http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#47877 I vote to continue to allow horses access to public. For anyone to think otherwise is to violate our vision of "Life, Liberty and the Persuit of Happiness, in One Nation under God. If everyone, especially our politicians kept this in mind we would not need all these laws to protect our rights as Americans.... 47877@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#47823 Another yes vote to keep public lands public. I too am not able to get out and hike the trails but I can still ride my horse on them.... 47823@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#47827 Yes, there is no logical reason to ban horses except to appease single minded groups that cannot play well with others.... 47827@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#47829 I vote yes.... 47829@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#47813 Yes, keep public lands public. I cannot hike anymore but I can sit my gaited horse and enjoy all of nature. The quietness of a ride on a horse gives one a greater appreciation of the surrounding. Our elected officials need to work FOR us and not AGAINST us. Please stop taking away our freedoms.... 47813@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#46967 For years I have enjoyed the trails in the back country with my mules and horses. It would be a shame to have the trails so narrow that a pack animal can't go down the trails.... 46967@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#46206 The right to get from one place to another on horse is a great thing. Most of Alaska is not accessable by car. Horse or plane, I prefer the horse...more reliable and safer.... 46206@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#46099 Vote Yes! I have spent 48+ years riding in the back country of many states, mainly in the Chattahoochee Nat. Forest in the No.GA mtns. We need to preserve our right to ride and enjoy our forests. There's never been irrepairable damage done by dispersed riding and this is a right and privelige we need to protect and continue for our children and theirs.... 46099@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#45317 The novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley was published as a warning. It tells the tale of London in the year 2540, in a dystopian future in which the government controlled every aspect of the citizens’ lives, down to not allowing any dissenting, or in other words free, thought. This was Huxley’s vision of what will happen to societies if the government was allowed enough leeway to impose their iron fist into the everyday lives down to thoughts, words, and free choice of the citizens. This novel was controversial, and still is, but what is worse still is that his and also George Orwell’s cautionary tales of restriction of governmental regulation are beginning to come true, even here in the land of the free, the USA. For instance, the California government has allowed zoning of Los Angeles to include where fast food restaurants cannot have a store open. Burger joints are becoming outlawed, and one of the next targets is the payday loan industry, which has already come under fire.... 45317@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#45328 1.I'm disabled, this is the only way I can enjoy the trails; this is discrimination under the ADA act. 2. Horsemen built these trails. They were here first. 3.All generations should be able to enjoy this great country, America. 4. Remember, this is the LAND OF THE FREE, don't discriminate against horsemen. Trails for all users! 5. Horsemen will work with other user classes to help keep these trails open by keeping them clear. 4.Senators and Congressmen/Women, PLEASE pass this bill. THANK YOU.... 45328@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#45150 I VOTE YES! I ALSO AGREE WITH MINDY, WE ARE THE LAND OF THE FREE, I THINK! IF WE CAN MAKE ROOM FOR BICYCLES THEN WE SHOULD MAKE ROOM FOR OUR HORSES,THEY DESERVE A PLACE TO ENJOY AS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.... 45150@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#44128 Freedom the last frontier! We can't afford to loose our country's basic rights isn't this................ AMERICA LAND OF THE FREE Fight for your Rights always. & LEAVE NO TRACE... 44128@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#43146 I have been riding since I was 5. I am now 54. Most of my years of riding have been on public lands. I am a member of Back Country Horsemen, voluneers with the U.S. Forest service and Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries. At an alarming rate, out of control developers are destroying our hunting and recreational lands. Please do not take away our freedom to enjoy public lands where we can exsperience the beauty of this wonderful countries back country. Horses and Mules are part of our heritage. Our history, our public lands, our horses and mules, and our RIGHT TO RIDE, are very important to us and I will do what ever it takes to preserve all five.... 43146@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#41640 Please vote yes on S.2283 - horses and mules are as much a part of the American experience as hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Without them we might not have discoverd and subsequently explored much of what is now designated public lands.... 41640@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#41407 I support S 2283. The use of horses and stock on public lands should continue to be allowed. Most trail systems have been put into place with the help of horses and stock animals. I look forward to my trips into these locations and would like to be able to share the experience with my grandchildren.... 41407@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#39814 I live in the middle of the cotton fields in Tennessee. The farmers allow us to ride our horses on their land. The government is purchasing the land in an effort to save rivers from the erosion caused by row crops. Now the government will not allow the horses on the land. Senators Corker and Alexander are deaf to the requests to support the bill and move it out of committee.... 39814@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#39774 This country was founded on the back of a horse. To deny them access to ride on lands that would not have been claimed without the help of a horse is just selfish. Not all of us have 100 acres to ride on, we should be entitled to the same rights as others. If you can hike, ride a bike, where there is a trail a horse should be allowed. It a form of recreation, just the same, a way to appreciate nature in its rawest form. Not to mention, fellow trail riders are the most concientious when it comes to picking up trash left behind where others have been. How would we manage these lands without horses, or pack in supplies to firefighters fighting rural fires? and search and rescue crews? where would these volunteers gain practice and experience if they weren't allowed to ride the lands? I hope people will recognize what a benefit for everyone it is to be able to enjoy this type of experience.... 39774@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#39742 Vote YES, As a horse owner and rider we should cherish and see the way our elders saw this great land from the saddle and preserve and protect it as it should be!... 39742@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#39690 I have served as a volunteer wilderness ranger, and patrolled trails on horseback. Trails need to be available for horse riders.... 39690@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#39022 if the Horses are no longer allowed to walk on the park than all Dogs should also not be allowed! E... 39022@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#38553 They need to clean up the trails that the horse makes a deposit on. It would be better for all if they did. I was hiking the Yadkin River Islands last Friday to go fishing. We had to dodge poop the whole way.... 38553@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#38481 i have owned horses for 32 years and have ridden trails from the west coast all the way to the east coast. riding is a source of stress relief for many people but that relief can not be found riding in an arena, national forests are peaceful and serene and should always be open to horseback riding after all before bicycles came along and before people decided to exercise by hiking the trails horses were there roaming wild and free, their presence never disturbed the wildlife, as i have ridden the trails i have been blessed to see much wildlife that would have run off if i had been on a bike or walking, wildlife just are not afraid of the sound of a horse. Keep the forests open to horses forever.... 38481@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#38098 My family and I are avid horsemen and we enjoy trail riding our horses throughout the year. We vote yes to keep riding on public trails and public land. It is important for the future of our children to be able to enjoy the national forest. It seems to be the only place left for peace and contentment of so many people. If it is made illegal to ride these trails then our country isn't really free and that would be a slap in the face to all of our war veterans! Please keep this our county of liberty!... 38098@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#37351 I vote YES -- our land needs to be kept open and available for the freedom of our horses and their owners to enjoy the natural environment that God intended it.... 37351@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2283.html#36541 Absolutely YES! I have been riding for over 50 years, and plan to do so for another 50. Horses are what founded this nation, and the way the government has mismanaged this country for decades, we all may be returning to the horse for transporation if gas, food and everything else keeps going up. Personally I'd be all for that.... 36541@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT