PLEASE NOTE
A negative Coggins test is required for all horses participating in an STA ride or event. You MUST have a copy of this report (dated within 12 months) with you for each horse present at each ride or event.2025 STA RIDES
STA will be hosting rides in 2025 generally on the third Saturday of each month. Check back here and on our Facebook page for details each month. See you on the trail!Aenon Church in Apalachicola National Forest
Saturday, March 15, 2025, Ride Out at 10:00 a.m.Ride Leader: Wendy 850-509-3913If you have any questions regarding the speed of the ride, please contact the ride leader.
The trail is approximately 8 miles, so plan to be in the saddle for 2 – 2.5 hours. Some of the trail is not manicured, so be prepared to step over logs and walk through some low bushes. We will hang out after the ride to chat and eat. Please bring your own food, drink and chair.
There are no accommodations at this trailhead. Enjoy a 2 to 3-hour ride along single and double-tract trails that follow creeks and traverse hills. Hunting is permitted, so check the local hunting schedule.Directions from Tallahassee: Go west on Hwy. 20 from Capital Circle. Turn left at traffic light on Aenon Church Road. Drive over small bridge and keep going about 1-mile past Crowder Pit Road. Take a right onto Cross Creek Stable Road & park under the power lines.
STA Spring campout at Tillis Hill Equestrian Campground Withlacoochee State Forest
STA is planning a spring campout at Tillis Hill Equestrian Campground Withlacoochee State Forest, Inverness, FL
9231 SOUTH TRAIL13, INVERNESS, FL. 34452 Tillis Hill Campground is located within the Tillis Hill Recreation Area, in the Citrus Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest (Citrus County), less than 30 minutes south of Inverness, FL. This equestrian campground has the following facilities: campsites with electric and potable water, dump station, equestrian facilities with 36 covered open stalls, Dining Hall, and Pavilion with a large grill. Recreational activities featured here are: two equestrian trails.
This is an equestrian facility with 36 covered open stalls. Tie-outs are available at some sites. Horses are NOT allowed on campsites.
https://floridanaturecoast.org/County/Citrus/TillisHill/TillisHill.aspx
RESERVATIONS: If you would like to join us, please make your reservations through Reserve America
https://floridastateforests.reserveamerica.com/camping/tillis-hill-equestrian-campground-withlacoochee-state-forest/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=FLFS&parkId=1120181
Then please text Liz at 850-294-9905 with the number of people going, so we can get a head count.
We will do a potluck dinner on Saturday night.