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Classy Ladies of York Hills
The "Classy Ladies" of York Hills, Sue L., Sue S., and Dianne T. competed with Dale and Chad at the 2010 Mizpah Shrine Charity Horse show. All were showing gaited horses. |
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Electric camp sites
We now have available four electric sites, two of them have corrals that can hold up to three horses. Sites are located next to the barn or showerhouse. |
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Showerhouse, horse wash rack and new fence
The new showerhouse and wash rack are now finished. There is warm soft water to pamper your horses. Our camping, day riding parking and pavillion area is now bordered with a new wood fence. |
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FOXY'S WAGONETTE
Foxy is Dale's standardbred belgian cross that pulls the wagonette. Folks can schedule rides on the trails. |
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Carriage and Sleigh Association of Northwest Indiana July 2009
The Carriage and Sleigh Association of Northwest Indiana held a drive at York Hills the weekend of July 18-19, 2009. There were all sizes and breeds enjoying driving the trails. |
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WATER CROSSING TRAIL
Dale has made a new trail with a big hill and small water crossing. |
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JULY and AUGUST RIDING 2009
Riders enjoying the trails during July and August 2009. You may find yourself in this album. |
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CHERRY TREE
This is the cherry tree that Cherry Hill is named for. Al tries but can't quite get his arms around it for a hug. |
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Restroom/shower house coming to York Hills
We plan to add a restroom/shower house at York Hills for the 2009 season. This is the project site. |
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Becky's Cabin
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CAMPING at York Hills
We have plenty of room for camping. |
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Carriage and Sleigh Association of Northwest Indiana
Members of the Carriage and Sleigh Association of Northwest Indiana enjoyed a day of driving and fellowship at York Hills Horse Park on October 12. There were several different horse drawn vehicles whose drivers and passengers had a wonderful day. |
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PUMPKIN PACE 2008
The trail was approximately 6ish miles long and contained eleven natural and not so natural fences , four straw bale jumps, a coop, a corn stalk vertical, a lattice box jump, two log-constructed cross country style jumps, a tire jump and a log pile. We had 27 registered riders totaling eleven teams.The winning team was #2, Darcy Nusbaum, Linda Etzler, and Stacy Naugler with an optimum time of 50 minutes! We awarded a "fun time" winner to team #8 of Lisa Howell and Cathy Covell with a time of 68 minutes. And the costume award went to team #1B of Beth Zielenski and Susan Pinkerton who were carosel horses. We had a wide variety of horses and riders ranging from trail and western riders, gaited horses, to hunter/jumpers to even a Grand Prix horse! Nora McDonald stepped out of her trailer with, Topliner (aka Toppy), and showed em how a top level Grand Prix Show jumper does a hunt pace event in support of and to benefit USPC! The weather was beautiful, the food was delicious and the scenery was stunning. |
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October 2008 riders
We had some awesome ridng weather in October. |
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Horse Drawn Vehicles at York Hills
Carriage and Sleigh Assoc. of Northwest Indiana members Frank and Ruth enjoyed the trails at York Hills with their ponies, Chester and Sid. |
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Local friends at York Hills
Dudley Parker, Deb and John Seiber and Dale riding on Stonewall West Sepember 2008. |
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July 2008 at York Hills
There was some beautiful riding weather during July. |
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Pallet Park Picnic Area
Pallet Park is a beautiful spot to take a break. In spring the trail is an ocean of purple phlox. A swing and picnic tables are located here. |
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NOODLE'S Scrapbook
Noodle is our 22 year old Tennessee Walking horse who has carried many visitors on tours of the trails at York Hills. He always likes a good trail ride. Thanks for the adventures Noodle!
The morning of July 5, 2008 I found Noodle standing in pasture with a broken leg. Sadly, we had to put him down. Noodle was loved by many and will be greatly missed. |
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Deb and John riding "Beef" and "Noodle"
Deb is really riding Jazmine. We teazed her about renaming the mare "Beef" to go with Noodle. |
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Fixing the flooded York Hills Trail
Dale used an awesome machine to fill in the flooded York Hills Trail. This was the only way to get the trail ready for riding. |
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Picnic area trail maintenance
Dale used the dump crawler to fill gravel in soft area. We plan to line this trail with bat houses. |
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March 2008
York Hills in March as we ready for the 2008 riding season. |
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East Stonewall Changes
East Stonewall is changing it's looks as fields are cleared for crops, woods trails are added and even culverts to bridge the wet areas. |
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Hidden Valley Loop
This is the new trail that Dale constructed on December 30. It is located at the power tower behind Fitzkee Woods. |
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Picnic Area
This is the picnic area on West Stonewall at the intersection of Albion Rd. and 290 W. See how it progresses through the season. |
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Rail Side Trail and Fitzkee Woods
There is still alot of work to be done before we open for the 2008 year. |
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Timber Ridge and Cherry Hill
This area is our most rugged riding. Dale has added a new entrance to Timber Ridge. Cherry Hill now offers a trash can AND a picnic table! |
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Transitions at York Hills to prepare for 2008
Things look different at York Hills as we work through our transition year. |
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York Hills Snowed In
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Barn Burning at York Hills
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House burning at York Hills
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Black Barn's demise
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East Stonewall crib burn
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Horse barn transitions
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Crop fields
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Logging
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Wildlife and Fauna at York Hills
These are some of the sights you can see at York Hills. |
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October 2007 riding
The leaves are turning now and no bugs. See if you can spot your self. |
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September 2007 riding
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August 2007 riding at York Hills
Even though we had heat and rain in August, there were still nice riding days. |
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July 2007 riding at York Hills
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June 2007 rides at York Hills
We have had many hot days in June, but the riding is still good. |
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First Campout at York Hills
We had our first campout at York Hills on July 27, 2007. We had a good crowd, good fun and much GOOD food. |
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Noble co 4-H horse and pony campout
We had a great time riding and enjoyed the awesome food |
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Our First International Rider
We had the pleasure of meeting Shirley as she was about to have her first ride on a Tennesse Walking Horse. She had a great time with her neice Sue, and friends. Shirley is in her 70's and from England. Inspiring! |
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Wagon rides and hog roast
York Hills hosted wagon rides provided by Noble County Draft Horse Association and Boy Scout hog roast fund raiser with a potluck carry in. |
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Memorial Day 2007 at York Hills
Great fun was had by all at York Hills on Memorial Day. Hopefully you will enjoy looking at the pictures and spot yourself and your horse. The weather was agreeable and so were all the nice people that came to ride with us. Thank you! |
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York Hills Original Riders
York Hills was just a dream when we rode with Pat, Marilyn, Barry, Amy, Greg and Lisa. |
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Building the Park
We spent many long hours building. |
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Building the Pavillion
Many hands built this pavillion in one day. |
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