Please keep open ! We need places to ride to. Its good for us riders AND our horses !
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Tawny Burns
5 years ago
This world will be a worse place if all of these get implemented. There is already so many limitations on riding experiences that we can have as equestrians since some places are already posted. Riding our horses on the trails is way more natural then bike riding on the trails (not saying that bike riders shouldn't also be able to use multi use trails, as a bike rider myself). Horse manure is a compost and plant based, most of us equestrians move our horse off the trails to allow them to relieve themselves and if for some reason we notice to late we will dismount and remove it from the trail. Some users if not having access to something to remount their horse from are not able to do so right away. But personally I have dismounted my horse very very few times to remove a pile from the trail. In my many years of riding multi use trails I have to say this has only happened twice.
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Kathleen Smith
5 years ago
Equestrian industry supports millions of dollars to businesses from agriculture to equipment. We equestrians deserve to keep the trails open. We pay taxes, we need places to ride. There is no reasonable argument to shut horses off trails!
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Russell West
5 years ago
Seeing horses on the trail when I ride my bike makes my day! The full on rural experience. And the horse rider’s dogs are cool, they totally ignore me and stay with the horses.
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Kayla M Kosel
5 years ago
Equestrians are very good at sharing the trails. Additional restrictions unnecessary.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
I ask for the trails to open to all equestrian riders, as our forests here in the NW have alot of beauty some would never experience if not able to travel to or walk or ride a bike through. Bikes and walkers can go anywhere, The equine is limited as our towns and cities get bigger and faster with the cars and people , I hoping you too will see the safety issues with leashes and horses being ridden, I can drag a log, I can pull a cow in open areas, but a dog under my horse or caught on a limb could be a wreck to happen~ so far in my 70 yrs have never met a bad cattle dog! and our horses are NOT Pets they are live tools preforming tasks many times like helping the handicapped or war veteran or vision impaired. helping in rescues ,and work Giving hope and a new degree in a art and sport and freedom not all can do or willing to try~ We still can ride safer without trying to colllect our manure on the trails, E-gads , who ever thinks this is safety needs to try and do it themselves with a bag on and off a horse on a narrow trail fixing its load onto the horse ohhh what a hardship! manyy will end up with horse loose and riders or others hurt eventually ! Yes at the parking lots we could do better, yet parking is hard with others taking trailer spots so hand in hand we are asking the non horse persons bringing cars or trucks to try better for the rigs we bring in Thank you
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Crystal Allers
5 years ago
Horse manure is nontoxic and is basically just fertilizer. It can be very dangerous getting on and off a horse to pick up said fertilizer.
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Libie Peterson
5 years ago
Multi use trails are working in our state/county.
Back country horsemen have helped build and maintain many of our multi use trail systems with the understanding that trails will remain open to livestock users. Closing trails to livestock users will mean the loss of this great resource which is all volunteer (free). The maintenance of our trails to clear brush, downed trees, clearing obstacles and building solid footing benefits all users.
Better education for all trail users is essential, and will build a better community environment on trails. The “rules of the trail” should be posted at all parking areas/trailheads as well as sporadically along trails to ensure all users adhere to them.
Non trail users frequently park in livestock parking, essentially blocking safe parking for our trailers. We need the space to unload our horses and tie them to the trailer to groom and saddle them, they are large ans need room to maneuver.
Cyclists often forget good trail etiquette and will often be seen riding too fast for the trails and have caused multiple issues for themselves and equestrians. The rules of the trail do state that equestrians be given the right of way and to wait for instructions from the riders as to how to safely pass their mounts. Many of the wonderful people I ride with always greet the other trail users cheerfully, and let the other users know what is the safest option for passing their particular horse. The majority of horses are used to seeing hikers, strollers, bikes with trailers and flags flapping, but some are just learning on how to share the trails and need to be exposed to those objects in order to become safer on the multi use trails.
On the subject of manure collection, I’ve witnessed many instances of “doggy bags” being left alongside the trail and not collected by the owner of the animals, but rather discarded for others to clean up. This is a far more significant problem as those baggies aren’t biodegradable a
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juelie dalzell
5 years ago
The county really needs to have stakeholder input before writing this kind of ordinance. It would appear the writer is city bred exclusively. We are still a rural county with an extensive farming community.
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Angela Patterson
5 years ago
Keep all trails open for equestrians!
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Cindy Yager
5 years ago
Horse riders and esp BCHW help significantly in keeping trails maintained and open. These rules make it nearly impossible for us to ride the trails and if so, there's no reason for us to help keep them open.
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Amy Greenbaum
5 years ago
Trails for all!
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Jennifer Reandeau
5 years ago
As a older equestrian I would be excluded form theses trails because mounting my horse which is very difficult or impossible for me to remount my horse without the use of a mounting block.
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Vanessa Lowe
5 years ago
Losing access would be a major blow to the equine community!
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Bagging manure then trying to remount a horse with a plastic bag flopping around tied to the saddle is a very dangerous thing! Plus, trading more plastic bag usage versus kicking manure (fertilizer) off trail into greenery is nothing short of rediculous.
