2026 Calendar of Events
BVDRC’s events are BOLDED
The 4 driving clubs in Texas are: Brazos Valley Driving and Riding Club, BVDRC.com; Houston Area Carriage Association, hacaclub.com; North Texas Whip, ntw.clubexpress.com; and Tejas Carriage Association, tejascarriageassociation.weebly.com.
The list of Trail Riding facilities is located at the END of the Calendar so that it is easier to reference and review. It includes the contact information for each facility for your convenience. Please feel free to send me facilities that are not listed (farriershop@icloud.com) or that need updating.
November, 2026
Nov. 1st – Daylight Savings Time ENDS! Set your clocks BACK 1 hour!!! 🕰️ 🛏️
Nov. 6-8th – BVDRC’s weekend ride at Train Robber Ranch in Rusk, TX. Emails to members are being sent out. Contact Josy Bray (979) 820-6344; Jim Wood (979) 422-0189.
Nov. 9-10th – Pine Hill DT work days starting at 8:00 am both days. If you can help, please contact Elizabeth Pannill (512) 738-224 or email: goatdoc.ep@gmail.com. HACA is putting this event on Nov. 14-15th (see below).
Nov. 11th – HAPPY VETERAN’S DAY! A BIG THANK YOU to those that serve!! 🇺🇸
Nov. 12th – BVDRC’s monthly meeting to be held at the Reliance Baptist Church Community Center, 6925 Reliance Church Rd., Bryan, TX. Election for 2027 officers/BOD will be held. Meal will be our traditional Thanksgiving pot luck. RSVP to Denise Janda (210) 380-8359.
Nov. 14th – ***NEW DATE/EVENT*** BVDRC’s Fall Festival (in place of Halloween event) to be held at Millican Reserve, 19851 FM 2154, College Station, TX 77845. Contact Josy Bray (979) 820-6344.
Nov. 14th – North Texas Whip’s Carriage Game Days. More details to follow. Check website: ntw.clubexpress.com.
Nov. 14-15th – Houston Area Carriage Association’s Pine Hill Driving Trial and Combined Test. Will be held at Pine Hill Equestrian Center, 1720 Hwy. 159 E. Bellville, TX 77418. Website: hacaclub.com.
Nov. 21st – BVDRC’s standing ride at Millican Reserve. Riders up at 9:000 am. Contact Terry McMullin (979) 255-9647.
Nov. 21st – Texas Draft Horse and Mule Association’s Field Day/Trail Ride to be held at the Stickle Farm, 196 Farris Ln, Smithville, TX. Stickle Farm (512) 360-7884. Check website/FB: TDHMA.org/Texas Draft Horse and Mule Association.
Nov. 26th – HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Give thanks for the good things in your life! 🦃 🍽️ 🍁.
Nov. 28th – Driving and Cones Practice, hosted by North Texas Whip. Will be held at the Cooke Co. Cowboy Church, 8702 US Hwy. 82, Gainesville, TX. Contact phone: (575) 592-8521 or check website: ntw.clubexpress.com.
December, 2026
Dec. 6th – BVDRC’s annual Christmas Party. More details to follow. Contact Christi Hendricks (979) 229-6177 or Denise Wood (979) 422-0188.
Dec. 10th – BVDRC’s monthly meeting to be held at the Reliance Baptist Church Community Center, 6925 Reliance Church Rd., Bryan, TX. Meal to be determined. RSVP to Denise Janda (210) 380-8359.
Dec. 12th – South Western Donkey And Mule Society’s Year-End Awards/Officer Elections/Meeting to be held at the Lone Star Cafe, 100 Dynasty Drive, Hillsboro, TX. Meal will be at noon (at your own expense), meeting to start at 1:00 pm. Check website: swdonkeyandmuesociety.com.
Dec. 13th – North Texas Whip’s Christmas Party to be held at White Settlement Senior Center, 8211 White Settlement Rd., Ft. Worth TX. Party times are from 2:00-5:00 pm. Check website: ntw.clubexpress.com.
Dec. 19th – BVDRC’s standing ride at Millican Reserve. Riders up at 9:000 am. Contact Terry McMullin (979) 255-9647.
