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***Call land manager before traveling to ride.
Sutton Bluff Campground – Now closed.
Lower Meramec - Closed due to flooding.
Cliff Cave – lower portion of the trail closed due to flooding
North Fork Campground – water is not operational. Campground open but bring your own water.
Devil’s Backbone Wilderness: The Raccoon Hollow Trail on the west side of the Wilderness is closed from
Highway CC to the North Fork River .
McAdoo Trail and equestrian campground closed for repairs but should be open sometime this summer.
Sutton Bluff Campground – Now closed.
Lower Meramec - Closed due to flooding.
Cliff Cave – lower portion of the trail closed due to flooding
North Fork Campground – water is not operational. Campground open but bring your own water.
Devil’s Backbone Wilderness: The Raccoon Hollow Trail on the west side of the Wilderness is closed from
Highway CC to the North Fork River .
McAdoo Trail and equestrian campground closed for repairs but should be open sometime this summer.
Attention: Mark Twain National Forest is announcing a new project proposal for the Kaintuck Hollow Trail Area. Some
of this will affect us trail riders. They are asking for comments from the public during a 30 day comment period. For a
detailed description of their proposals, visit www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/projects Scroll down to the Kaintuck
West project. They intend to keep and maintain the trail, which is good, but they also intend to clearcut some portions of
the pine forest (which will personally sadden me). They will also be adding a new lot for equestrians, taking out Dewitt
Pond, and changing one of the entrances to the current equine parking lot. Please consider reading through it and comment.
Goggins Mountain: The trail and new campground, with an area for equestrian camping, is now open.
Atlanta-Long Branch C.A. is one of the areas that used to allow riding with a special use permit, but they have just
decided to close this area to horseback riders totally. Fellow trail riders, David Hamilton and Lynn Lyda are
planning a trip to Jefferson City on 4/29 to see if they can get this decision reversed with the Right to Ride Bill that
was recently passed. We support them and wish them luck!
HB 250, Missouri's Right to Ride Bill: Passed and signed law by Governor Nixon on June 26th, 2009.
The Missouri Department of Conservation has recently completed their survey of Missouri trail riders. You can
visit mdc.mo.gov/trails/ to see the results.
of this will affect us trail riders. They are asking for comments from the public during a 30 day comment period. For a
detailed description of their proposals, visit www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/projects Scroll down to the Kaintuck
West project. They intend to keep and maintain the trail, which is good, but they also intend to clearcut some portions of
the pine forest (which will personally sadden me). They will also be adding a new lot for equestrians, taking out Dewitt
Pond, and changing one of the entrances to the current equine parking lot. Please consider reading through it and comment.
Goggins Mountain: The trail and new campground, with an area for equestrian camping, is now open.
Atlanta-Long Branch C.A. is one of the areas that used to allow riding with a special use permit, but they have just
decided to close this area to horseback riders totally. Fellow trail riders, David Hamilton and Lynn Lyda are
planning a trip to Jefferson City on 4/29 to see if they can get this decision reversed with the Right to Ride Bill that
was recently passed. We support them and wish them luck!
HB 250, Missouri's Right to Ride Bill: Passed and signed law by Governor Nixon on June 26th, 2009.
The Missouri Department of Conservation has recently completed their survey of Missouri trail riders. You can
visit mdc.mo.gov/trails/ to see the results.
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Most people don’t think about having to defend themselves while trail riding. I can honestly say, however, that over the
years I have been in a few situations that had me worried enough to make this an important subject to me. I’m not an
expert on this subject, but I’ve bought a video by Scot Hanson called “Self Defense For Trail Riders”, I’ve also talked to
several different policemen I know, and as an avid target shooter I’ve considered whether or not I would be willing to
carry a gun while trail riding. I will be continuing this article series on several forms and techniques of self defense when
trail riding, including carrying a gun. Click Here For More.....
years I have been in a few situations that had me worried enough to make this an important subject to me. I’m not an
expert on this subject, but I’ve bought a video by Scot Hanson called “Self Defense For Trail Riders”, I’ve also talked to
several different policemen I know, and as an avid target shooter I’ve considered whether or not I would be willing to
carry a gun while trail riding. I will be continuing this article series on several forms and techniques of self defense when
trail riding, including carrying a gun. Click Here For More.....
| Little Indian Creek Trail This trail is in Franklin County, not too far from St. Clair, MO. A trail I rode a lot in the "good old days", I hadn't ridden it in quite a few years when Lalita and I got together to ride it. The trail had been re-routed, rebuilt, and is maintained by members of the St. Clair Saddle Club and the Indian Trails Chapter of Show Me Back Country Horsemen. This trail is a 12 mile double loop. When it was reworked, they made it a longer, better marked, and better maintained than it had been in the past. There is some downfall and creeks to negotiate, but no other real hazards. One of the neat things to see along the trail, if you're into history, cemeteries, or genealogy, is the Baker Cemetery. If you want to travel here during the wet weather season, you might want to call ahead before leaving because there is a low water bridge that can become impassible at times. More.... |
Since I was starting a series of articles on this subject, I thought I'd review the video that I bought by Scot Hanson about
Trail Riding Self Defense. This video will show you how to use your horse to protect yourself if someone would try to
attack you on the trail. Learn what to say, what you and your horse can do, why not to gallop away, how to use the
hindquarters, how to use your horse when dismounted, and much more. Find out how to use your horse's power.
I cannot recommend this video enough. I will try to cover, in my articles, much of what he has demonstrated in this
video. I may even do various short videos myself to further demonstrate some of his techniques. There is no substitution,
however, to his knowledge, stories, and seeing the whole thing explained by him in detail all in one video.
For more information or to order his video, visit his website at: www.horsethink.com
Trail Riding Self Defense. This video will show you how to use your horse to protect yourself if someone would try to
attack you on the trail. Learn what to say, what you and your horse can do, why not to gallop away, how to use the
hindquarters, how to use your horse when dismounted, and much more. Find out how to use your horse's power.
I cannot recommend this video enough. I will try to cover, in my articles, much of what he has demonstrated in this
video. I may even do various short videos myself to further demonstrate some of his techniques. There is no substitution,
however, to his knowledge, stories, and seeing the whole thing explained by him in detail all in one video.
For more information or to order his video, visit his website at: www.horsethink.com
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Flirt and Jinx.
Thank you Lalita and
David for letting me ride
Jinx while I get to know
my new horses.
Thank you Lalita and
David for letting me ride
Jinx while I get to know
my new horses.
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| The only reason we are selling her is because, now that we have a horse trailer again, we hope to be out trail riding & camping a lot. Our trailer is a 2 horse, which means one horse will always be left behind. All 3 of these horses go crazy if the other 2 are taken away. I don't want to leave one by itself when we are gone. We can't afford to keep 4 horses, so that means we have to let one go. She is a great horse, & does just as great on the trail as she did here in our obstacle course. She seems to enjoy trail riding too, & is actually better in the woods than on the road. We have, however, ridden her into town, so traffic is no problem. She can gait fast & throw her head if you're too hard on her mouth, be antsy & dance around if she's in the mood, so she can be intimidating to a new rider. We really want her to go to a good home, so her price is negotiable to the right person. |
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