LINKS and PARTNERS
These are our non-profit partners with whom we work with all year round 'to keep horses on trails' and much more!
We give them money, they help us on projects, sometimes they give us money or we are a member of their association or an associate.
Thank you all!
We also work with other governmental entities to keep horses on trails by preserving and protecting our natural environment on open space lands for all our wild creatures.
We give them money, they help us on projects, sometimes they give us money or we are a member of their association or an associate.
Thank you all!
- WindWalkers – https://windwalkers.org
- The CSU Galloway Equine Research fund https://advancing.colostate.edu/GALLOWAY?fbclid=IwAR3lpAiauEfCR3Aa_RKj4sLHySvCoty9cfONrDubJaeT30A8KlLgXNp-Zwg
- Smiling Goat Ranch – https://smilinggoatranch.com
- Ascendigo - https://ascendigo.org
- Riding Institute of Disabled Equestrians, Silt, Co. https://coloradoride.org
- Surmount Counseling LLC - https://surmountcounseling.com
- Equitarian Initiative - https://equitarianinitiative.org/
- Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT) – https://avlt.org
- Wilderness Workshop - https://wildernessworkshop.org/
- RF Outdoor Volunteers https://rfov.org
- Round-up Riders of the Rockies https:roundupriders.com
- Rocky Mountain Youth Corps https://rockymountainyouthcorps.org
- Mountain Trekkers Back Country Horsemen - https://mountaintrekkers.org/
- Back Country Horsemen of America – https://bcha.org
- American Trails – https://americantrails.org
- End of the Trail Rescue – https://eottr.org
- Roaring Fork Hounds Pony Club (RFHPC) https://facebook.com/RoaringForkHoundsPonyClub
- Colorado West Hunter/Jumper Association (CWHJA) - https://facebook.com/coloradowesthunterjumperassociation/
- Equine Land Conservation Resource – Lexington KY - https://elcr.org/
- Colorado Horse Council- https://coloradohorsecouncil.com
We also work with other governmental entities to keep horses on trails by preserving and protecting our natural environment on open space lands for all our wild creatures.
BELOW: These links to community Master Plans can be found live on Page 19 of the Mid Valley Final Trails Plan.
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Collaboration with the Roaring Fork Cycling and meeting bikes and horses on trails - they are empowering their bikes kids and helping our horse kids and trail riders! Compliments of Alpine Equine Hospital, here is a partial list of Veterinary Resources We are aware of the vast amount of information available on the internet. Our team has taken the time and evaluated the following sites.
NEW -NATIONAL PARKS RESOURCE 2.2021 So we wanted to share this in-depth resource called "An Essential Guide To Enjoying National Parks Responsibly” which shares useful information on: How to enjoy the great outdoors more ‘responsibly’ by practising the principles of ‘leave no trace’, camping and wildlife safety, and fire prevention awareness. https://www.loveholidays.com/holidays/enjoying-us-national-parks-responsibly/ HERE ARE THE EMAIL LINKS FOR YOUR LETTERS, the postal addresses at the end of this report are for below: Vicki Christiansen - Chief, USDA Forest Service vcchristiansen@fs.fed.us Dan Smith - Deputy Director, National Parks Service Daniel_Smith@nps.gov William Perry Pendley/Michael Nedd – Acting Director(s), Bureau Land Management blm_wo_director@blm.gov Andy Tenney -Division Chief, Recreation and Visitor Services, Bureau of Land Management atenney@blm.gov Michiko Martin - Director, Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer Services USDA Forest Service michikojmartin@fs.fed.us Bob Ratcliffe - Division Chief, Conservation and Outdoor Recreation National Park Service robert_ratcliffe@nps.gov Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council : RFVHC.colorado@gmail.com Links to information from the Wilderness Society including letter of Protest sent to Department of Interior https://www.wilderness.org/articles/blog/here-are-facts-e-bikes-and-public-lands https://www.wilderness.org/articles/press-release/national-groups-blast-interior-dept-opening-non-motorized-trails-e-bikes Please review, send a letter yourself to our local BLM Agency in Silt, Colorado, US Forest Service. Below is the postal contact information. Please CC. your letter to the RFVHC. Email addresses to important law makers are listed above. The RFVHC Postal Address is: Box 127 Snowmass, CO. BLM - Colorado River Valley Field Office - Field Manager - Larry Sandoval - lsandoval@blm.gov Brian Hopkins - bhopkins@blm.gov Monty Senor - msenor@blm.gov BLM Silt Co Office: https://www.blm.gov/offi…/colorado-river-valley-field-office Mailing Address: 2300 River Frontage Road Silt, CO 81652 Phone: 970-876-9000 Please Cc:Rfvhc.colorado@gmail.com Interested in the BLM and interested in researching where your backyard sits in the BLM family ?https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/68506/90704/109012/01_CRVFO_ROD_ARMP_FINAL_6-12-15.pdf US Forest Service Supervisors Office: https://www.fs.usda.gov/land/whiteriver/landmanagement White River National Forest Supervisor's Office 900 Grand Ave. Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970)-945-2521 Phil Nyland Forest Service White River National Forest, Aspen-Sopris District p: 970-404-3156 pnyland@fs.fed.us Dept of Interior Secretary feedback@ios.doi.gov The current interior secretary is David Bernhardt, who held the office in an acting capacity until April 2019. He succeeded Ryan Zinke who resigned on January 2, 2019. David Bernhardt is from Rifle. Mailing Address: Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 |
What are our resources?
This is a new section that was suggested by Carey and she volunteers in an after-school activity for children ."The children saw your website https://www.rfvhorsecouncil.org/links--partners.html while looking for information about horses and horse farms,because, as we have done for a couple of years now, we are going to be visiting a real live horse farm in just a few weeks! One of my girls, Ashley, did some web searches at home and found this page that she brought in for me to see about tack - here is the LINK below, and we hope it's helpful to your readers. Thank you !!
http://www.tacktrunks.net/whitepapers/tack-and-gear-outfitting-your-horse.html
Always UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Bear with us, as we update and organize these important contacts. Send us any missing contacts or INCORRECT LINKS. Thank you!
This is a new section that was suggested by Carey and she volunteers in an after-school activity for children ."The children saw your website https://www.rfvhorsecouncil.org/links--partners.html while looking for information about horses and horse farms,because, as we have done for a couple of years now, we are going to be visiting a real live horse farm in just a few weeks! One of my girls, Ashley, did some web searches at home and found this page that she brought in for me to see about tack - here is the LINK below, and we hope it's helpful to your readers. Thank you !!
http://www.tacktrunks.net/whitepapers/tack-and-gear-outfitting-your-horse.html
Always UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Bear with us, as we update and organize these important contacts. Send us any missing contacts or INCORRECT LINKS. Thank you!
Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council
P.O. Box 127, Snowmass, Colorado 81654
* 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization *
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