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Newtown Bridle Lands Association Holds First Show And Go Trail Ride Of The Season

Published: May 01, 2022 7:00 am

The Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) hosted its first Show and Go of the season on April 23. A Show and Go is a group ride to introduce members to horse-friendly trails. The first one was in Huntington Park in Redding. Two groups headed out: A walk only group for those who wanted a mellow ride or were a little less experienced in trail riding. The second group was the fast group and enjoyed lots of trotting and some judicious cantering when the trail conditions allowed it.

The entire group gathered afterwards at a member’s nearby house for an outdoor lunch. NBLA board member Kimberly Chabot said she couldn’t imagine a better way to honor Earth Day than by being on a horse deep in the woods surrounded by Mother Nature. There are many more activities planned this year. An individual membership is $45 annually. Visit nblact.com for details.

Cheryl and Andy Engels right before they mounted up on their horses, Kristoff and Jake. —Tracy Van Buskirk photos

It was a lovely day to ride in the park. Many of the trails in Huntington are old carriage roads wide enough for several horses to be abreast of each other, making it easy for riders to chat.

The fast group sharing some last minute information before they entered the woods.

Esmé Hoban and Moti Bordoley on their handsome Morgan horses.

Katie Young, left, and her daughter, Cardin, having a great day on their much loved horses. —photo courtesy Nate Young

Riders and horses stop for a group photo before heading out to the trails. —Photo courtesy Nate Young

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You are correct, Bruce. I know how hard these plans are to put together, but I still believe that we can have more definitive and measurable goals. I know there are a number of units coming online, and the community truly needs them. If only we can move the development of affordable housing to more of a partnership between the community and the developers than the adversarial tug-of-war it seems to be now, that would be good progress.

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We have been doing the planning work. The State of Connecticut mandates every municipality to develop an affordable housing plan under C.G.S. §8-30j by June 1, 2022, to specify how they “intend to increase the number of affordable housing developments in the municipality.” In lieu of all eighteen municipalities in the Western Connecticut Region duplicating efforts to research, document and analyze affordable housing, the Council of Governments decided to work collectively by splitting the work into two parts: Regional Toolbox Specific, Policy Driven Municipal Annexes.

Great Idea. We used a similar process when Pat Llodra wanted input on Fairfield Hills. very useful.

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