Edge Blog ("Meet me in the middle", )
What's your scoop...on the poop from the trail!!!
Comments:
Here is what some folks are saying about our organization...
"Great job on the slide show! I have come to expect just that after a ride! What more could one ask for. No one got hurt and the ride was a 10 for everyone. A big thank you to all those who cooked all the great food. At one point I felt bad because I did not bring any food but after telling a few of the ones that did, I was told not to feel bad, there was lot's of food for all. What a great team!"
JIM STRELEC
"I have just returned home from the ride yesterday at Pennyrile. It was great! I would like to thank all of you who worked so hard to put this ride together. Three of us came from Nashville and we camped out last night! The weather was perfect and the trails were beautiful. Hope to make the next ride..."
JILL BIDDLE
"Tommy says to tell you that it was truly a wonderful ride. He is looking forward to the next one!'
TOMMY & CAROL
"It was such a pleasure to meet you and some of the other women on the edge! What a great time! I am looking forward to riding with y'all again! Take care and God bless you! Oh-LOVED the chaplain's prayer! Wow! God is so Cool!"
BELINDA DeSIMONE
"Well done to all the WOTE A great time was had by all. I know that putting that ride together took a lot of work and I just wanted those who did it how thankful we are. Great food and lot's of it. Hope to see you at LBL over the Thanksgiving weekend
JIM STRELEC
"What a great time and will hopefully see you at Wranglers for your next ride!!"
DANA RUDD
"Well done ! Sorry to have missed it!
LORRIE
"Loved the pictures, my daughter and I really enjoyed meeting new people and being able to see all the horses. Although unable to ride this time, maybe next time I'll be on the trail..thank for making us all feel so welcomed. What a great way to spend a day. Good people and good food."
KATHY WILLIAMS
"GREAT Pics! We had fun. Thanks to all for showing our family such a wonderful time and for making EVERYONE feel so welcome. Got my new WOTE shirt and ready for the next ride!"
VICKY SUBLETT
"Yesterday I attended the first ride for the Mid-Mossouri Capter at Panther Creek. The ride was good. lots obeautiful scenery, good companions, bit chilly but not unpleasent and a great way to spend any day in the Ozarks. When I went to load, I had a right front flat tire. with the help of my new friends and a great old (not older) friend we got the tire changed in no time. A special thanks goes out to the Crocker girls-Kathi, Rose and Stephanie and to my good buddy Shary. I need to say a special thanks to Kathi for organizing this ride and another to rose for all her help. If you are ever caught off guard, This crew will do. Thanks ladies.
JUDI EDGAR, EDGAR SPRINGS, MO
"It was really great to finally meet up with you ladies, I have been kind of trailing you for about a year. Finally got or rather took the time to come out and meet/ride with you this last weekend. The campgrounds at Catoosa Ridge were fantastic, though not a stalled horse my young filly made it through the weekend just fine. We rented a little cabin, so my husband had somewhere to sit and hang out while I hit the trails. Dinner was good on Saturday night, everyone looked to be having a great time. I really wanted to win those Catoosa Ridge riding britches, but I lost out to another fine deserving young lady....LOL
While driving back home to central KY with my husband and horse, I asked him this question: So, now that I'm officially a member of The Women On The Edge Trail Riders, what does that make you? He kindly replied "Cautious" I laughed for the next 5 miles, what a hoot. And ladies, you all made him feel very welcome, now if only we can get him back up on a horse. Hope to see you on the trails again soon!
WENDY DORIC Lebanon, KY
"Love this idea....a group organized by women for women!!! Please excuse me...I am NOT discriminating against men...(and I love my husband) but come on? How cool is it to get together with your girlfriends, a good horse, on a trail laughing, crying, telling jokes, or telling a huge over emphasized horse story?!!!! THAT'S FUN!!! I met a few gals this past Sat. at the Bolo Club ride. Had a ball! Wish we all had more time. But the real world called and we had to head back to our demanding lives. Thank you ladies very much for your time to organize the rides and the friendship:)"
Rena' Graham aka Neigh Neigh
"I too read about ya all in "The Trail Rider" & just had to have your shirts & join a bunch of fantastic ladies who love to ride as much as I do ! Your "No Whining" logo is the best, after all if one is on the back of a horse what's to whine about? I'll be at the Bolo club ride & looking forward to meeting all the "Edge Sisters". Until then, Happy Trails!
CINDY TIPTON
"Looks like a great group with great ideas. Would like to know when there are trail rides nearby. Also, if anyone would be interested in a Taommy Garland clinic, I'm having one in March 2010 at Why Not Ranch to raise money for my non profit horse rescue.
JILL
"thanks for the invite! Like most of us, this has been a crazy summer. Hope to join you soon!
LIN ANCONA
"I would love to ride with you all some time if I could work it out. I love the name of your group. I live in the Goodlettville,TN area do you have any members in my area?
LISA
""where are most of you located and where are most of your rides? I live outside Charolette, NC. Typically ride Uwharrie (NC) and Mt Rodgers (VA)"
DONNA McCLUNG
"I would love to attend ...one of these days,..I so enjoy lokkin at all the picsand all ya'll having so much fun without me!!!agh!!!! I still don't have a horse, but I am lookin at one...real hard...we'll see...thanks again and ya'll please keep in touch!! be careful and safe and have a blast!!!!
