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[RC] Right To Ride Legislation - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: denise gilseth dgilseth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hello all!  This is too important to not pay attention to!!
Please, please all who read this, take action, or we will lose
our right to ride on government land of any type!  A group similar to the 
Sierra Club is lobbying HEAVILY to eliminate horses from entering all parks.  
Please Stand up for all of us.

From HorseCity.com

Right to Ride Legislation is Stalled

"Right-To-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005" has stalled in the 
Senate because of low support from the horse world. The American Horse Council, 
led by the American Quarter Horse Association, have launched a campaign to GET 
ANYONE WHO RIDES, especially if they already ride in national parks or 
wilderness areas-or think they might someday-to get on the bandwagon to send 
off an already prepared letter of support. Some details...

Last March, Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) introduced the "Right-To-Ride 
Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005" into the US House of Representatives, 
and a month later Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced an identical bill into the 
US Senate. But nothing has happened since March, when the bill was referred to 
half a dozen committees. This is due partly because congressmen and their 
staffsare disappointed by the low level of support their efforts have received 
from the horse world.

The easiest way to contact your senator or representative is to click on

http://capwiz.com/aqha/issues/alert/?alertid=7749306&type=CO

which takes you to an AQHA Action Alert. Once there, you enter your zip code, 
fill in your name and address for verification as a constituent, and a prepared 
letter of support goes to the congressional representatives you designate. Of 
course, if you'd prefer to write your own letter, this link also provides the 
bill's
complete text.

The bill says in part "The Secretary of the Interior shall provide for the 
management of National Park System lands to preserve and facilitate the 
continued use and acce! ss of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands, 
including wildernes s areas, national monuments, and other specifically 
designated areas, where there is a historical tradition of such use. As a 
general rule, all trails, routes and areas used by pack and saddle stock shall 
remain open and accessible for such use."


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