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Welcome to the Maine Trail Riders Association.

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Spring Has Sprung!!

Just a reminder of our Spring Fun Show on May 3rd (rain date May 4th).

Registration Forms can Printed and Mailed in!

Volunteers are always need to help in the kitchen or the ring, the more the merrier!!!

Any quetions regarding the show call Missy Bourgoin @ 946-5639 or
Marsha Polley @ 582-494

Take a Look at the Events/Calendar page for upcoming events!

Rides are being scheduled for the 2008 riding season.

If you would like to schedule a ride please contacted Missy Bourgoin,

61 Additon Road, Greene, ME 04236 or call 946-5639.

Sign up and Become a Member Today!
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 who are full-time)

Land Use
Equestrian Trails Organization We have continued to make progress on forming an organization to represent trail riding in Maine. As I previously reported this organization would work the same way that the Maine Snowmobile Association or ATV Maine works. It would give all trail riders a single voice. The group has decided on Maine Equestrian Trails Alliance as a name. I recently attended a meeting of META at the University of Maine at Orono. (The meeting was held there to accommodate participants coming from the northern part of our state.) I am very impressed with the progress that was made at the meeting. The first order of business was electing officers. Jaye Winkel will be the first META President. Jaye is very active in the equestrian community. She is the organizer of the web site mainehorse.com and she is the President of the Hollis Equestrian Park. (I checked out the web site for the Hollis Park and it looks beautiful! Has anyone ridden there? For more info check the link from the mainehorse.com web site) The second order of business was to appoint members to different committees that advise the governor and legislature on land use issues. The first committee is the Sportsman’s and Landowners Advisory Committee. The second committee is the newly formed Governor’s Public Lands Access Task Force. Membership on both of these very important committees will ensure that equestrians have a voice from now on in land use issues. Lastly a member of our group will become involved in the Recreational Trail Grant Program. This is the program that helps snowmobilers and ATVers get new trails. It’s time for us equestrians to join the mix! The next order of business will be to finalize our formal mission statement and by-laws. Then we will be on to fund raising which will be a major factor in the future of the organization. Snowmobilers and ATVers contribute to their organization by registering their machines. Equestrians of course do not register their horses so we will have to come up with some other way fund the Alliance. Marsha