Sunday, September 26 - The Middlebury Bridle Land Association Fall Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, September 26, at Larkin Farm on South Street in Middlebury. To register, call Shawnalee Kwashnak at 1-203-598-0065.

By KIM HARMON

Published: Sep 24, 2004 12:00 am

Sunday, September 26 â The Middlebury Bridle Land Association Fall Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, September 26, at Larkin Farm on South Street in Middlebury. To register, call Shawnalee Kwashnak at 1-203-598-0065.

Sunday, September 26 â The Golden Bridge Hunter Trials will be held Sunday, September 26, at The Race Track on Baxter Road in North Salem, New York. Contact Nina Selmayr at 1-914-232-7838.

Sunday, September 26 â The Millbrook Hunt Hunter Trials will be held Sunday, September 26, at Homestead Farm on Route 63 in Pine Plains, New York. Contact Donna Berrili at 1-845-677-9689 or email dvfoxden@aol.com for further information.

Sunday, October 3 â The Lewisboro Horsemenâs Association Fall Country Pace will be held Sunday, October 3, from 8 am to 12 noon, at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, New York. Lunch will be served from 11 am to 2 pm. Contact 1-914-0763-6967 or email LHATrails@verizon.net for further information.

Sunday, October 10 â The Greenwich Riding & Trails Association Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 12, from 8 am to 12 noon, at June Hill Farm in Greenwich. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm. To register, call Claire Reed at 1-203-324-0434 after September 13.

Sunday, October 17 â The Rombout Hunt Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 17, at Gone Away Farm on Browning Road in Hyde Park, New York. Contact Brad Sullivan at 1-914-528-4482 or email BPSFarrierinc@aol.com for further information.

Sunday, October 24 â The Windy Hollow Hunt Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 24, at Coal Tree Farm in Westtown, New York. Contact Dorrie Roberts at 1-212-620-0427 or Lindie Scorsone at 1-845-351-2515.

Sunday, October 31 â The Fairfield County Hounds Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 31, at Curtis Road in Bridgewater. Contact Gigi Haber at 1-203-255-2522 for further information.

Sunday, October 31 â The Newtown Bridle Lands Association will host its annual Frost on the Pumpkin Hunter Pace on Sunday, October 31, from 8 am to 12 noon. Lunch will be served from 11 am to 2 pm. Entries closes October 22 or when full. All riders are encouraged to ride in costume as special prizes will be given to best costumed team, the oldest horse and rider combination, and the âPeanutâ award to the youngest rider. For further information, call 1-203-791-4853.

Sunday, November 7 â The Smithtown Hunt Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, November 7, at SUNY University in Old Westbury, New York. Contact Alan Fairbairn at 1-631-912-0204 or emailafairbai@optonline.net for further information.

Sunday, November 7 â The Woodbury FFA will host its annual Hunter Pace on Sunday, November 7. All proceeds will benefit the Woodbury FFA, the national agricultural youth leadership organization associated with the Agri-Science program at Nonnewaug High School and will go to student scholarship funds. The event will feature slower (hack) and faster (hunt) divisions that will be divided into junior and senior sections. Entries are $50 for seniors and $40 for juniors under 18. Call Donna at 203-888-7168 for further information.

Sunday, November 14 â The Goldenâs Bridge Hounds Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, November 14, at Baxter Road in North Salem, New York. Contact Anita Zanders at 1-914-277-8070 for further information.

HORSE SHOWS

Saturday, September 25 â The Crickerbrook Farm CHJA/CHSA Show will be held on Saturday, September 25, at Crickerbrook Farm in Monroe. Classes will include Walk-Trot, Short Stirrup, Pleasure, Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation. For info and prize list, call 268-6676.

Sunday, September 26 â St. Peterâs Church in Cheshire will hold its 30th annual Charity Horse Show on Sunday, September 26, at the Old Bethany Airport on Route 63 in Bethany. Some 125 competitors from all over Connecticut and surrounding states will compete for 44 different championships. Almost every style of riding and driving will be exhibited in the two rings that will operate all day long, rain or shine. Participating will be hunters, jumpers, Morgans, Arabians, Road Hacks, and Carriage horses. Returning this year will be the exciting competition to determine the perfect Versatility Horse. In this class, each entry will compete in Western Pleasure, English Pleasure, Jumping and then finish in a timed Barrel Race. The prize will be en embroidered polar fleece dress blanket. A new class this year will be the Mother and Daughter Pairs Class. St. Peterâs donates all its profits to outreach projects in Cheshire and the surrounding communities. Call 1-203-272-0142 for further information.

