Michigan Trail Riders Association, Inc.
Chris Rayner, Secretary
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Hale, MI 48739
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Hello MTRA friends, This original drawing will be up for auction at the annual meeting. The purpose is to raise money for our kids fund....so please be generous. It\'s for a good cause.
About the Artist: My name is Kathy Kruch, I am an award winning artist in the state of Michigan. I have had my drawing displayed at the Jessie Besser museum, Sleeping Bear State Park visiters center and Impressions 5 museum in Lansing.(the estimated appraised value of my original drawings is $800-$1,000) You may have seen me camping at some of our sites.... drawing and playing with my dog Sammie. |
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2003 AQHA PALOMINO Gelding
SKIPADESIGN Sire - Designers Gold Dam - Rich As Country HYYP RESULTS = N/N Skippy has been used for halter and western pleasure and some trail riding. He has been turned out for the last year or so and has not had much attention. I have started him again with basic ground work and is coming along very quickly. Skippy is not a kid’s horse. Skippy is sched to get his spring shots and coggins Monday Mar 15. I can email pic upon request. Call Lucy at 810.488.1446 |
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Thank you to Janet for sending me this: A Special Supplement to Michigan Farm News EQUINE News, Michigan Equine Partnership, "Michigan Equine Fund and other legislative issues outlined" by Larry Julian, February 15, 2010, Page 11, "HB 4610 is moving through the committee process. We support this legislation and it is important to trail riders to open all trails for equine access and camping where feasible." |
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Subject: MUCC approves of bills
The primary source for Michigan conservation news December 19, 2009 Michigan Legislative Update While MUCC continues to express concern regarding technical issues within the bills, the overall new direction this legislation has taken is something the organization supports. When the bills were introduced, MUCC opposed them in order to (1) ensure Michigan public lands were managed on a case-by-case basis and not through specific exceptions for user groups and (2) ensure Michigan would not be placed in diversion of much-needed federal conservation funding. MUCC is proud to have played a role in making sure these two concerns appear to be solved with respect to Senate Bill 578 and House Bill 4610. We would like to specifically thank all of the stakeholders and bill sponsors for working toward a compromise, particularly Senators Gleason, Whitmer, and Basham for their support, and especially Senator Patty Birkholz for her negotiating efforts.
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For any one who thinks that there is not an agenda to remove the public’s right to access, enjoy and perhaps make a living from our lands and waters, reading this article should open your eyes and maybe even change your mind. [sports.espn.go.com] Take some of the links on the “also see” box on the right of the page. See if any of this sounds familiar to trail riders. If the activity you enjoy has not yet been targeted, wait a while.
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I do not understand how the DNR can take away our water at Smiths Bridge..( and you know there working on the same thing at Goose Creek) There was no incident that happened at Smiths Bridge just a excuse to take it away. Are we not taxes payers?To be able to use the land and water same as the hunters and fishermen? I agree...with the rolling over bit with the MTRA We have watered there for 40 years and have not hurt a thing! We need to stand up and yell not roll over!
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In response to Therese Kline's reply to my #4259 post, that is now on the next page. Therese, I hope that your family member fully recovers. I too am quite busy but I have stuck with the legislation and other people who also have busy lives, jobs, and families, that are trying so hard and who are spending countless hours and $$ working with legislators to DO THE RIGHT THING for recreational horsemen of MI. RTR legislation is not necessarily about protecting non-motorized trails - IT'S ABOUT HORSE TRAILS. Re your number #3: Did the MHC BOD tell you to speak for them to the NRC? Jean Ligon, Julie Fershtman, and other attorneys are working with PRB, BCHMI; several MI horse groups & individuals have made generous donations. If those are not endorsements, I don't know what is. The Equestrian Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) and Michigan Farm Bureau support us; sporting groups support us and have spoken publicly to legislative committees. I can not mention each group here, because I may not know each and everyone and I do NOT want to leave anyone out. THere are many people who are working SO HARD to preserve trails and who are trying to open MORE AREAS not only for equestrians, but for other public land users too. All are very aware of the multitude of issues. RE: ENDORSEMENTS. If MHC has chosen to NOT endorse RTR bills, did it have a full membership vote as you suggest is necessary for any group TO endorse RTR? When MEP proposed the Bridle Tag Fee legislation, who's endorsement did they seek? When MTRA rolls over after the DNRE allowed loggers to clear cut right through blue-dot trails; or the DNRE punishes ALL HORSES and ALL RIDERS because of an MTRA ride that had questionable actions at a particular watering location, did MTRA ask for a vote of its membership, or did it ask any other group of horsemen in Michigan, how they wanted to handle the situation? You are not the only person who can speak to the NRC. What would happen if I stepped up to the mike? What if I introduced myself as a military veteran; that I was a member of 5 different equine assocs; that I have been a 4H & Girl Scout leader, an MIHA coach, and past officer of an equine association and I think that allowing 200+ horses and riders to trail ride across the state is an abomination? Or that letting 4H children camp out at Goose Creek is not good because they spend too much time in the water, swimming and playing and churning up the bottom, and the sportsmen who buy fishing licenses do not like that. What kind of impact would I create if I did such a thing? There are many horsemen in Michigan that wish to be able to ride the land that their money pays taxes on; land that was donated to the state for recreational purposes; land that is purchased with NRTF money that belongs to all citizens of Michigan. We are horsemen who want to tread lightly on the land; to listen to birds or elk; to see a sunrise or sunset in the quiet hours of the day. People who bought 10, 20, 100 acres of land adjoining state land in the expectation that they could ride their horses on that land, and now, cannot. I would appreciate an answer to your 3; who authorized you, to tell the NRC that MHC did not endorse HB 4610 and SB 578?
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