WillowBrook Trail Association

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❤️

Obituary for John Byron at Allen Funeral Home 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

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 -

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!

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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!

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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

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.

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

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