Trail Information

CHC Trails Committee Purpose & Goals

CT Horse Council Volunteer Horse Patrol Program


PRINTABLE BROCHURE: 

Volunteer Horse Patrol Brochure

CHC-VHP Program Book (REVISED ADDITION COMING SOON)

VHP Power Point   coming soon

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS   

The Connecticut Horse Council, Inc. represents your interests in:

Trails Safe Passing Plan 

The Trails Safe Passing Plan (TSPP) STOP! SPEAK and STAND BACK is a safety action plan to educate on what to do when encountering people with horses on the trails. The Trails Safe Passing Plan (TSPP) Stop! Speak and Stand Back allows you to safely share the trails and is helpful for all trail users, including horses, dogs and children. Understanding these horse facts will drive out fears of horses, give compassion and respect for horses and people with horses, and provide a plan of action when you encounter horses and people with horses

The Trails Safe Passing Plan (TSPP) Stop! Speak and Stand Back educational resource has been published by the Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) in Lexington, Kentucky.   ELCR is working with the Trails are Common Ground (TaCG) campaign.

  1. a) CHC Trails Committee Purpose & Goals
  2. b) Trail Etiquette
  3. c) What You Can Do To Save the Trails
  4. d) Share the Trail

Share The Trail Printable Brochure

  1. e) Seven Tips to Help Save Horseback Riding Trails
  2. f) CHC Road Safety PRINTABLE BROCHURE

MISSION: The Equine Land Conservation Resource leads in the protection and conservation of lands for the horse and horse-related activities.

VISION: A future in which horse lands have been conserved so that America’s equine heritage lives on and the emotional, physical and economic benefits of mankind’s bond with the horse remain accessible to all.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the US is losing 6,000 acres of open land every day. Large open spaces and contiguous tracts of land are critical to providing the space we need to support our nation’s equestrian heritage and economy. With the current rate of loss, we may not have enough land to support our horses and equestrian-related activities in as little as 15 years.

Six core issues impact equine land loss. They are: planning for horses in your community, conservation tools for horse lands, equine access to public lands, equine access to private lands, best management practices and the benefits of horses in communities.

To save our farms, trails, hayfields and other horse lands we must act immediately, addressing threats one by one, community by community. Concerned citizens across the nation are eager to get involved at a local level, but may not know where to start.

  Benefits of Horses to Our Communities

  Best Management Practices

  Conservation Tools for Horse Lands

  Equine Access to Private Lands

  Equine Access to Public Lands

  Frequently Asked Questions

  Planning for Horses in Your Community

The American Horse Council was organized in 1969 to represent the horse industry in Washington before Congress and the federal regulatory agencies. It is a non-profit corporation that represents all segments of the equine industry.

Goal of the American Horse Council

The goal of the AHC is to ensure that the industry works together in Washington to accomplish our ultimate goal of “Keeping Opportunities Open” for the horse industry. The AHC believes that consensus and coordinated action by our members in dealing with federal legislation and regulations is the best way to accomplish our goal. The AHC works toward those ends whenever possible.

Mission of the American Horse Council                                                                                                          To promote and protect the equine industry by representing its interests in Congress and in federal regulatory agencies on national issues of importance; to unify the equine industry by informing industry members of regulations and pending legislation, and by serving as a forum for all member organizations and individuals; and to advise and inform government and the industry itself of the equine industry’s important role in the United States economy. 

The mission broadly describes the AHC’s purpose as an organization.

 

Back Country Horsemen of America:

The purpose of this organization shall be:
1. To perpetuate the common-sense use and enjoyment of horses in America’s back country and wilderness.
2. To work to ensure that public lands remain open to recreational stock use.
3. To assist the various government and private agencies in their maintenance and management of said resource.
4. To educate, encourage and solicit active participation in the wise use of the back country resource by horsemen and the general public commensurate with our heritage.
5. To foster and encourage the formation of new state Back Country Horsemen’s Organizations