Introduction

The concept of the "Ditch Rider" comes from a talk by Oliver DeMille.  In it he speaks of a town far up in the mountains located in a small mountain valley.  The valley was habituated with no additional room for their children to build farms of their own.  They came upon a solution.  Not far away was a larger valley that was open and had fertile land.  The only drawback was the lack of water.  There was no river running through this valley.  A solution was reached when they decided to build an irrigation ditch that would bring water to the valley.  After a lot of work the ditch was completed and the valley was homesteaded.  This worked well but the people realized that they were at the mercy of the ditch. Should anything happen to it, a flood, a washout, failure of the ditch due to cracks or any other possible occurrence the people of the valley would be wiped out.  An event of only a few days would completely destroy the crops of the valley and force the people to leave in search of a livelihood.  In an effort to protect the ditch they hired a "Ditch Rider" who's job was to ride the length of the ditch each and every day watching for possible problems.  The Ditch Rider's job was to keep the ditch operational and safe while the people of the valley slept and carried on their daily lives. If there were storms in the mountains at night it was his job to quickly race up the trail on horseback to close the gate to the ditch before it could flood the ditch and the valley below.

Ditch Riders are those who work to keep others free to live their liberties in peace.

Ditch Riders do not blindly go about their duties, but they constantly prepare by studying and learning. They are never stratified with comfort of the moment but always look to reach higher levels of existence.  In short true Ditch Riders are Entrepreneurs who are voracious readers.

I invite all to join me in my work to stand for and uphold the true principles of freedom.