NEWS AND EVENTS
Community Arena is OPEN!
We are very pleased and excited to announce that the new Community Equestrian Arena at Fort Tuthill is now open for free, public use from dawn to dusk October 15th - 31st. This rectangular 245 x 170 foot Arena is located in the infield of the racetrack.
Please park your trailer in the Grand Stand Parking Lot and access the Arena from the four foot gate located in the chain link fence that separates the parking lot from the track. Water is turned off at Ft. Tuthill in the month of October, so please bring your own supply of water for your horse. A port a potty has been set up near the Arena.
Going forward, the season for Arena Use is April 1st thru October 31st. While there are no black out dates this month, going forward, please get in the habit of checking the Community Arena Page on the Coconino County Parks & Rec website, before making a trip to the Park for any dates that the Community Arena is closed because other events are being held inside or on the racetrack. We are planning a Grand Opening celebration this coming spring, so stay tuned for the details of that event.
A huge thank you to all our Sponsors, Donors, and dedicated Volunteers who made this project possible. We look forward to seeing you out at Fort Tuthill enjoying some great riding!
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Thanks to the CHA participants in the Pedals v. Pistons v. Horseshoes v. Hiking Boots Trail Event!
It was a fun morning and a good workout on the Lower Moto trail in Fort Valley. The equestrians came in 3rd with 8 participants, which was our best turnout yet, no matter how pathetic. The "Pistons" team (motocrosse riders) brought the most folks and kicked ass. Mountain bikers were second.
Thanks to Sally Stults, Jan Clammer, Sheila Walsh, Mary Williams and Valerie Caro (who brough 3 young hard-working neices and nephews to beef up our numbers!) for the camraderie and effort. It was a fun traill building and relationship building event.
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Arizona Trail Centennial Adventure
Be a part of a multi-group effort to cross the entire 800+ mile AZT over a 6 week period from September 15 to October 31, 2011 by foot, bike or horse.
More info at: http://www.aztrail.org/centennial/epicenter.html
No fee to participate. We choose the Arizona Trail sections. We choose the date.
If you would like to be part of this event and help organize riders please reply to Sally Stults at this email and we will help coordinate a CHA group of riders who might like to ride out together.
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Trail Day with Flagstaff Biking Organization
Thanks for everyone who turned out to help restore the Littel Elden Trail on Sunday July 24th with FBO.Once this trail is brought back “up to code” it will be ready to be reopened! (At the approval of the Forest Supervisor…)
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Coco Horse Allicance CTC
The ride on July 23rd was a sold out success. Thanks to those participating and especially to those volunteering. We had great judges, check in crew, poker master, start and finish crew, safety riders, scorers and top notch filler-inners. Proceeds will be going to CHA's Community Arena project. Stay tuned for next year's ride plans... sure to be another fabulous location and loads of fun. Go to the CHA-CTC Facebook page for photos and such.
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