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[RC] Fw: Article rejected due to size greater than 15000 - Steven ProeHi Folks: I disagree, until there is a study that shows that OUR trails = will remain and not adversely impacted by NEW USER GROUP's, we shall all = suffer. The Multi-use approach, will diminish our enjoyment on the whole. What = is need is acquisitions of additional lands and the creation of NEW = additional trails for individual groups that are funded for support = oversight and maintainance. Without these guarantees, there will be = additional conflicts btw user groups. It's akin to pouring ten gallons = of water into a bucket that can only hold 5 gallons. Something has to = spill and it will be our single track trails. Steven Proe=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Stacy Sadar=20 To: Jeannie Gillen ; nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [RC] trail user issues I totally agree with Jeannie. Everyone needs to work together. Too = many of us horse people poo poo the bike riders and vice versa. We = should all be working together on the trails instead of "these are my = trails and those are yours." I have a husband, who does not ride horses but rides a mountain bike. = We ride on trails together.horse & bike. Of course, we are always at = issue with where can we go where we won't get a bike or a horse = confiscated. He will never (as far as he's concerned) ride a horse so = we must do it this way in order to be hang together. My advice is to definitely work together on building multi-purpose = trails.it will save everyone time and money in trail building. Strongly = suggest safety training for bike riders, hikers, joggers and horse = riders. What I mean by this is have a get together meeting to teach the = safety of riding together. When my husband and I first introduced my = Arab to the bike, I was NOT on the horse. We led the horse to the bike = who snorted.backed up.wanted to turn and run. We coaxed him to = it.smelled it.seemed a little better. My husband then got on the bike = and rode around it in front of him. After the horse was comfortable, he = rode the bike completely around the horse. Then he called his name and = rode away from him, and to our surprise he trotted right after him! I = then told my husband that he needed to fall. He looked at me and said, = "WHAT!?" I told him he had to fall, because we knew it would happen = eventually on trail with the horse. Well, he proceeded to "fall" and = the horse trotted right past him and gave him a "what an idiot" look! = Now, this horse can run into any bike riders, jog strollers (which are = allowed on many of our horse trails, but the bikes aren't.I have a beef = with this one), and even mini bikes. The more exposure and training for = all, the better it will be for everyone's safety. We have done this = same training exposure to many friends' horses. We have also talked = with other hikers & bikers on trail to teach them quick safety tips on = being around horses. Believe me, we haven't had anyone upset with our = talks, but rather thankful someone told them. Let's all work together. Stacy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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