RE: RE: RE: Wild Horses Debunked!

["Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

Well, we are having a local meeting tomorrow night on similar subjects.
Seems that some one (unnamed but reviled in this country) wants to make the
Owyhees a National Monument. Realize, the Owyhees not only take in one
complete county in Idaho, they also take in part of Oregon as well.

One of the things that will come up is, if the ranchers leave and the State
Lands are isolated, who will maintain the water supplies to support the wild
horses and large game?

We used to have some endurance rides in the area but had to discontinue as
the BLM thought that our few rides encouraged the general populous to harass
the feral horses. What a laugh as over breeding is their greatest problem.

Then there is the fact that the promises made by the Agencies are not always
(read seldom) kept.  (ask Crockett Dumas!)

Yes this subject is very important to endurance riding as it shuts us out of
many places.

And of greater importance is Steph just acquired some land in the Owyhees!
See you there tomorrow night Steph?

Bob Morris
Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
From: Truman Prevatt, PhD [mailto:truman.prevatt@netsrq.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 8:07 PM
To: Michael Sherrell; RideCamp
Subject: RC: RE: RE: Wild Horses Debunked!


Actually this is a list for endurance riding.

Truman

Michael Sherrell wrote:

> I beg your pardon -- it was Joane White who was getting snide about
> environmentalists and placing ranchers such as yourself on a pedestal and
> who inspired my response.
>
> Ranching does have a significant impact on trail riding; I'm under the
> impression that RideCamp is not just for enduro types.
>
> Regards,

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