Join us at Bradley Palmer State Park on August 13th for an evening ride to Moon Hill led by ECTA Board Member Joe Sandulli. Sunset is at 7:48 pm and we will meet at 8 pm at the main parking lot, 24 Asbury Street, Topsfield.
West Newbury Riding & Driving Club is hosting a Stadium Jumping Practice/Cross Country Schooling & Pipestave Derby Cross! Sunday August 7, 2011 ~ 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Pipestave Hill Equestrian Area, West Newbury, MA
On July 24th, 30 horse and driver teams will compete at the Waldingfield Horse Driving Trials, a combined training event featuring dressage, cones and marathon. Dressage begins at 8:00 am, cones at 8:30 am and marathon at 1:20 pm. The event is a benefit for ECTA. […]
Essex County Greenbelt is hosting the 4th Annual “Run for the Hills” Trail Run at the Pingree Reservation on July 16th at 9am. Equestrians and other users should be aware of the use of this trail from 9am to 10am.
On a bluebird day of June 4, 100 participants ran, biked, rode (horses) and kayaked from Bradley Palmer, over miles of trails and down the Ipswich River to our host and platinum sponsor EBSCO Publishing in downtown Ipswich. Music by Orville Giddings filled the air as the contestants […]
Join us for ECTA’s first ECTAthlon, what is sure to be the North Shore Outdoor Event of the Year! There is nothing else like this one. Teams of 4 will start in Bradley Palmer with a 3.5 mile run (start and finish at BP Headquarters), handing a baton
This year’s 19 mile Pan-Ipswich Challenge will take place on Saturday May 14. This is a great way to get to know the extent of our incredible trail system. Retracing the same route as last year, we will start at Hood Pond (see map for start here) at […]
16th Annual Equine EXPO and Paraphernalia Sale Plans are well underway for this year’s event which will take place on Saturday, May 7, from 9 am to 3 pm in the Arena Building at the Topsfield Fairgrounds. Some of the people doing demonstrations are Denise Bean-Raymond, Scott Laffey and […]
The Maplecroft Trail has been reopened. We still have some work to do, but the trail is nearly complete, and is passable. Please be aware Maplecroft is a working farm so respect livestock and farming operations, and please close the gates after you pass through. And please […]
Join us for our 2011 Annual Meeting where we will hear from Board Member Rick Silverman and see a slidehsow about his recent amazing trek on the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. We will also get an update on the Rail Trail through Topsfield and beyond from Joe Geller as […]