About Us
Perry County Chapter OHC has a motto: “Until next time……… keep 4 hooves down, the leather clean and your seat in the saddle.” This SE Ohio group of riders have adopted responsibility for Wayne National Forest’s Stone Church and Burr Oak State Park bridle trails. When we’re not working on trails, we’re riding them from Salt Fork to Hocking or everywhere a hoof can be put down.
Trail riding & Trail maintenance
We are an avid riding club that also does its fair share of trail maintenance. The state is adding new trails and amenities at Burr Oak SP, while we are still working with Wayne National for additional trails at Stone Church.
Our ride schedule for 2025 is listed below and includes rides with our neighboring OHC chapters. After all, it is horsemen helping horsemen!
We will host our annual Soup Ride on October11, 2025 at Burr Oak State Park. The highlight is the soup competition with an increasing number of entries each year. Prizes are awarded to the top three soups. There is also an auction, possibly a raffle and of course, trail riding. Come see what’s new!
Feel free to contact us for information about our next meeting, ride or get together! You can also check us out on Facebook. We meet the second Tuesday of each month unless otherwise noted, at The Pizza Place in New Lexington. Social time begins around 6 with the meeting starting at 7.
2025 RIDES (Meet at 10 unless otherwise noted)
Dates in bold type are chapter rides, other dates are rides supported by our chapter
March 9 – Perry State Forest (pending permit approval)
April 12-13 – Hocking State Forest at noon. Meet in the day parking area.
April 26 – Don Wagner Redbud Ride at Appalachian Hills Equine Area (SR 78 east of McConnelsville). Hosted by the Morgan OHC chapter.
May 10 – Nacho Your Average Trail Ride at Burr Oak. Trail ride and clean-up. Meet at 10:00 am in horse camp. Bring loppers, pruners, gloves. Hosted by Marianne Patton. Nachos and queso to follow the ride. CANCELLED
June 12-15 – Mohican State Forest group camp. Members of Perry and Hocking chapters only.
July 12-13 – ????
July 19-20 Cowboy Larry’s (Hocking SF) hosted by the Hocking OHC chapter
August 1-3 – Gibby State Ride at Barkcamp SP. Reservations required.
August 18-20 –
September 1-4 – State Ride at Scioto Trails SF hosted by the Fairfield OHC chapter
September 13-14 –
September 26-28 – Appalachian Hills Equine Area hosted by the Morgan OHC chapter
October 11 – Annual Soup Ride at Burr Oak State Park
November 1 (rain date November 2) – Hocking State Forest litter pick-up ride
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If you prefer not to use the online system to join or renew with our chapter, print our chapter’s membership form (click on blue type) and mail it with payment to the chapter treasurer at the address shown on the form.
If you are a primary member of another chapter and want to be a secondary member of our chapter, you can print a secondary membership form (click on blue type) and mail it to the chapter treasurer. Please refer to the treasurer’s address on the primary membership form and add any chapter charges shown to the secondary membership fee of $3 Individual or $5 Family.
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New Lexington OH