SecretaryOPEN...Sandye CiprianTemporary VolunteerTreasurerGene Stauffer909.241.0183gene.stauffer@verizon.net

Trail CoordinatorSusan Stauffer951.440.3082scain53@verizon.netFundraising CommitteeLisa & Jay Murphy951.905.0007norco.lisa@gmail.com

Newsletter EditorDiane Thorpe951.359.8333c-d.typeset@charter.netHistorianDiane Thorpe951.359.8333c-d.typeset@charter.net

PresidentKimberlie Hall951.892.4139kimberliehall@aol.comVice PresidentLisa Murphy951.905.0007norco.lisa@gmail.com

ParliamentarianKris Brooks951.549.0082brooksprotech@verizon.netWeb WranglerSusan Zurawik951.317.4017szgoldhorses@gmail.com

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May - a time to remember...those who have given so much so that the USA - can remainfree. I, like many of you, have family in the military, retired,vets and active, some even in the middle east now. I am sure all of RRT joins me in appreciation for all theydo and have done, for our country. RRT was all suited upand ready to ride Riverside Veteran’s Appreciation Parade.But mother nature decided to drench the streets and mostif not all of the equestrian units, including RRT threw inthe towel and came home. The horses never left the trailer. May/June is also the beginning of the summer ridingseason, and graduations galore. Proud to announce that bothmy nephew, my son-in-law and my grandson all woregraduation gowns and flat hats by the Memorial Day. These personal accomplishments caused me to miss theMay meeting. I “heard tell” that my VP tried to get there intime to run the meeting, but Mr. VP Jay Owen had to standin. Thank you Jay for your efforts on behalf of Lisa Murphy. Although it has been a very busy month for me personally,I am doing my best to keep up with all you RRT’ers. Russell Grace handled his job as trail boss on the In-N-Out ride, like a champ. Thank you Russell. I have received reports far and wide that the Gavilan Hillsride lead by Kathy Edgar was well attended and a greatsuccess. Thanks Kathy, love to have you back leadingthe club trail rides again. This club is “rockin' and rollin'” Russell - at the Jurupa Rodeo held down the fort all by himselfon Friday - working the crowds and bragging about RRT. Diane Thorpe failed to get my permission for her timingand ended up as a guest of 2 different local hospitals, just

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so she didn’t have to sit in the heat in the dirt for herscheduled time on Friday. Nice goin’ Diane. Just kiddingof course, this tough gal’ made sure RRT had what theyneeded for the booth - before she tried to die on us - and assoon as she got home from the hospital - went right to workon this here newsletter. Bullet proof I would say. Hip HipHurray for Diane’s recovery and incredible spunk!!!! Joe Ciprian saved the day by coordinating the lightingfor the booths - something I forgot. My brilliant son-in-lawsaid. “How much sense does it make to go to all this troublefor people not to be able to see you in the dark?” Thanksfor the efforts and voice of reason, Mr. Ciprian. RRT andthe Law Office were well lit up. Saturday - we had quite a crew. Lisa and Jay Murphy,Jim and Kathy Edgar on deck. Vicki Voss, Russell Grace,Sandye Ciprian and Michael Hall - all on stand bye warmingup. The whole crew helped with the tear down - of bothbooths and the whole area was cleaned up in what seemedlike minutes. It seemed like it took all day to put it up onFriday. Wow, what a difference the helpful hands of RRT’ersmake.

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20162016201620162016 CCCCCalendar of alendar of alendar of alendar of alendar of EEEEEvvvvventsentsentsentsentsJune 10-12 Sweetwater Ride Janet Backer & Susan S.June 14 RRT General MeetingJune 25 Chino Hills Ride - OPEN Lisa MurphyJuly 9 Beach Walk - Huntington Beach KimberlieJuly 12 RRT General Meeting - Board Meeting AfterJuly 29-31 Green Spot Campover in Big Bear Kimberlie RSVP to Kimberlie - the group camp has been prepaid.

