b"Glendale Equestrian ClubRIDE REPORT By Robert Piekow, Publicistgecriders.comSOPHIE FLATSI t was a spectacular day for a ride and that's what wemore ups and downs to traverse and after about an hour and a half, we found ourselves safely back at the trailers, did at Sophie's Flat with eight of Glendale Equestrianfollowing a stop for water at Blue Tank. Thanks to Bill Club's finest horses and riders. With a raucous yee- and Andrea for doing a great job of leading the ride.haw we all headed north to explore the well-maintained trail marked A. I'm not sure why they call it Sophie'sNow to answer the question of where the name Sophie's Flat because there is nothing flat about any trailFlat came to be. I have tried to research the origin but emanating from the staging area. We will discuss thewith no definitive answer.Several possibilities exist and name origin later.they are: The trail starts on a road then turns into a wash, thenSophie was a popular innkeeper and rented out into a single track, and goes up and down and up andapartments which are called flats in England where down many times.Sophie came from.Eventually, we got to the other side ofSophie was killed in a rockslide and the paper of the day the mountain withinhad the headline Sophie's flat when they reported the sight of the rocknews of the popular innkeeper's demise.formation known as Fornicating Bear.Sophie was given the nickname because of her lack of At this point, thephysical endowment. trail turns and heads south westerly toDon't go all PC on me; there are plenty of not-so-begin our trek backflattering names from back then such as Big Nose Kate to the trailhead.and Calamity Jane to name just a few. People had We still had a lotthicker skins back in the day. GROUNDBREAKINGFROM THEGROUND UP.Versatile. Durable. Dependable. Our tractorsare in their element in every element. WELL QUIT WHEN YOU QUIT.www.masseyferguson.usBLYTHE, CA CASA GRANDE, AZ IMPERIAL, CA SHOW LOW, AZ190 S. Intake Blvd. 8901 W. Hwy 287 3393 Highway 86 1501 E. Thornton St.760-921-9500 520-251-2087 760-355-2443 928-532-2098BUCKEYE, AZ THATCHER, AZ PRESCOTT, AZ YUMA, AZ26403 W. US Hwy 85 2574 US-70 3060 Centerpointe E. 3885 E. Gila Ridge Rd.623-925-3083 928-899-6137 928-499-6001 928-941-7997 Serving Arizona and Southwestern California2020 AGCO Corporation. Massey Ferguson is a worldwide brand of AGCO Corporation. AGCO and Massey Ferguson are trademarks of AGCO. All rights reserved. www.empireag.com48 June 2021 7/14/2020 9:30:00 AMEmpire_AZRealCntryMag_Ad_071420.indd 1"