I happened upon the OET booth at the Oregon State Fair. I loved to trail ride and was looking for some others like me who enjoyed the wilderness and the trails. I had also noticed the trails were often blocked by downed trees, and it was getting more and more difficult to find places to trail ride, especially … Read More
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is coming to your community to share information on how your public lands in Western Oregon will be managed for the next 20 years, and they want to year your thoughts and ideas. The BLM is interested in engaging in dialogue with community partners, cooperating agencies, federal and state agencies, and the general … Read More
The Salmonberry Corridor Coalition will hold two public meetings later this month to present the findings of assessments conducted as part of the master planning process for the proposed new trail. Meetings will be held: Tuesday, February 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Port of Tillamook Bay Officers Mess Hall Meeting Room at 4000 Blimp Blvd. … Read More
Have the summer off? Want to enrich the lives of kids while working with horses? YMCA of Columbia-Willamette is looking to hire a Summer Equestrian Team Director and four staff for their Equestrian Team at YMCA Camp Collins. Each summer, two thousand children come to YMCA Camp Collins. Their goal is to provide these children with fun and … Read More
Guy Rodrigue, the Park Manager for Milo McIver State Park, is asking for letters to support a ConnectOregon V grant, which they’re applying for to construct the Deep Creek and North Fork Deep Creek bridges. These bridges will complete critical parts of the new trail that will eventually allow equsetrians to ride from McIver toward Barton park. If you support this project, please email … Read More
Ok, true confessions, I joined for The Book. One of my friends told me she had heard about this trail group that put out a really great guidebook to Oregon’s trails and horse camps, but you had to join to get the book. I hesitated, because I’m not much of a joiner. But I really wanted that book, … Read More
Join the West Valley Chapter for the grand opening of the Upper Nestucca Equestrian Trail Head at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, near Carlton, Oregon. This is the only equestrian trail head in Yamhill County. The trails in this new system are open to hikers and equestrians. West Valley Chapter member Chris Cummings, who spearheaded the creation of … Read More
Central Oregon chapter is responsible for about 70 miles of trail in the Swamp Wells system, south of Bend. This spring, Diana Pyle and Kim McCarrel rode out to install some temporary signs along the Swamp Wells Tie Trail and ended up doing some pretty fancy on-the-spot improvising. You see, the temporary signs will be replaced this fall by permanent … Read More
This spring, eight intrepid Rock Warriors (aka members of OET’s Central Oregon chapter) took to the Maston trail system to de-rock one of the new horse trails. This delightful trail system lies between Bend and Redmond and is becoming a very popular winter riding spot, because it is close to town and its very sandy soil provides great winter … Read More