Glendale Equestrian Club
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Last Update
April 2, 2012
information subject to change.


  


Please note the club has a new policy on DOG on rides and in camps.



The Glendale Equestrian Club (GEC Riders) is an Arizona Saddle Club located in the "Valley of the Sun". We trail ride southwest Arizona and our membership is open to all horse lovers. We currently have member from Glendale, Phoenix, Surprise, Sun City, Mayer, Waddell, Peoria, Buckeye, Wittmann, Tonopah, Cave Creek, Litchfield and New River. We normally have Trail Rides scheduled on the second and fourth Saturday of each month.  Persons interested in joining our club can join us on one of our rides or feel free to attend our meetings located at Denny's Restaurant, 5161 W. Thunderbird Road.  We meet every last Tuesday of the month at 6:15 pm for dinner with our meeting starting at 7 pm.   If joining us on a ride, please read and bring a release form listed under Membership Forms. These are printable forms for your convenience. There is a $5.00 guest fee and can be applied to a membership if desired.  Anyone needing addition information can call Dave Yingst at 623-824-5267, Debbie Blankenship at 602-703-2417, or Karen Mott at 623 877-3096.

As our Web Site has changed, please scroll all the way to the bottom of this page. 

               Our Officers

 President,
     Karen Mott
     Phone 602-703-0545
      E-mail  ttomak@msn.com

1st Vice President,
     Jane Yingst
     Phone 623-824-4195
     E-mail yakatujy@aol.com

2nd Vice President,
     LeAnn Wertz 
     Phone 623-939-8676
     E-mail  wlwertz@cox.net
Trails & Rides,
     Lonnie Mott
      Phone 602-703-0545
     E-mail ttomak@msn.com


Secretary,
     Debbie Blankenship
     Phone 602-703-2417
     E-mail dblanke1@yahoo.com

Treasurer,
     Diana Fichtner
     Phone 623-536-9458
     E-mail  peedee141@msn.com

Arizona Horse Council,
     LeAnn Wertz 
     Phone 623-939-8676
     E-mail wlwertz@cox.net

 Director, Ride notifications & reports,
      Debbie Blankenship
     Phone 602-703-2417
     E-mail dblanke1@yahoo.com

Director, Club Photographer/Publicity,
     Katherine Cerra
     Phone 602-625-8169
     E-mail tssm@aol.com


Ride Registrar,
     Darwin Watt
     Phone 623-521-3083
     E-mail azwattdlw@live.com 

Up Coming Rides

Please Go to our Ride Schedule Page to view our upcoming rides. Use the Links in the upper left corner of this page.

Past Rides - Photo Albums


The club has taken pictures of most of our ride that show not only our members, but a lot of the trails that we ride. The albums are stored on our Flickr site and may be view at www.flickr.com/photos/gecpic/set. for your convenience we have a link at the top of the page on the left. Additionally we have and index of those albums listed here;

163 Ride Boulder Creek 4/28/2012
162 Ride Lover's Flat 4/14/2012
161 Ride "Campout" & 'round Vulture 3-23/24-2012
160 Ride Tule Homestead 3/10/2012
159 Ride Jane's Trail to China Dam
158 Ride Table Mesa/ Doe Springs
157 Ride Medicine Wheel/Mutant Cactus
156 Ride Burro Flats 1-14-2012
155 Ride Christmas Party  12-10-2011
154 Ride Sophie's Flat Camp Out 11-12-2011
152 Ride Little Pan Loop 10-08-2011
150 Ride Groom Creek 6-24-2011
149 Ride Vulture Round the Mt. 5-14-2011
148 Ride Gates Road BBQ 4-30-2011
147 Ride Tub Wash  03-12-2011
146 Ride Camp Creek 03-12-2011

145 Ride Vulture Peak, SE. of Wickenburg 02-26-2011

144 Ride 24th Street N. of Carefree Hwy 02-12-2011
143 Ride Table Mesa to Lake Pleasant 01-22-2011

142 Ride Lonnie’s Rock 01-08-2011141 Ride Christmas Party  Ride 12-11-2010

140 Ride Sawyer Springs 11-27-2010

139 Ride English Wells (Burro Flats) 11-13-2010

138 Ride Table Mesa Trail  Head to Doe Springs 10-23-2010

137 Ride Morgan City Wash 10-9-2010

136 Ride 14th Street 9-25-2010

135 Ride Carole Green’s (Mayer) 09-11-2010

134 Ride Clint’s Wells – Apache Maid Mountains 08-27 to 29-2010

133 Ride Lonnie’s Rock 08-14-2010

132 Ride Emery Henderson 07-24-2010 
131 Ride White Tank Mountains 07-10-2010
130 Ride Groom Creek 3Day Camp and Ride 06-25 to 27-2010

