Come Ride with Us!

Southern Trailriders, a non-profit group centered near the Tallahassee, Florida area, supports an active interest in equestrian trail riding and the development and maintenance of public equestrian trails.
 

Southern Trailriders Association

OUR MISSION IS:

    • To promote and develop public equestrian trails and related facilities throughout the southern United States
    • To promote an active interest in equestrian trail riding
    • To facilitate legislation, rules, ordinances and policies which promote equestrian trails
    • To encourage the compatibility of equestrian trails with natural resource conservation
    • To educate the general public in regards to equestrian recreational activities

And to enjoy trail riding!

Latest News

STA Poker Run and Obstacle Challenge – April 5, 2025

The STA Poker Run and Obstacle Challenge is April 5, 2025 in Chattahoochee, Florida. There will also be a tack sale, raffles, food trucks and more! A Yeti Roadie 32 cooler is also being raffled off (you do not need to be present to win). All proceeds to benefit HOPE Project. Click on the title above to access links to the flyers for more information.

Poker Run

Tack Sale

Yeti Cooler Raffle

HOPE Project

IMPORTANT meeting affecting Alford Arms trails

J. R. Alford Greenway Citizen Committee WorkshopThursday, March 6, 2pm – 4pmLeon County Office of Resource Stewardship (Gathering Room)1907 S Monroe St, Tallahassee

There is an important meeting regarding possible segregation of equestrian and mountain bike trails at Alford Arms. While everyone involved agrees that separate trails are a positive thing, there will be discussion about how that separation is handled. TMBA has voiced some preferences for keeping all the fun single tracks as bike-only. The STA Board would prefer to split the four existing tracks equally, two for horses, two for bikes. Per Sue Noyes, who was the equestrian consultant on the project, thosetrails were originally developed for all users, not specifically bikes. The equestrians have as much right to ride on them as the mtn bikers.

It’s not clear if this meeting will have open public discussion, or if the public can attend but not comment, or if perhaps a spokesperson can sign up to speak for a group. But regardless, attendance by equestrians is important. Wear a horsey shirt or hat!

Side note: there were some user comments on the TMBA public FB page regarding the Ft Braden and Lines Tract trails. For the record, both are managed under the […]

Forest Cleanup Results

Special thanks to you for coming out to participate in the Forest Cleanup on Saturday. There were a total of 116 volunteers.

With trash containers located on Rivers Rd, Aenon Church Rd and Munson Holding Pond (Forest Rd #379), a significant impact was made in a short time.    

Aenon Church Rd – 1,700 # / .85 tons

Munson Holding Pond – 2,080 # / 1.04 tons

Rivers Road – 6,560 # / 3.28 tons       

Tires – 1,900 # / .95 tons

Electronics/HHW – 100 # / .05 tons

Grand Total 12,340 # / 6.17 tons

If you have comments or suggestions, please send me a text or an email.

The Forest Cleanup in Wakulla County will be tomorrow. Information is on the Keep Wakulla County Beautiful website.

The 2026 Forest Cleanup in Leon County will be on February 28.

Sharon Gray

850-510-3076

Sharonpgray2012@gmail.com