Club House:
Lunts Hill Rd.
Litchfield, ME
President:
Sandy Craig
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Welcome to the Maine Trail Riders Association. |
Riding*
MTRA
Spring has arrived!!
Time to get out and enjoy the best trail riding Maine has to offer!!
Take a Look at the Events/Calendar page for upcoming events!
Rides are being scheduled for the 2009 riding season.
If you would like to schedule a ride please contacted Missy Bourgoin,
61 Additon Road,
Greene, ME 04236 or call 946-5639.
Become a member to be sure you receive the latest information on upcoming events! You will receive the monthly newsletter in the mail. Membership forms can be printed and mailed in!!! Individual - $15.00 (an adult over 18 years of age) Family Group - $25.00 (which includes husband, wife, and all children |
IMPORTANT HEALTH
ISSUE:
Maine Horse Dies of
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
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State health officials say a horse in Maine has died of eastern
equine encephalitis [EEE]. Dr Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine Center
for Disease Control, says the horse died on a farm in Lebanon, Maine.
Mills said there are no reports of people getting the infection, but she
urged residents in southern Maine to take simple precautions against mosquito
bites such as wearing insect repellent and wearing long sleeves.
Horse owners should also make sure their animals are vaccinated yearly.
Eastern equine encephalitis is an infection that can be transmitted by
mosquitoes and can be fatal or cause neurological problems. It is not
often that we see a case of EEE this far north, although this year (2008)
we have seen cases in Canada as well.
It highlights the needs for horse owners to use multivalent vaccines and
continue to vaccinate yearly. Most vaccines come with West Nile virus
and eastern equine encephalitis in them.
Horses seem to be sentinel animals, acting as a hallmark of the mosquito
season. This should alert people to take precautions against mosquitoes.
The state of Maine in the northeastern United States can be located on
the HealthMap/ProMED -mail interactive map at http://healthmap.org/promed?v=45.5,-69.25,5>.
Click on the above link, and then click on the 7 when you see the map
of Maine!