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Re: [RC] Trails Access for Horses - Sky Ranch

I think this is very true, that the main threat to our trail use is from
urban trail users who don't want to see, smell, walk in, etc., any horse
poop.  If it was just 'everywhere' and fresh, I "guess" I could see their
point, but I've never seen that much.  Since I grew up in a barn, manure
just doesn't bother me, I walk through it all the time...

Or maybe they're intimidated by horses on the trail, afraid of horses.  When
I see hikers and/or bikers on the trail, I always move aside and smile, try
to engage them in conversation.  Usually they want to pet my horse and talk
a bit about the trail.  In our part of the world (definitely not urban),
I've never run into anyone who's complained about my horse on the trail,
they actually like it.  Especially foreign visitors, they like to see horses
out there, I have found.

I wonder if we'll be required to have our horses wear diapers at some point.
Actually, I think in some areas riders are being asked to clean up after
their horses on the trails.  If that is what is required to keep trails open
to horses, around urban areas anyway, maybe that's not too much to ask.
Then all the hikers can keep their shoes clean.  gee.

Carla Richardson
Cortez, Colorado

----- Original Message -----
From: "Val Nicoson" <sweetmare55@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 4:09 PM
Subject: [RC] Trails Access for Horses


Seems trails are being cut on grounds other than weed
control.  I keep hearing more and more of people
complaining about horse poop along the
trail...basically other trail users.  They're taking
the position of not wanting to ride through, see or
smell horse poop.
I don't recall having seen *that* much manure on the
trails to hardly be noticeable.  Seems it biodegrades
pretty fast too and then is washed (rain) or blown
(wind) away.
Just curious what other metropolitan horse users are
experiencing from other user groups regarding use of
shared trails.




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