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
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
Have you ever considered taking a trip into the Three Sisters Wilderness? Rhonda Marquis from our Central Oregon Chapter has done it and offers these tips: Oregon is more populated and seems a little tamer than Alaska, but you can still get cold, hungry, hurt, or lost just as easily. A popular Oregon destination is the Three Sisters. Here are some … Read More
The North Valley chapter previously adopted the section of the Pacific Crest Trail(PCT) between Joe Graham Horse Camp and Triangle Lake Horse Camp. This section covered 26 miles of the PCT and we have met PCT through hikers on the trail and I am amaze me by their resolve. Becky Wolf a honorary OET member, had managed this … Read More
Riding Horses at the Sandy River Delta The Sandy River Delta (SRD) is very different from most trails on National Forest land. It is flat and the trails are wide. There is one of the seven Confluence Project installations, the “Bird Blind” at the SRD. The area is bounded by the Sandy River, Sandy River East Channel, and the Columbia … Read More
Central Oregon Oregon Equestrian Trails(OET) and East Cascades Back Country Horsemen (ECBCH) are very pleased to announce that the Metolius-Windigo Trail has been awarded the designation as an official Oregon Scenic Trail. OET has been working on obtaining this designation for the past two years, and it’s great to see our iconic trail being recognized in this way. … Read More
The Douglas connector trail is completed (with a little help of our friends). Curtis Smith, crew chief for Trailkeepers of Oregon, took the lead in helping to construct a connector trail from the new Douglas Trailhead constructed in 2012, to Douglas Trail in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, Mt. Hood National Forest. OET Mt. Hood and North Valley, and BCHO Territorial … Read More