About Us

Most of our events and meetings happen along the eastern shoreline of Connecticut. At our monthly meetings we encourage an exchange of ideas through lively conversations and/or educational speakers. For the past few years our club has been enjoying riding new trails and working to keep them accessible to equestrians.

Established in 1962, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Horsemen's Club was (pardon the pun) "a horse of a different color". In the '60s, friends who were interested in taking care of local trails and riding together on weekends, would meet in each others living rooms and swap horse stories while deciding what club business to tackle. An annual horse show was a source of revenue and a very large undertaking for the small group. For many years, an ECTRA sanctioned 25 mile Competitive Trail ride expanded their list of events. Eventually, they turned their efforts to sponsoring a hunter pace in the fall.

Members asked for more so the Spring Hunter Pace, the Member's Only Rides, the Games Days, and the Progressive Rides were born. Horse camping trips is one of the newer areas we are developing. The club members bring varied ideas and interests to the meetings so our events continue to evolve.

Today, 100 members strong and growing, we still get together on weekends to ride and swap stories but some of our local trails are now usable because of urban development. Our dedication still lies with our commitment to preserving the trail system. Our devotion to the club comes from the work we do on various committees.