WillowBrook Trail Association

09/02/2024

My Father-in-law, John Byron, passed away on Friday at age 97 - a truly remarkable man that many of you knew. Calling hours are this Wednesday 9/2/24 4-7pm at Allen’s Funeral Home in Millbrook. Services will be Thursday 9/5/24 at Grace Church followed by the procession to the burial at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. He loved a good party in his honor and we look forward to seeing his friends there and hearing more of his life stories❤️

Sgt. No, who served many years as a Sergeant in the New York City Police Department Chief of Detectives Office, finally got a request he could not deny. John Byron, 97, born in Queens New York on November 29, 1926, died Friday, August 30, 2024, at home in Millbrook, New

04/15/2022

We are so sorry to learn of the passing of Edna Massi
She was a lovely woman and so kind to everyone she met
We will all miss her -

02/06/2022

Long overdue annual photo of Landowner gifts delivery day back on December 14, 2021!
Thank you to our new club president, Kim Malleolo for spending the day meeting landowners and delivering gifts. It was a super productive day! Hope you all had fabulous holidays and you and your horses are surviving this crazy cold winter! Only 42 more days until spring!

02/06/2022

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12/21/2020

Another successful year of all Landowner Christmas Gifts delivered! Thank you Carol C for spending 2 hours helping me bow and tag them as well as riding shotgun during the 3 1/2 hours it took to get them all delivered!
While Delivering the gifts, I was able to discuss the WBTA with several new landowners. Of the 6 major parcels that have transferred ownership in the last approx 2 yrs that were previously part of the WBTA trail network I am happy to report positive discussions with all but one of the new property owners. Sadly the parcel that we lost was integral to our access to properties beyond Prospect Hill. A lot of work will need to be done in order for us to reestablish trails that direction. Once this pandemic eases we will have a meeting to discuss how to proceed in procuring permission from alternative landowners. In the meantime lands on the trail network beyond Prospect Hill Road will remain closed.
Happy Holidays to all!

07/02/2020

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A recent study, conducted in Japan, compared various methods for cooling horses after exercise in hot and humid conditions. Thoroughbreds were exercised until their pulmonary artery temperature reached 108°F. The time until the pulmonary artery temperature returned to

06/11/2020

12/10/2019

From Denny Emerson’s page - something we are always struggling with as a club and why it is so important that all of our members open their land - we can’t expect our non riding land owners to open their land to us if our own members or farm owners that have boarders who want access to the WBTA trails aren’t willing to do the same. Something I feel will drastically change the direction of our club going forward - regardless of our differences or whether there is a perception of competing businesses if we can’t talk to one another and work together we all lose.

10/26/2019

Our end of year meeting is Saturday November 16, 2:30pm at Love Farm
Food and Drinks will be served.

We hope to see you there!
RSVP to Sara Love 914-489-1162

09/20/2019

At least 18 horses have been euthanized due to Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in multiple Florida counties since February.

05/25/2019

Now that we are (hopefully) done with mud season, fly season is just around the corner. Learn more about what’s in your repellents.

https://stablemanagement.com/articles/equine-repellent-and-insecticide-chemicals

Horse owners should understand what chemicals are in the insecticides they use on their animals.

03/22/2019

2019 Membership Applications are ready!
Contact our President, Sara Love at [email protected] with any questions.

03/01/2019

Our neighbors are in need:

ISO donations of used fleece blankets, pillow cases & fitted twin sheets for the NICU at Rhinebeck Equine.
If you need help with dropping off call me 914-489-1162

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This sweet filly is supervising her bed being made by our vet assistant Kim! A special request- we are in need of blankets (small fleece blankets are best), pillow cases, and fitted twin sheets for our NICU. If you're doing spring cleaning and have some you'd like to donate please bring them by and help us reduce, reuse, recycle ♻️!

02/17/2019

A nice shout out in Hudson Valley Magazine’s March issue for our WBTA club! 🐴 We are gearing up for another great trail riding season. Stay tuned for membership forms.

12/20/2018

The view leaving a landowners property after dropping off their Holiday Gift ‘Thank You!’ - I love our WBTA countryside!

12/20/2018

Another year of Holiday Gifts for our land owners have been delivered! We are so grateful to them for allowing our WBTA members to ride through their lands. For our members be on the look out for some news from us in the New Year about some changes to our membership dues - we are discussing ways to make joining more affordable with our primary goal being to have the mandatory waiver signed that we have promised our land owners and are required to have by our insurance. We will be reaching out to our past and present members after the Holidays - Hope your Holidays are spectacular! Sara Love & Tracie Ruzicka

11/17/2018

Trail Riders 🐴: Gun Hunting season runs 11/17 - 12/9. Be verie verie careful 🐎!

10/05/2018

It's Fall trail riding season! If you need equine therapy, be sure to join our club :).