PAT aka Walkin EZ
"plan to ride with you-so far either a storm closed the trail or I've been working, but I will get there!
JACKIE
"There's not a chapter that's real close to my neck of the woods(Great Smokey Mountains, Tn Valley, east of Knoxville) I would love to meet some fellow horse people. I end up doing most of my riding alone or dragging my whining husband along."
JEANNIE BAGGETT Kodak, TN
"I headed to the Bolo ride in a few weeks with Melissa and her gang from Chattanooga. It's my first Edge event and it should be awesome!
KAREN
"I have a 96 year old mother I have to take care of, so that does not leave a lot of time for riding I also have alpacas that my husband takes care of for me, would love to ride with you guys as soon as I can."
"Awsome website. Will try to make one of the rides,if not the August ride willbe at the Sept ride. Thanks bunches for the invite."
KITTY BARRY, Mt. Juliet, TN
"I am thrilled to find your site. Yes the Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise I will be at Bolo Aug. 22. Thank you and God Bless."
PEGGY THOMAS Jasper, TN
"Looks like a great group. Horsewomen it has to be! Still in NH. You coming up this way? Will be relocating to TN one of these days. Look forward to riding with you."
SHANNON NOLIN, Chichester, NH
"Have a friend who joined your group, sounds fun! Looking for your shirt and cap, will sign on and hope to ride with your group some day."
JAN EASTON, Alto Pass, IL
"We were all st to ride with you in March and and that terrible wind ruined our plans. I live on the KY line so it would be just a skip for me. I'm looking forward to riding with you some day..."
SUSIE PARKER, Clarksville, TN
"Hey I loved your site and I look forward to meeting up with ya'll on the trails...I'll be looking for the Tshirts!"
LINDA MAANAO, Hohenwald, TN
"Hope to see you all soon"
ELIZABETH KEITH Nashville, TN
"Thank you for inviting me to a ride! I will definately try to get to one soon. The Crossville ride is nearer to me."
KAREN V. Harriman, TN
"Love the "No Whining "motto. I just bought a shirt at Circle E that says "Shut Up and Ride" I have those days too..."
SHELIA H. Rockvale, TN
'Hey Ya All!! Had the best time at Mammouth Cave with all the ladies and their families! Next time I hope to be spending more time in the saddle and not on the ground!! Put my Paso on a much needed diet and have a new bit and reins to boot!! Please share all those great boots gang...keep checking in..."
PATTY GRIFFIN, Bonnieville, KY
"This looks like such a fun group! Makes me miss home even more. I'm a Pembroke girl; have lived in Ohio for almost 30 years; Thankfully Brian, (hubby) is a COWBOY and we get to ride together every evening after work. Can't wait 'till we get to ride with your group."
CAROL TURNER HUMMEL, Morrow, OH
"" I had a big time) was my first time at Mammouth Cave Horse Camp, although I had ridden the park several times, but from Double J Stables just down the road. I will be back there for sure! Enjoyed y'alls cowgirl gear and talkin to ya!"
MARIE, Mt. Washington, KY
"we greatly enjoyed the trip to Mammouth Cave with the ladies on the Edge. I have published a news story that has mutiple photos on the front page of http://isurfhopkins.com and our other 7 sites."
MARION MILLER, Slaughters, KY
"I am looking forward to our next meeting. Keep us posted on upcoming events. Let's ride ladies!
MARGIE COOPER, Shelbyville, KY
"Hey gals, Just wanted to tell yall Ashley, Cody and myself had a great time on the Memorial Day trail ride"
DALE TOMS , Hoptown, KY
"conewago trail ride,yorkpa. Go there twice a year but this one beat all. Fellow riders horse cut his fetlock and hit an artery, dealing with all the blood my daughter passed out and fell off her horse! Rained everyday. My horse colicked! Penny's mule cow kicked her and rearranged her teeth and she went to the hospital, did I say rained everyday....But I did meet Lee Ann and joined PA women on the edge trailriders, so what an awesome weekend!I hope we put pa "women on the edge" on the trail ride schedule soon."
MARY FRIDAY, Bensalem, PA
"I read an article about you all in Trail Rider Magazine and shared the information with my girlfriends. Yours is a concept we could live with.I am interested in starting a Texas chapter!"
JENNIFER GOEBEL, Magnolia TX
"Hey Ladies, Love your group! Let me know If you hear of any women interested in forming a DE/MD/PA (or any combination thereof) branch."
NANCY MORRIS, Landenburg, PA
"Hi, I'm outside Raleigh, NC. I would like to trailride with some women. I'm stuck at home with 5 teenagers...Thanks
JACINTA BAKER, Four Oaks, NC
"Thanks so much for all your efforts to make the Nov. 2008 ride at Pennyrile such a great success. My husband and I met some very nice people and felt most welcomed. We look forward to joining you again soon. Saw you in the Trail Rider this month, keep up the great job."
BECKY MOORE, Madisonville, KY
"Howdeeee! your website is what I"M talkin' about!". Love the edge gear too. I have a cabin in Jamestown, TN....would love to join up with your Edge ladies. My life is just another ride-a-thon. I'll keep check on your rides and make it happen! Thanks for the smile today."
