If you do much camping with your horse, you’ve undoubtedly encountered people without horses camped in horse sites. Our former VP of Field Services, Rhonda Marquis, has been leading a crusade to get the Forest Service to limit horse camps to campers with stock. As she discovered when she conducted a survey recently, this is an ongoing problem … Read More
Update The survey is now closed. It ran from Jan. 14th, 2019 to Feb. 15th, 2020. We had over 3,400 responded to our questions. We want to thank everyone who participated in our survey. Please feel free to use the report as you need. For questions please email survey@oregonequestriantrails.org. Both Oregon Equestrian Trails.org (OET) and Back Country Horsemen … Read More
In cooperation with the US Forest Service, Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA),Oregon Equestrian Trails (OET), Back Country Horsemen of Oregon (BCHO), and the Sisters Trail Alliance have created a new program to help educate all users of our public trails state wide. The new program is called “Share the Trail” and it is a educational program aimed at … Read More
At the February board meeting, the OET board of directors voted unanimously to pass a resolution opposing the transfer or sale of public lands. This action was taken because of concerns that recent Congressional actions could result in federal lands being transferred to the states. Several states, led by Utah, have endorsed plans to accept these lands and open … Read More
Even when it rains Northwest Chapter volunteers of Oregon Equestrian Trails get the job done. With all the rain this year, the Shelter at the Buxton Trail Head of the Banks–Vernonia State Trail in Oregon was having some drainage issues from our abundant rainfall this year. The shelter entrance was being over run by ground water. The solution … Read More
In the last two years the Equestrian community along with support from Oregon Equestrian Trails, Valley View Riders and Territorial Riders Back Country Horsemen has been working hard to keep the trails at Tryon Creek State Park open to equestrians. One of the challenges of the area is the horse trailer parking made difficult from competition from autos … Read More
In 1983, Mildred Kanipe passed away, and left her beloved ranch to the public as a Douglas County Park. Mildred’s gift included almost 1,100 acres of land consisting of pastures, creeks, rolling hills, orchards and forests. Mildred Kanipe Park offers historical adventure with structures include a turn-of-the-century schoolhouse, a farmhouse, and outbuildings. The campground is an Equestrian’s dream … Read More
We recently received information about Willow Prairie Horse Camp from Rogue Valley member Debbie Davenport: The Rogue River National Forest recently proposed turning over management of six campgrounds to Rogue Recreation, Inc. This is a locally based concessionaire who already operates eight campgrounds in the area. The Forest Service has received positive feedback from campers about Rogue Recreation’s attention … Read More
We recently received this message from Forest Park Neighborhood Association President Jerry Grossnickle. Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Forest Park Conservancy is looking for a few volunteers this Thursday, February 5, to participate in a focus group that will seek to understand what value Forest Park … Read More