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The
Trails and Greenways Committee seeks to promote, and preserve
equestrian trail riding in Maryland.
Your support is needed to accomplished this mission by:
Volunteering
Showing
your support and stewardship of the trails goes a long way toward
keeping the trails open and
getting positive attention from park personnel.
Park budgets are not sufficient to allow park personnel to
adequately meet their responsibilities. They rely on volunteers to
keep the parks and trails in usable shape.
If the trails cannot be maintained they will be closed.
Speaking
Out and Participating in Groups
Participate
in organizations that work with government agencies to promote and
defend trail riding.
Show up and speak at public hearings affecting trails.
Write letters to your county and state representatives on
issues that positively or negatively affect trails.
They will gladly support you if they are hearing similar
concerns from lots of their constituents.
Trail
Riding
Parks
will not support trails that are not used.
Show that you value the trails by using them.
Trim and clear fallen branches from the trail as you ride.
An open, well trimmed trail is a sure sign of use and
citizen stewardship.
Self-Control
Don't
ride when the trail surface is wet.
Don't litter.
Don't create your own trail.
Don't leave straw and manure in the parking lot.
Be polite and courteous to others.
Ride a horse that is trained and prepared to handle the
hazards they may encounter on the trail.
Don't ride a horse you can't handle.
Encourage
Multi-Use Trails
The
more people that use multi-use natural surface trails the better.
Join with mountain bikers and hikers to keep the trails
open and repaired.
Participate in their scheduled trail work days.
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