TEXAS HERITAGE ~ TRAIL RIDES Photo Gallery by LynnH at pbase.com

TEXAS HERITAGE ~ TRAIL RIDES

After the Civil War, there was a need for beef in the eastern states, and millions of head of cattle were driven from Texas through Indian Territory to the railheads.
Nowadays, we like to celebrate our Texas heritage. Each year, more than 3,000 riders saddle up and ride to Houston from all directions, including Louisiana and Mexico.

The 12 trails come from all directions, including Mexico and Louisiana, to converge on Houston.

Los Vaqueros Rio Grande Trail Ride, established in 1973, 386-mile ride from Hidalgo, Texas
The Mission Trail Ride, established in 1990, 210-mile ride from San Antonio, Texas
Northeastern Trail Ride, established in 1982, 107-mile ride from Cheek, Texas
Old Spanish Trail Ride, established in 1956, 216-mile ride from Logansport, La.
Prairie View Trail Ride, established in 1957, 87-mile ride from Hempstead, Texas
Salt Grass Trail Ride, established in 1952, 90-mile ride from Cat Spring, Texas
Sam Houston Trail Ride, established in 1955, 70-mile ride from Montgomery, Texas
Southwest Trial Ride, established in 1993, 120-mile ride from Rosenberg, Texas
Southwestern Trail Ride, established in 1973, 102-mile ride from Angleton, Texas
The Spanish Trail Ride, established in 1961, 109-mile ride from Shepherd, Texas
Texas Independence Trail Ride, established in 1961, 108-mile ride from Brazoria, Texas
Valley Lodge Trial Ride, established in 1959, 71-mile ride from Brookshire, Texas

Spanish Trail Color Guard	Travel by Stage	Iron Horse Ranch Wagon	Southwestern Wagon 1
Prairie View Trail Riders	Glance	Prairie View Colors	Texas Independence Trail Ride
Hair	Young Rider	Peace	Saddles & Cellphones
Southwestern Wagon #4	Sugar Shack	The End	Trail Ride Time
Young Cowboys	Young Rider	Color Guard	Texas Heritage~Black Cowboys
Color Guard	Pink Hat	The Future	Rodeo Fashion
Valley Lodge Trail Ride	Thoughtful Tiara	Young Cowboy	Sam Houston Trail Riders
Sam Houston Trail Riders	Prairie View Trail Rider	Riding to Houston	Valley Lodge Trail Ride
Los Vaqueros	Los Vaqueros	Lavender & Turquoise	Young Cowboy
Whoa!	Young Cowboy	Chaps	Beards
Flags	Sam Houston Trail Rider	We Love Our Troops	Southwestern Trail Riders
Young Rider	Scout	Texas Independence Trail Ride	Texas Independence Trail Ride
Patriotic Sequins	Seeing Spots	Trail Riders	Salt Grass Trail Riders
Salt Grass Surry	TrailRiders 14 0083.JPG	Wagon 6	Something Over Yonder
Trail Rider	Wagon 13 "Desperados"	Riding in to Houston	Wagons & Skyscrapers
Houston ~ End of the Trail	Salt Grass Trail Ride	Riding in to Houston	Riding in to Houston
Riding in to Houston	Riding in to Houston	A Helping Hand	Riding in to Houston
Prairie View Ladies	Near the Bike Path	Socks for Mittens	In Stereo
Patriotic	55th Year	Silver Saddle	Fancy Saddle
Los Vaquerros Trail Riders	Southwest Trail Ride	Lunch with Los Vaqueros	Hitching Wagons
Texas Flag	Dressed Warm	Cold Little Cowboy	Howdy
Prairie View Trail Riders	George

Charlene Ambrose		09-Mar-2023 02:41
A great collection of images from this event over the years! V

Buz Kiefer		11-Mar-2016 19:58
Impressive gallery. Looks like an exciting event. V

John Hamers		28-Feb-2016 21:20
Great gallery of this most interesting event V. !

Bill Taylor		23-May-2015 05:04
Wonderful Gallery !

Wanda		13-Aug-2014 11:13
Lynn, you have a beautiful art gallery of trailride photos that give some much expression of our Texas Trailrides. I am a trailrider and I want to thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to obtain these authentic trailride images. Thank you so much!

lovediary		17-Mar-2014 10:26
superb work, great composition. V

Raymond		16-Mar-2014 16:37
Wow ... what a magical event, didn't know anything about it. Gorgeous images

Raymond Ma		15-Mar-2014 23:37
A wonderful visual documentary Lynn, what a great event this must be. So much pride, joy and camaraderie written all over their faces. V

Don Mottershead		13-Mar-2014 03:53
Terrific gallery Lynn. ~V~

Jeff Real		11-Mar-2014 22:53
A very fine collection of images. Really interesting work ~V~

Being Me		11-Mar-2014 22:45
Such a great gallery! Always nice to take a step back in time even for a short while! V

vj4000		08-Mar-2014 16:43
Beautiful Gallery . Very well presented.

sandra kroeger		06-Mar-2014 23:14
I rode with Texas Independence Trail ride years ago. I still know a few of the riders now even. Hoping to get back into trail riding. .

Tom LeRoy		06-Mar-2014 08:38
Great images, thank for sharing this historical event! V

Julie Oldfield		24-Feb-2013 16:48
Wonderful images. Thanks for sharing the information too. I didn't know about the history. V

joseantonio		24-Feb-2013 16:23
Very nice images showing this beautiful event..V

laine		01-Mar-2012 08:16
What a super gallery Lynn...so many great shots!!

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