MITZI WEBBER, Miami, FL
"What a great group. love your web. Saw your article in the Trail Rider. Had to log on to your Women On The Edge Group..You all look likes lots of fun. Will be camping at East Fork Stables in April anybody going to be there between the 14th of April and the 20th. Were coming in to camp and ride and do the Mardi Gras Theme Ride. Would love to meet you."
DELL WEST FISHER, Baltimore, MD
"What can I say girls, you made the rodeo at Greenville KY a happening place!! I was so happy to see so many of my fellow Women on the Edge riders turn out, loud and proud!! Your all the best, hope you had a great time and join us again soon, it keeps me going knowing SOMEDAY soon I'll get off the rodeo trail and back on the TRAIL with my peeps!! Thanks again for coming, we're off to Mufreesboro, TN this weekend, any EDGE girls in that area give us a shout at the rodeo, or come and join up I'll have some Edge gear with me!!"
KAREN FOWLKES, Crofton, KY
"A friend just recommended this site and I love it! This fits my 2 girlfriends and I to a T! We are in NC but will be riding with y"all in our hearts since we know there are others like "us" out there. Happy Trails."
GINNY HOPPE, Kings MTN, NC
"Hi, I too saw your article in Trail Rider magazine. I moved to MO last year from Texas and sorely miss my buddies at Trinity Trail group and Saddlebags. I haven't found anyone or any groups in this area to ride with so I'm feeling somewhat lonesome. Getting used to the cold weather her has been a struggle although my horse seems to like it:) Your group has inspired me to clean out the trailer and prepare for rides in new places this year, Happy Trails!
LORRAINE SHAW, Washington, MO
"I'm sure you're going to hear a lot of this now but I saw your blurb in Trail Riders Magazine and OMG your group is for me! I need GIRL TIME!! I ride and volunteer at East Fork stables and this summer I'm going on the Border to Border ride with Best of America By Horseback with Tom Seay and the gang. How fun will THAT be!"
SUZANNE PAGE, TN
" Hello out there!! I also saw your article in the TRAIL RIDER magazine and was wondering if there was a TN chapter and if not what can i do to help get one started. I think you ladies have started something great and would love to ride with you all."
MELISSA BATES, Hixson, TN
"Hey! I saw your ad in the new TR magazine and knew y'all were my kind of folks! Hubby and I have been camping at LBL numerous times and we love it down that way. Can't wait to make it down there again. But, until then, I'll proudly wear my WOTE T-shirt! I applaud you gals for a wonderful website and hope we meet on the trails soon. We'll be staying at Saddle Valley Campground at the BSF from Jun 27-Jul 5th this year for our vacation. If any of you are up that way, please stop in and ride with us. We'd love to meet you all."
LINDSEY PAYETTE, Martinsburg, WV www.freedomgaits.com
"Howdy Ky girls......I'm one though also now living in TN. I love this site and the idea is great. I'd love to ride with you at LBL since I've always wanted to ride there and am not that far away really now that I'm in TN, as opposed to Lawrenceburg, Ky where I'm from. I'll keep checking your schedule and maybe I can ride with you sometime this Summer."
RONDA HATCH, Petersburg, TN
"Enter comments here!! see you are all in KY. Is there anyone here in the middle TN area?"
LAURA ACKLEY, Christiana, TN
"My last ride of '08 my cousin invited us to ride at Dreams Lake in Indiana. It was great! The best place I have ridden in years. Just weeks after the windstorm, trails and campground were neat and cleaned up. Roads and campsites extra wide! Showerhouses, barns, and tie-post areas clean. Horses do need shoes. It is about 20 to 30 minutes from Louisville."
TAMMY CRADY-GAINES, Taylorsville, KY
The following was forwarded to me from fellow member Karen Cardwell and I felt it describes so well how we as women feel when we ride it needed to be posted here for everyone to enjoy!
~I Ride~
That seems like such a simple statement. However,as many women who ride know, it is really a complicated matter. It has to do with power and empowerment. Being able to do things you might once have considered out of reach or ability.
I have considered this as I shovel manure, fill water barrels in the cold rain, wait for the vet, farrier, electrician, hay delivery, change a tire on a horse trailer on the side of the freeway, or cool out a gelding a before getting down to the business of drinking a cold drink after a long ride.
The time, the money, the effort it takes to ride calls for dedication. At least I call it dedication. Both my ex-husbands call it "the sickness". It's a sickness I've had since I was a small girl bouncing my model horses and dreaming of the day I would ride a real horse. Most of the women I ride with understand the meaning of "the sickness." It's not a sport. It's not a hobby. It's what we do and, in some ways, who we are as women and human beings.
I ride.
I hook up my trailer and load my gelding. I haul to some trailhead somewhere, unload, saddle, whistle up my dog, and I ride. I breathe in the air, watch the sunlight filter through the trees and savor the moment of my horse. My shoulders relax. A smile rides my sunscreen smeared face. I pull my ballcap down and let the real world fade into the tracks my horse leaves in the dust. Time slows. Flying insects buzz loudly, looking like fairies. My gelding flicks his ears and moves down the trail. I can smell his sweat and it is perfume to my senses. Time slows. The rhythm of the walk and the movement of the leaves becomes my focus. My saddle creaks and the leather reins in my hand softens with warmth.
I consider the simple statement;
I ride.
I think of all I do because I ride. Climb granite slabs, wade into a freezing lake, race a friend through the manzanita all the while laughing and feeling my heart in my chest. Other days just the act of mounting and dismounting can be a real accomplishment. Still I ride. No matter how tired or how much my seat bones or any of the numerous horse related injuries hurt.
