Greetings FoxTROT and Friends,
What a wonderful year 2016 has been! Our membership has grown and
our national trail rides have been successful! It's now time to get
ready for 2017!
Of course, the first item is to assure that you renew or establish
your FoxTROT membership. Your support and participation in our
Tennessee Affiliate of the MFTHBA is greatly appreciated and much
needed. An email has been sent out to many with the 2017 FoxTROT Membership Application attached. If you did not receive that but would like to be a part, contact me for your FoxTROT Membership Application for 2017. Please print, complete and return with dues as soon as possible, but not later than 31 January 2017.
The second item is to encourage that you renew or establish your MFTHBA membership. Contact the office in Ava (417-683-2468) or go to the website (www.mfthba.com)
to accomplish this. MFTHBA membership supports the breed registry,
without which we have no horse. MFTHBA member benefits specific for
Trail Riders include the opportunity to earn awards in the MFTHBA
National Trail Ride and Fox Trot America programs, discounted membership
in the new Open Trail/Top Trail program (www.opentrail.us
and www.toptrailhorse.net) and discounts at horse camps in Tennessee
and around the country. It also includes discounts with TrailGuard (www.trailguard.org), which provides superior roadside assistance for those of us who travel with and trailer our horses. FoxTROT strongly encourages our members to also support our national organization with membership.
The third item to share is our schedule for 2017.
FoxTROT will be representing the MFTHBA at the Southern Equine Expo
(www.southernequineexpo.com) in the Miller Coliseum, 24-26 February
2017. This will be our first time to participate in this event!
Additional volunteers will be welcome to help man the booth. The
FoxTROT Spring National Trail Ride is set for 4-7 May 2017 in the Big
South Fork out of Zenith Stables and Campground (www.zenithstables.com),
Allardt, TN. Contact Bruce or Sharon at 931-879-5252 for
reservations. The FoxTROT Octoberfest @ East Fork National Trail Ride
is set for 11-15 October 2017 with East Fork Stables
(www.eastforkstables.com), Jamestown, Tn. Contact their office at
931-879-1176 or 931-879-4099 for reservations.
The fourth item to share is that several of us of FoxTROT are planning
to return to Ava, MO, for the World Show, Celebration, and National
Trail Ride, 3-10 September 2017. We had such a wonderful experience
this year that many of us want to return! If you're interested in
joining us, just let me know and I'll be happy to give the needed info.
Well, that'll do for now. We're looking forward to another great
year in 2017 and trust that you will be a part of that! As always, if
you have any questions or concerns just let us know. If you're on FaceBook, be sure to find "FoxTROT" and "Like" us. You'll have almost daily contact with us there!
Happy Trails,
Sam Gerhardt
423-237-8724
smfoxtrotters@hotmail.com
2454 Doe Rd
Newport, TN 37821
