2012 Events

Text Box: Horse Shows, Meetings, Clinics, Trail Rides, Mountain Trips I am organizing, attending or taking students to in 2010.

Blackfoot Grazing Reserve Trail Ride in parking lot and Master helps me open the gate.

Ministik Bird Sanctuary Trail Ride

Text Box: Local Trail Ride Pictures
Text Box: Summer Mountain Camping Trip Pictures

Part of the 10 hour trail to Miette Hotsprings from Whitehorse Creek Campground.

Candy & I crossing the

deep Red Deer River

in the Ya Ha Tinda.

Covered horse stalls, covered cooking area, hot tub, and yes, we do bring the kitchen sink as well. 

Master & I reading the map on the Kananskis Big Elbow Loop Trail.

A few of us hiked the 2km uphill to the Cadomin Caves to go exploring at Whitehorse Creek Campgournd.

Master & I going up on Nihahi Creek Trail in Kananskis.

Fiddle Pass, on the way to Miette Hotsprings.

Meetings

Jan 19:   ATRA AGM meeting at Kirk United Church 7pm—AGM, pictures, elections and social

Jan 26: Focus on 4-H Meeting in Spruce Grove 7pm

Feb 16:   ATRA meeting at Kirk United Church 7pm— Cliff White— Bison Restoration Initiative

March 15:   ATRA meeting at Kirk United Church 7pm— Tom Cottrell—North Saskatchewan Watershed

March 22: Focus on 4-H Meeting in Spruce Grove 7pm

April 19:   ATRA meeting at Kirk United Church 7pm

 

Clinics

Jan 22: 4-H Reining Clinic with Dan Duckering

Feb 26:  4-H Clinic TBA

March 11:  4-H Clinic TBA

April 6-10: 4-H Paul Dufresne Training for Courage Clinics at Colchester Stables (Easter weekend)

April 15 — ATRA Trailer Safety Course with Jennifer Woods

May 8: Colchester 4-H Focus Registration Meeting

 

Other Events

January 8: 4-H Public Speaking and Potluck

January 13-15:  Horse Breeders & Owners Conference, Red Deer www.albertahorseindustry.ca

April 27-29:  www.maneeventexpo.com in Red Deer.  4-H members musical ride Saturday Night and clinics.

September 22: ATRA BBQ Barn Dance

 

Horse Shows

February 19—Colchester Stables Star Memorial Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show

April 22:  Colchester Ag Society Open Fun Show  at Fultonvale Outdoor Arena

May 6:  4-H Fun Show @ Fultonvale Outdoor Arena

June 24:  NCC Colchester Ag Society Open Show & Gymkhana at Fultonvale Outdoor Arena

July 5-8:  Focus on 4-H Northwest Regional Horse Show @ Barrhead

September 8-12:  Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary (Telus Battle of the Breeds) Pinto

September 23:  Colchester Ag Society Open Fun Show  at Fultonvale Outdoor Arena

 

Trail Rides & Mountain Trips

May 12:  ATRA Trail Ride for Cancer at Able Ranch, Lily Lake

May 18-21:  ATRA & CLSCLong Weekend Trail Ride at Horse Creek Ranch (members only)

June 25-July 1:  ATRA  Hummingbird Mountain Trip (members only)

July 23-29:  ATRA  Cadomin Mountain Trip (members only)

August 6-12:  ATRA  Yahatinda Mountain Trip (members only)

August 20-26:  ATRA Kananaskis Mountain (members only)

September Long Weekend:  ATRA  Trail Ride TBA (members only)

September 19: ATRA & CLSC  Annual Poker Ride for STARS

Text Box: Ski-Jouring 2011

List of 2012 events are below the pictures.

Cliff White - Bison Restoration Initiative

Cliff White - Bison Restoration Initiative