I ride.
I feel better for doing so. The beauty I've seen because I ride amazes me. I've ridden out to find lakes that remain for the most part, unseen. Caves, dark and cold beside rivers full and rolling are the scenes I see in my dreams. The Granite Stairway at Echo Summit, bald eagles on the wing and bobcats on the prowl add to the empowerment and joy in my heart. I think of people, mostly women I've met. I consider how competent they all are. Not a weenie amongst the bunch. We haul 40 ft. rigs. We back into tight spaces without clipping a tree. We set up camp. Tend the horses.We cook and keep safe. We understand and love our companions, the horse. We respect each other and those we encounter on the trail. We know that if you are out there riding, you also shovel, fill, wait, and doctor. Your hands are a little rough and you travel without makeup or hair gel. You do without to afford "the sickness" and probably, when you were a small girl, you bounced a model horse while you dreamed of riding a real one. Now you are there.
I ride.
Author Unknown--(although, many of us feel she is our sister )
" A friend forwarded me your website...how cool, we're thinking we might need to get a chapter started here in Texas! " Tracey, Fort Worth TX
"Great site. I am a riding instructor in Burlington Ky. I have started a riding club. Members can choose from a group of horses to ride like selecting a treadmill at the athletic club. The membership will include a lesson per week and we will accomodate beginners thru advanced horses...For more info littlebritainfarm@fuse.net "
Stephanie, Burlington KY
"Hi, I happened to see your great website when reading about the Mammouth Cave Situation. We are a group of girls like you. We are called the Buffalo Girls of Northern Kentucky. You can read about us on the following website www.trailforthecure.org/AboutbuffaloGirls.aspx
Diana, Cold Spring KY
"Great day! Thank you ALL. You sure know how to put on a ride and party. We sure appreciate you and what you do. Thanks again. Blessings"
T & C, Allensville KY
"Hi, I'm a new Member and today September 20, 2008 was my first time hanging and riding with everybody, I just wanted to say me and my Husband had a real good time. Loved the trails at Pennyrile Park. Thanks for a good time."
Gaby, Hopkinsville KY
"I was on the trail ride Saturday at the Pennyrile and had a woderful time. If being a member was only buying a shirt I guess I over did it I bought 3 = I live at Crofton, Ky 424-8395. Since I'm new to the area, I am always looking for someone to ride with, I don't have any way to trailer my horse-Rowdy (arab) but do have lots of places to ride right in my own backyard, so if anyone would like to go for a ride just give me a call. Thanks."
Linda, Crofton KY
"I am so glad my sister seen the flier at Penchems! We had a great time! Great food too! Looking forward to the next ride!"
Carey, Lamasco/Princeton KY
"What a nice time Eric and I had, and it was a beautiful place to ride."
Ginny, Lexington KY
"I really wanted to thank you all for the lovely ride last weekend at Pennyrile. I had a great time and was happy to meet new equine pals."
Krysty, Princeton KY
"Had a GREAT time at P Park. Let's do one somewhere every week or two--whenever/wherever Cheryl can lead us, we wil follow--bees and all! No food required. We can bring our own grub. (although Larry is quite the chef) Just tell us where to meet and we'll show up if we can. Just an idea. Happy Trails Y'all Joyful Appreciative Member.
Lisa, Hopkinsville KY
"I had a blast!!!! Bee stings and all!! Great food, great company,beautiful day, and all on top my best friend....(yea I mean my horse)....Can't wait for the next ride....
Chrissy, Crofton KY
"Thanks for sharing and I,m glad you guys had a great time!!! Hope to see you back here real soon AND- THANK YOU for helping spread the word about this place!!! Your help is much appreciated!!! See you soon ....bottoms up to happy and all that stuff!!"
Beth @ Why Not Ranch
"I had an awesome time on the Nov. 8, ride! all the hills and ups and downs were scarey to me as I hadn't ever done that before..but it was GREAT! I learned so much and people were so nice. I made several new friends and seen some old ones. It was my first time to haul a horse somewhere to ride, loading and unloading the horses, and all the things that come with trail riding. There was someone around each corner to explain something, help you with anything you needed. Thanks so much for a wonderful experience. And it was great to meet you Cheryl..sorry about the whinning..lol..next time I will be ready for hills and vallys!
Christy, White Plains KY
"Thanks for everything you did to make the ride successful."
Leigh Anne, Cadiz KY
"I was very happy that we were able to come. Thank you so much. I was so impressed with everything, you all have done a fantastic job setting up a good riding group. You should be proud.
I was also impressed that most of the riders were in my age range!! Very motivating."
Pam, Woodlawn TN
"We had a wonderful time riding with everyone that came out! My daughter and I have been looking for someone to ride with for a while now and we are glad we found you. We are looking forward to the next ride!!!
Liz, Hopkinsville KY
"David and I had a wonderful time! Great trail, great friends, great ride. And the food was de-lish!"
Lisa, Hopkinsville KY
"Wow just spent 5 days camping and riding every day at LBL Wranglers Camp. Great rides, good times. Gettin' along just fine with 'ol Rocket. Cold at night (20 degrees) but 40-50 degrees by mid-day. Wish you all had been there with us. Happy trails! " Nov. 22, 08
Crystal, Crofton KY
Here is what some folks are saying about our organization...
