Re: RC: Trails

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Some actually think horses destroy the trails with their footprints while other
(heaven forbid) think horse poop is disgusting.

Too bad more cowboy movies did not show horses like they really are.

teddy

Sarah Roxanne Zawacki wrote:

>     I've been reading the posts about reasons horses should be allowed
> on trails.  I agree with whomever posted that riding ought to stand alone
> as a reason we should be allowed on trails--that it has enough merit on
> its own.  But I'm not very educated about this issue, and I was wondering
> if anyone could tell me what the logic is behind banning horses?  I can
> understand banning ATVs, because they can go flying about, tearing up trails
> and being potentially dangerous to pedestrians, but horses don't tear up
> trails a whole lot, and while they can go flying around, a horse will often
> miss a pedestrian, even if the rider is going too fast.  I don't know...it
> seems to me that horses are pretty trail friendly.  They even fertilize the
> ground, rather than giving off exhaust (well, you can *call* it exhaust if
> you want to. :)
>
>                         Sarah (& Elliot, but I'm at school,
>                                so my mountain bike is my
>                                "trusty steed" for now.)
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