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Michael Maul wrote: "Our trails efforts - grants and volunteer effort - are 
increasingly needed to build cooperation with the Federal services who control 
our access to trails. Research studies sponsored by groups like ours are needed 
to offset studies financed by those whose agenda is to return parks to 
isolation."

I think this topic really needs to be discussed. I live in an area that I call 
"the next suburb". Within the past two years it is no longer safe to ride on 
our gravel roads. I have to trailer to parks to ride. I trailer into the seven 
county metropolitan area to ride. My rural county (at this point in time) has 
only one county park, whose trail is about 4 miles, that allows horses. I 
called the State Forest in our county to find out how to get horse trails 
allowed there and met with total resistance from the park manager. He basically 
lied to me to get rid of me, totally opposed to any discussion on the 
possibility of horse trails. I would love to spend my "extra" time coordinating 
and raising support for horse trails by bringing together people and 
information.

What information does the AERC have and where do I find it? What experiences 
have people here had opening trails?

I think this would be a good discussion and a good time as rides wind down for 
the winter, I will have more time to contact saddle clubs and horse goups to 
rally support and help.


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