[pct-l] Horse etiquette

[Edward Anderson]

Hey Len,
 
It goes with the territory - the trail - the PCT that you are hiking on. Consider this: Were it not for the very significant help of horses and mules to build and maintain the trail - there would not be a trail for you to hike on. I live in Agua Dulce and am a Back Country Horseman. We recently completed a seven day trail improvement project. Horses and mules hauled all of the heavy equipment that was needed, including jack-hammers. A new, and more scenic, PCT route is in the planning stage. Several miles of new trail will be created. Of course, it will require horses and mules to haul the equipment. The PCTA will be seeking volunteers. Perhaps you will be among them. We need your help.
 
MendoRider-Hiker
 

________________________________
 From: Len Glassner <len5742 at gmail.com>
To: pct-l <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net> 
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:45 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Horse etiquette
  
> But what if the horse slips and you're below it? :-O

Put your arms out and stop the fall.  That's why they want you down there.

I REALLY dislike watching hundreds of pounds of unstable meat passing
by just above me on a steep slope with an eighteen inch trail.
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