"Great job on the slide show! I have come to expect just that after a ride! What more could one ask for. No one got hurt and the ride was a 10 for everyone. A big thank you to all those who cooked all the great food. At one point I felt bad because I did not bring any food but after telling a few of the ones that did, I was told not to feel bad, there was lot's of food for all. What a great team!"
JIM STRELEC
"I have just returned home from the ride yesterday at Pennyrile. It was great! I would like to thank all of you who worked so hard to put this ride together. Three of us came from Nashville and we camped out last night! The weather was perfect and the trails were beautiful. Hope to make the next ride..."
JILL BIDDLE
"Tommy says to tell you that it was truly a wonderful ride. He is looking forward to the next one!'
TOMMY & CAROL
"It was such a pleasure to meet you and some of the other women on the edge! What a great time! I am looking forward to riding with y'all again! Take care and God bless you! Oh-LOVED the chaplain's prayer! Wow! God is so Cool!"
BELINDA DeSIMONE
"Well done to all the WOTE A great time was had by all. I know that putting that ride together took a lot of work and I just wanted those who did it how thankful we are. Great food and lot's of it. Hope to see you at LBL over the Thanksgiving weekend
JIM STRELEC
"What a great time and will hopefully see you at Wranglers for your next ride!!"
DANA RUDD
"Well done ! Sorry to have missed it!
LORRIE
"Loved the pictures, my daughter and I really enjoyed meeting new people and being able to see all the horses. Although unable to ride this time, maybe next time I'll be on the trail..thank for making us all feel so welcomed. What a great way to spend a day. Good people and good food."
KATHY WILLIAMS
"GREAT Pics! We had fun. Thanks to all for showing our family such a wonderful time and for making EVERYONE feel so welcome. Got my new WOTE shirt and ready for the next ride!"
VICKY SUBLETT
"Yesterday I attended the first ride for the Mid-Mossouri Capter at Panther Creek. The ride was good. lots obeautiful scenery, good companions, bit chilly but not unpleasent and a great way to spend any day in the Ozarks. When I went to load, I had a right front flat tire. with the help of my new friends and a great old (not older) friend we got the tire changed in no time. A special thanks goes out to the Crocker girls-Kathi, Rose and Stephanie and to my good buddy Shary. I need to say a special thanks to Kathi for organizing this ride and another to rose for all her help. If you are ever caught off guard, This crew will do. Thanks ladies.
JUDI EDGAR, EDGAR SPRINGS, MO
"It was really great to finally meet up with you ladies, I have been kind of trailing you for about a year. Finally got or rather took the time to come out and meet/ride with you this last weekend. The campgrounds at Catoosa Ridge were fantastic, though not a stalled horse my young filly made it through the weekend just fine. We rented a little cabin, so my husband had somewhere to sit and hang out while I hit the trails. Dinner was good on Saturday night, everyone looked to be having a great time. I really wanted to win those Catoosa Ridge riding britches, but I lost out to another fine deserving young lady....LOL
While driving back home to central KY with my husband and horse, I asked him this question: So, now that I'm officially a member of The Women On The Edge Trail Riders, what does that make you? He kindly replied "Cautious" I laughed for the next 5 miles, what a hoot. And ladies, you all made him feel very welcome, now if only we can get him back up on a horse. Hope to see you on the trails again soon!
WENDY DORIC Lebanon, KY
"Love this idea....a group organized by women for women!!! Please excuse me...I am NOT discriminating against men...(and I love my husband) but come on? How cool is it to get together with your girlfriends, a good horse, on a trail laughing, crying, telling jokes, or telling a huge over emphasized horse story?!!!! THAT'S FUN!!! I met a few gals this past Sat. at the Bolo Club ride. Had a ball! Wish we all had more time. But the real world called and we had to head back to our demanding lives. Thank you ladies very much for your time to organize the rides and the friendship:)"
Rena' Graham aka Neigh Neigh
"I too read about ya all in "The Trail Rider" & just had to have your shirts & join a bunch of fantastic ladies who love to ride as much as I do ! Your "No Whining" logo is the best, after all if one is on the back of a horse what's to whine about? I'll be at the Bolo club ride & looking forward to meeting all the "Edge Sisters". Until then, Happy Trails!
CINDY TIPTON
"Looks like a great group with great ideas. Would like to know when there are trail rides nearby. Also, if anyone would be interested in a Taommy Garland clinic, I'm having one in March 2010 at Why Not Ranch to raise money for my non profit horse rescue.
JILL
"thanks for the invite! Like most of us, this has been a crazy summer. Hope to join you soon!
LIN ANCONA
"I would love to ride with you all some time if I could work it out. I love the name of your group. I live in the Goodlettville,TN area do you have any members in my area?
LISA
""where are most of you located and where are most of your rides? I live outside Charolette, NC. Typically ride Uwharrie (NC) and Mt Rodgers (VA)"
DONNA McCLUNG
"I would love to attend ...one of these days,..I so enjoy lokkin at all the picsand all ya'll having so much fun without me!!!agh!!!! I still don't have a horse, but I am lookin at one...real hard...we'll see...thanks again and ya'll please keep in touch!! be careful and safe and have a blast!!!!
