipestave XC course to open for the season. It is easy to enjoy the great outdoors along with the satisfaction of seeing a beautifully groomed course as a result of your help. We need people who can...Read More
At this year’s Annual Town Meeting, West Newbury voters chose to invest $175,000 from CPA funds to purchase a conservation restriction on over 50 acres of land on Coffin Street. Protection of this land will provide wildlife habitat and include passive recreation walking and riding trails. To assist Essex County Greenbelt in concluding the protection...Read More
Ride under a full moon on Thursday, June 24th @ 7:30 pm to celebrate the start of summer and honor the memory of WNRDC supporter and ECTA Director, Joe Sandulli. We will meet atop Pipestave Hill, West Newbury at Ring 1. In lieu of an entry fee, we ask that you consider making a donation...Read More
The WNRDC Local Event Calendar is now posted on our website. The calendar is researched and created by WNRDC volunteers to provide a centralized place for many of the equestrian events, recognized and unrecognized, taking place in our area. CLICK HERE to view the calendar.Read More
Tour West Newbury trails on foot or on horseback on Saturday May 22, 2021, 4PM! We’ll tour the beautiful trails departing from the Pipestave Hill Horse Trailer Parking area and plan to be out up to an hour. If you are unable to join on horseback because you don’t have a horse, or...Read More
On the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, Dr. Delaney Patterson, assisted by Dr. Evi Bolton, both from SRH Veterinary gave a presentation on “Biosecurity in Your Barn”. We had both WNRDC members and non-members learning what we can do to keep our horses safe from biological threats such as diseases. We also learned how to...Read More
How do you enjoy West Newbury trails? walking your dog around Mill Pond and the Town Forest?riding your horse or your bicycle through woods and fields?watching the seasons change on Archelaus Hill and Riverbend?checking for returning birds, butterflies and other creatures who share the habitat?jogging, hiking or cross country skiing for your health and well...Read More
It’s time again for the Spring Equine Shot Clinic organized by the WNRDC and provided by SRH Veterinary Services. Please understand that this clinic is for our W. Newbury and immediate-surrounds WNRDC members and is intended for backyard barns. All owners of horses participating in the clinic must be current WNRDC members. If you are...Read More