[pct-l] drinking with the enemy

[kevin@hughes.net (Kevin Corcoran)]

Hear, hear!
-Kevin Corcoran

<SNIP> Brick wrote:

>The problems come from the COMMERCIAL pack outfits that send many 
>strings  of horses each day over the same trails. They are even 
>exempt from the existing quotas.
>
>The "horses are bad" point of view is divisive. The recreational 
>horse people help the trail (example: assisting in trail projects) 
>and organizations like the Backcountry Horsemen help us protect the 
>trail from mechanized use and urban encroachment. Face it, they have 
>more money, and are better connected, than the average hiker.
>
>"Overuse (by anybody) is bad" is much more inclusive. The only ones 
>against that would be the Pack outfits themselves.  I bet the 
>majority of the Backcountry Horsemen would support this view.
>
>We can be against the vast majority of "horse damage" and still keep 
>the recreational equestrians as friends and allies.
>
>All IMHO.
>
>-Brick
>
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