PAT aka Walkin EZ
"plan to ride with you-so far either a storm closed the trail or I've been working, but I will get there!
JACKIE
"There's not a chapter that's real close to my neck of the woods(Great Smokey Mountains, Tn Valley, east of Knoxville) I would love to meet some fellow horse people. I end up doing most of my riding alone or dragging my whining husband along."
JEANNIE BAGGETT Kodak, TN
"I headed to the Bolo ride in a few weeks with Melissa and her gang from Chattanooga. It's my first Edge event and it should be awesome!
KAREN
"I have a 96 year old mother I have to take care of, so that does not leave a lot of time for riding I also have alpacas that my husband takes care of for me, would love to ride with you guys as soon as I can."
"Awsome website. Will try to make one of the rides,if not the August ride willbe at the Sept ride. Thanks bunches for the invite."
KITTY BARRY, Mt. Juliet, TN
"I am thrilled to find your site. Yes the Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise I will be at Bolo Aug. 22. Thank you and God Bless."
PEGGY THOMAS Jasper, TN
"Looks like a great group. Horsewomen it has to be! Still in NH. You coming up this way? Will be relocating to TN one of these days. Look forward to riding with you."
SHANNON NOLIN, Chichester, NH
"Have a friend who joined your group, sounds fun! Looking for your shirt and cap, will sign on and hope to ride with your group some day."
JAN EASTON, Alto Pass, IL
"We were all st to ride with you in March and and that terrible wind ruined our plans. I live on the KY line so it would be just a skip for me. I'm looking forward to riding with you some day..."
SUSIE PARKER, Clarksville, TN
"Hey I loved your site and I look forward to meeting up with ya'll on the trails...I'll be looking for the Tshirts!"
LINDA MAANAO, Hohenwald, TN
"Hope to see you all soon"
ELIZABETH KEITH Nashville, TN
"Thank you for inviting me to a ride! I will definately try to get to one soon. The Crossville ride is nearer to me."
KAREN V. Harriman, TN
"Love the "No Whining "motto. I just bought a shirt at Circle E that says "Shut Up and Ride" I have those days too..."
SHELIA H. Rockvale, TN
'Hey Ya All!! Had the best time at Mammouth Cave with all the ladies and their families! Next time I hope to be spending more time in the saddle and not on the ground!! Put my Paso on a much needed diet and have a new bit and reins to boot!! Please share all those great boots gang...keep checking in..."
PATTY GRIFFIN, Bonnieville, KY
"This looks like such a fun group! Makes me miss home even more. I'm a Pembroke girl; have lived in Ohio for almost 30 years; Thankfully Brian, (hubby) is a COWBOY and we get to ride together every evening after work. Can't wait 'till we get to ride with your group."
CAROL TURNER HUMMEL, Morrow, OH
"" I had a big time) was my first time at Mammouth Cave Horse Camp, although I had ridden the park several times, but from Double J Stables just down the road. I will be back there for sure! Enjoyed y'alls cowgirl gear and talkin to ya!"
MARIE, Mt. Washington, KY
"we greatly enjoyed the trip to Mammouth Cave with the ladies on the Edge. I have published a news story that has mutiple photos on the front page of http://isurfhopkins.com and our other 7 sites."
MARION MILLER, Slaughters, KY
"I am looking forward to our next meeting. Keep us posted on upcoming events. Let's ride ladies!
MARGIE COOPER, Shelbyville, KY
"Hey gals, Just wanted to tell yall Ashley, Cody and myself had a great time on the Memorial Day trail ride"
DALE TOMS , Hoptown, KY
"conewago trail ride,yorkpa. Go there twice a year but this one beat all. Fellow riders horse cut his fetlock and hit an artery, dealing with all the blood my daughter passed out and fell off her horse! Rained everyday. My horse colicked! Penny's mule cow kicked her and rearranged her teeth and she went to the hospital, did I say rained everyday....But I did meet Lee Ann and joined PA women on the edge trailriders, so what an awesome weekend!I hope we put pa "women on the edge" on the trail ride schedule soon."
MARY FRIDAY, Bensalem, PA
"I read an article about you all in Trail Rider Magazine and shared the information with my girlfriends. Yours is a concept we could live with.I am interested in starting a Texas chapter!"
JENNIFER GOEBEL, Magnolia TX
"Hey Ladies, Love your group! Let me know If you hear of any women interested in forming a DE/MD/PA (or any combination thereof) branch."
NANCY MORRIS, Landenburg, PA
"Hi, I'm outside Raleigh, NC. I would like to trailride with some women. I'm stuck at home with 5 teenagers...Thanks
JACINTA BAKER, Four Oaks, NC
"Thanks so much for all your efforts to make the Nov. 2008 ride at Pennyrile such a great success. My husband and I met some very nice people and felt most welcomed. We look forward to joining you again soon. Saw you in the Trail Rider this month, keep up the great job."
BECKY MOORE, Madisonville, KY
"Howdeeee! your website is what I"M talkin' about!". Love the edge gear too. I have a cabin in Jamestown, TN....would love to join up with your Edge ladies. My life is just another ride-a-thon. I'll keep check on your rides and make it happen! Thanks for the smile today."
MITZI WEBBER, Miami, FL
"What a great group. love your web. Saw your article in the Trail Rider. Had to log on to your Women On The Edge Group..You all look likes lots of fun. Will be camping at East Fork Stables in April anybody going to be there between the 14th of April and the 20th. Were coming in to camp and ride and do the Mardi Gras Theme Ride. Would love to meet you."
