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yes, there are slobs in every walk of life! We just have to take the high road. I tell people in my ctr organization that we are ambassadors every time we get on a trail, or go to a tack shop, or mingle with equestrians of other stripes.

 

chris

indiancp <indiancp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

chris, i didn't mean to imply that all pleasure riders are non caring slobs.  we have some great ones, too.  i was refering to the ones you mentioned before when i said they don't help keep our trails either.  the yeehawing, beer drinking, galloping ones.

<G>i just added the can throwing and snack sack tossing ones who don't seem to feel that rules are for them.

as in all things there are the good ones and the rotten apple ones.

the behavior of riders on public lands really does concern me.  i'm an old biddy and hope to ride different trails for the rest of my life.  hope the trails will be available to all future generations, too.

we need to look at it as we are  caretakers and make sure our actions don't cost us any trails. 

patty in georgia

 

Man does not have the only memory,
The animals remember,
The earth remembers,
The stones remember,
If you know how to listen, they will tell you many things.
 
Claude Kuwanijuma - Hopi Spiritual leader.
 
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----- Original Message -----

From: Chris Paus

To: Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:49 PM

Subject: Re: [RC] Rude riders

I'm lucky here in that the pleasure riders work pretty well with the endurance riders about keeping up the park and trails. In fact, the pleasure riders have formed a nonprofit group and have done huge things to make our equestrian campground better. We have pipe corrals, water and electric hookups and a washrack just to name a few things they've done. They always come out in big numbers to help at rides... provide food, ride drag, work as spotters, etc. I've joined the group just to support them and all they do for our trails.

 

The litter I've found on trail usually is from the fishermen who use the trails to get to the lake. sigh...

 

chris

"Kindness is the mightiest force in the world.

Chris Paus

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