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	<title>Oakland Equestrian Coalition - Oakland County &#38; Southeastern Michigan Horse Group Promoting Horses and Equestrian Activities</title>
	<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org</link>
	<description>Southeastern Michigan Trail Riders &#38; Equestrian Resources for Horse Lovers in Oakland County, MI and Southeast Michigan</description>
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		<title>Right to Ride Bill Passes 3/25/2010</title>
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LANSING, Mich.
Right to Ride Passes
PR Newswire
LANSING, Mich., March 25
LANSING, Mich., March 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; Today the Michigan legislature saddled up and passed a compromise version of the Right to Ride legislation. With concurrence, the measure now gallops to Governor Granholm. SB 578 and HB 4610 are tie-barred legislation to protect public access, use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/right-to-ride-bill-passes-3252010/102/2010/</link>
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		<title>Building a Trustworthy Trail Horse</title>
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Building a Trustworthy Trail Horse
Three seasoned trail riders offer strategies for overcoming   the most common spoilers of the great-outdoor horseback experience.By Christine Barakat
Ah! A nice,   relaxing trail ride on a pleasant summer day: What could be better to break   the tedium of ring work and soothe the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/building-a-trustworthy-trail-horse/101/2010/</link>
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		<title>Horse Removal, Horse Burial, Horse Cremation, Oakland Country, Michigan - Tom Burnside</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Burnside horse removal and cremation Oakland County, MI - &#8220;When heaven calls your horse home&#8221;
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		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/horse-removal-horse-burial-horse-cremation-oakland-country-michigan-tom-burnside/100/2009/</link>
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		<title>Trail Tips</title>
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Here are some great trail tips published in Backcountry Horsemen newsletter&#8230;Here are some tips from other associations and websites:

Stay on designated trails
Close all gates that you open.
Do not chase or bother livestock or wildlife.
Respect private property and other trail users.
Clean up manure and uneaten hay from picket and/or coral areas.  If possible, pack it out.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/trail-tips/95/2009/</link>
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		<title>Dehydration and Electrolyte Losses in Horses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dehydration and   Electrolyte Losses in the Sport Horse
Reprinted with permission of the Tufts Cummings School of   Veterinary Medicine
&#8216;You can lead a horse to water but you can&#8217;t make him drink&#8217; is a &#8230;
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		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/dehydration-and-electrolyte-losses-in-horses/93/2009/</link>
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		<title>Write Letter in Support of Right to Ride Legislation and Report Closed Horse Trails</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a sample letter that you can use, amend, etc.  But every equestrian needs to send a letter to their representative and their senator here inMichigan.
Also, if you know of any horse trails that have been closed in the last 10 or so years, please name them, how many miles, campsites, etc they closed.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/write-letter-in-support-of-right-to-ride-legislation-and-report-closed-horse-trails/90/2009/</link>
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		<title>DNR Townhall Meetings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 20th in Novi for Southeast  Michigan
AS AN INDUSTRY, WE NEED TO FILL THESE MEETINGS AND  LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD.
FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE
March 23, 2009
Contact: Mary Dettloff
517-335-3014
DNR Announces Series of Statewide Town Hall Meetings to Engage  Public
in Determining Conservation Priorities
The Department of  Natural Resources will host a series of public
meetings [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/dnr-townhall-meetings/89/2009/</link>
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		<title>Update on DNR Meetings for Clinton, Ionia, Shiawassee Trail</title>
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Report on Mar. 23 &#38; 24 DNR  Open Houses and Mar 25 Friends of FM CIS Annual meeting
1.  Many equestrians came to both open houses  where their comments were written down by DNR &#38; National Park Planning  members. At least 70% of those who came were equestrians outnumbering all other  users. I feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/update-on-dnr-meetings-for-clinton-ionia-shiawassee-trail/88/2009/</link>
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		<title>Right to Ride Bill</title>
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Fellow Michigan Trail Groups!
Please join with  us to help enact HB 4610 - Michigan Right to Ride.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Enact-HB4610-Michigan-Right-to-Ride-l egislation  
Pigeon River &#38; Beyond~ Back Country  Horsemen  has been working on the Right  to Ride Bill. It has finally been introduced by Representative Tim Moore, House Bill 4610,  which was then referred [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/right-to-ride-bill/87/2009/</link>
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		<title>NAIS UPDATE</title>
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Liberty Ark Coalition Alert
February 28, 2009



The U.S. House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry  will hold a hearing on “animal identification programs” on Wednesday, March 11,  2009
The agenda has not been released, so nothing is certain at this time.  Staffers have informed us that the Subcommittee will hear testimony from  organizations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://oaklandequestrians.org/nais-update/86/2009/</link>
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