DELL WEST FISHER, Baltimore, MD
"What can I say girls, you made the rodeo at Greenville KY a happening place!! I was so happy to see so many of my fellow Women on the Edge riders turn out, loud and proud!! Your all the best, hope you had a great time and join us again soon, it keeps me going knowing SOMEDAY soon I'll get off the rodeo trail and back on the TRAIL with my peeps!! Thanks again for coming, we're off to Mufreesboro, TN this weekend, any EDGE girls in that area give us a shout at the rodeo, or come and join up I'll have some Edge gear with me!!"
KAREN FOWLKES, Crofton, KY
"A friend just recommended this site and I love it! This fits my 2 girlfriends and I to a T! We are in NC but will be riding with y"all in our hearts since we know there are others like "us" out there. Happy Trails."
GINNY HOPPE, Kings MTN, NC
"Hi, I too saw your article in Trail Rider magazine. I moved to MO last year from Texas and sorely miss my buddies at Trinity Trail group and Saddlebags. I haven't found anyone or any groups in this area to ride with so I'm feeling somewhat lonesome. Getting used to the cold weather her has been a struggle although my horse seems to like it:) Your group has inspired me to clean out the trailer and prepare for rides in new places this year, Happy Trails!
LORRAINE SHAW, Washington, MO
"I'm sure you're going to hear a lot of this now but I saw your blurb in Trail Riders Magazine and OMG your group is for me! I need GIRL TIME!! I ride and volunteer at East Fork stables and this summer I'm going on the Border to Border ride with Best of America By Horseback with Tom Seay and the gang. How fun will THAT be!"
SUZANNE PAGE, TN
" Hello out there!! I also saw your article in the TRAIL RIDER magazine and was wondering if there was a TN chapter and if not what can i do to help get one started. I think you ladies have started something great and would love to ride with you all."
MELISSA BATES, Hixson, TN
"Hey! I saw your ad in the new TR magazine and knew y'all were my kind of folks! Hubby and I have been camping at LBL numerous times and we love it down that way. Can't wait to make it down there again. But, until then, I'll proudly wear my WOTE T-shirt! I applaud you gals for a wonderful website and hope we meet on the trails soon. We'll be staying at Saddle Valley Campground at the BSF from Jun 27-Jul 5th this year for our vacation. If any of you are up that way, please stop in and ride with us. We'd love to meet you all."
LINDSEY PAYETTE, Martinsburg, WV www.freedomgaits.com
"Howdy Ky girls......I'm one though also now living in TN. I love this site and the idea is great. I'd love to ride with you at LBL since I've always wanted to ride there and am not that far away really now that I'm in TN, as opposed to Lawrenceburg, Ky where I'm from. I'll keep checking your schedule and maybe I can ride with you sometime this Summer."
RONDA HATCH, Petersburg, TN
"Enter comments here!! see you are all in KY. Is there anyone here in the middle TN area?"
LAURA ACKLEY, Christiana, TN
"My last ride of '08 my cousin invited us to ride at Dreams Lake in Indiana. It was great! The best place I have ridden in years. Just weeks after the windstorm, trails and campground were neat and cleaned up. Roads and campsites extra wide! Showerhouses, barns, and tie-post areas clean. Horses do need shoes. It is about 20 to 30 minutes from Louisville."
TAMMY CRADY-GAINES, Taylorsville, KY
The following was forwarded to me from fellow member Karen Cardwell and I felt it describes so well how we as women feel when we ride it needed to be posted here for everyone to enjoy!
~I Ride~
That seems like such a simple statement. However,as many women who ride know, it is really a complicated matter. It has to do with power and empowerment. Being able to do things you might once have considered out of reach or ability.
I have considered this as I shovel manure, fill water barrels in the cold rain, wait for the vet, farrier, electrician, hay delivery, change a tire on a horse trailer on the side of the freeway, or cool out a gelding a before getting down to the business of drinking a cold drink after a long ride.
The time, the money, the effort it takes to ride calls for dedication. At least I call it dedication. Both my ex-husbands call it "the sickness". It's a sickness I've had since I was a small girl bouncing my model horses and dreaming of the day I would ride a real horse. Most of the women I ride with understand the meaning of "the sickness." It's not a sport. It's not a hobby. It's what we do and, in some ways, who we are as women and human beings.
I ride.
I hook up my trailer and load my gelding. I haul to some trailhead somewhere, unload, saddle, whistle up my dog, and I ride. I breathe in the air, watch the sunlight filter through the trees and savor the moment of my horse. My shoulders relax. A smile rides my sunscreen smeared face. I pull my ballcap down and let the real world fade into the tracks my horse leaves in the dust. Time slows. Flying insects buzz loudly, looking like fairies. My gelding flicks his ears and moves down the trail. I can smell his sweat and it is perfume to my senses. Time slows. The rhythm of the walk and the movement of the leaves becomes my focus. My saddle creaks and the leather reins in my hand softens with warmth.
I consider the simple statement;
I ride.
I think of all I do because I ride. Climb granite slabs, wade into a freezing lake, race a friend through the manzanita all the while laughing and feeling my heart in my chest. Other days just the act of mounting and dismounting can be a real accomplishment. Still I ride. No matter how tired or how much my seat bones or any of the numerous horse related injuries hurt.
