The Heart of Dixie Horse Lovers Club was created in June of 1998 when a handful of Middle Georgia equestrians wanted to create a club where horse-people from the area could meet to fellowship, share ideas, learn more about horse care and horsemanship, and participate in various horse-related activities.  In less than six months the club grew quickly and in November 1998 was named the Heart of Dixie Horse Lovers Club. Since that first meeting, the Heart of Dixie Horse Lovers Club has grown tremendously, now boasting over 100 adult members.   Just about all breeds from Belgians to miniature horses, Arabians to Quarter Horses, and Thoroughbreds to Tennessee Walking Horses are represented.  Members have interests from barrel racing to dressage, to showing,  jumping to driving.  Although members have such varied interests in breeds and disciplines,  We have been able to find the common ground in our love for horses. Our goal for the past 10 years has been to give horse people in Central Georgia the opportunity to meet each other, learn more about the care and training of horses, and introduce others into the wonderful world of horses.  We have sponsored many trail rides, cattle roundups, Christmas Light Rides in downtown Macon, shows and clinics. Recently we installed hitching post in Juliette so we have a place to tie the horses. Photo above are the members that installed the hitching post in Juliette. The photo to the right is Robert Collins with his 7 year old Grand daughter Amber Willis riding Avalon, a Missouri Foxtrotter, at our recent Trail Challenge. She took first place in the youth group. Robert won first place in the Adult class riding a 3 year Missouri Foxtrotter. Click the photo of Amber and Robert to see more photos of the the Club Rides from the Trail Challenge, the Christmas Light Ride, all of them to the News Year Ride.

BENEFITS OF JOINING THE HEART OF DIXIE HORSE LOVERS CLUB
     When you join HODHLC, you'll be able to participate in monthly trail rides on various horse trails throughout the Middle Georgia, as well as group camping trips. Plus, you'll receive the HODHLC Newsletter and ride flyers on HODHLC activities and trail riding news.  We have trail work days for building and maintaining equine trails and have done extensive trail maintenance on the Oconee National Forest to help insure we will always have a place to ride in the future.

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                         Heart Dixie Horse Lovers Club Meetings
   Our regular meetings for May, June, July, and September, will be held in conjunction with trail rides and potlucks on Saturdays at Trotters Ridge up on the Ocmulgee River trails (see the Event Schedule). Regular meetings for August, October, and November will be at the Golden Corral on Presidential Parkway, Macon, Ga at 7:30pm on the first Tuesday of the month. 

More:  
  Tribute to Horses we loved and lost
  The Horses' prayer
  Horse Jokes

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