Aug. 9 RRT General MeetingAug. 13 Santa Margarita Ride - OPEN Lisa MurphyAug. 20 Walk @ Forest Falls KimberlieAug. 27 Danielson Ranch/Point Mugu Ride Kimberlie

RSVP as soon as possible to Kimberlie

Sept. 2-5 Garner Valley Campover - Labor Day KimberlieSept. 13 RRT General MeetingSept. 24 Wildwood Ride - OPEN Susan StaufferOct. 2 Prize Ride - Open Vicki Voss & Elodie MooreOct. 11 RRT General Meeting - Board Meeting AfterOct. 21-23 Cuyamaca Campoverg TBDNov. 8 RRT General MeetingNov. 13 Gavilan Hills Ride Susan ZurawikNov. 20 Calendar Meeting Everyone InvitedNov. 25 DAT Ride in Indian Canyon KimberlieDec. 3 Walk @ Mission Inn - X-mas Toy Drive KimberlieDec. 13 RRT General MeetingDec. 17 Christmas Light & Caroling Ride Susan Zurawik

WWWWWelcome Back...elcome Back...elcome Back...elcome Back...elcome Back...Terri Mc Cluskey

Charlene Schramm

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS RENEWALS DUE IN JUNE this will be your last newsletter

Vincent & Kathleen Hawkins

RENEWALS DUE IN JULY Pat French

Kris Brooks & Sass HaleDennis & Maryann Miller

Vicki Voss

DISCOUNT ~ DISCOUNT ~ DISCOUNTShow your membership card at any of the following and receive a discountfrom these merchants: Pedley Vet Supply, Raincross Cyclery, Linda’s Feed,Prado Tack & Apparel & Thrifty Horse.We appreciate their support for everything they do (donate prizes, letus place fliers in their stores, etc.), so make it a point to patronizethese merchants. By working together we can make a difference.

NEW Club NEW Club NEW Club NEW Club NEW Club TTTTT-----ShiShiShiShiShirrrrrtststststsWe have a New Teal Club T-Shirtwith “SAVE ALL OUR TRAILS”on the front & logo on back.I will have the T-Shirts atthe next meeting or giveme a call at 951.359.8333 ifyou would like to pick one up.Thanks, Diane Thorpe

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Riverside RecreationalTrails continues to grow

and we are happy towelcome these newest

members renewals!

SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETINGTUESDAY, JUNE 14TH... AT 7:30

ROUND TABLE PIZZA 7732 Limonite Ave. • Riverside 92509

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ALL OURSAVE

TRA LSIMay & JuneBirthday’s!

Valerie BurtEvelyn Campbell

Kimberle HallElodie Moore

Charlene SchrammGene StaufferCraig Thorpe

Susan Zurawik

Smile... It’s your Birthday! RRT’ers Wish you all

a very Happy Birthday!

Sweetwater is named after the Sweetwater River, it’s valley andsurrounding hills on both sides, and bounded upstream by theSweetwater Reservoir. The dam built in 1888, broke in 1906, wasrebuilt and forever changed the geography of the region. Everyone who rides our RRT campout/ride scheduled June 10-12will have a chance to see the beauty of this region and it’s waters. Thisis an easy ride with rolling hills, about 2½ - 3 hours, with a breath-taking view midway thru so bring a snack while overlooking thebeautiful scenery. We’ll eat lunch afterwards. As of the writing ofthis article, only 5 equestrian sites remain open. See flyer for

reservation information. If we run out of camping sites, there is day-use parking with corrals and water or we couldsqueeze you in somewhere as camping sites come with 2 and sometimes 3 corrals. And yes of course, we will have our“eat-too-much” potluck with evening socialization. Who knows, Janet might teach us a dance or two. Ha! Please let Susan (951) 440-3082 know if you are planning to attend, so that when we do fill up, she can help late-comers reserve an extra corral. If this is not enough water for you, you can go to the beach Sunday morning (only a fewmiles away) at Border Beach State Park. There is ample space for day use trailer parking and you can ride in the watersat the beach! NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: Full hook-ups and showers at this campsite (yeah ... electricity)!!!

Ride the Sweetwaters of BonitaJune 10-12, 2016 at Sweetwater Summit Regional Park

There are bridges tocross, but no water

crossings on this ride.

Gene, Janet and I ridingaround the lake reservoir.Beautiful easy ride withno dust.

