World Renowned Trail Ride Critic Dutch Henry`s Ride Proclamation for-

Mid State Riding Club CTC - Randolph, VT - 7-17-2010

Howdy Folks,

The Mid State Riding Club and the fine folks at Three Stallion Inn are inviting you to come and experience their hospitality and the lovely trails here while you take part in the area`s first American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA), Competitive Trail Challenge (CTC). This is a casual competition perfect for all levels of riders! If you trail ride…You can compete!

Come in on Friday night for the Pot-Luck Dinner, there is plenty of primitive camping in the meadow, or if you`d rather, you can take a room at the Inn, and a stall for your horse. Please call the Inn directly at 802-728-5575 or www.threestallioninn.com for rooms and stalls. There will be a continental breakfast at 8a.m. Saturday at the meadow followed by ride briefing at 9:00 – Ride out at 10:00.

Three Stallion Inn is located on the Green Mountain Stock Farm and in addition to the majestic legacy of the Morgan horse, Green Mountain boasts beautiful trails through old Maples still tapped each spring for their sweet syrup. The route mapped out for the CTC will take you along well shaded trails, across a few streams and even by an old historic sugar house. Enjoy the view, the challenges, your horse and your friends then gather for lunch while the judges tally the scores and hand out ACTHA BUCKS and Awards.

The Mid State Riding Club hopes you`ll come have a fun time trying something just a little different. After all, anytime you can get together with good friends and your horse, and ride at a place as lovely as Green Mountain Stock Farm, well by golly, I reckon that`s just a good deal!

Call Jyl Emerson at 802-522-2156 for more details, and plan on helping to make this ride a success, for the fun of it – and for the horses!

Gitty Up!

Dutch Henry

Greetings Fellow Trail Riders!

Come join Mid State Riding Club in beautiful central Vermont for our first ACTHA sacntioned CTC. Join other trail riding enthusiasts for a day of challenge and fun. Maybe even win some prizes!

The six to seven mike ride takes place at Green Mountain Stock Farm, home of Three Stallion Inn situated on 1300 acres of beautiful Vermont countryside in Randolph, VT. the ride will take you through lovely forest sheded trails and open 180 degree vistas. Terrain is suitable for barefoot horses with minimal gravel service roads.

You can arrive Friday evening between 4:00 and 7:30pm and set up in an open field for remote camping. Bring a pot luck to share for an evening of socializing. Portable paddocks are allowed but high tying to trees is not. Three Stallion Inn have rooms available including a stall for you and your equine partner if remote camping is not your style. There are nine stalls and two paddocks on a first come first serve basis for a room and stall. Room with stall reservations need to be made directly to Three Stallion Inn. Dogs must be kept on leash at all times.

PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER ONLINE TO PARTICIPATE. If you need assistance in signing up, please call the affiliate listed above.

Agenda:

Check-in Friday evening between 4:00 and 7:30 pm or Sat morning before 8:30

Breakfast: 8:00am

Rider`s briefing: 9:00am

Ride out: 10:00am - 11:00am

Trail will take about 2 - 2 ½ hours, 6-7 miles

Lunch following the ride

Awards following lunch

Breakfast menu: Continental breakfast of coffee/tea, breakfast bread and juice

Lunch menu: Turkey wrap, chips, iced tea and lemonade

Fees payable online:

• CTC entry fee - $58 pleasure/$58 open/$43 junior/$40 Adult buddy/$35 junior buddy
• New membership fee - $25 individual; $40 family of 2; $75 family of 4; additional horse - $10 ea.; additional rider - $10 ea.

Fees collected at check-in: meals, electrical hook ups and stall fees

Breakfast - Lunch - $ 20.00

Room and Stall Reservation Information

Contact Three Stallion Inn directly at 802-728-5575 or www.threestallioninn.com. Rooms are $ 115.00/night for single or double. $ 10.00 for each additional person in the room. Hot breakfast in dining room $10/person.

Additional contests will be:

Best Dog ($5 at check-in)

Best dressed male/female

Best groomed horse

DIRECTIONS TO OUR RIDE:

Take exit 4 off I-89 towards Randolph. Travel 2 miles, take left onto Stock Farm Road. Travel 1.3 miles until you see Mid State Riding Club sign at entrance to field. Turn left at sign up gravel drive to open field where attentant will greet you and check coggins.

Registration for this ride will close July 15th (2 days before the ride date).

If heavy rain expected, rain date will be July 16th, otherwise come prepared for some light rain and bring your slicker!