Extreme Trail Horse Association
OUR PARKS
42 / Sport and Trail Magazine
for members to stay which should be in
place by the time of Grand Opening.
“We are building a country store this
year to sell branded merchandise and
horse related products. We currently set
up a table during our events to sell
merchandise.”
This incredible facility boasts 26
obstacles and by the end of June will
have 40 for all different types of
challenges. They offer 21 stalls for long
term or short term board such as training
horses coming in for a few months. They
are listed on the registry for layovers for
people traveling in and out of Canada.
Barbara, owner of Salmon River Horse
Park, purchased a 6 month old paint filly
to raise and show one year and given
her natural born love of horses, went on
to show locally and in the paint circuit
for many years. She fell in love with
breeding and raising foals after she bred
her show mare. They purchased 6 brood
mares and partnered with a breeding
farm to breed, raise and sell paint/
uarter horses before moving to NYS.
They eventually purchased their own
QH Stallion, producing numerous
Hunter Jumpers and eventually started
breeding Warm Bloods. They have
raised over 100 foals for the show world
over the span of 25 years. Their stallion
is retired now and they no longer breed
but continue to show and train various
breeds of horses.
By Karen Reeves
Photography by Terri Lynn
Carter
Salmon River Horse Park is located in
the heart of Upstate New York, 45
minutes North of Syracuse, NY and
about 1 hour from the Canadian border,
conveniently located 15 minutes off the
I-81 and 40 minutes north of the NYS
Thruway. This beautiful, privately
owned facility consists of 280 acres,
numerous paddocks and pastures. They
have a newly built 72 x 165 indoor sand
arena, brand new 120 x 280 outdoor
arena, round pen, and a 2 acre Mountain
Trail course. They are unique to the
North East having and hosting the only
Mountain Trail course and challenges in
the area.
The course is less than a year old and
will be expanded this summer, adding
more obstacles and a judges’ stand. The
park is adding a food court. If you wish
to stay overnight, there is tent camping
and they allow portable paddocks for
those wishing to have their horses with
them at their camp site. There is a porta
potty for guests and fresh water for
horses via a 250 gallon water tank filled
with spring water. If you prefer to be
indoors, Tailwater Lodge is very close by.
ETHA is currently working on discounts