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joan burlingame
5 years ago
Equine have been used by many as a means of recreation, exercise, transportation, and mobility (for individuals who are mobility challenged). Equestrians in WA donate tens of thousands of hours toward trail maintenance each year. We desire to continue our partnership with other trail users.
Please keep open ! We need places to ride to. Its good for us riders AND our horses !
This world will be a worse place if all of these get implemented. There is already so many limitations on riding experiences that we can have as equestrians since some places are already posted. Riding our horses on the trails is way more natural then bike riding on the trails (not saying that bike riders shouldn't also be able to use multi use trails, as a bike rider myself). Horse manure is a compost and plant based, most of us equestrians move our horse off the trails to allow them to relieve themselves and if for some reason we notice to late we will dismount and remove it from the trail. Some users if not having access to something to remount their horse from are not able to do so right away. But personally I have dismounted my horse very very few times to remove a pile from the trail. In my many years of riding multi use trails I have to say this has only happened twice.
Equestrian industry supports millions of dollars to businesses from agriculture to equipment. We equestrians deserve to keep the trails open. We pay taxes, we need places to ride. There is no reasonable argument to shut horses off trails!
Seeing horses on the trail when I ride my bike makes my day! The full on rural experience. And the horse rider’s dogs are cool, they totally ignore me and stay with the horses.
Equestrians are very good at sharing the trails. Additional restrictions unnecessary.
I ask for the trails to open to all equestrian riders, as our forests here in the NW have alot of beauty some would never experience if not able to travel to or walk or ride a bike through. Bikes and walkers can go anywhere, The equine is limited as our towns and cities get bigger and faster with the cars and people , I hoping you too will see the safety issues with leashes and horses being ridden, I can drag a log, I can pull a cow in open areas, but a dog under my horse or caught on a limb could be a wreck to happen~ so far in my 70 yrs have never met a bad cattle dog! and our horses are NOT Pets they are live tools preforming tasks many times like helping the handicapped or war veteran or vision impaired. helping in rescues ,and work Giving hope and a new degree in a art and sport and freedom not all can do or willing to try~ We still can ride safer without trying to colllect our manure on the trails, E-gads , who ever thinks this is safety needs to try and do it themselves with a bag on and off a horse on a narrow trail fixing its load onto the horse ohhh what a hardship! manyy will end up with horse loose and riders or others hurt eventually ! Yes at the parking lots we could do better, yet parking is hard with others taking trailer spots so hand in hand we are asking the non horse persons bringing cars or trucks to try better for the rigs we bring in Thank you
Horse manure is nontoxic and is basically just fertilizer. It can be very dangerous getting on and off a horse to pick up said fertilizer.
Multi use trails are working in our state/county. Back country horsemen have helped build and maintain many of our multi use trail systems with the understanding that trails will remain open to livestock users. Closing trails to livestock users will mean the loss of this great resource which is all volunteer (free). The maintenance of our trails to clear brush, downed trees, clearing obstacles and building solid footing benefits all users. Better education for all trail users is essential, and will build a better community environment on trails. The “rules of the trail” should be posted at all parking areas/trailheads as well as sporadically along trails to ensure all users adhere to them. Non trail users frequently park in livestock parking, essentially blocking safe parking for our trailers. We need the space to unload our horses and tie them to the trailer to groom and saddle them, they are large ans need room to maneuver. Cyclists often forget good trail etiquette and will often be seen riding too fast for the trails and have caused multiple issues for themselves and equestrians. The rules of the trail do state that equestrians be given the right of way and to wait for instructions from the riders as to how to safely pass their mounts. Many of the wonderful people I ride with always greet the other trail users cheerfully, and let the other users know what is the safest option for passing their particular horse. The majority of horses are used to seeing hikers, strollers, bikes with trailers and flags flapping, but some are just learning on how to share the trails and need to be exposed to those objects in order to become safer on the multi use trails. On the subject of manure collection, I’ve witnessed many instances of “doggy bags” being left alongside the trail and not collected by the owner of the animals, but rather discarded for others to clean up. This is a far more significant problem as those baggies aren’t biodegradable a
The county really needs to have stakeholder input before writing this kind of ordinance. It would appear the writer is city bred exclusively. We are still a rural county with an extensive farming community.
Keep all trails open for equestrians!
Horse riders and esp BCHW help significantly in keeping trails maintained and open. These rules make it nearly impossible for us to ride the trails and if so, there's no reason for us to help keep them open.
Trails for all!
As a older equestrian I would be excluded form theses trails because mounting my horse which is very difficult or impossible for me to remount my horse without the use of a mounting block.
Losing access would be a major blow to the equine community!
Bagging manure then trying to remount a horse with a plastic bag flopping around tied to the saddle is a very dangerous thing! Plus, trading more plastic bag usage versus kicking manure (fertilizer) off trail into greenery is nothing short of rediculous.
Equine have been used by many as a means of recreation, exercise, transportation, and mobility (for individuals who are mobility challenged). Equestrians in WA donate tens of thousands of hours toward trail maintenance each year. We desire to continue our partnership with other trail users.