IT’S HARD TO BELEIVE BUT WE ARE HEADING INTO OUR LAST RIDE OF THE SEASON ALREADY!!  ANYONE LOOKING TO TRY OUT RIDE ORGANIZATION?  REACH OUT TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ASSISTANCE AS WE WILL HELP ANYONE INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN ORGANIZER THROUGH EACH STEP OF THEIR FIRST EVENT!    

OUR LAST EVENT OF 2025, THE NIGHTWIND’S SUMMER SIZZLER ENDURANCE RIDE, WILL TAKE PLACE AUGUST 23-24, 2025 AT THE HIGHRIDGE AGRICULTURAL GROUNDS IN BARRHEAD COUNTY, AB.  THIS IS A NEW RIDE SITE TO THE ERA AND WE ARE ALL EXCITED TO SEE SOME NEW TRAILS ONCE AGAIN.  WE WILL BE OFFERING THE INTRO, 25, AND 50 MILE EVENTS AS ALWAYS FOR THE 2 DAYS, ALONG WITH AN EQUESTRIAN CANADA SANCTIONED 80 KM RIDE EACH DAY.  REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON AUGUST 5, 2025.  WATCH OUR WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE SESSION PROVIDED BY DR. TRISHA DOWLING, DVM ON MARCH 19TH PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE EVENT.

METABOLIC DISEASES IN ENDURANCE HORSES, PRESENTED BY DR. TRISHA DOWLING

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OUR RIDE ORGANIZERS ARE ALWAYS SEEKING DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST AT OUR EVENTS.  VOLUNTEERS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF EACH RIDE, AND WE TRULY RELY ON THEIR SUPPORT.  IF YOU ARE INTEREST IN LENDING A HAND, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US!

FOR THOSE PLANNING ON PARTICIPATING, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT AN ACTIVE ERA MEMBERSHIP IS REQUESTED.  BE SURE TO PURCHASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP SOON TO AVOID LATE FEES, WHICH WILL BE APPLIED AFTER MARCH 31ST.  ADDITIONALLY, DON’T FORGET TO SUBMIT PROOF OF YOUR AEF MEMBERSHIP WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR ERA APPLICATION.  ALSO THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HOSTING SOME CONCURRENTLY SANCTIONED EVENTS WITH BOTH EQUESTRIAN CANADA (EC) AND AMERICAN ENDURANCE RIDE CONFERENCE (AERC). 

EXCITING NEWS FOR OUR JUNIOR AND YOUTH MEMBERS: FOR 2025, ERA MEMBERSHIPS ARE COMPLETELY FREE FOR THESE MEMBERS!  PLUS, WE WILL REIMBURSE THE COST OF THEIR AEF MEMBERSHIP FEES UPON APPLICATION.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO INQUIRE ABOUT MEMBERSHIPS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR, COLLEEN DEVRY.

WE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU AT THE RIDES THIS SEASON!

WITH THE 2025 RIDE SCHEDULE COMING TO AN END ALREADY, THERE IS SOME ROOM STILL LEFT THROUGHOUT THE FALL TO ADD A COUPLE MORE RIDES.  WE ARE ASKING THOSE INTERESTED IN HOSTING A RIDE TO STEP FORWARD.  IF YOU HAVE TRAILS, A STAGING AREA AND HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING PUTTING ON A RIDE, NOW IS THE TIME.  TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE NEW ORGANIZERS TO STEP FORWARD, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS OPTED TO AWARD RIDE ORGANIZERS WITH FREE RIDE ENTRY FEES (EQUIVALENT TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF THEIR ORGANIZED RIDE, TO BE USED DURING THE CURRENT RIDE SEASON) AS A THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.  IF YOU HAVE PLANS IN THE WORKS, OR ARE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOSTING A RIDE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR SANCTIONING DIRECTOR!!

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!!

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ENDURANCE RIDING?  DO YOU WANT TO SPEND A DAY SHADOWING THE VETERINARIANS WHILE THEY KEEP OUR EQUINES SAFE DURING THE EVENTS OR CHEERING ON RIDERS AS YOU RELEASE THEM TO THE TRAIL?  DO YOU JUST WANT TO GET OUT IN THE FRESH AIR AND HELP OUT A GREAT GROUP OF HORSE CRAZY PEOPLE?  WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST AT OUR EVENTS.  FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO OUR SANCTIONING DIRECTOR TO SEE WHAT RIDES WILL BE TAKING PLACE NEAR YOU.  YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR CALL-OUTS FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR EACH EVENT