Dear Gilpin County Board of Commissioners:
This letter is to open an avenue for more use of county facilities. I am a long time resident of Gilpin County. Being one of the many residents of this county that owns horses and enjoys partaking in equine ventures I want to see if there is a possibility to help the county take care of the ground in both the Arena and Barn. I realize that your employees have priorities and only so much time to get things taken care of. There are many residents within the county that really enjoy having a great facility to partake in equine ventures. Unfortunately because of living in the mountains we deal with weather that tends to be unpredictable. This also makes it difficult for the employees to care for the arena after all of their priorities. After getting any form of moisture the arena dries and turns into almost like concrete which is extremely unsafe conditions for the riders and their horses. As for the barn ground I have had the pleasure of being able to use itduring the winter season but last spring my horse ended up lame for several months after the use of the barn. The ground in the barn tends to have many holes and rock hard spots throughout making it unsafe for riders and their horses. I would like to propose a solution. I know there have been non county employees in the past that have cared for the ground in the arena and barn, is there a way that we can create a waiver of liability and a process to have a non-county employee drag the arena and barn when need be. I have a county resident willing to volunteer for this venture that works with heavy equipment daily at his job and has experience dragging arenas. I feel this would save the county money and time and get maximum use and benefit from our facilities.
My hope is to increase the use of facilities for our equine enthusiasts and open up a new avenue for our youth to be given the opportunity to take part as well. There are many in this county that can benefit from the increased ability to use these facilities safely and proficiently.
Sincerely, Krystal Meyer
Updates
March 25, 2017
The momentum for these arena improvements is undeniable now. It is time to get this in front of the commissioners.
13 Comments
This is a great arena. I would be willing to give some time to help out. I think it would be nice to have a couple evenings per month as a designated time for horse people to gather at the arena to ride, practice and socialize.
I would love to see the barn and arena be able to get more use. As a long time resident and horse owner it's sad to see that it is difficult to use it due to lack of maintenance.
I agree with this idea one hundred percent. Perhaps a great working relationship between horse people and Gilpin will shine a light on how the public can interact with, say, the National Forest. I would definitely attend a meeting about this fabulous resource!
If the ground was taken care of and groomed, I would definitely use this facility more! Thanks, L Annemarie Fruth
I have frequented the arena and would love to hold more events here and bringing in additional support to our area!!
I live in Black Hawk and would love to see this arena get more use. Why build it if its going to sit their vacant 95% of the year?
We are lucky to have such an amazing facility at our finger tips. I am a big supporter of Agriculture and feel it is very important to take care of the facility, this will help promote more activities on the grounds . Great idea to add additional help from qualified volunteers.
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Dear Gilpin County Board of Commissioners:
This letter is to open an avenue for more use of county facilities. I am a long time resident of Gilpin County. Being one of the many residents of this county that owns horses and enjoys partaking in equine ventures I want to see if there is a possibility to help the county take care of the ground in both the Arena and Barn. I realize that your employees have priorities and only so much time to get things taken care of. There are many residents within the county that really enjoy having a great facility to partake in equine ventures. Unfortunately because of living in the mountains we deal with weather that tends to be unpredictable. This also makes it difficult for the employees to care for the arena after all of their priorities. After getting any form of moisture the arena dries and turns into almost like concrete which is extremely unsafe conditions for the riders and their horses. As for the barn ground I have had the pleasure of being able to use itduring the winter season but last spring my horse ended up lame for several months after the use of the barn. The ground in the barn tends to have many holes and rock hard spots throughout making it unsafe for riders and their horses. I would like to propose a solution. I know there have been non county employees in the past that have cared for the ground in the arena and barn, is there a way that we can create a waiver of liability and a process to have a non-county employee drag the arena and barn when need be. I have a county resident willing to volunteer for this venture that works with heavy equipment daily at his job and has experience dragging arenas. I feel this would save the county money and time and get maximum use and benefit from our facilities.
My hope is to increase the use of facilities for our equine enthusiasts and open up a new avenue for our youth to be given the opportunity to take part as well. There are many in this county that can benefit from the increased ability to use these facilities safely and proficiently.
Sincerely, Krystal Meyer
Updates
March 25, 2017
The momentum for these arena improvements is undeniable now. It is time to get this in front of the commissioners.
13 Comments
This is an amazing structure, and should be maintained for maximum use, or why is it there? Volunteers should be permitted to contribute to that maintenance, as long as it is organized and approved to be done professionally so as to protect the animals. Good luck, everyone.
This is a great arena. I would be willing to give some time to help out. I think it would be nice to have a couple evenings per month as a designated time for horse people to gather at the arena to ride, practice and socialize.
I would love to see the barn and arena be able to get more use. As a long time resident and horse owner it's sad to see that it is difficult to use it due to lack of maintenance.
I agree with this idea one hundred percent. Perhaps a great working relationship between horse people and Gilpin will shine a light on how the public can interact with, say, the National Forest. I would definitely attend a meeting about this fabulous resource!
If the ground was taken care of and groomed, I would definitely use this facility more! Thanks, L Annemarie Fruth
I have frequented the arena and would love to hold more events here and bringing in additional support to our area!!
I live in Black Hawk and would love to see this arena get more use. Why build it if its going to sit their vacant 95% of the year?
We are lucky to have such an amazing facility at our finger tips. I am a big supporter of Agriculture and feel it is very important to take care of the facility, this will help promote more activities on the grounds . Great idea to add additional help from qualified volunteers.
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This is an amazing structure, and should be maintained for maximum use, or why is it there? Volunteers should be permitted to contribute to that maintenance, as long as it is organized and approved to be done professionally so as to protect the animals. Good luck, everyone.