Ohio Valley Equestrian Trails Symposium -Details

[saungier@mindspring.com]

I am posting this for the organizers at the KY Horse Council.   Contact the
individuals listed below if you have any questions.
It sounds like a really interesting program.
Sally Aungier (Va)



Ohio Valley Equestrian Trails Symposium
February 12-13, 2000

The Kentucky Horse Council is proud to announce the second annual Ohio
Valley Equine Trails Symposium, which is scheduled for February 12 & 13,
2000 at the Executive Inn West in Louisville, Kentucky. The site is located
near the Louisville Airport and should make for a good central location for
trails loving horse people from throughout the Ohio Valley. The Target
audience is representatives from various horse clubs from Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, who can take information
back to their organizations in their state. We encourage representatives
from surrounding states such as Missouri, Michigan, Georgia and
Pennsylvania to attend as well.

The fee for attending is $40 ( payable to the Kentucky Horse Council, which
is providing financial oversight) and includes lunch on Saturday. A $15
late fee will be charged after February 6th. Pre-registration is strongly
encouraged. The program begins at 9:00 AM Saturday and conclude by 1:00
p.m. on Sunday. Churchill Downs invites participants for a tour of the
famed racecourse following the sessions on Sunday afternoon.

This symposium was inspired by the excellent National Symposium on Horse
Trails in Forest Ecosystems held at Clemson in October 1998. We will cover
some of the same information while scaling it down and addressing more
specific concerns in the Ohio Valley area. This is not a policy or planning
meeting, but an educational symposium directed at equestrian trail users.
Those attending will learn about subjects ranging from trail design and
funding to developing good working relations with government land managers.
The growing pressure on public lands and the wealth of misinformation
about horse riding make it essential that the equestrian community become
organized and pro-active in defending and promoting our tradition of riding
in America's open spaces.

If you choose to stay at the Executive West Hotel ( 1-800-626-2708, in KY
502-367-2251) be sure to mention that you are with the Ohio Valley
Equestrian Trails Symposium to receive our group rate of $58 00. For more
information contact  Greg Jones or Mary Lynn Stockdale at  606.498.4337 or
E-mail: giltmead@mis.net. You may also call the KHC office at
1-800-459-4677 or E-mail: rllholland@msn.com.

The Kentucky Horse Council is a non-profit organization representing all
breeds and disciplines within the horse industry. It is committed to active
representation and leadership of persons interested in the horse, it's
activities and its environment through focused education, legislation and
communication. Established in 1992, the Kentucky Horse Council has lobbied
for the  new Kentucky Horse License Plate and presents the annual Kentucky
Horse Fair. It has been instrumental in effecting equine liability
legislation, and has been an advocate for horse trails in the state, among
other projects. Interested individuals and organizations are invited to
join the Kentucky Horse Council. For more information , call toll free on
1-800-459-4677.

Media Contact: Liza Holland, Executive Director
(606)299-9714   Fax (606)299-9849  E-mail: rllholland@msn.com


PRESERVING OUR TRADITION OF RIDING IN AMERICA'S OPEN SPACES

OVETS  2000
SCHEDULE


SAT 9:00 AM Equinomics Steve Vickner, Ph.D.   U of Kentucky
9:45 AM Fund Raising Deborah Taylor,        Gluck Equine Center
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM The Indiana VIP Trail Rides Pat Moore,   Indiana Horse Council
11:45 Am Panel
12:30 PM Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM Responsible Riding Dr. Mylon Filkins,  Backwoods Horsemen
                   of America
1:45  PM Trail Design Peter Pollack,          Pollack Design
2:30 PM Break
3:00 PM Over View Sally Aungier,        Virginia Horse Council
3:45 PM Panel
4:30 PM Adjourn

7:00 PM Networking session on problems/topics of special interest

SUN 9:00 AM Multi-Use Trails Clark Collins        Blue Ribbon Coalition
9:45 AM Trails in a Healthy Forest Alison Cochran     Heartwood
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM Railstrails: Connecting Places and People Jim Deming
Director, Rails to Trails Conservancy of Ohio
12:30 PM Adjourn


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