Dec. 24th – CHRISTMAS EVE! Watch out, Santa is watching you!🎅🏻🎄
Dec. 25th – MERRY CHRISTMAS! JESUS IS BORN! ✨🤱🏻
January, 2027
Jan. 1st – HAPPY NEW YEAR! WELCOME 2027!!! 🎉 🎆 🍾
Jan. 2nd – BVDRC’s annual New Year’s Day ride to be held at the Jandas’ place. Pot luck lunch, more details to follow. Contact Josy Bray (979) 820-6344.
Jan. 9th – BVDRC’s day ride at Reynold’s Creek, Waco, TX, Contact Josy Bray (979) 820-6344.
Jan. 9th – TDHMA Annual Meeting and Membership Luncheon to be held at the Ledbetter Volunteer Fires Department, Ledbetter, TX. Also check website/FB: TDHMA.org/FB TDHMA.
Jan. 14th – BVDRC’s monthly meeting to be held at the Reliance Baptist Church Community Center, 6925 Reliance Church Rd., Bryan, TX. Meal to be determined. RSVP to Denise Janda (210) 380-8359.
Jan. 16th – BVDRC’s standing ride at Millican Reserve. Riders up at 9:000 am. Contact Terry McMullin (979) 255-9647.
Jan. 22-24th – CAA’s Learning Weekend, Phoenix, AZ. More details to follow. Check website: carriageassociationofamerica.com.
Jan. 24th – North Texas Whip’s Membership Meeting to be held at White Settlement Senior Center, 8211 White Settlement Rd., Ft. Worth TX. Party times are from 2:00-5:00 pm. Check website: ntw.clubexpress.com.
Jan. 30-31st – Ft. Worth Stock Show, Donkey and Mule Show, hosted by SW Donkey and Mule Society. Check website: swdonkeyandmulesociety.com.
February, 2027
Feb. 11th – BVDRC’s monthly meeting to be held at the Reliance Baptist Church Community Center, 6925 Reliance Church Rd., Bryan, TX. Meal to be determined. RSVP to Denise Janda (210) 380-8359.
Feb. 12-14th – BVDRC’s monthly ride will be a weekend ride at TBarS, (see end of Calendar for facility info). Contact Josy Bray (979) 820-6344.
Feb. 14th – HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!! Tell your sweetie that you love ‘em!!!!! 💖💘🥰
Feb. 20th – BVDRC’s standing ride at Millican Reserve. Riders up at 9:000 am. Contact Terry McMullin (979) 255-9647.
Feb. 27th – SW Donkey and Mule Society’s 2027 SDMS ClASSic Show, to be held at the Limestone Co. Fairgrounds, Grosbeak, TX. Check website: swdonkeyandmulesociety.com.
March, 2027
Mar. 5-7th – Kristen Whittington Driving Dressage & Cones Clinic, hosted by Houston Area Carriage Association. Will be held at the Bar 17 Ranch and Arena, 2384 CR 2315, Lampasas, TX 76550. Check website: hacaclub.com.
Mar. 6th – BVDRC’s Obstacle Course Poker Run Spring Fund Raiser for Miracle Farm. More details to follow, and watch for fliers. Contact Josy Bray (979) 820-6344.
Mar. 12th – BVDRC’s monthly meeting to be held at the Reliance Baptist Church Community Center, 6925 Reliance Church Rd., Bryan, TX. Meal to be determined. RSVP to Denise Janda (210) 380-8359.
Mar. 14th – DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS! Spring your clock forward 1 hour! ⏰
Mar. 17th – HAPPY ST. PATRICKS’S DAY! 🍀🌈🎩
Mar. 20th – BVDRC’s standing ride at Millican Reserve. Riders up at 9:000 am. Contact Terry McMullin (979) 255-9647.
Mar. 25-28th – HAPPY EASTER! Jesus has risen!! ✝️🐣🐇
April, 2027
April 3-4th- Lampasas Driving Derby hosted by Houston Area Carriage Association. Will be held at the Bar 17 Ranch and Arena, 2384 CR 2315, Lampasas, TX 76550. Check website: hacaclub.com.