I ride.
I feel better for doing so. The beauty I've seen because I ride amazes me. I've ridden out to find lakes that remain for the most part, unseen. Caves, dark and cold beside rivers full and rolling are the scenes I see in my dreams. The Granite Stairway at Echo Summit, bald eagles on the wing and bobcats on the prowl add to the empowerment and joy in my heart. I think of people, mostly women I've met. I consider how competent they all are. Not a weenie amongst the bunch. We haul 40 ft. rigs. We back into tight spaces without clipping a tree. We set up camp. Tend the horses.We cook and keep safe. We understand and love our companions, the horse. We respect each other and those we encounter on the trail. We know that if you are out there riding, you also shovel, fill, wait, and doctor. Your hands are a little rough and you travel without makeup or hair gel. You do without to afford "the sickness" and probably, when you were a small girl, you bounced a model horse while you dreamed of riding a real one. Now you are there.
I ride.
Author Unknown--(although, many of us feel she is our sister )
" A friend forwarded me your website...how cool, we're thinking we might need to get a chapter started here in Texas! " Tracey, Fort Worth TX
"Great site. I am a riding instructor in Burlington Ky. I have started a riding club. Members can choose from a group of horses to ride like selecting a treadmill at the athletic club. The membership will include a lesson per week and we will accomodate beginners thru advanced horses...For more info littlebritainfarm@fuse.net "
Stephanie, Burlington KY
"Hi, I happened to see your great website when reading about the Mammouth Cave Situation. We are a group of girls like you. We are called the Buffalo Girls of Northern Kentucky. You can read about us on the following website www.trailforthecure.org/AboutbuffaloGirls.aspx
Diana, Cold Spring KY
"Great day! Thank you ALL. You sure know how to put on a ride and party. We sure appreciate you and what you do. Thanks again. Blessings"
T & C, Allensville KY
"Hi, I'm a new Member and today September 20, 2008 was my first time hanging and riding with everybody, I just wanted to say me and my Husband had a real good time. Loved the trails at Pennyrile Park. Thanks for a good time."
Gaby, Hopkinsville KY
"I was on the trail ride Saturday at the Pennyrile and had a woderful time. If being a member was only buying a shirt I guess I over did it I bought 3 = I live at Crofton, Ky 424-8395. Since I'm new to the area, I am always looking for someone to ride with, I don't have any way to trailer my horse-Rowdy (arab) but do have lots of places to ride right in my own backyard, so if anyone would like to go for a ride just give me a call. Thanks."
Linda, Crofton KY
"I am so glad my sister seen the flier at Penchems! We had a great time! Great food too! Looking forward to the next ride!"
Carey, Lamasco/Princeton KY
"What a nice time Eric and I had, and it was a beautiful place to ride."
Ginny, Lexington KY
"I really wanted to thank you all for the lovely ride last weekend at Pennyrile. I had a great time and was happy to meet new equine pals."
Krysty, Princeton KY
"Had a GREAT time at P Park. Let's do one somewhere every week or two--whenever/wherever Cheryl can lead us, we wil follow--bees and all! No food required. We can bring our own grub. (although Larry is quite the chef) Just tell us where to meet and we'll show up if we can. Just an idea. Happy Trails Y'all Joyful Appreciative Member.
Lisa, Hopkinsville KY
"I had a blast!!!! Bee stings and all!! Great food, great company,beautiful day, and all on top my best friend....(yea I mean my horse)....Can't wait for the next ride....
Chrissy, Crofton KY
"Thanks for sharing and I,m glad you guys had a great time!!! Hope to see you back here real soon AND- THANK YOU for helping spread the word about this place!!! Your help is much appreciated!!! See you soon ....bottoms up to happy and all that stuff!!"
Beth @ Why Not Ranch
"I had an awesome time on the Nov. 8, ride! all the hills and ups and downs were scarey to me as I hadn't ever done that before..but it was GREAT! I learned so much and people were so nice. I made several new friends and seen some old ones. It was my first time to haul a horse somewhere to ride, loading and unloading the horses, and all the things that come with trail riding. There was someone around each corner to explain something, help you with anything you needed. Thanks so much for a wonderful experience. And it was great to meet you Cheryl..sorry about the whinning..lol..next time I will be ready for hills and vallys!
Christy, White Plains KY
"Thanks for everything you did to make the ride successful."
Leigh Anne, Cadiz KY
"I was very happy that we were able to come. Thank you so much. I was so impressed with everything, you all have done a fantastic job setting up a good riding group. You should be proud.
I was also impressed that most of the riders were in my age range!! Very motivating."
Pam, Woodlawn TN
"We had a wonderful time riding with everyone that came out! My daughter and I have been looking for someone to ride with for a while now and we are glad we found you. We are looking forward to the next ride!!!
Liz, Hopkinsville KY
"David and I had a wonderful time! Great trail, great friends, great ride. And the food was de-lish!"
Lisa, Hopkinsville KY
"Wow just spent 5 days camping and riding every day at LBL Wranglers Camp. Great rides, good times. Gettin' along just fine with 'ol Rocket. Cold at night (20 degrees) but 40-50 degrees by mid-day. Wish you all had been there with us. Happy trails! " Nov. 22, 08
Crystal, Crofton KY