I must apologize - I did take pictures of the “crew” onSaturday with my phone - and now I can’t find them...but Iknow you know that you were there. Thanks everyone forhelping out. The Rodeo seemed to be a big hit for thecommunity and many people inquired about RRT duringthat time. Flyers and calendars of events were handed outand everyone was directed to the web page to be updated. Again, thanks to all who helped out and the good Lordwho returned Diane to us in better shape than she left us... Upcoming events that NEED your attention. I do not haveANY sign ups for the July Big Bear Ride at Greenspot...Please let me know that you are planning on coming so wecan know how to split the cost. The cost will depend uponhow many book to split the group rate. I personally bookedthe whole camp for RRT and would like to know aboutcost sharing as soon as possible. There are only 6-8 spotsavailable and I will be using one of them. If we don’t haveRRT interest for the Greenspot ride - I will just open thatup to friends of mine that are not with RRT.

The Danielson Ranch/Point Mugu Ride is taking shape.It was a day ride... Update-Overnight camping is securedat Danielson Ranch - details to follow. See Flyer inNewsletter next month. Remember to keep your Labor Day weekend open forthe RRT Progressive Dinner, Obstacle Course, BBQ, andCharity Event, to be held in Garner Valley. There will bea $20 fee for the Obstacle Course with lunch and $25.00without Obstacle...you gotta’ earn your lunch. I have greatfolks, who are “world” famous for their BBQ skills, readywilling and able to cook the meat for the Obstacle Course(this course will be VERY interesting and not difficult),but fun, fun, fun, Jr. and Grandma alike will be successfulon foot or horseback. We will be requesting donations forLoma Linda in a separate check. Start thinking with a bigheart on this one...$50, $100, $200 or more. Not required,but requested. Loma Linda will provide a tax donationreceipt - so be generous. Come up the mountain and out of the heat to witness thiscraziness and GREAT GREAT food, all for a good cause. Itis up to you, you can make it a day ride or bring your rigand prepare to dry camp for the weekend.

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Your Trail Bosses, Janet & Susanchecking the trail out on the pre-ride.

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Riverside Recreational TrailsRide to “IN-N- OUT BURGER”That’s What A Trail Ride is All About!

Sunday • May 15, 2016Russell Grace decided that if he was going to lead the ride - he was going to do it right and bring everyone back safe.

He Pre-rode three time, once with Vicki P. Voss, on one of the pre-rides he and Buttercup got into the quick sand. Hetook extra precautions to make sure that didn’t happen when he led the RRT group out on the trail.

Every one showed up hungry and ready to ride started out of hidden valley - leaving pretty close to on time at 10.30. Started out with nine riders ending up with 15 riders. Russell led the way across the river - everyone crossed the riverwithout incident. The group went under the Van Buren Bridge and road along the backwall - near the drive through.

Becky Hageman, Maylynn Motley and LauraDel Toro found their own way crossing VanBuren “scary” but they cowgirled up. Thenout of no where appeared Tish and Sandy.All in all a great ride, a great lunch and a veryproud and happy Russell Grace.

Everyone hitched the horses to the rail untilit was full and then to heavy equipment thatwas blocking the hitching posts. Elana’s horsewas particularly perfect. Many of the RRT’stook there turn as human hitching postsincluding out fantastic newsletter editor,

Diane Thorpe, Mike Hemphill and ElodyMoore - who just recently had a birthday- she has finally rolled double 77’s - thisshould be her year to win the lottery.

I guess the service at In ‘N’ Out that daywas record “slow,” but in the endeveryone got their belly full of burgersand fries. The entire group - all 15 - thistime riding together made it back toHidden Valley in record time.

Heather, Kimberlie & Lisa

Elana, Elody, Vicki & Marty Heather & Mike

Back from the ride and thirstyGroup picture of most of the riders...some were loading up

Trail Boss, Russell Grace

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Heather & Kelly Jo

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Kimberlie Hall did her best tocapture some of the ride inphotographs - but of course wastoo slow on the draw when thegroup returned to Hidden Valley -See you on the Trails

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“SAVE ALL OUR TRAILS”

Sandy & Tish

Marty

Elody

Becky & Heather

Maylyn, Heather, Marty, Bea,Mike, Becky & Kimberlie Heather at the Hitchin’ Post

Lisa & Mike

Russell leadingthe riders into

In-N-Out

Becky, Kelly Jo, Maylyn & Laura

You guys guessed it... RRT is sneaking up on you!! “Always my Dream Girl”

Who Knew... ? ? ?

Stay tuned - you might be next!

