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Located at The Caves, North of Rockhampton riding and driving at The Caves, Alton Downs and Bangalee Beach areas.
Trail rides Commenced in December 2006 for very experienced riders to ride together on 3rd Saturday of each month at The Caves. Education Days were commenced in May 2008 for learners, inexperienced and non confident riders with experienced riders practising sporting events at The Caves Showground and moved to Mt Morgan Showground in Dec 2011.It was brought back to The Caves Showground for a few months in 2013. In April 2009 the first Horse Harness Trial Drive was held. This was held on Driver's request possibly every 2 - 3 months. Since 19/02/2011the rides have been called Fast, Medium and Slow Paced Rides.
SHAATRI was an inactive club with Members riding with Bouldercombe Club some days from 2014 to October 2017. 7th October 2017 Fast/Medium Paced Trail rides were recommenced in the Barmoya Area between The Caves and Yeppoon. In recent times we now reqularly hold trail rides/ drives for ridden and harness with the requirement that all riders and drivers must be able to trot safely in a group. As the riders needs in our club arise we wil add fast paced rides, novice paced rides and education days. We are a friendly versatile club that has been affiliated with ATHRA for 13 years to date. We sadly lost our founder Joan Hart who passed away May 2019, we will yearly hold a memorial ride at The Caves in July school holidays as Joans Memorial River Ride. We welcome you to come and learn more.
President: Julie Armstrong, Rockhampton 4700, Secretary/Treasurer: Leticia Hart, North Rockhampton 4701, Vice President: Meggie Ellrott, Nerrimbera 4702. Ride Co-ordinators: Leticia Hart- Harness Drives and Slow Paced / Fast paced Trail Ride/Drives.
Secretary/Treasurer/ Ride Coordinator: Leticia Hart 0408361215
Email- shaatriclub@yahoo.com.au
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Club Address: 67 Newells Road, The Caves, QLD, 4702
Come join us 4/5/6 December at Nerrimberra for a weekend of camping with a program Saturday and Sunday. Arrive any day and leave when ever. Free...
Gathering at Bangalee beach at 9am to saddle up and head off at 9:30am. Pace will be walk with little trots when safe. A small group with steward...
Sunday 13th September gathering 9am at Marg and Alan Reeves property 71 O'Brian Rd, Alton Downs we will set off on a quiet drive along gravel roads...
This Sunday 2/8/20 gathering beside the road on Lake Mary Rd ( from Greenlakes rd way) a km or so onto Lake Mary Rd we park beside the road just...
Gathering 9-9:30 am at Creekhome (Doug Harts residence) 67 Newells Rd, The Caves/ Preride talk approx 9:50 to set off 10 am approx. Pace is walk...
We have been invited to ride/ drive on private property at Nankin Nerrimberra. We do ask that all horsesa and ponies are yarded off paddocks with...
Instead of our planned event in May (Due to COVID) we are still holding the planned General Meeting to discuss the start up of our events with...
Gathering at 9 am 71 O'Brian Rd, Alton Downs Marg and Alan have allowed us to start from their place, We will after pre ride talk and sign on approx...
SATURDAY 29/2/20 due to weather- We are planning on hosting our first Education Day for 2020 Saturday 29/2 at Nerrimberra Community Grounds. We will...
Come say hi, we are meeing 1130am at Kalka palms North Rockhampton corner Water st and Lakes Creek Rd. To vote you must a financial 2020 member of...
Come join us in Nerrimberra for fun in the sun.Saturday will start at 9am with obstacles / cone courses line rein or harness or riding. Stop for...
Meet at Bangalee Beach, via Iwasaki Rd, turn right onto Hinz Dr to Bangalee Beach access. Parking is avail near beach area on sand area. Please...
Sunday 29th September ride/ drive gathering 9am at 217 Pandora Rd, Alton Downs, Pat and Joan Pointings place, On top of the rise enter into their...
Gathering 9am beside Hedlow Creek on Lake Mary Ride, we will set off approx 9:30 am and have lunch at approx 12pm beside Hedlow Creek. You can carry...
We currently hold rides approx 10 -15 km per ride or beach rides. Our road ride are suitable for harness or riders and we often combine with...
Saturday Horse Activities And Trail Riders IncSaturday Horse Activities And Trial Riders Inc – History Two families, Harts and Leggatts, met together to ride horses and learn pole events to teach learners control at "Settled Downs' Yaamba, 52 kms from Rockhampton. The name Saturday Horse Activities was chosen because all horse events in Rockhampton were held on a Sunday. A produce shop owner who had come to watch stressed the importance of having liability insurance when people were riding on private property and at an organised event. Saturday Horse Activities and Trail Riders affiliated with ATHRA in 2000, with a group of children learning to ride. Interest was lost and with no new members in a rural farming area, all that was left was the dream, especially when home became closer to Rockhampton. After trail riding with members of a horse sports club 60 kms from home and attracting learners- walking up to 26 kms on a ride in 2004-5, the idea to start a club for very experienced riders in the local area to ride on the first Saturday of each month came to mind. Still all regular events in Rockhampton were held on Sundays. 2006 became the recruiting year, with 10 members being found in November and reaffiliating with ATHRA, and the first ride being held on 2nd December 2006, at 4pm. 5 members gathered at 4pm and had a most enjoyable 2hrs of riding. More frequent rides were requested. Incorporation occurred in April 2007. These rides were held monthly and sometimes twice a month. On 19th February 2011 the name “Fast Paced Trail Rides” came into being after riding with a Pacer who did not trot or canter. These Fast Paced Rides continued until April 2011. Novice Trail Rides commenced in January 2010 for the year. These are now called Slow Paced Rides. Education Days began in May 2008 for learners, non confident and inexperienced riders and experienced riders practising and training horses in sporting events at The Caves Showground. These continued until November 2010 Horse Harness Trail Drives commenced in April 2009 to facilitate a need for harness driving in the area. The first Education day for Harness Driving was in September 2010. Education days with Horse sporting events commenced at Mt Morgan in December 2011 and ceased in November 2012, Restarting at The Caves for a few months in 2013.