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
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- To promote an active interest in equestrian trail riding
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- To facilitate legislation, rules, ordinances and policies which promote equestrian trails
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- 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 & Obstacle Challenge
On Saturday, April 5, 2025 the Southern Trailriders Association teamed up with HOPE Project, Inc. to have our Second Annual Poker Ride and Obstacle Challenge at the beautiful Manos Family Farm in Chattahoochee, FL. We had 34 riders, and over 25 volunteers, participate. Riders were met with fun “Wild West” themed obstacles along the 4.5 mile course. From “roping” steer and hanging their laundry, to crossing the raging Blue Tarp River and dragging logs, our riders met the obstacles with enthusiasm. Cooper Whiddon, Gayle Spelman, River Spencer, Aurelia Dolin, and Alberta Chris Pesavento were our High Point Winners for the event scoring a perfect 25! Brian Copeland won the poker hand with a full house! We gave away over $5500 in prizes from our amazing sponsors. Most importantly, STA raised $3500 for HOPE Project, Inc. Thank you all for your support and participation in making this year’s benefit ride a huge success!
Visit the “Events” page on our website for more information, a list of sponsors and photographs from the event.
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 […]