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Officers:
Trudy Bickford, President
Sally LaBree, Vice-President
Cathy Small, Treasurer
Sandy Craig, Secretary
Board of Directors:
JoAnn Walker— 2019
Melissa Bourgoin – 2019
Lynn Aube — 2019
Nancy Weeks – 2020
Sally LaBree — 2020
Elena Ledger – 2020
vacant – 2021
Julie Anderson - 2021
Cathy Small – 2021
THE NEXT MEETING IS
February 10, 2019
HOOFBEATS Official Newsletter of The M T R A
Maine Trail Riders
Association, Inc.
February 2019
VOLUME 26 2
The Presidents Stall
Come join us on SUNDAY, February 10 at the home Sally Labree (38 Old Town Road, Monmouth, ME 04259) for fun time! We start at noon giving out a few awards, and then we will have a potluck lunch.
Julie Anderson is keeping track of the potluck items, but, please come on over and join us even if you don’t let Julie know what you will bring! You are welcome, even if you cannot bring a dish to the event!
It is not too late to send in a recommendation for the Sportsmanship award! This is an annual award we give out, where the membership decides who will be recognized as being a valuable and helpful club member. The recipient will get a gift, and their name goes on a plaque at the clubhouse to honor them. Nominations can be sent to Julie Anderson (Phone or text 207-446-1604 or email [email protected]). We will read the nominations and then vote at the banquet on February 10.
To qualify for the award, the person must not have been selected for the Sportsmanship award within the past 5 years. These are the past recipients:
2017 Brenda and Dana Lary
2016 Cathy Small
2015 Julie Anderson
2014 Rick Casavant (and his little dog Jack)
2013 Lynn Aube
See you at the MTRA meetings and events soon!
Trudy.
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SECRETARIES REPORT
The January 12, 2019 meeting was held @ the member Sally LaBres residence in Monmouth ME and was called to order by President, Trudy Bickford @ 2:11 p.m.
Guests Introduction / New Members: No Report
Secretary’s Report: Posted in Hoofbeats for review by general membership. Sally made a
motion to accept report as posted, seconded by Julie and passed.
Treasurer’s Report: Copies of report passed out to general membership for review, accepted
and filed.
Board of Director’s Report: No Report
Committees:
Trail Report: A meeting was held on 1/12/19 @ 1:00 p.m. The annual banquet was discussed
which was originally scheduled to be held on 2/9/19. Due to several conflicts with the date a deci-sion was made to move the banquet to 2/10/19, same date and time. Elena made a motion to ac-cept the banquet date change, seconded by Julie and passed. Anyone wanting to bring food for the banquet please contact Julie. Cathy stated that someone will need to make sure that the banquet information get’s sent to Nora so she can update it in Hoofbeats and to Missy so she can update it on Facebook.
Horse Show: Horse Shows are set for the following dates 6/8/19, 8/8/19, 9/14/19
Publicity Report: No Report
Building and Land: No Report
Fund Raising: Haley Cummings Food Booth Fund Raiser is set for 7/5/19, 7/6/19 & 7/7/19. Po-
tential new dates for future scrapbooking event are 3/2/19, 3/23/19, 3/30/19 or 4/27/19. Sandy will reach out to Jennifer at the Holy Trinity to let her know we will need to cancel our initial date of
1/23/19 due to a conflict. The church will open for the event @ 7:00 a.m. and run 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Trudy is looking for raffle items please let her know if you have something you would like to donate.
Food Committee Report: No Report
Entertainment Committee Report: No report
Parade Committee Report: No report
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NEED YOUR HELP!
we can’t find the glue and name plates for the memorial post. Does anyone have it? OR know where they are? Please let
Nancy Weeks know 557-3302.
Hospitality Committee Report: Julie mentioned sending a get-well card to Dana for his recent truck vs leg injury, Cathy will see that one is sent to him.
Junior's Report: No report
Correspondence Report: Cathy received an invoice for $120 from State of Maine with regards to the MTRA road signs. Do we want to keep them up and pay the $120 or take them down? Elena made a motion to remove the signs, seconded by Ginny and passed.
Old Business: BOD sign-up sheet passed around for signatures
New Business: Sign-up sheet for 2019 committees will be put passed around at the next monthly meeting
Remarks for the Good of the Order: Cathy checked to see how many people read the monthly news-letter, Hoofbeats and the generally reply was most of the members read it. It’s important that we all get information into Nora before she must chase it down. Nancy asked if the Maine Mounted Search and Rescue could hold their annual testing at the clubhouse on 6/22/19 & 6/23/19, Sandy made a motion to al-low them to use the clubhouse & grounds, seconded by Sally and passed.
