I have a friend that lives in Celina, she was the head instructor at the therapeutic riding place I used to volunteer at, called Riding Unlimited. I think she's also the head instructor at a place in or near Celina. Is Equest out that way? I get the names and locations of those places mixed up.
I was invited to go on a trail ride with this training stable nearby and I think it was Ray Roberts that we went to. My regular horse was lame that day so I took a 2 year old that I just got back from the trainers (Juma, for you guys keeping up with him). He did really well but these ladies from the stable were nuts. It was about 100 degrees that day and we TROTTED the whole stinkin' way. Poor Juma didn't know what to think. When I go out on the trails I like to take it easy and chat and enjoy the scenery. I sure as heck wasn't planning on an endurance ride.
The trails at Grapevine Lake are a little safer, in my opinion, especially for young horses just learning. I did a couple of things with Juma at Ray Roberts that I probably shouldn't have done, such as riding along on the edge of a cliff and close to a road.
I know of Riding Unlimited but don't know any of the folks out there. I do know one of the riders who used to ride there, Lynn Seideman. She went to Athens on our ParaOlympics team and medaled this year. She now rides with Renee Albrect in Flower Mound.
Equest is in Wylie which is east of Plano. I have a good friend who works there.
The barn I work at is called Legacy Equestrian Center. It is located just east of Celina, almost to Westin. We have a website, www.legacyequestriancenter.com.
When Fred rides by himself, he trots most of the way. But, when we all go out together, we usually just mosey along and talk. If you want to know about trails around here, Fred is the one to talk to. He knows all of them well. I have also heard that the LBJ Grasslands out near Decater is a great place to ride.