129 Ride Jackass Flats – Ride to Old Stamp Mill 06-12-2010

128 Ride Vulture Peak Ride, Wickenburg Area 05-22- 2010

127 Ride Table Mesa 05-08-2010

126 Ride Gates Road, North Hassayampa River Ride 04-24-2010

125 Ride Tiptop Mine, a Ghost Town, 04-10-2010
124 Ride 14th Street South of Carefree Hwy 03-27-2010
123 Ride English Wells/Burro Flats, 03-13-2010 
122 Ride Rainbow Valley, Buckeye, 02-27-2010

121 Ride Emery Henderson Trail Head 02-13-2010
120 Ride English Wells/Burro Flats, 01-23-2010
119 Ride Lonnie's Rock 1-09-2010
118 Ride Christmas Party 12-12-2009
117 Ride Estrella Mountain Park, 11-28-2009
116 Ride Badger Springs at Agua Fria National Monument 11-14-2009
115 Ride Gates Road, Hassayampa River, Morristown 10-24-02009

114 Ride Mount Pleasant, Morgan City Wash 10-10-2009 Note picture date is wrong.

113 Ride Willow Hill Ranch - New River 09-26-2009

112 Ride Moon Light Ride - 219th Avenue Surprise 09-05-2009

111 Ride Little Elden Springs – Horse Camp - Flagstaff 08-21,22,23-2009

110 Ride White Tank Mountain Park 08-08-2009

109 Ride Apache Maid Mountain 07-24,25,26-2009

108 Ride Pump Station - Hassayampa River 07-11-2009

107 Ride Groom Creek – Prescott 06-26,27,28-09

106 Ride Box Canyon – Wickenburg 06-16-09

105 Ride Emery Henderson Trail Head 05-23-09

104 Ride Jack Ass Flats – Santa Domingo Wash 05-09-09

103 Ride Tiptop – Table Mesa Road 04-25-09

102 Ride Cave Creek Recreational Area 04-11-09

101 Ride Gates Road – North Hassayampa River 03-28-09

100 Ride Phoenix Mountain Park, Northeast Phoenix Area 03-14-09

099 Ride Vulture Peak, Wickenburg Area 02-28-09

098 Ride 219th Ave and Sun Valley Parkway 02-14-09

097 Ride West Side of the White Tanks 01-24-09

096 Ride Horse Lovers Park 01-10-09

095 Ride Christmas Party and Ride 12-13-08

094 Ride Pump Station – Hassayampa River Area 11-25-08

093 Ride West of Kilauea Mine Road 11-15-08

092 Ride Emery Henderson Trail Head – New River 11-8-08

091 Ride Crozier Road – Surprise 10-25-08

090 Ride Gates Road – North Hassayampa River 10-11-08

089 Ride Willow Hill Ranch – New River 9-27-08

088 Ride West Side of the White Tanks 9-7-08

087 Ride Little Elden Springs – Flagstaff 8-22,23,24-08

086 Ride Apache Maid Mountain 7-25,26,27-08

085 Ride Groom Creek 6-27,28,29-08

084 Ride Box Canyon 6-14-08

083 Ride Pump Station 5-31-08

082 Ride China Dam 5-24-08

081 Ride Gates Road 5-18-08

080 Ride Emery Henderson Trailhead 5-10-08

079 Ride Tiptop Arizona 4-26-08

078 Ride Rio Verde 04-12-08

077 Ride Phoenix Mountain Park, Northeast Phoenix Area 03-22-08

076 Ride Out from Darla’s House, Surprise Area 03-08-08

075 Ride Vulture Peak, Wickenburg Area 02-23-08

074 Ride Out from Donna's House, New River 02-09-08

073 Ride Saddle Mountain 01-26-08

072 Ride Horse Lovers Park 01-12-08

071 Ride Christmas Party and Ride 12-22-07

070 Ride Black Canyon Trail - Emery Henderson Trail Head (Southwest of New River) 12-08-07

069 Ride Spur Cross Ranch (Cave Creek) 11-24-07
068 Ride Pump Station - Hassayampa River (West of Surprise) 11-10-07

067 Ride ASHA's McDowell Mountain Regional Park (Fountain Hills) 10-20-07

066 Ride Gates Road - Hassayampa River (Morristown) 10-13-07

065 Ride White Tank Mountains - Northside (Surprise) 09-22-07

064 Ride Dead Horse Ranch (Cottonwood) 09-07,08,09-07

063 Ride Little Elden Springs Horse Camp (Flagstaff) 08-24,25,26-07

