Integrity. Craftsmanship. in 1932. Mike developed his passion for horses early in life, caring for the string of ranch horses that were used to work the cattle as well as the Thoroughbreds raised by his father. In 1967, inspired by George Beeman, legendary huntsman of the Arapahoe Hunt, Mike co-founded the Roaring Fork Hounds with John Wendt. Mike served as Joint MFH until 2006. Many in the foxhunting community thought a pack of hounds near Aspen was crazy, but Wendt and Strang proved the skeptics wrong. Under Mike’s leadership, Roaring Fork Hounds provided great sport for nearly four decades and laid claim to being “the highest hunt in the world.” Mike served in the Colorado State Legislature from 1970 to 1974, where he worked
with members of both parties to develop sensible land-use regulations to address the effects of the population growth occurring in the state. The legislation he introduced gave local governments more tools to manage the sprawl that was beginning to threaten the land and water resources essential for agriculture to thrive. In 1984, Mike was elected to the U.S. Congress, representing Western Colorado. He served one term and then returned to Colorado.
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