Please keep our equstrian trails open. For some this is the only place to exercise their horses. I personally enjoy the trails and always try to pick up garbage left behind by other users. My saddle bags always end up full. I also enjoy helping work on trail improvement.
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Janet O'Connell
5 years ago
Leave us horse owners alone.
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Ronnie Cumpton
5 years ago
I use these trails all the time and never have an issue with manure.
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Kris Hunt
5 years ago
I support the equestrian community in their use of the trails as is. I walk several different shared trails with my 2 dogs and have never had a problem with equestrians.
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Tina Acheson
5 years ago
You need information from people on both sides of any issue before make any changes.
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Tina Acheson
5 years ago
You need information from people on both sides of any issue before make any changes.
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Kim Van Drisse
5 years ago
Horses are not pets, horses are livestock. Please do not reclassify them. Thank you.
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Becki Hoffman
5 years ago
This is downright stupid.
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Tracy Stabrava
5 years ago
As an equestrian and dog owner I do believe all dogs should be leashed with the crowding we are seeing with people dogs and wildlife.
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Markus Peterson
5 years ago
Come on now.... Horses are pets? Not livestock? Can your dog do what their horse does? Nope! And I see more plastic poop bags in the bushes then I do manure on the trail. Go duck yourselves mates.
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Nancy Morphew
5 years ago
Please keep equestrian trails safe for us
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Kelley D Hamersky
5 years ago
Make animal friendly please
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Bronwynn Mitchelmore
5 years ago
I live in king county but love to visit other areas of Washington state to trail ride in the stunning beauty of our state. Forcing equestrians to pick up and and bag manure is a clear effort to prevent horses from using the trails at all. It is simply not feasible to carry out horses manure.
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Robert Odekirk
5 years ago
Thank-you for the awareness.
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Elizabeth Wood
5 years ago
This is supposed to be a horse friendly state. Much of the revenue comes from the horse industry. please don’t exclude the trail rider that doesn’t want to make a profit from horse ownership. Most trail riders are willing to pay fees for the usage. For example Otter creek. In Shelby county there is Shelby trails.
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Sue Zinn
5 years ago
Horse Manure is comprised of grass, not meat. It doesn't carry the dangers of dog or even human poop.
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Susan Ritter
5 years ago
Horses are not pets - they are livestock.
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Karen Briskey
5 years ago
Please do not let this happen! Not logical at all!
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Peggy Niewohner
5 years ago
Horseman built many of the trails in our national forests and parks and continue to maintain them!
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Anonymous
5 years ago
As an equestrian, I have serious concerns about this proposal. Horses are not pets. They are not and cannot be treated as such. This manure phobia is absurd and stems from city folks who can't accept the fact that the outdoors is a natural place, not their sparkling clean kitchen. Horse manure is not a health concern like manure from dogs or human waste, and it readily dissolves in our wet Washington weather. Asking equestrians to dismount from their horses and collect manure is a safety hazard, as a person always has more control of their horse from the saddle than from the ground, and being distracted and having to use one or both hands to collect manure means that the horse will not be in their complete control if something goes wrong. Additionally, many riders who use trails are not physically capable of re-mounting their horses from flat ground (or are concerned about the torque and pain to their horse's back if they do so), so dismounting to collect manure could mean that they have to wall a long distance on foot to find a stump or steep hill from which they can re-mount their horse. Keep in mind, these same people who ride their horses on the trails are often the only ones that are maintaining the trails, and making their trail riding experience difficult or miserable will not encourage them to keep up their volunteer efforts. As far as leashing dogs from horseback, a brief conversation with any respectable equestrian professional will inform you that such a thing is extremely dangerous. An excited dog that wraps its leash around the legs of a horse could mean a disaster for both horse and rider, and potentially the dog, as well. In short, this proposal needs to be promptly rejected.
Please keep our equstrian trails open. For some this is the only place to exercise their horses. I personally enjoy the trails and always try to pick up garbage left behind by other users. My saddle bags always end up full. I also enjoy helping work on trail improvement.
Leave us horse owners alone.
I use these trails all the time and never have an issue with manure.
I support the equestrian community in their use of the trails as is. I walk several different shared trails with my 2 dogs and have never had a problem with equestrians.
You need information from people on both sides of any issue before make any changes.
You need information from people on both sides of any issue before make any changes.
Horses are not pets, horses are livestock. Please do not reclassify them. Thank you.
This is downright stupid.
As an equestrian and dog owner I do believe all dogs should be leashed with the crowding we are seeing with people dogs and wildlife.
Come on now.... Horses are pets? Not livestock? Can your dog do what their horse does? Nope! And I see more plastic poop bags in the bushes then I do manure on the trail. Go duck yourselves mates.
Please keep equestrian trails safe for us
Make animal friendly please
I live in king county but love to visit other areas of Washington state to trail ride in the stunning beauty of our state. Forcing equestrians to pick up and and bag manure is a clear effort to prevent horses from using the trails at all. It is simply not feasible to carry out horses manure.
Thank-you for the awareness.
This is supposed to be a horse friendly state. Much of the revenue comes from the horse industry. please don’t exclude the trail rider that doesn’t want to make a profit from horse ownership. Most trail riders are willing to pay fees for the usage. For example Otter creek. In Shelby county there is Shelby trails.
Horse Manure is comprised of grass, not meat. It doesn't carry the dangers of dog or even human poop.
Horses are not pets - they are livestock.
Please do not let this happen! Not logical at all!
Horseman built many of the trails in our national forests and parks and continue to maintain them!
As an equestrian, I have serious concerns about this proposal. Horses are not pets. They are not and cannot be treated as such. This manure phobia is absurd and stems from city folks who can't accept the fact that the outdoors is a natural place, not their sparkling clean kitchen. Horse manure is not a health concern like manure from dogs or human waste, and it readily dissolves in our wet Washington weather. Asking equestrians to dismount from their horses and collect manure is a safety hazard, as a person always has more control of their horse from the saddle than from the ground, and being distracted and having to use one or both hands to collect manure means that the horse will not be in their complete control if something goes wrong. Additionally, many riders who use trails are not physically capable of re-mounting their horses from flat ground (or are concerned about the torque and pain to their horse's back if they do so), so dismounting to collect manure could mean that they have to wall a long distance on foot to find a stump or steep hill from which they can re-mount their horse. Keep in mind, these same people who ride their horses on the trails are often the only ones that are maintaining the trails, and making their trail riding experience difficult or miserable will not encourage them to keep up their volunteer efforts. As far as leashing dogs from horseback, a brief conversation with any respectable equestrian professional will inform you that such a thing is extremely dangerous. An excited dog that wraps its leash around the legs of a horse could mean a disaster for both horse and rider, and potentially the dog, as well. In short, this proposal needs to be promptly rejected.