MHC Trails Stewardship, continued...
Morgan Run Clean Up Te Carroll County Equestrian Council held its last trail work day
of the year on November 17, 2024 at Morgan Run NEA in the Patap- sco Valley State Park. Volunteers mowed the trails, cut back encroaching vegetation, and removed obstructions on the trails to make them safe and accessible to all. CCEC volunteers logged over 222 hours in trail maintenance at Morgan Run in 2024.
Carolann Sharpe that the MHIB Grant Program application she filed last October was chosen to receive $500, which will be earmarked to cov- er the cost of attorney speaker Genevieve H.R. Macfarlane for the event. Horses and land are intrinsically connected, but due to government legislation, economic demands from development, or external pressures from landowners, equestrians are losing access to land at an alarming rate! Land-use attorneys can help keep farms or trails open, but attor- neys are expensive and sometimes all equestrians need is for someone to answer some questions, provide some advice, let them know where they stand legally or how they can act to stop this trajectory. Aligning with TROT’s mission to maintain, preserve and promote open
space and equestrian trails for public recreational use across the region, the symposium’s goal is to provide actionable items and preserve access to existing trails and open space. TROT’s symposium will educate par- ticipants on land-use actions, preserve open space and help prevent future encroachment. “Creating this opportunity for our membership to ask questions and
Frank and Karen Durrilla, Dave Radcliffe, and Jim Moore
TROT Hosting Legal Equine Symposium Thanks to Grant Award from the MHIB
submitted by Sandra Bourdeaux, TROT Secretary Tanks to a generous grant from the Maryland Horse Industry Board
(MHIB), Trail Riders of Today (TROT) will be hosting “Defending Land-Use Rights for the Horse Community” an Equine Legal Sympo- sium at the Maryland Horse Library & Education Center in Reister- stown later this year. Ross Peddicord, MHIB Executive Director notified TROT President
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get concrete answers as well as the resources to effectively protect their own property investments as well as trails they ride is another example of how TROT is committed to our mission,” said Sharpe. “An informed and educated community is a powerful defender of our trails.” Free for TROT members, the symposium will cost $20 for nonmem-
bers; however, that fee will include an annual TROT membership. Re- freshments will be available at the event. Still in the planning phase, while the symposium is slated for March, the exact day and time are still to be determined. Once that is decided, TROT will be heavily promoting the event, so keep an eye out in Te Equiery, the TROT website (trot-
md.org) and social media channels.
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