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MEMBERSHIP
Membership in CSTR is limited and is governed by the number of participants we can comfortably and safely accommodate on our annual August trail ride. Participation on this ride is limited to 100 horses. Membership is through a wait list which opens and closes as space becomes available. THE WAIT LIST IS CLOSED FOR 2009. New applicants for the wait list must provide a recommendation from a current member as well as attend a June Weekend ride as a camper before being accepted for the August Ride. For those already on the list, please confirm your status by writing. Wait List Contact for 2008 is Diana Tyson, 155 South Rd, Deerfield, NH 03037 All requests must be in writing.
CSTR JUNE WEEKEND
Our annual June ride, a two day weekend, is an open ride that is enjoyed by members and friends, old and new. This ride is also affiliated with New England Horse & Trail. The ride is usually held the weekend before Father’s Day. However in 2009, the dates are June 6 & 7. |
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A former professional Arabian trainer, Tina decided to focus on the "business" side of the horse business in the early 90's. After receiving her BS in International Business in 1995, Tina worked in various other industries before starting Equine Experts in 2001. Tina’s company hosts the CSTR site |
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EQUINE EXPERTS - Tina Derby WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT and Hosting |
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Our first ride was held in 1970 under the auspices of the Massachusetts Horsemen’s Council and the then Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources. In June of 1975, Cross State Trail Ride incorporated as a separate organization. From 1970 until 1973 we conducted a point to point ride, riding a new trail each day to a new camp. In 1974 the gas crunch became a factor and we changed the format to the “base camp” configuration that we now use.
CSTR has a long history of distinguished operation. Our policy of being a “good neighbor” and being sensitive to our environmental impact on the areas where we ride, has enabled us to maintain a good relationship with landowners, towns, state parks and fairgrounds. Without the good will and cooperation of these agencies, we would not be able to operate.
This history has stretched to our 4oth year. In that time, we have developed a method of operation that allows us to interface with those around us and with each other. This network of methods and rules has grown over the years and has basically operated behind the scenes, forming the social structure that governs us ten days a year.
We have journeyed to all six states in New England and to New York. We have stayed at campsites especially built for horses and in areas where horses were never allowed to camp before. Private landowners and fairgrounds have welcomed us back time and again. |
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THE CSTR WAIT LIST IS CLOSED—THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS HAS REACHED ITS LIMIT .
ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE LIST MUST BE IN WRITING BY POSTAL LETTER, NOT |
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The purposes for which the corporation is formed are as follows:
To encourage, promote and otherwise operate and deal in the riding of horses in cross state trail rides, including the encouragement of good horsemanship, trail riding standards, guidance in the art of distance riding and the cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Management and other organizations in the use of trails and a trail system.
CSTR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION June 1975 |
