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Fwd: [RC] OHV trust fund in CA - Cindy Collins


Yes, Truman, I agree. It comes along with that "we're better than everyone else" attitude that some horse folks have. The problem with that is alienating those other user groups that some day we may need. Sadly, we'd mostly deserve it if they told us to **** off. They could rightly ask where were we when they were losing all their access. They could also ask how much money we've put aside for our trails and use. No one is going to ask to borrow $90 million dollars from the AERC's trail fund. Of course, it's not all horse folks. We have a small group from various parts of the country that try hard to support multiple users of all stripes. I get just as angry, maybe more so, with obnoxious off road users. I know what they are doing to their own sport's future. However, many hikers and rabid environmentalists think horses are just as bad as OHV users. One needs to be very careful when throwing stones. The next one will shut down "the Adelaide trail" in the BigHorns or maybe some trail you love somewhere. Anyhow, thanks, Truman, for getting my point. Here I am getting all political when I just told everyone else to shut up about politics :) Cindy

On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:16 PM, Truman Prevatt wrote:

In FL there is a similar trust fund that funded by OHV riders that is used to support OHV areas. The OHV riders also pay to use the areas. There is a 2500 acre OHV park in a state forest near me and it takes in over a million bucks a year between the ride fees and camping fees (they also have a large campground). A yearly pass for the area is 100 bucks per OHV.

Sometimes I think horsemen expect a free lunch.



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