INDIANA TRAIL RIDERS PRSRT STD ASSOCIATION, INC. US POSTAGE PAID Post Office Box 185 NOBLESVILLE, IN Farmland, IN 47340 Trail Mix PERMIT NO. 21 Return Address Requested The Official Publication of the Indiana Trail Riders Association, Inc. March, 2017 ITRA GOLD NUGGET Brown County State Park Fall Clean-Up CORP By Jody Weldy For the past five years or so, it seems one of the projects at the fall cleanup over Thanksgiving weekend was helping Yvette work on the F Trail that leads to the store on SR 135. The trail going down the hill not far from the road has always been a problem. It's not a great design but we have no choice. Several years ago when the store ORATE SPONSOR changed ownership the previous owner did not want riders to ride the ITRA BRONZE NUGGET trail on his property anymore. Yvette worked hard to lease a right-a- CORPORATE SPONSOR way from another property owner. That's why the trail is where it is today. This year though, we made great progress. A volunteer brought his skid loader. With the additional help of driving and following excellent orders, they were able to remove all the mud which was every bit of a foot deep creating horrible footing for the horses. Once the mud was gone, fabric was put down. Then the ITRA TRAIL LEAD remaining rock that we had been using all the previous years was put CORPORATE SPONSOR down over the fabric although a lot more rock is needed. If anyone wants to donate a load we'll take it. Join or Renew ITRA ____Family Membership $ 30.00 There was also a huge tree down directly over the trail. That USE THIS FORM – (Please Print) ___Association (Club) Membership $100.00 had to be removed first before any trail work could be done. ___Trail Guide (postage-1 per member) $ 3.00 Membership renewal Due by Hoosier Horse Fair In the meantime, while all that work was going on, Bruce and I Trail Guide 2016 has been published—good for 3 years until 2019. had ridden over on our ATV's thinking we'd be hauling rock. We ___Trail Fund Donation Amount $_______ decided to head back to camp and get some hand tools then drive up Name: ______________________________________ ___Newsletter by US Postal Service the A Trail to the F Trail to work on putting some water bars and water ___Do not send hard copy—will access Trail Mix Spouse: _____________________________________ on website MARK YOUR CALENDERS run-offs where the hill started. The trail is really rutted, and we had to Address: ____________________________________ Membership renewal due by Hoosier Horse Fair ITRA Annual Meeting dig down over a foot to get the run-offs in and working. We put in four City: _______________________St:____Zip:_______ Indiana Trail Riders Mission Statement and hopefully they'll help keep that trail dryer and safer to ride. The purpose of the Indiana Trail Riders Association is to Mar. 18, 2017 Home Phone: ________________________________ promote trail riding and equine activities in Indiana and the On the F Trail we rode the 4 wheelers over ready to haul some surrounding area. Hoosier Horse Fair and Cell Phone: __________________________________ The Indiana Trail Riders are involved on the local, state, and rock, but a volunteer came with the bobcat. After standing around County: _____________________________________ national levels striving to promote and improve trails and Expo Mar. 31-Apr. 2, 2017 doing nothing for an hour, we decided to head back and get some hand campgrounds. Email: ______________________________________ We work actively on the legislative and administrative levels Brown Co. Spring Clean- tools and work on the F Trail from where it starts down the hill where Referring Member: ____________________________ as well as sponsoring and organizing workdays on several Up April 28-30 2017 it's so rutted. That mud hole was bad enough I wouldn't have gone recreational properties in the hope that the natural beauty we down it, and you know me, I'll go down anything. BUT.....Reed brought Mail completed form with check payable to ITRA at: have enjoyed on horseback will be available for future Indiana Trail Riders Association, Inc. generations as well. New ITRA over the trailer with the plates and stuff but not the trailer with the Post office Box 185 Membership Dues hand tools in it! We borrowed two shovels and Yvette's Pulaski and Farmland, IN 47340 We’re on the Web at: www.intrailriders.org. put in 4 water bars. On Saturday Bruce and I put in new trail markers Or use Paypal to renew on our website Effective Immediately!! on our 4 wheelers but the trails are so bad we can't go to many places. Family Membership The EDGe (Email discussion Group) is a wonderful FREE communication tool for ITRA members with an internet connection. Send a blank e-mail to So if you ride the F Trail next year, we hope it's a safer trip down [email protected] Subscription is free