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2026 Calendar of Events
Most club rides are from Hillcrest Homestead in Strath Creek, unless otherwise notified by the Ride Coordinator. Ride duration and destination are dependent on weather, number of riders etc. Some members arrive on the Friday before the ride weekend so as to fit in a Friday ride. The Club Three Course Dinner is on Saturday Night at a cost of $25 per person. All are welcome to any of our ride weekends or dinner. Pre-booking is essential.
17 – 18 January 2026
Club Monthly Ride
21 – 22 February 2026
Club Monthly Ride
7 – 13 March 2026
Club Annual Ride – Chiltern
21 – 22 March 2026
Club Monthly Ride
18 – 19 April 2026
Club Monthly Ride
1 – 3 May 2026
Welcome to Trail Weekend
16 – 17 May 2026
Club Monthly Ride
20 – 21 June 2026
Club Monthly Ride
18 – 19 July 2026
Club Monthly Ride
15 – 16 August 2026
Club Monthly Ride
19 – 20 September 2026
Club Monthly Ride
17 – 18 October 2026
Club Monthly Ride
21 – 22 November 2026
Club Monthly Ride
5 – 6 December 2026
Club Christmas Ride
Christmas 2025
The Christmas Ride weekend was fun. Jo, TRV’s Secretary, organised a Nav Ride and was enjoyed by everyone. The day was full of surprises, rhymes and puzzles. It was wet, but the rain did not deter anyone.
This year’s perpetual trophey winners were Sandy & Clare. As usual, the winners got to take their miniature trophies home.
The June 2025 Rides at Trail Riders of Victoria were enjoyed by all. There were two leisurely rides, one to the Flowerdale Hotel for lunch on Saturday. The second ride was on Sunday to the Flowerdale Estate for hot drinks & scones. There was a third ride, a faster one through more challenging terrain. Everyone went home very happy. One of the young riders went home with a new pet his dad kindly bought him from a local ferret breeder. It was Sammie’s turn to cook for the weekend so we were very spoilt in the food department.
Sinead organised and lead her first ride, assisted by Addi. It started out as a separate quieter ride for mum & daughter, but others were attracted to the idea and asked to tag along. Sinead did a great job in leading, organising the ride and the last minute booking change. It was a very pleasant weekend.
The Vandenberg family came along for their second ride with the club. Christine’s brother Mick, his partner Danni & son Lenni joined us too. Everyone had a great time and are looking forward to their next adventure with TRV.
Club Awards ... Sinead & Louise
Finally all of the perpetual trophies, the whole two, have been presented to Sinead & Louise. Both are good sports and accepted the Annual Comment Award and the Annual Camp Award gleefully. Sinead received her horse’s head trophy at the August Dinner and Louise was presented with her horse’s arse (yes that it what it is actually called) at the September Dinner.
Annual General Meeting &
A Big Thank You to Lee Collins
On Saturday we held our 2024 AGM. Brian Coghlan is President, Kirrilee Sunderland is Vice President, Jo Safaris is Secretary and Sandra Gorman is Jo’s Assistant Secretary.
TRV had a good year, a great Annual Ride, a very successful Wisdom of the Herd Retreat by Clare Major, and some Welcome to Trail and Hosted Rides thanks to many assisting club members. TRV is holding well in regard to finances. We are on track to achieving short and long term goals.
Lee Collins did not nominate for Secretary. All members notice and appreciate the incredible job Lee has done. The clubhouse has never looked better inside and out. Lee has given inside a facelift with matching white mattress protectors on all beds & pretty decorative pictures and items here and there. The garden beds around the house have been weed free for a few years thanks to Lee and that gives us more time at our working bees to get other things done. The back fence garden is thriving and looking pretty, again thanks to Lee & helpers. Lee put many hours into spreading the word about our different events the public enjoy. Lee set up systems and files in the clubhouse and online. We are grateful for the many hours of hard work Lee has put in over the past few years. Lee has always gone over and above in her role as Secretary. It is now time for Lee to focus on her horse Magoo and enjoy her time with him. Hopefully Lee will find another younger horse soon so that we will see her smiling face out on the trails with her TRV friends again very soon.
WISDOM OF THE HERD
We are fortunate to be able to partner with
Clinical Psychology Australia to offer the
Wisdom of the Herd - a journey of self-awareness and connection.
We thank Clare Major, Clinical Psychologist & CEO of Clinical Psychology Australia for her generosity, her passion for health and the benefits of connecting with horses.
June 2024 ride at
Mount disappointment
NEW FORMAT TRIALED FOR THE
JUNE RIDE WEEKEND.
Some members are making the most of the monthly ride weekends by arriving on Fridays and enjoying three ride days, or just arriving Friday afternoons to settle in for two rides over Saturday and Sunday.
We trialed moving the longer intermediate ride to Saturday and the shorter ride to Sunday. The switch was very successful. Saturday’s ride started with all riders riding out together. After a break some riders returned to the clubhouse and the remaining riders rode for a few more hours. Having two ride durations to choose from gave everyone the opportunity to ride together, grow and benefit by picking up tips from more experienced riders. There were smiles all round back at the clubhouse while experiences and achievements were being recounted.
Moving the shorter ride to Sunday was very successful, especially because the daylight hours in June are so short. Everyone could set off home around 2.30pm and be home and horses sorted before dark.