(1) Silver Spurs Club Riding & Hiking Club,  Auburn Lake Trails There are 29 trails inside Auburn Lake trails 
and over 35 miles in total distance.
Spurs Trail and Safety Page. This is a Georgetown Divide Riding Club.

(2) El Dorado Equestrian Trails Foundation (501c3) 5 Board Members and approximately 200 members 
Mission: To preserve, create, maintain and advance recreational trails for present and future use. Meets in Georgetown at the IOOF Hall on Third Thursday of the month. Visitors welcome:
http://www.edetf.com/

(3) The Divide Horseman's Assn. meets the third Wednesday of the month at thee Greenwood Center, off Hwy 193 about 9 miles from Cool at Hwy 49.Divide Horsemen’s Association and the Georgetown Divide Recreation District have been holding ‘community’  rides now for the last few months.   Folks have been able to enjoy some of our most beautiful riding trails with DHA ‘trail bosses’. ‘Just Ride’ is  open to the Divide and surrounding communities.  The idea is to have fun on the trails, to meet new people, and to have a date and time to ride with someone if you don’t have a ride buddy for that day.  DHA would also love it if anyone wants to join our club – as a by product of this ride opportunity.   All you have to do is meet and ride !  We will ask all who attend to merely sign a GDRD release and a DHA release, so we are all covered by the proper insurance on our ride.   Members, join us and bring a friend ! Check the website for dates of monthly rides. 

(4) Cosumnes River Horsemen's Association An active social-riding club for the horsey set with about 100 members. Meets 1st Wednesday of every month at 6:45 pm at Denny's banquet room in Placerville. (see picture below of 3 members who were part of the large Consumnes Group that rides in the Annual Placerville Christmas Parade)

(5) The A.L.T Cool Trail Riders
An equestrian club dedicated to promote, protect, maintain, beautify, ride, and raise funds for A.L.T. trail system within Auburn Lake Trails. Located in
Cool, California

(6) Foothill Riders Association, meets 2nd Wednesday, 7pm at Denny's in Cameron Park. Monthly trail rides and campouts during the summer months. Send inquiries to P.O. Box 1924, Shingle Springs, CA 95682."

(7) Gold Country Endurance Riders - out of Auburn. Rides in Rock Creek Area above Georgetown

(8) Loomis Basin Horseman's Association
Active Horse People in Placer county; dedicated to trails and education.

(9) SIERRA FOOTHILLS HORSEMAN'S
The Sierra Foothills Horseman's Association is a non-profit group of equine enthusiasts who gather together on a regular basis to share experiences, training tips, learn about current events in the horse industry, support local 4-H organization, participate in local shows/clinics/fundraisers, and of course RIDE! ASSOCIATION
9701 McCourtney Road
Lincoln, CA 95648
(916) 276-3033 voice

(10) SOUTH COUNTY HORSEMEN   is an organization from the the Sacramento area. Many of the members live in the Wilton and Elk Grove but we have members in Lockforde, Clements, and other areas around us. We are a fairly small Association and we have fun activities throughout the year.

(11) NEVADA COUNTY HORSEMEN
For a wide variety of Horse Fun, Nevada County Horsemen’s Inc. has got you covered! Conveniently located at Bubbling Wells & Brunswick Rd.s in Grass Valley, nestled amongst tall cedars and pines you find the home of our 50 plus year horse club. The Large well-maintained and well footed arena has grandstand and is well lit, the facility also includes a dynamite snack shack, restrooms and the “Trails End” Clubhouse, plenty of parking and a warm up area. Plan on Horsin Around With Nevada County Horsemen. See more details at

(12) AERC.org American Endurance Riders Conference -- Organization for Endurance Riders with 7,300 members. (Note there is now approximately 7.1 Million recreational horse people in the United States)  

(13) Pony Club The United States Pony Club is a fabulous organization for youth 7-21.  There are many clubs, check out.  http://www.ponyclub.org/

(14) Sacramento Valley Chapter Dressage Society

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

San Joaquin Valley Rangers
1290 Shaw Rd
Stockton, CA 95215
P.O.Box 31074
Stockton, CA 95213

BAY AREA CLUBS

Dick Quigley, leader of the Livermore
 Tri-Valley Trail Blazers, is enthusiastically promoting the new Camp Caballo Loco camp. Dick writes that the Trail Blazers recently held a campout and fundraiser that attracted 120 horses and riders. His group then bought 25 trees to provide future shaded sites within the area. The Trail Blazers invite other horse clubs to help East Bay Regional Parks continue to develop the horse camp.

San Martin Horsemen's Association
smha1968@gmail.com

Tilden-Wildcat Horsemen's Assn (TWHA) Ride Earns $10,000 for Bay Area Ridge Trail One hundred Bay Area equestrians participated in a 5-day Labor Day Weekend Ride in the East Bay Hills organized by the Tilden-Wildcat Horsemen's Association. The ride began in Anthony Chabot Regional Park, and included Ridge Trail sections in Chabot, Redwood, Huckleberry, Sibley, Tilden and Wildcat Parks as wall as on East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) watershed. The 20-35 riders each day came from all over the Bay Area.

HORSE CAMPING

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HORSE PROPERTIES FOR SALE

AERC -American Endurance Ride Conference
http://www.endurance.net

Portion of Large group attending the Cowboy Poets at one of the Equestrian Trails Fndn meetings in Georgetown, CA	This cowboy poet had everyone's rapt attention with his "original" poetry and favorite poems.	And the lady poet was as good or even better to some. The third cowboy poet is not pictured

Dressage Organization:
http://www.usdf.org
Booklet  available for $6 on how to build a
dressage arena. 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CLUBS

Norco Horsemen's Association:
Mission Stm: "Working to enhance and maintain Norco's rural animal keeping lifestyle"  Berwin Hanna, President, hooffxr@hotmail.com  

The Alta Loma Riding Club
The Alta Loma Riding Club or ALRC is a community service, all volunteer, non-profit organization, dedicated to preserving, as well as enjoying, the equestrian lifestyle in the beautiful city of Rancho Cucamonga, California.  We are active in all levels of our community, encouraging participation of the entire family in our events. Information: publicity@altalomaridingclub.com

Paradise Mountain Riding Club
Valley Center, CA (40 mi from San Diego)Maps and documents available with all of the existing and proposed non-motorized vehicle trails in San Diego County. Until I get them all uploaded, please contact me and I will send the areas that are of interest to you. Debi McSwain debimcswain@mac.com 760 749-4549

DRESSAGE
FOOTHILLS CHAPTER
of the California Dressage Society.  Our chapter is dedicated to the promotion of dressage for fun and sport throughout the Foothills area of Sacramento.

Trails in Gold Country