[pct-l] Fw: Re: horses

[giniajim]

I'm glad to hear about the Backcountry Horsemen of America.  But what do 
they teach about removing horse poop from trails?

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From: "Charles Williams" <charlesnolie at yahoo.com>
To: "PCT list" <Pct-L at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 11:11 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Fw: Re: horses


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> From: Charles Williams <charlesnolie at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] horses
> To: "rob gratz" <hikergratz at gmail.com>
> Date: Friday, December 16, 2011, 8:10 PM
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> The Backcountry Horsemen of America is the only non-profit outdoor related 
> business that I've heard of that picks up the tab for training it's 
> members in Leave No Trace ethics. They teach a crop of nearly a dozen 
> horsemen each year at the organization's expense to be Master Educator's 
> in the Leave No Trace practices. Their only obligation is that they return 
> to their states and teach classes (with another Master Educator) to the 
> rank and file horsemen/packers. The program includes special "best 
> practices" information that pertain to just stockmen and all the regular 
> stuff that a LNT program has. Exempt? I don't think so. I know all 
> horsemen are not up to speed on LNT, but it is a mandate from the top of 
> the Backcountry Horsemen of America that we get there as soon as possible. 
> And all hikers and outdoorsmen are not knowledgable in LNT either. You 
> need only take a trip among the "toilet paper tulips" of the JMT to see 
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> With that I will retire as my fingers are raw from defending horsemen all 
> day!
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> QuincyRider
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