Recreational Trails and Trail Riding Regional Getaway Locations For You And Your Horse Recreational trail riding is a great way to enjoy time on horseback in nature. There are many places and opportunities to do this, beginning with your own back pasture and local trails and extending to state parks and scenic rivers. Here are some of the opportunities available. Wolf River Wildlife Area is located on the banks of the Wolf River off Collierville-Arlington Road, north of Collierville, TN. The wildlife area encompasses more than 2,100 acres and includes walking, biking, and horseback riding trails. There is parking access just north of the Wolf River Bridge on Collierville-Arlington Road. For more information, contact the Shelby County Public Works office at 545-4266. The annual Buck Creek St. Jude Trail Ride will be held September 25-27, 2009, located at 92 Weaver Road in Alamo, TN. For more information, call Kathy Moore at 731-617-1225 or visit the web site http://www.buckcreektrailride.com. Bucksnort Trail Rides will be May through October. Memorial Day Weekend Ride is May 22 to May 25; mid summer trail ride is June 8 n 14; Labor Day Weekend trail ride; and fall ride is Oct 5 n 11. For information contact Linda Baker at 615-662-7512 or email linda.baker@willis.com or reservations@bucksnorttrailride.com. Location is 2887 Poplar Grove Road, McEwen, Tennessee; take exit 152 from I-40. You can vacation with the Fowlers at Bird Song Trail Ride. Non-organized trail rides are available May 1 through October 1. Organized trail rides are Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, October 19 and October 25. Birdsong Trailride Inc. is located at 4700 Old Highway 69, Camden, TN. For information call Pat and Norman Fowler at 731-584-9206 or email: birdsongtrails@bellsouth.net Have fun on the scenic Buffalo River with Buffalo River Trail Rides near Waynesboro, TN. Upcoming trail rides are June 13-21, July 18-26, and October 17-25. Weekend rides are May 23-25, July 3-5, and September 5-7. The campground is located 5 miles off Highway 13 in northern Wayne County, Tennessee. Take I-40 to Highway 13; travel 44 miles south on Highway 13 to the Buffalo River Trail Ride campground. For reservations call (931) 722-9170 ortoll free 877-654-3164. Mailing address is P.O. Box 591 Waynesboro, TN 38485. Email: buffalorivertrailride@live.com Big Sandy Trail Ride facility is located at 1624 New Hope Rd in Big Sandy, TN in Benton County. There are beautiful trails that wind through wooded hills, cross sparkling streams, and meander through secluded hollows. For information call Art Howell at 731-593-5139 or (256) 390-1124. For general information about trail riding, visit the web site http://www.nationaltrailride.com. A new web site has information for middle Tennessee trail riders and offers a venue to connect with one another: Tennessee Trail Riders at www.tennesseetrailriders.com/ The Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference will be held in Gainesville, FL July 9-12, 2009. For more information see: http://www.southeasternequestriantrails.com/ If you know of other trails and trail rides, please call the Mid-South Horse Review at 901-465-1905 or email midsouthhorsereview@yahoo.com.