Oklahoma Equestrian Trail Riders Association Promotes State Trails at Wildlife Expo A huge annual event that attracts more
than 50,000 people and promotes outdoor activities was held in September at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. For the second year, the Oklahoma Equestrian Trail Riders Association (OETRA) participated in the Wildlife Expo that is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. T e expo has everything from a place to practice bow
hunting to a huge indoor kayak pool where visitors could kayak. T e previous year, OETR set up a booth
in a large tent with other vendors and passed out trail brochures for Oklahoma’s equestrian trails. An Oklahoma map was enlarged to show all Oklahoma’s equine trails and also indicated where rental horses were available. T ose stopping by the booth were amazed at how many equestrian trails were available in Oklahoma. T e map and the map key with contact information on all of the trails were uploaded to the OETR website so that people could download their own copy. T is year, OETR was given the opportu-
OETRA Treasurer Eva Lambert (leſt )
and OETRA Membership Chair Deanna Fields (right) welcome a new member recruited at the Wildlife Expo.
nity to set up an outside booth and used the perfect backdrop—a living quarters horse trailer. T e exhibit also featured a campfi re ring with bales of hay for folks to sit on and learn about equestrian trails in Oklahoma. An electric pen was also set up along with other typical items you would fi nd in a horse camp such as a muck bucket, cart and manure fork. “It was the perfect way for us to promote
horse camping and Oklahoma horse trails to the more than 50,000 people who visited the expo,” said Teri Wyatt, OETRA president.
First Annual Massachuset s Trail Conference T e Massachuset s Recreational Trail Advisory Board (MARTAB)
in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation is hosting a Massachuset s Trails Conference on November 12 at the Doyle Center in Leominster. T e conference is funded through the Recreational Trails Program, a federal grant program off ering fund- ing for trails and trail-related facilities to communities across the state and among all recreation trail user groups. Becky Kalagher, President of the Bay State Trail Riders Association, serves on MARTAB as the equine representative and will be at ending this important conference. T e goal of this one-day conference is to build a statewide-based
David Smith (right) demonstrates how to properly put up a high line while horse camping during the OETRA Horsecamping 101 Clinic.
“T e next weekend, we off ered a Horse Camp- ing 101 Clinic to help people learn how to go camping with their horses. Several of the people we met at the Expo came to the clinic and also joined our association.” Next year, OETR plans to set up a trail
obstacle course next to their booth exhibit and have OETR members demonstrate taking their horses over obstacles. For more information about OETR , visit
www.oetra.com
coalition of trail advocates in Massachuset s by focusing on strengthen- ing capacity and community across the spectrum of trails enthusiasts and supporters. Concurrent sessions in the morning focus on build- ing capacity through education and discussion of issues like funding, permit ing and economic impacts. T e aſt ernoon workshops focus on strengthening community as they celebrate, share and plan for the future of trails in Massachuset s. For more information, contact Amanda Lewis at
Amanda.lewis@state.ma.us
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