CTR (Competitive Trail Riding) is a sport that partners horse and rider as a team. Competitors find that the sport is not only fun for the rider, but for most horses as well. Both thoroughly enjoy riding new trails, looking forward to what is around the next bend, enjoying new scenery, and new tasty trail-side snacks. Camp is a cozy neighborhood filled with people who find it perfectly natural to constantly talk about horses. You will find that experienced competitors are extremely willing to give newbies tips and point out things that could help them on the ride.

NATRC (North American Trail Ride Conference) has six regions covering the country from Alaska to Florida. Each region puts on rides in their geographic area and maintains a schedule of their rides. It is not a requirement to be a member to enter a ride. All are welcome — all riders, all breeds and all types of tack and all disciplines of riding. Entries for any ride are welcome from anywhere. You may find a rider from Texas at a Colorado ride, or a California ride, or a rider from Maine at a Florida ride, etc. It is great to see new territory from the back of your horse. Some rides are held on private property or public lands and guest ranches. Some rides are on property which is not otherwise available to the individual rider. Each of NATRC's six regions holds rides in their geographic area. Each region maintains a schedule of their NATRC rides and sanctioned ride clinics. These regional ride schedules can be found on the region's Web site. The national NATRC Web site also maintains a complete schedule of all NATRC rides and NATRC sanctioned ride clinics.