and you can unsubscribe at any time. $30.00 the hill for you. Advertise in the Trail Mix---Full Page $100.00, Half Page $50.00, Quarter Page $25.00, Bus Card Size Ad. $15.00. March, 2017 Association (Club) Membership $100.00 1 ITRA Calendar The Indiana Trail Riders *STATEMENT OF PURPOSE March 18, 2017 June 3, 2017 Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2017 Hamilton County Fairgrounds Prairie Creek Reservoir The purpose of the Indiana Trail Riders Association…is to promote trail riding and equine activities in Indiana and the surrounding area. ITRA Annual Meeting National Trails Day Green Sullivan State Park Muncie Light Horse Club The ITRA is involved on local, state and national levels striving to promote and improve trails and campgrounds. The pitch-in and silent auction at 1 Round-Up pm with meeting to follow and Contact Yvette Rollins: 812-797-45450 We work actively on the legislative and administrative levels as well we sponsoring and organization workdays on several recreational Contact Greg Wilkins: election of officers. Owen Putman State Forest properties in the hope that the natural beauty we have enjoyed on horseback will be available for future generations as well. Contact Stacy Lowe: 317-919-7262 765-748-6153, 765-284-1785 The corporate address is Post Office Box 185, Farmland, Indiana 47340. March 31-April 2, 2017 Potato Creek State Park Contact Jody Weldy: 574-370-1170 October 28, 2017 ITRA OFFICERS - 2016 Indiana State Fairgrounds Salamonie State Forest Contact Greg Hersberger: President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Hoosier Horse Fair & Expo Tippecanoe State Park 260-729-1208 John Allen Jim Dellinger Arlene Smoot Duane Davis Visit ITRA’s booth. Tippecanoe Fall Ride 9825 South 100 East 1007 Central Ave. 2532 West 200 South 7180 N 900 W Tippecanoe State Park Contact Scotty Eskridge: Clayton., IN 46118 Frankfort, IN 46041 Danville, IN 46122 Huntington, IN 46750 Contact Scotty Eskridge: 574-896-5159 317-691-2573 765-659-2922 317-745-2976 765-238-0746 April 21-23, 2017 317-896-5159 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Koteewi at Strawtown Hamilton November 4, 2017 O'Bannon Woods State Park Co. Park ITRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Fund Raising Ride and Auction Strawtown, Indiana Deam Lake SRA Horse Campground Greg Hersberger (Chairman) ‘17 Karen Humphreys ‘18 Reed Records ‘18 Jim Tremain ‘17 Contact Mary Williams: 765-534-5192 Clark Deam Lake Fundraiser 4962The corporate South 250 address West is Post Office Box3419 185, North Farmland, 425 East Indiana 47340.3980 St Rd 45 PO Box 502136 Contact Nancy Brunnemer: All proceeds go to Clark/Deam Portland, IN 47374 Danville, IN 46122 Nashville, IN 47448 Indianapolis, IN 46250 317-443-8771 horse Trail Fund. Silent auction, 260-729-1208 317-892-3769 812-345-2882 317-833-6189 July 29, 2017 pitch-in dinner, meeting 7-9 pm. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] April 28, 29, 30, 2017 Versailles State Park Contact Sue Keith 812-620-1629 Nancy Brunnemer ‘17 Rita Lockridge ‘19 Chris Riehl ‘19 Lawrence Turnquist ‘18 Cleanup at Horsemen's Campground [email protected] Brown County St. Park 7178 North 500 West 7010 East 300 North 3158 E. 200 S 12005 Parrish St. We hope to work on trails and the Barb Ferguson 812-967-3161 McCordsville, IN 46055 Lafayette, In 47905 Dillsboro, IN 47018 Cedar Lake, IN 46303 Brown County campground and could use many [email protected] 317-443-8771 765-714-5019 812-320-7818 219 374-5370 Spring Clean-Up [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] volunteers. Contact John Allen: Contact Nancy Brunnemer: November 18-21, 2017 Scotty Eskridge ‘19 Debbie Maschmeyer '19 Yvette Rollins ‘19 Cindy Wyse ‘17 317-691-2573 317-443-8771 O’Bannon State Park P. O. Box 234 507 Henryville-Bluelick Rd. 12784 E. Rollins Lane 1993 West 750 South O’Bannon Fall Clean-Up Knox, 46534 Henryville, IN 47126 Springville, IN 47462 Trafalgar, IN 46181 574-896-5159 502-931-6221 812-797-4540 317-503-1690 May 7-10, 2017 Sept. 15-17, 2017 Contact Greg Hersberger: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 260-729-1208 Dayton, Ohio Midwest Trail Ride Barb Ferguson ‘18 Bob McPheeters ‘19 Larry Sidell ‘17 Norman, Indiana November 24, 25, 26, 2017 2430 S. Glenn Lane 27799 North 100 West 273 East 1200 North International Trails Symposium ITRA Fall ride and Silent Salem, IN 47167 Anderson, IN 46011 Batesville, In 47006 Brown County State Park 812-967-3161 765-683-0665 812-934-4086 Info: americantrails.org Auction [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] For Reservations contact MTR: Brown County Fall Clean-Up 812-834-6686 Contact John Allen: ITRA APPOINTED POSITIONS 317-691-2573 Membership Chairperson ITRA Web Site Trail Mix Editor Trail Guide Editor Bonnie Miller Administrator Mary Williams John Allen 8181 W.