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My apologies for all the cross-posts, but I found it appalling that so few people were indeed taking the time to write/fax their wishes to their respective legislators about something that could permanently endanger trail riding as we've come to know it.
I can't imagine not being able to ride on BLM land, so lets all take a moment out of our otherwise hectic schedules to voice our concerns and wishes so that the "powers that be" can know how we feel about it. It takes only a few minutes to help maintain a right we've seemed to take for granted and secure that right to ride for future generations - a "right" that is now threatened. As Maria Cantwell (WA) says below, "if the horse folks don't care, why should I?".
I don't think this is something we can afford to be apathetic about. Equestrians and horse-owners all over the country contribute more to the economy than some of these legislators will ever know, and it seems that now is the time to remind them. ;-) I mean, who else other than us die-hard riders are willing to pay for over-priced gas/diesel so that we can get out and get our "fix"? Not to mention the tow vehicles, trailers, gear, etc. The economy is already going to heck in a hand-basket - I don't think they want to mess with our continuing need for expensive saddles, gadgets and high-tech riding toys to further put the economy in a tail-spin by taking away the very venue (trails, folks) we'd be using them on. After all, my GPS won't do me a heck of a lot of good if I'm relegated to riding around in circles in an arena. :-P
And it's kinda hard to trail ride and condition your horse without trails...! So log on to the website given in the post below and get moving! I want to be able to hear their fax machines smoking and sputtering to an untimely death due to the overwhelming amount of faxes being sent to these clueless and apathetic legislators.
And speaking of riding, I'd better get some riding in before the rain hits later this afternoon....
Take care,
~Tracey Kasten
Tracey Kasten
Camas, WA
"Formula 1" Pasos for Endurance & Trail
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:02:27 -0700
Subject: Right to Ride Legislation - please act fast!
The recent request to contact your legislators about the Right to Ride bill fell far short of being persuasive. But other federal lands users are working hard to exclude horseman from accessing federal lands (BLM, Parks, Fish & Wildlife, National Forests).
If you want to be able to continue to ride horses on these lands in the future (or you want your grandkids to) send an email to Maria Cantwell, etc.... today.
Patty Murray will not sign on unless Maria does. Maria has only received 45-60
emails (we found out that phone calls do not work as well) and says "if the horse folks don't care why should I?"
It's as easy as clicking on this link below and entering your zip code, etc.
More info on the bill is there also, here is the basics:
Action Alert
Encourage Your Congressmen to CoSponsor Right to Ride Legislation
“Right to Ride” legislation has now been introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. This legislation is intended to preserve the access of horses and pack stock to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use. These bills will help recreational horsemen in the battle against the closure of trails for equine use on public lands.
Specifically, the legislation mandates that the lands should be managed by federal agencies “to preserve and facilitate the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands… where there is a historical tradition of such use.” This legislation would apply to federal lands managed by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Legislation
Representative George Radanovich (R-CA) introduced his bill, H.R. 586, in the House of Representatives on March 15 and Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced an identical bill in the Senate, S. 781, on April 14.
Co-Sponsors of the legislation are needed in both the House and Senate to assist in the passage of these bills.
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