My Horse University and Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) will co-host an educational webinar on November 13, 2018 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time entitled “Action for Equestrian Trails in Pennsylvania and Beyond.” This webinar is part one of a two part series on maintaining and expanding equestrian access.
Two women riding horses on scenic trail
Webinar will address trail behaviors and environmental practices that help equestrians to protect and grow access to equestrian trails.
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Both webinars are part of ELCR’s How They Did It educational programing, focusing on issues faced by horse land owners and equestrians, as they grapple with user conflicts, planning, design and maintenance issues, and the collaborative relationships that must be built between all user groups, agencies and the community to keep access to and expand trails and facilities for equestrian access.
Guest presenter, Gwen Wills of the Pennsylvania Equine Council, will talk about the issues, solutions and collaborations between state agencies and equine advocacy organizations that work to protect and advance trails. The webinar will address trail behaviors and environmental practices that help equestrians to protect and grow access to equestrian trails in their communities and beyond. Trail design, implementation and maintenance will also be covered.
Ms. Wills is the Trail Stewardship Program Director at the Pennsylvania Equine Council. Concerned over the loss of access to public lands for equine use across the country, in 2001 Gwen got involved with the Pennsylvania Equine Council (PEC), a grass roots volunteer organization that represents the equine owners in Pennsylvania.
Gwen has developed and conducts Trail Stewardship Workshops to train volunteers, agency staff, and all non-motorized trail users to collaborate, learn trail maintenance and re-design techniques and integrate “Leave No Trace/Ride Smart” methods into their environmental, behavioral and shared use ethics.
To register for the webinar, visit https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_34daYt9MS8aIH8sNIb-dxg. The webinar is free!
My Horse University and ELCR’s Part 2 of this series “Building Partnerships, Building Access – Creating and Maintaining Equestrian Trails” will be presented on February 12, 2019, at 7pm eastern time. Experts Jan Hancock of Hancock Resources, LLC, Matthew Nelson and Matthew Woodson will be our presenters. Check out ELCR’s website, Facebook posts and eblasts for upcoming registration information.
About My Horse University: My Horse University is a national online program for horse enthusiasts based at Michigan State University, one of the top U.S. universities in Equine Science and Management, with MSU Extension. All Webinars are available at the My Horse University website for later viewing.
About the Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR): ELCR builds awareness of the loss of lands available for horse-related activities and facilitates the protection and conservation of those lands working to ensure America’s equine heritage lives on and the emotional, physical and economic benefits of the horse-human relationship remains accessible. ELCR serves as an information resource and clearinghouse on conserving horse properties, land use planning, land stewardship/best management practices, trails, liability and equine economic impact. For more information about the ELCR visit www.elcr.org or call (859) 455-8383.
Press release by Equine Land Conservation Resource