April 8th – BVDRC’s monthly meeting to be held at the Reliance Baptist Church Community Center, 6925 Reliance Church Rd., Bryan, TX. Meal to be determined. RSVP to Denise Janda (210) 380-8359.
April 17th – BVDRC’s standing ride at Millican Reserve. Riders up at 9:000 am. Contact Terry McMullin (979) 255-9647.
April 15th – INCOME TAXES are due!!!💰😵💫
Listing of Trail Riding Options
There are numerous trail riding options around Texas. Here is a listing of some of them, and if you know of some that are not on this list, shoot me an email and let me know. Also check out the following trail riding clubs: Brazos Valley Driving and Riding Club that welcomes drivers and riders, BVDRC.com. Texas Equestrian Trail Riders Association is a statewide trail riding/trail development club; TETRA.memberlodge.org.
Birch Creek Park at Lake Somerville in Somerville, TX (979) 535-7763 is now open to equestrians (they have been closed due to much flood damage from 2017).
Brazos Bend State Park, 21901 FM 762, Needville, TX 77461. They have 13 miles of multi use trails, and primitive equestrian campsites at the trailhead. Phone (979) 553-5102; website: tpwd.texas.gov and type in Brazos Bend State Park.
NEW*Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway; 805 Caprock Canyon Park Rd., Quitaque, TX 79255. Phone (806) 455-1492. Equestrian, hiking, biking rails, camping amid scenic red canyons and grasslands with a bison herd! Website: https:/tpwd.texas.gov>state-parks.
NEW*Cooper State Park/South Sulphur Unit on the southern shore of Jim Chapman Lake in northeast Texas. Do not have contact info on this park. Check https:/tpwd.texas.gov>state-park.
5D Ranch Riding Trails 6536 Joee Lane, Navasota, TX 77868. Their phone is (979) 204-2559; website: 5dranchnavasotatx.com.
NEW*Davis Mountains State Park;TX-118, Fort Davis, TX 79734. Phone (432) 426-3337.
7iL Ranch in Cat Springs, TX (south of Bellville). Equestrian trails, RV sites, stalls, lots of trails. Phone: (979) 236-5552, website: 7iLranch.com.
Ebenezer State Park, Recreation Road 255, Jasper, TX 75951. RV sites, corrals, trails, etc. Campground inquiries call (409) 384-5716. Website: recreation.gov., Recreation.gov phone 1 (877) 444-6777.
Ft. Richardson State Park and Historical Site, 228 Park Rd. 61, Jacksboro, TX 76458. (940) 567-3506.
Granger Lake State Park/Corp of Engineers at Willis Creek on CR 346, Taylor, TX. Has equestrian trails, and a few hook-ups (not in real good shape; this is a better day use facility than overnight). Website: tpwd.tex.gov. (512) 859-2668.
NEW*Hickman Springs Bed and Barn, 6401 FM 2025 Rd., Cleveland, TX. (832) 527-7064. They have RV Hook-ups, guest house, horse stalls, and trails for riding, hiking, or biking. The are near Sam Houston National Forest and Coldspring.
NEW*Hill Country State Natural Area; 10600 Bandera Creek Rd., Bandera, TX 78003. Phone (803) 796-4413.
Horse Camp, in the East Texas Piney Woods. Located between Lufkin and Crockett on Hwy. 7. RV sites with water and electric, horse pens, dump station, and lots of trails to ride on. Dean Decker (254) 913-3910 (no texting).
Indian Spirit Springs 4342 Dobrovolny Rd, Bryan, TX 77807. Phone is (979) 318-2411 or email: info@IndianSpiritSprings.com. Not sure if they are still actively open for trail riding. Do know that they have much more limited riding area than when they first opened.
Jordan Creek Lodge and Equestrian Resort at Jordan Creek Ranch, 19300 Washington Cemetery Rd., Washington, TX 77880. Website: jordancreekranch.com.; (832) 280-7724. They have both day riding and overnight riding options with lots of trails. Do need to call beforehand to come out to ride.