062 Ride Horse Lovers Park (North Phoenix) 08-11-07

061 Ride Apache Maid Mountain (South of Flagstaff) 07-27,28,28-07

060 Ride Box Canyon - Hassayampa River (Northwest of Wickenburg) 07-14-07

059 Ride Groom Creek 06-22,23,24-07

058 Ride Akin Road, Wittmann Area 06-09-07

057 Ride Preview of Saddle Mountain – East Side 05-26-07

056 Ride Badger Springs at Agua Fria National Monument 05-26-07

055 Ride Larkyn Arena (Kiwanis Park) – New River  05-12-07

054 Ride Lake Pleasant Area – Cow Creek Canyon 04-28-07

053 Ride Gates Road Hassayampa River North 04-14-07

052 Ride Jackass Flats – China Dam 03-24-07

051 Ride – Cookout at Darla’s 03-10-07

050 Ride Emery Henderson Trail Head 02-24-07

049 Work Day Black Canyon Trail 01-06-07

048 Ride Lake Pleasant Area – Kilauea Mine Road 01-27-07

047 Ride Box Canyon – Rincon Road Northwest of Wickenburg 01-13-07

046 Ride Christmas Ride and Party 12-16-06

045 Ride West Side of the White Mountains 12-06

044 Ride New River out from John Deegans 11-25-06

043 Ride Tip Top Ghost Town & Silver Mine 11-11-06

042 Ride Hassayampa River, Wash and Arch 10-14-06

041 Ride Saddle Mountain 09-06

040 Ride Houston Mesa (Payson) 08-25,26,27-06

039 Ride New River 08-12-06
038 Ride Apache Maid Mountain 08-04,05-06

037 Ride Apache Maid Mountain 07-21,22,23-06

036 Ride Seven Springs 05-13-06

035 Ride Box Canyon 07-08-06

034 Ride Box Canyon 04-12-06

033 Ride Agua Fria National Monument and Agua Fria River at

       Badger Springs 03-11-06

032 Ride Tiptop Ghost Town & Silver Mine 02-04-06
031 Ride White Tank Mountains 02-25-06

030 Ride Hassayampa River 01-28-06

029 Ride Groom Creek 06-24-06

028 Ride Jackass Flats - China Dam 04-22-06

027 Ride New River, AZ at Deegan’s Ranch 01-14-06

026 Ride Hassayampa River at Gates Road up the river to a wash up to the desert

        and back to the river. 01-02-06 

025 Ride White Tanks/Christmas Potluck – Dan & Mary Coate’s house 12-10-05 

024 Ride Akin Road near Patton 12-03-05 

023 Ride White Tanks & Greenway – Elaine Louis’ House 12-01-05 

022 Ride Black Canyon Trail  (Emery Henderson Trailhead) 11-26-05  

021 Ride Hassayampa River - Siphon 11-12-05

020 Ride Black Canyon City 10-22-05 

019 Ride Box Canyon Hassayampa River, Rincon Road near Wickenburg 10-08-05 

018 Ride Apache Maid Mountain (Three Day Camp) 07-09-05

017 Ride Groom Creek (Three Day Camp) 06-25-05

016 Ride Mayer, AZ - Carole Green’s House 06-11-05 

015 Ride Hassayampa River at Gates Road 05-28-05 

014 Ride Eagle Mountain 05-14-05

013 Ride Hassayampa River - Pump Station 04-16-2005

012 Ride White Tank Mountains – North side - Flowers 03-16-05 

011 Ride White Tank Mountains – South side - 03-12-05

010 Ride White Tank Mountains, North side - Spring Flowers 03-03-05 

009 Ride Surprise AZ - Ben Davidson's House 02-26-05

008 Ride Hassayampa River - Gates Rd. 02-05-05

007 Ride I-10 and Jackrabbit Tr. 01-20-05

006 Ride Long Horn Corral 01-16-2005

005 Ride Cave Creek, AZ - Donna O’Connell’s Home 01-15-2005

004 Butterfield Stagecoach Trail 

003 The Black Stallion Literacy Project 01-14-05 (BSLP)

002 The Black Stallion Literacy Project 02-20-05 (BSLP)

001 The Black Stallion Literacy Project 01-20-05 (BSLP)

Be sure to visit all our pages by clicking on the "links " at the top of the page on the left.