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Trail Riders of DuPage

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Upcoming Events

9/3/2023

St. James Forest Preserve Ride

11 AM

St James Forest Preserve

Event Details

9/3/2023

St. James Forest Preserve Ride

Join us for a fall ride at St. James Forest Preserve in Warrenville for a joint ride with Will Co. Trail Riders. Ride will step off at 11 AM...

Event Details

11 AM

St James Forest Preserve

9/29/23

Wayne Dupage Hunt Moonlight Ride

8 PM

9/29/23

Wayne Dupage Hunt Moonlight Ride

8 PM

10/7/2023 & 10/8/2023

Danada Fall Festival

11 AM

-

2 PM

Danada Equestrian Center

Event Details

10/7/2023 & 10/8/2023

Danada Fall Festival

Festival features equestrian demonstrations, wagon rides, barn tours, children's activities, and TROD's pictures on a pony. 

11 AM

-

2 PM

Danada Equestrian Center

10/14/2023

Little creek trail ride - Streamwood

10 AM

-

2 PM

Little Creek Farm - 1345 Schaumburg Rd, Streamwood, IL

Event Details

10/14/2023

Little creek trail ride - Streamwood

Come join us for a trail ride thru Arthur L Janura Forest Preserve, and for a chuck wagon feast afterwards.  Ride from Little Creek Farm in ...

Event Details

10 AM

-

2 PM

Little Creek Farm - 1345 Schaumburg Rd, Streamwood, IL

10/28/2023

Danada Horsin' Around Trick or treat

12 PM

Danada Forest Preserve

Event Details

10/28/2023

Danada Horsin' Around Trick or treat

  

12 PM

Danada Forest Preserve

Additional Links

https://www.waynedupagehunt.com 

http://willcountytrailriders.com

https://www.equinetrailsports.com/events/

https://www.dupageforest.org/places-to-go/centers/danada-equestrian-center?fbclid=IwAR1eI2brVzKI6qFmFbvXbY4Rcl2qo4qN1kRQGRiZA6TeYrxxOG1sdC5Onto

https://www.dupageforest.org/places-to-go/centers/st-james-farm

Message From The Board

TROD members and friends of TROD,  

We are grateful for your membership to continue our efforts in preservation and creation of sustainable trails for equestrian use and continuing our E.R.T program. DuPage County is home to many horse farms, riding centers, boarding facilities & equestrian event venues.
Recently we have attended and enjoyed:

St. James Farm Ride with Will County Trail Riders

IPP (Illinois Prairie Path)Trail Clean up

Equine Trail Sports Challenges at St. James Farm

Big Rock Forest Preserve Ride with Kane County Mounted Rangers 

Community Trail Ride's with Wayne DuPage Hunt

July 3rd Warrenville Parade

July 4th Bensenville Parade

Looking forward to the upcoming Burnidge Ride with Kane County Mounted Rangers on 7-29-23.


Elections were held at our March 2023 General Meeting.

Current 2023 Officer's & Board of Director's:

President: Cathi Edman

Vice President: Debra Ranieri

Secretary: Rita Boserup

Treasurer: Terri Scaletta

Board Members:

Dayna Gilham

Vicki Weyer

Ellen Holekamp

Chris Nicholson

Amy Rybacki

Sue Cain

Sharon Nolan


I heartfelt thank you to all that helped turn Trail Riders of DuPage into "My Little Ponies" for the Warrenville Parade. To our new members WELCOME!  You all jumped right in to make "My Little Ponies" a reality.  Who knew that decorating horses required special crafting skills?  Your enthusiasm was fantastic, and we look forward to your participation in upcoming TROD activities.  TROD will celebrate its 31st anniversary in September, and we're glad to have you with us.
To our always supportive "older" members, thank you, thank you....  You all are the backbone of TROD.  You stepped up to ride, loan us a pony, decorate, walk horses, be sideline/crowd control walkers, carry a banner, drag a cooler, drive a truck and trailer, and most importantly scoop the poop.  You helped turn Warrenville into Ponyville for an evening.  We look forward to seeing you soon. Yes, parades are fun and a bit of work.  The benefit of doing a parade for TROD is that we are paid to participate.  Warrenville paid us $700 this year to participate and Bensenville paid us $700 for our 4th of July participation.  This money goes towards our liability insurance that covers parades, TROD's E.R.T. program, seminars, activities, etc.

If you captured some nice parade pictures, please share them with us at TrailRidersDC@gmail.com.  We've been updating our website and we would love to get them uploaded.  Again, thank you Pony team!  I am looking forward to what we do next.
Debra Ranieri

Vice President

and the T.R.O.D. Board


Our Equine Rescue Techniques (E.R.T.) is still going strong and we have applied for a grant to help us replace equipment and cover costs to continue further providing this valuable program. This class has been held since 1994, started by T.R.O.D, staffed by member volunteers, and has trained over 1750 first responders in five states, with the majority being in Illinois. E.R.T. better prepares first responders with knowledge of horse behavior, handling & what to do when faced with horse related emergencies such as: Loose horses on the roads, barn fires & horse trailer accidents. Having E.R.T. trained first responders has resulted in faster, safer, and better incident outcomes for first responders, motorists, horses, and has provided public safety benefits. 

Youth T.R.O.D. members are also mentored, trained and volunteer for E.R.T. classes. 

Most recent classes held:

10-19-2019 Warrenville Fire Dept. at St. James Farm indoor arena, 12 trained.
5-16-2022 Carol Stream Fire Dept. at Medinah Black Horse Troop Barn indoor arena, 6 trained.
7-27-2022 Wayne Police, DuPage Sheriff's Police & Animal Control & DuPage Forest Preserve Police at FTEA (Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities) indoor arena, 14 trained.
9-14 & 9-15 2022 Streamwood Fire, Police & Park District,at Little Creek Stables indoor arena, 34 trained
11-1, 11-2 & 11-3-2022 Elburn Fire Dept. & some Wayne Police Officer's also attended at Bull Run Stables indoor arena, 38 trained.

A few E.R.T. Success Stories:

• On January 6, 2023, Officer LaPuma of the Wayne Police Department successfully caught and contained a horse near Route 59 and Smith Road using skills and techniques learned in the July 2022 ERT class he attended at the Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities facility in Wayne. The horse had been frightened and broke through a fence; she was temporarily contained at Jaynesway Farms while her owner was found and they were happily reunited.

• In November 2022, an Elburn firefighter and her husband were on their way home from Macomb, and found a loose draft horse wandering on the road. The firefighter successfully caught and contained the horse using skills and techniques learned in the November 1-3-2022 ERT class she attended at Bull Run Stables in Elburn, and returned it to its farm. The responding Macomb police officer stated that it was incredibly lucky they were passing through, as he had no idea how to catch a horse.



Warrenville Parade 7-3-2023 TROD as My Little Ponies

Downloads

Trail Safety Brochure to be Printed Out by Members and Distributed to Bike Clubs

 and any other groups it can help better understand horse trail sharing safety  


Equine Rescue Techniques for First Responders Flyer (ERT Info Sheet) to be Printed Out by Members and Distributed to Promote the Class

TROD Trail Safety Brochure (pdf)Download
ERT Info Sheet (pdf)Download

Files coming soon.


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