The Women’s Surface Creek Saddle Club Gave Itself a Facelift.
From The High Country Shopper, July 28, 2022: The Women’s Surface Creek Saddle Club has been fun loving group of horsewomen, enjoying camaraderie with members who share equine related interests since 1959. Sadly some of the original very active and key members are no longer able to participate in many of the clubs activities. The Covid 19 pandemic forced cancelation of most of the clubs events in 2020 and 2021.
The current club president, Betty Garrett and Secretary Juleen Feazell decided early last Spring to give the Saddle Club a much needed Facelift and breathe some new life back into the 63 year old club. They developed a 2022 events schedule, including parades, new trail rides expanded to surrounding counties, two overnight campouts, Moonlight Rides, Halloween Costume Ride, Ladies Night Out, Christmas Party and Educational Programs at every monthly meeting. The Legendary Monthly Birthday Rides were a focus to recruit new members. The food, wine glasses, birthday cakes, table cloths and occasionally adult libations that came out of members saddle bags in the past needed to be honored and updated. This was successful as 12 new members have joined.
A Ride Committee was formed in early April headed up by Brandy Ferganchick with Sky Baldwin, Bobbi Hansford, Betty and Juleen. The committee developed a riding scheme for all levels of Trails through out the Delta, Montrose and Mesa counties. Safe and Enjoyable Trail Riding with New Trails became the theme for The Facelift. They adopted the downhill Ski Trail identification, Green for Easy Trails, Blue for Intermediate Trails and Black for Difficult Trails. Green Level Trail rides were opened to members and non-members, anyone wanting to give the club a trial run. The Ride schedule included 3 Trail Rides each month, alternating between the Green, Blue and Black trails so there is something for all levels of trail riding.
The efforts of the ladies has been very successful. Monthly birthday rides have been a big hit, the July Birthday had 15 riders and over 35 participants at the Pot Luck at Mesa Top Trail Head. We have had 30 different women and men participate in the Trail Rides.
So if you are new to the area or an old timer that would like to learn some new places to trail ride give these fun loving horse women a try. Check them out on Facebook Women Surface Creek Saddle club or email gjfeazell@icloud.com for more details.
Article by Juleen Feazell
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