Sweet and unexpected words saidabout Cathy Barber by her highschool sweetheart Rick and nowhusband of 48 years as of June 18,2016!!!A true love story... now with grownchildren and maturinggrandchildren Cathy has beenblessed with a beautiful full lifethat of course included horses froma very young age.As a teenage girl living in Riverside, her childhood friend,Denise, owned a horse that as boarded at a nearby stable

on Victoria Ave.. Cathy was able to rent ahorse and ride along her friend...and soit goes...Cathy remembers that herfavorite rental horse was namedDuke.All these years later, Cathy is quitean accomplished trail rider and stillremains close with her childhood

friend, Denise. Now Denise isCathy’s neighbor. There is a lot to be

said about loyalty and it looks likeCathy could write the book...48 years

married a childhood relationship with Denise that beganeven before that. This is one incredibly loyal and might Isay kind individual.I first met Cathy about 3 yearsago on an RRT ride inCuyamuca. She was not withRRT but had headed toCuyamuca for a week to ridealone.I found that out when I spottedher in the camp site below meand never saw anyone else at hersite. Upon becoming acquaintedI learned that it was her practiceto ride for hours and days alone.Guts - I tell ya.Cathy spent all of her working years working in retail, as agreeting card merchandiser, then at Alpha Beta and retiredfrom Hasbro toys.

Her and Rick movedfrom the city part ofRiverside to RecheCanyon more than 30years ago. Rick en-couraged Cathy to geta horse of her own atthat time.First she purchasedher neighbors horsebut discovered thatshe was riding somuch that she neededa tougher mount and purchased and Arabian at thesuggestion of her vet. She continued to ride for up to 10hours a time - even completing a 30 mile endurance race.Cathy loved riding her Arab, but after joining several ridingclubs - she found that the forward Arab didn’t do well ingroup riding settings and begain her search for the perfectand of course beautiful - gaited horse that she rides today.Cathy most often can be found riding alone in her words“it is just easier” she found it harder to match scheduleswith her friends and also was concerned about riding with“silly” people. Safety always first in her mind.Her favorite riding experience ever is reportedly TuolumneMeadows in Yosemite. She said, she hasn’t been in years,

but it is time to go back.I asked what horserelated thing she wouldlike to do that she hasn’tyet done. She said, “wellI think I have done it all,everything I everywanted.” In fact, if shewas unable to ridebeginning tomorrow -she said, “she didn’tthink there was anything

left undone as far as horses are related.” I could tell you stories about this sweet lady - all day - she isquite a fun spirit, beautiful inside and out yet tough as nails!!She has personally helped me with a trailering situationand has taken a personal interest in building my courageon rough terrain. She loves riding in the wide open desertbecause she doesn’t have to deal with motorcycles or dirtbike riders there. “In addition to having no fear of the rocksfound in the high desert landscape she loves so much.” Somuch and has no fear of horse “rock climbing” there.She decided to join RRT on our Santa Rosa Plateau ridewhen she discovered our group that day to be safe and saneriders on “not” silly horses. We are glad to have Cathy aspart of our posse.

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TAG YOUR IT !Only one of the ladies’ that were tagged lastmonth sent in something this month for theNewsletter... Thank You, Diane Partsch forfulfilling your

“TAG YOUR IT!”

Our Trip To Rancho OsoGeorge and I just gotback from our vacationat Rancho Oso in SantaBarbara last Sunday,May 22nd. I hadn’tcaught up with all myemails since RanchoOso didn’t have much

in the way of internet and my phone wasn’t working. Ifinally got caught up and saw that I was “tagged” and myturn to write something.We thought I shouldwrite about our littlevacation to RanchoOso which was somuch fun. It is nestledoff the 154 hwy. in theSanta Ynez mountainarea. It is really abeautiful park center-ed around large past-ures, a barn, and a lot of beautiful horses on the front halfof the campground. This is where we parked our trailer. Itwas fairly quiet when we first arrived. But, by the weekend,there were two groups of campfire girls camping out in the“wagon” sites.

