Mesquite Trail Ride Rules
Ride Rules
- Attend Safety Meeting before each ride - this is mandatory!
- Please wear your name badge
- Do not bring stallions on the ride.
- Leave your dogs at home (even though we love them). There are no dogs allowed in camp. No dogs allowed left in trailers while we ride.
- No private campfires but please join the group campfire.
- As guest of the Ranch please pick up your litter (bring container for butts if you smoke).
- Ride behind the trail boss and in front of the drag. Be sure you know who these riders are before you leave camp.
- Ribbon your horse's tail if he's a kicker - make it so the ribbon can be seen from a distance.
- Ride with courtesy and be aware of others.
- Ride your horse at a walk pace when on an organized ride with the group.
- Avoid tailgating the horse in front of you, but don't leave huge gaps in ride group.
- Please do not ride alone. If you are in a smaller group, please leave gates the way you find them and avoid all ranch livestock.
- Above all, enjoy and be safe.
Mesquite Trail Ride Notes
15th Annual Mesquite Trail Ride, Dine & Dance
Mesquite Riders, here we are about a week from this year’s ride at the Vera Earl Ranch. We wanted to remind you of some of the events that you will have the opportunity to participate in.
On Thursday after checking in, setting up your camp and a brief ride there will be the Thursday social hour hosted by Sally and Scott.
Fridays ride will have a stopping point where you will be able to dismount stretch your legs and have some lunch. We will have someone meet the ride with a truck and coolers so if you would like to have lunch at the stop, please bring something that can be placed in the cooler. Friday afternoon will be the Equine costume contest (Look for an email from Donna with more details on this event) Followed by the Social hour hosted by Jackpot Veterinary. With Billy Shaw Jr. providing music entertainment after dinner.
Saturday will be a busy day starting with a morning ride that will be back around noon to give you time to get ready for the “World Famous one of a Kind Gymkhana” with events to be determined. Saturdays “Octoberfest themed” social hour hosted by Maclyn and Todd. Following this and probably during dinner we will be announcing the high bidders of the Silent auction items (Please feel free to bring something that you think someone else might want to spend some money on for the Silent auction) And once the business stuff is done we will Jack Bishop providing music entertainment.
Sunday we will have a short ride for those that are interested, and we will have you back in time, to break camp and be headed home around noon.
If you have been part of the tent set up team in the past and I have not talked with you about it this year, please give me a call. (BTW we have found someone with a power driver so we will not have to drive the tent stakes by hand this year.)
The Vera Earl has suffered from a lack of rain like most of Southern AZ has this year so there is not a lot of grass, but you may still want to bring a weed eater and some bug spray for your camp area.
Directions to the Vera Earl are to take Hwy 83 to Santa Rita Rd head west on Santa Rita Rd past the stock pens about ¾ of a mile you will take a left on Vera Earl Lane and then follow the signs to the camp.
Please let me know if you have additional questions.
Richard
520-405-1194
PLEASE BE AWARE:
ARS - 12-553-subsection C - An owner, lessor or agent of any riding stable, rodeo ground, training or boarding stable or other private property that is used by a rider or handler of an equine with or without the owner's permission is not liable for injury to or death of the equine or the rider or handler.