Lazy F Guest Ranch; 15547 FM 1116, Smiley TX 78159; (210) 391-6378, website: lazyfguestranch.com.
Millican Reserve, 19851 FM 2154, College Station, TX 77845. You will need to get a Conservancy Trail pass for $10/month to ride unlimited amounts of time for each month you sign up for. Go to the website: millicanreserve.com, select the trail pass and sign up. (979) 985-5630.
Nails Creek Park at Lake Somerville; 6280 FM 180, Ledbetter, TX 78946 (979) 289-2392. This park is now open for camping and equestrian use. It is $5/person and $2/equine. They have quite a few nice trails and pens/primitive/RV camping sites available.
NOW OPEN*Palo Pinto Mountains State Park; 100 Park Rd 77, Strawn, Texas, 76475. Russel Creek Equestrian Campground has several sites with hookups, pens, covered picnic tables and hard pads. Definitely worth checking out!!! Phone (254) 672-5684; palopinto.mountainssp@tpwd.texas.gov.
Parrie Haynes Ranch 13816 Maxdale Rd., Killeen, TX 76549. Phone (254) 394-0330, email: parriehaynesranch@gmail.com, website: parrierhaynesequestriancenter.com;.
Pole Canyon Ranch, 2601 FM 689; Quituque, TX 79255. Phone: (806) 455-1446; website: Pole canyon.com. This is a privately owned ranch with 6000+ acres of of canyons, creeks, well-marked trails. They have a guest house, RV sites, bathroom/showers, and corral pens.
Reynold’s Creek Park is a Corp of Engineer facility on the shores of Lake Waco. Some of their trails are driving friendly; there is about 19 miles of trails. Their address is 2885 N. Speegleville RD, Waco, TX 76712; phone: (254) 756-5359; Goggle “Reynold’s Creek Park, Waco, TX” to get information and/or make reservations.
Richards/Raven Equestrian Traillocated in the Sam Houston National Forest. Address is 1773 FM 1791, Richards, TX 77873. This is a fairly new trail that just opened up. Check website: samhoustontrails.org. or Goggle Richards-Raven Equestrian Trail.
Rusty’s Walnut Creek Ranch, 394 Pleasant Chapel Rd, Cedar Creek, TX 78612. This facility is currently being run by Cedar Creek Saddle Club. You can trail ride here, but must give them 24 notice before arrival. Call (512) 567-1469 or heck website: cedarcreekhorse.com.
San Angelo State Park, North Concho Loop Equestrian Camp is located at 362 S FM 2288 San Angelo, TX 76901. Park Phone: (325) 949-4757. Lots of trails, water/electric, campsites with pens.
NEW*Silver Lake State Park located 150 miles west of San Antonio, between Rocksprings and Uvalde. This former ranch has just been acquired, so it is not yet developed nor open. Watch for developments and opportunities for comments about what you want the park to have as far as activities and such.
Six RS Ranch LP, 20081 FM 831, Oakwood, TX. Has RV sites, some stalls, pens, and a guest house. Contact Doris Ann (903) 388-0439 (cell/text) to reserve spots.
T bar S Horse Camp; 6387 FM 2781, Kennard, TX 75847. (832) 928-9584 (cell/text), website: TbarShorsecamp.com. This is a private facility that butts up against the Davy Crockett National Forest. Has RV sites, pens, etc. Lots of trails.
Trace Trails, 8543 CR 3914, Athens, TX, 75752. (903) 386-3092. Website: tracetrails.com. There is primitive camping available, lots of trails to ride on.
Train Robber Ranch; 2692 Iron Bridge Rd, Rusk, TX 75785. (281) 507-2714. Website: trainrobberranch.com. This facility is ONLY available by renting the WHOLE place. You cannot just show up and camp/ride there. They have a full facility – RV sites, bunkhouse, large house that sleeps a lot of people, stalls, pens, and access to Fairchild State Forest.
XTX – A NEW trail that is being developed in Texas that will run from Beaumont/Orange all the way to El Paso. It will be open to hikers, biking, and Equestrian use. Check website for info and to watch progress. xtexas.org.