The back half of the campgrounds are where the largercabins are and where thenon-horse people camp -and way in the back - youget people camping out intents. It really is lively from

Friday through Sunday (it was nice arriving during the week).We met a lot of nice peoplethat came in groups fromdifferent areas of Calif.One group was fromNorthern Calif. (sheriffsand mounted sheriffsposse); one member had

this huge 38 ft. long rig! Couldn’t imagine driving thisaround!We went riding by ourselves as some of the groups werevery adventurous and headed in some rough riding areas;plus, there were a lot of rattle snakes at this time of year.One little 5 year old boy had been bit the week before andrequired 5-6 viles of anti-venom serum. He was one luckylittle boy!On Friday, we headed up to Solvang about 40 miles away,to have some of their famous Danish and enjoy the outingand different scenery. Then on Saturday, we rode about 2hours in the morning, then came back for lunch. After lunchwe headed up the mountain to the rifle range. Once you reachthe top, you have a view of all of Santa Barbara and can seethe ocean. Unfortunately, we rod for over 1 ½ hours up thehill (almost to the top), but had to turn back as we had madereservations for dinner at the lodge. Overall, we rode about18 miles that day and we (and the horse!) were tired!Rancho Oso was a very enjoyable trip and we would loveto go back again. The area is so beautiful and was so funand relaxing. Also, they have a TV with cable in the Lodgethat you can go and enjoy. Our only low point of our tripwas when we got some bad gas on the way home. By thetime the gas kicked in, we were in Arcadia. Needless tosay, we were traveling about 40 mph with our flashers onand hauling our horses! Thank the dear Lord; we did makeit back safely all the way to our home!

Sent in by Diane Partsch

NOW HERE GOESVeronica Bolden

Elodie Moore

Gotcha!Whats coming up in the newsletters next month?

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Please RSVP to Kimberlie byJuly 6th, so she will know how

many Drinks and Hot Dogs to get!

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New Year Ride - Lake Perrishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTOXz_-rz04

Matt Merrill - Hidden Valley Highlighthttps://m.youtube.com/

watch?v=tamcxD5Ka5U&feature=youtu.be

O’Neill Park Campoverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pSCFYrYvpQ

Santa Rosa Plateauhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QjmE0U71iU

Vern Whitaker - Anza Borrego Pre-Ridehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH3DYvYvA9w

In-N-Out Burger Ridehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRX3r2YGpEc

Take a look see what our talented President Kimberliehas been up to in her spare time. She has done a

tremendous job with these videos for RRT!

RRT is Headed forHuntington BeachSaturday July 9, 2016Everyone WelcomeEveryone WelcomeEveryone WelcomeEveryone WelcomeEveryone Welcome - friends, family andof course RRT members young and old.

Bring your own chairs/towels anddrinks. There are fire pits and hot dogs,buns and fixin’ will be provided by theLaw Office (aren’t they generous). We willask club permission for funds for colddrinks.

Use the Entrance at Magnolia & PCH.The park is day use only - the park hoursare 6:00 am to 10:00pm - parking fee is$15.00, which includes all day in andout privileges (if you want to go shoppingin town). Get there early and pack yourcar with others to keep the cost down.

We will be stationed near the SnackShack between life guard stations #7and #8 - I will do my best to get an easyup posted near a fire pit nearest to lifeguard station #7.

We will be having a “Pack your own“Pack your own“Pack your own“Pack your own“Pack your ownLunch Walk”Lunch Walk”Lunch Walk”Lunch Walk”Lunch Walk” leaving the easy up at11:00am and an evening fire pit wienieroast starting at 6:00pm. The Park willnot allow a banner on the easy up, butwill permit me to hang club T-Shirts soyou can find RRT.

Comon’ lets have some fun - with ourtoes in the sand and a drink in our hand- a simple walk to be joined or on yourown. Just a day to socialize and tellhorse back riding tales...see you there!!!

Please RSVP to Kimberlie byJuly 6th, so she will know how

many Drinks and Hot Dogs to get!

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Horse Boarding In Jurupa Valley1/4 acre pasture with covered stalls, tack and hay room. Close to trails.Call 951.360.3874 for more information.

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1.1.1.1.1. Use it or lose it.Use it or lose it.Use it or lose it.Use it or lose it.Use it or lose it. Here’s an easy one: Get out there anduse the public trails in your area that are still available toequestrians. It’s easier for landowners and decisionmakers at your local park to close trails to equestrians ifthere aren’t too many riders out there. Be an active,responsible user of your local trails so that the worldknows equestrians still exist!

