{"id":2,"date":"2017-10-07T03:56:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:36:54","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New to Back Country Horsemen?<\/h2>\n<h4><em>In a nutshell we are a volunteer service organization working to keep trails open for equine use. We partner with the Forest Service and other organizations to make this happen. BCH originated in Montana in 1973 and has since grown nationwide, with all working towards the same mission. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/files\/2018\/08\/BBCH-Tri-Fold-Brochure-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chapter brochure<\/a> provides a nice overview.\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3>Check out our chapter&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Membership<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/about-us\/meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meeting Information<\/a> pages!<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Membership Form\" href=\"https:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/files\/2025\/01\/MembershipForm-2025a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #993300;background-color: #ffff99\">Click to JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP now<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #d3ebf5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<h2>WHAT&#8217;S HAPPENING NOW:<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Link to:\u00a0 Newsletters<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/about-us\/meetings\/\">Direct Link to:\u00a0 Meeting Information<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a style=\"font-family: inherit\" href=\"http:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Link to:\u00a0 Calendar<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a title=\"Work Projects\" href=\"https:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/work-projects\/\">Direct Link to:\u00a0 Work Projects<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><hr \/>\n<h4><a title=\"Member Benefits\" href=\"https:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/member-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct Link to:\u00a0 \u00a0Equine Insurance information<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a title=\"Chapter Photo Folder\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1wA1LakIWd5-2C94BUCuySlFEFbcg77Go?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct Link to: \u00a0Historian&#8217;s Chapter Photos<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/><hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 26px\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/files\/2018\/01\/1002185_700049500009155_471420199_n-300x225.jpg?resize=517%2C393\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"393\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>BACK COUNTRY HORSEMEN PURPOSES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To perpetuate the common sense use and enjoyment of horses in America\u2019s back country and wilderness areas<\/li>\n<li>To work to ensure that public lands remain open to recreational stock use<\/li>\n<li>To assist the various government, state and private agencies in their maintenance and management of said resource<\/li>\n<li>To educate, encourage and solicit active participation in the wise and sustaining use of the back country resource by horsemen and the general public commensurate with our heritage<\/li>\n<li>To foster and encourage the formation of new back country horsemen\u2019s organizations<\/li>\n<li>To cooperate with other B.C.H.A. organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/files\/2017\/10\/logopacker.jpg?resize=202%2C134\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"134\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Want to see what the <strong>Wilderness Act of 1964<\/strong> is all about? <a href=\"http:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/files\/2017\/12\/WildernessActOf1964.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read it here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/about-us\/\">Click here<\/a> to see how Back Country Horsemen came about<br \/>&#8230; it all started here in Montana.<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m27V3z8Bid8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bchmt.org\/wp\/bitterroot\/files\/2017\/10\/RolandCheekVideo-228x300.jpg?resize=228%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>And watch this amazing video (15 minutes)!<\/h3>\n<p>The only remaining BCH founder, Roland Cheek, created a video titled &#8220;The Beginning of Back Country Horsemen: The Most Influential Trail Riding Group in America&#8221;. 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