Historic village to host trails conservation workshop
The historic Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill inwards Harrodsburg, Kentucky, volition host a trails conservation workshop associated amongst the Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference (SETC).
SETC is a two-day conference established xiii years ago, as well as volition locomote held inwards Lexington, Kentucky, on July 13-14. The Shaker Village workshop volition locomote held on July 12, 2012 equally an optional pre-conference offering.
Shaker Village is a National Historic Landmark on 3000 acres of rolling Central Kentucky farmland, located close 25 miles southwest of Lexington. The Village is managed equally a someone nonprofit.
While horses convey been ridden on trails at that topographic point for years, late approximately unique partnerships were established amongst the local Back Country Horsemen groups, too equally fox-hunting as well as driving organizations. These partnerships convey resulted inwards non solely to a greater extent than trail mileage, simply an appreciation past times the Village administration of the value of equestrian tourism, the enhancement of the historic atmosphere when horses are present, as well as the benefits of trail planning as well as maintenance when working closely amongst local horsemen.
Edith Conyers, President of the statewide Kentucky Back Country Horsemen, noted: “Our destination for all trails inwards Kentucky is to prepare potent working relationships amongst solid reason owners as well as managers, to appreciate as well as care amongst their objectives as well as concerns. The Shaker Village partnership is an first-class model for what tin hap when equestrian trail riders partner amongst solid reason administration to produce goodness both the groups as well as the solid reason resources nosotros all use.”
Hosted past times the Kentucky Horse Council, SETC is unique amid trail conferences inwards its focus on conservation education. Advocates who back upward this conference believe that Equus caballus trails volition locomote sustained into the hereafter solely if horsemen sympathise as well as protect the natural resources upon which they ride.
Additional optional activities on July 12 include a Horses & History tour to showcase approximately of Lexington’s renowned equine farms as well as facilities.
Registration as well as agenda: www.southeasternequestriantrails.com
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