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[RC] Right To Ride Legislation - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: denise gilseth dgilseth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Hello all! This is too important to not pay attention to!! Please, please all who read this, take action, or we will lose our right to ride on government land of any type! A group similar to the Sierra Club is lobbying HEAVILY to eliminate horses from entering all parks. Please Stand up for all of us. From HorseCity.com Right to Ride Legislation is Stalled "Right-To-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005" has stalled in the Senate because of low support from the horse world. The American Horse Council, led by the American Quarter Horse Association, have launched a campaign to GET ANYONE WHO RIDES, especially if they already ride in national parks or wilderness areas-or think they might someday-to get on the bandwagon to send off an already prepared letter of support. Some details... Last March, Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) introduced the "Right-To-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005" into the US House of Representatives, and a month later Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced an identical bill into the US Senate. But nothing has happened since March, when the bill was referred to half a dozen committees. This is due partly because congressmen and their staffsare disappointed by the low level of support their efforts have received from the horse world. The easiest way to contact your senator or representative is to click on http://capwiz.com/aqha/issues/alert/?alertid=7749306&type=CO which takes you to an AQHA Action Alert. Once there, you enter your zip code, fill in your name and address for verification as a constituent, and a prepared letter of support goes to the congressional representatives you designate. Of course, if you'd prefer to write your own letter, this link also provides the bill's complete text. The bill says in part "The Secretary of the Interior shall provide for the management of National Park System lands to preserve and facilitate the continued use and acce! ss of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands, including wildernes s areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, where there is a historical tradition of such use. As a general rule, all trails, routes and areas used by pack and saddle stock shall remain open and accessible for such use." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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