2.2.2.2.2. Be a gBe a gBe a gBe a gBe a good sood sood sood sood sttttteweweweweward.ard.ard.ard.ard. Pay your dues or fees, clean upafter your horse and yourself and obey the posted rulesof the trail. This may seem obvious, but even experiencedtrail riders can get careless. Get your friends or localtrail riders’ group together for trail maintenance days.Volunteer to clean up trash and move fallen branchesfrom the local equestrian trails. Be the kind of trail userthat land managers want to have around.

3.3.3.3.3. Join fJoin fJoin fJoin fJoin forces. orces. orces. orces. orces. Become a member of your state horsecouncil, local horsemen’s group, or trail riding club.Networking with other riders will help you stay abreastof the issues are threatening riders and rural land ownersin your area and provide an opportunity to work togethertoward positive solutions.

4.4.4.4.4. Be courBe courBe courBe courBe courttttteous,eous,eous,eous,eous, even if you don’t want to. Yes, equestrianstechnically have right-of-way on most mixed-use trails,but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be considerate. Makeevery trail user’s interaction with an equestrian aspleasant as possible. Smile and say thank you whensomeone pulls off the trail to let you and your horsepass. When you encounter an oblivious trail user speedingaround corners on their mountain bike or letting theirdog run amok, assume that they’re not malicious, theyjust don’t know better. Saying, “Would you mind holdingyour dog over to the side while we pass? I don’t wanthim to get stepped on,” is a lot more effective then yellingobscenities, even if that’s your first impulse.

5.5.5.5.5. In fIn fIn fIn fIn fact , makact , makact , makact , makact , make fr iendse fr iendse fr iendse fr iendse fr iends wi th your fe l low outdoorrecreationalists. We all have similar goals. We want safe,accessible parks and trails in which to enjoy our favoritesports and activities. Speak to local hiking and cyclingclubs so you can share concerns and even organize trailmaintenance days together. It’s a lot better to work through

trail conflicts together than to stay isolated from oneanother and point fingers when problems arise.

6.6.6.6.6. KnoKnoKnoKnoKnow tw tw tw tw the fhe fhe fhe fhe facts,acts,acts,acts,acts, and share them. Horses often get blamedfor having a negative impact on the environment, butresearch has shown otherwise.

FOR EXAMPLE: FOR EXAMPLE: FOR EXAMPLE: FOR EXAMPLE: FOR EXAMPLE:

Research from the Delaware National HeritageProgram showed that horses and riders weregenerally less disturbing to wildlife than joggers,hikers and even photographers.

Several studies have shown that waste left behindby horses on the trail did not have an adverse effecton water supplies.

Horses are often implicated in causing acceleratedtrail erosion, but studies have shown horses do notcause more erosion than human foot traffic or naturalenvironmental processes. Get more infGet more infGet more infGet more infGet more informationormationormationormationormationat ELat ELat ELat ELat ELCR.orgCR.orgCR.orgCR.orgCR.org

7.7.7.7.7. Call yCall yCall yCall yCall your Senatour Senatour Senatour Senatour Senatororororor..... Many riders enjoy riding in state andnational parks and in national forests. Sometimes, thesetrails are closed or reclassified with little input from users.By knowing what’s going on in your state and nationalgovernment, and rallying your fellow trail riders, you canmake sure your voice is heard. Believe it or not, thosephone calls and letters to your senator or representative domatter. Keep up with national issues through the AmericanHorse Council, the Equine Land Conservation Resource,and Back Country Horsemen of America.

Seven Tips to Help SaveHorseback Riding Trails

Don’Don’Don’Don’Don’t let anott let anott let anott let anott let another acre slip aher acre slip aher acre slip aher acre slip aher acre slip awwwwwaaaaayyyyy. Be. Be. Be. Be. Beproactivproactivproactivproactivproactive and help prote and help prote and help prote and help prote and help protect equesect equesect equesect equesect equestrian trails.trian trails.trian trails.trian trails.trian trails.

Public and private trails that were onceopen to equestrians are disappearingevery day. What can an average trail

rider do about it? Plenty.Here are some tips to get started...

ATTENTIONThe RRT Ride in Cuyamaca,

October 21-23, 2016Reserve America is NOW (as of April 1st) acceptingreservations for these dates - only 12 sites left.

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