Sunday, October 3 â Cricker Brook Farm will hold a Schooling Show on Sunday, October 3. Classes will include Beginner Hunter and Equitation, Walk-Trot, Micro, Pleasure, Leadline, Beginner Adult, Schooling Hunter and Jumpers. A series high-point award will be made on November 14. Call 268-6676 for further information.

Saturday, October 9 - Brushy Hill Farm in Southbury will host a combined event, consisting of Elementary (novice test A and jump course 2-0), Beginner/Novice (novice test A and jump course 2-3) and Novice (Novice test B and jump course 2-6). Riders may choose dressage only or Jumping only. There will be a special Walk/Trot division for beginning riders. Closing date is October 6. Times will be available by phone on October 7 and 8. Call Ev at 262-6466 for further information.

Thursday, November 11 to Sunday, November 14 â The seventh annual Equine Affaire will be held Thursday, November 11, through Sunday, November 14, at the Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts. There will be 200 clinics, seminars and demonstrations in six venues throughout the four-day events. More than 400 of the nationâs finest equine-ralted retailers and manufacturers will be on hand. For further information, call 1-740-845-0085 or visit www.equineaffaire.com on the web.

Sunday, November 14 â Cricker Brook Farm will hold a Schooling Show on Sunday, October 3. Classes will include Beginner Hunter and Equitation, Walk-Trot, Micro, Pleasure, Leadline, Beginner Adult, Schooling Hunter and Jumpers. A series high-point award will be made. Call 268-6676 for further information.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Sunday, October 3 â The fourth annual Quiet Cornerâs Ride for the Cure will be held Sunday, October 3, at Tyrone Farm in Pomfret. Riders will cover an 11-mile course through the historic region around Pomfret, known as the Quiet Corner. The event benefits the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, a national organization dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer. Each participant must raise or make a personal donation of at least $250, which goes directly to the foundation (last year more than $30,000 was raised). Please register by September 17 (riders will receive special thank you gifts). Lunch will be served following the ride. Call Amy Jakowski (860-963-9055), Pam Korsmeyer (203-387-2221) or Pam Townshend (203-453-9991) for further information or visit www.quietcornerride.com on the web.

Sunday, November 7 â The Second Company Governorâs Horse Guard will hold its annual Benefit Trail Ride for St. Judeâs Childrenâs Hospital on Sunday, November 7. Contact Sergeant Karen deFriesse at 426-9046.

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Thank you for pointing out the trail access provisions included in the BOS motion—it’s an important clarification that deserves more attention in this conversation. If the development is, in fact, required to provide permanent free public access and commit to ongoing maintenance of this section of the Rochambeau Trail, that is a remarkably beneficial outcome for the town. oIt’s not every day that a private project shoulders the long-term burden of preserving and caring for a public historical corridor at no taxpayer cost—especially one that previously had no formal access, upkeep, or visibility. Let’s be honest: the idea that the only way to protect history is by preventing any development nearby is a rigid and unworkable standard. What’s being proposed here appears to strike a rare balance—historic preservation, public access, and smart development all rolled into one. That’s not a loss its a win. So rather than allowing a handful of voices to derail progress under the banner of “historic purity,” maybe it’s time to acknowledge the reality: this trail is better off with structured stewardship and visibility than remaining an overgrown ghost on old maps. Let’s move forward. Bring in the easement, bring in the public access—and yes, bring in the bulldozers!!! Progress and preservation can coexist. Let’s not let the NIMBY use fear or nostalgia keep us stuck in the past.

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Is this paper road (roads that only exist on paper map but not in reality) even owned by the Town? Many roads that predate the Town's road standards are privately owned and were never accepted by the Town, such as many of the nonconforming roads around the lake communities where the property owners own right to the center line. That is something we had to deal with when working on the Roads Ordinance a few years back. We also had to deal with a private road to run the utilities to the new SHS.

For anyone who wants to know, I cant post a link here, but Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority has an entire website. Look up "HRRA whats in whats out"

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Sunday, September 26 - The Middlebury Bridle Land Association Fall Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, September 26, at Larkin Farm on South Street in Middlebury. To register, call Shawnalee Kwashnak at 1-203-598-0065.

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