Brags: No report
Membership Count: 11 Seniors / Juniors 0 / 5 Dogs
Raffles or Mystery Gifts: No report
Motion to Adjourn: Meeting adjourned @ 3:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sandy Craig
Sandy Craig, Secretary
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2019 Upcoming Events
Feb 10 – MTRA Banquet @ Sally Labree’s House @ Noon
Mar 2 – Scrapbooking Fundraiser – Liston Falls
Mar 9 - MTRA Monthly Meeting
April 13 - MTRA Monthly Meeting
May 11 - MTRA Monthly Meeting
June 7 - MTRA Monthly Meeting - Tentative
**June 8 – Spring Trail Ride
June 8 – Spring Horse Show starting @ 4:00 pm
**June 9 – Spring Trail Ride
July 5-7 – Halee Cummings Memorial Food Booth @ Silver Spur in Sidney
Aug 4 – Topsham Fair Horse Show
Aug 10 - MTRA Monthly Meeting
Sept 6-8 – Litchfield Fair Food Booth
Sept 14 – Fall Horse Show
Sept 14 MTRA Monthly Meeting
**Sept 15 – Fall Trail Ride
**Oct 5 – Newport Ride
**Oct 6 – Parkman Ride
**Oct 12-14 – Mt. Vernon Ride
Nov 9 - MTRA Annual Meeting
Dec 14 - MTRA Monthly Meeting & Christmas Party
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** Affiliated Trail Ride Dates
Ride Information
Contact the trail secretary, Cathy Small, to sponsor a ride:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 207-582-2093
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Next function; 2018 Awards Potluck Luncheon!
Sunday, February 10th at 12 noon. At Sally Labree’s home. 38 Old Town Road, Monmouth,
Maine.
So far for food we have:
Plenty of desserts, squash, chicken/broccoli casserole, meatballs, finger sandwiches (chicken & egg
salad), chili, ham, salad, green beans w/sliced almonds.
If you would like to bring a food contribution please feel free.
Also, any nominations for the Sportsmanship Award can be emailed to me at
Hope to see you at the Awards!
Julie
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TRIVIA QUESTION for Jan 2019:
Friesian horses originated in which country?
ANSWER:
The Netherlands
The Friesian is an old breed of horse dating from the Middle Ages. Its location of origin is Fries-
land in the northern Netherlands. The breed nearly died out before World War I and has since been
revived as a fine carriage horse. The horse is now being exported to other countries and its popular-
ity is growing.
Submitted by: Cathy Small
TRAIL COMMITTEE REPORT
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Recycle-IT Do YOU have something you would like to sell/trade/or give away? If so contact me and I will post it here in the HB’s.
Collection of ancient Northeast Horseman magazines [1968-1981]. I’ll attach a list of what I have but I want to give them in total and not individually. I hope there is someone still alive that would like to have them! Louise H. Lester, PO Box 346, Ray-mond, Maine 04071, 207-894-8185, [email protected]
Tack truck and 3 corner feeders, free to anyone who wants them. Contact Sally LaBree @ [email protected]
For sale: half whiskey barrel for mailbox post or sign post, full or dirt asking $50.00 or BO contact Nancy at 207-557-3302
If you have items that are in good shape that you would like to swap, sell or give away, let me know and I will post the information in the HBs. Please do not drop the items off at the clubhouse, hold on to them at your house and anyone interested can contact you for further information.
Contact Info for Officers
Trudy Bickford, President
Phone: 207-720-0550
Sally LaBree, Vice President
Sandy Craig, Secretary
Cathy Small, Treasure [email protected]
Editor’s Note
The deadline for submissions for the March issue is
due by February 24th. Send your email address if you
would like to receive this newsletter via email. Photos
and tips are welcome! Send to:
Nora MacDonald
15 Faith Street
Lisbon Falls, ME 04252
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 207-319-8922
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Boarding available in Litchfield
10x12 stalls, 15 acres of pasture. Includes daily
turnout, hay, bedding, basic grooming. Trails
available with no road riding.
Located only 1/10th of a mile from the Maine
Trail Riders Association clubhouse & riding
arena.
Call (207) 446-1604 for pricing or to make
an appointment Boarding & Lessons
Available at Greene-Horse Farm & Liv-ery, Inc.
We are privately owned and operated and offer all our guests a 10 X 12 box stall in a newly built barn. Horses are turned out daily in individual paddocks or herd pasture depending on compatibil-ity.
Board includes: stall, tack cubicle, feed and basic grooming. There is a round pen on site for your use, and miles of trails and dirt roads for your riding pleas-ure.
We are conveniently located 4 miles off Route 202 in Greene between Lewiston and Augusta.
Also offering beginner lessons and train-ing.
Stitch In Time
Embroidery service available through Rachel Jalbert-Palian. Please call 207-713-1008 for more infor-
mation.
Website
http://mainetrailriders.com
If you have info to submit to the website, please contact Trudy Bickford by phone 207-720-0550 or email [email protected].
Hospitality
Please help Cathy Small by keeping her informed of anything where the club should send out a card,
flowers or more. She can be contacted via email at: [email protected]
