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The purpose of this blog is to describe some of my favorite horseback riding trails in San Diego County. There are some excellent books on hiking and mountain biking trails. However, horseback riders have special requirements and there is little information on this. For example, horseback riders need a larger parking area to accommodate their trucks and trailers. We also want to know if there is water available for our horses. In addition, my preference, at least, is for trails that are not too rocky, deeply rutted or very steep. Personally, I like loops, although I appreciate that a trail can look completely different when you turn around and tackle it from a different direction.
The goal of this blog is to make a start. I have focused on East and South County trails because these are the ones I know. I see this project as being something of a Wikipedia and encourage others to add to it so that one day it will be comprehensive.
When I started to research this project, I was delighted to discover that there is actually a lot of excellent information on the internet about equestrian trails, created by terrific equestrian groups such as Tijuana River Valley Equestrian Association and Bonita Valley Riders. As I was unaware of the extent of this information, I am going to assume that not all equestrians know of them either. Therefore, I have collected here a fair amount of information from the public domain for this project.
I understand also that we all have our “secret trails” – and I am no exception. These are the trails where, for example, there is limited parking or you need to get permission to cross over private land. I have not included my secret trails in this booklet. However, I am willing to trade info about secret trails on an individual basis!!!
So read on and enjoy – and then add your comments and your favorite horseback riding trails ….
The goal of this blog is to make a start. I have focused on East and South County trails because these are the ones I know. I see this project as being something of a Wikipedia and encourage others to add to it so that one day it will be comprehensive.
When I started to research this project, I was delighted to discover that there is actually a lot of excellent information on the internet about equestrian trails, created by terrific equestrian groups such as Tijuana River Valley Equestrian Association and Bonita Valley Riders. As I was unaware of the extent of this information, I am going to assume that not all equestrians know of them either. Therefore, I have collected here a fair amount of information from the public domain for this project.
I understand also that we all have our “secret trails” – and I am no exception. These are the trails where, for example, there is limited parking or you need to get permission to cross over private land. I have not included my secret trails in this booklet. However, I am willing to trade info about secret trails on an individual basis!!!
So read on and enjoy – and then add your comments and your favorite horseback riding trails ….
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