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But I think it is something we are going to have to start to get used to
in the future. As our trails become more used, the land managers are going
to need to organize how they are used, how people camp, etc., if for no other
reason minimize the impact on the land. 

There are several locations where you are restircted to how you tie your
horse. It is coming. While it might be a pain in the butt, I'm flexible and
would not discount the ride because of this. 

Truman

Heidi Smith wrote:
> > The DNR
> > requires that horses be tied to the large H-shaped
> > hitching rail built at each camp site. A single horse
> > could have a sliding tether set-up on the high tension
> > cable above the rail, but two or more horses would
> > have to be stationary tied on the hitching post.
> > Portable pens, high-ties, or stabling at the trailer
> > is not allowed at the park. Would you attend a ride
> > with such strict stabling requirements?
> >   
>
> In a word, no.  And I don't use portable pens--I tie to the trailer.  But
> that IS my horse's familiar home-away-from-home, never mind that my routine
> is worked out to deal with that sort of camping situation (how my tack is
> arranged in the trailer, etc.), so it would be a major bother to have to tie
> somewhere else.  And since we often ride stallions as well, we can control
> our "social setting" by how we park--the fact that we couldn't choose the
> location of the H-ties is to me far more of a negative than the fact that
> they are stationary ties.  (And I think this is an issue to many horse
> owners, not just stallion owners.)
>
> Heidi
>
>
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