Members Arkamo Traveler Posted March 30, 2006 Members Posted March 30, 2006 Thanks for the input, its good to know that I'm not the only one who thinks about this. So for solutions... More rangers and more restricted areas! Probably not($). Education? Permits--Limited numbers? Prove damage? Work with the NPS? Where could we start.
Wayne SW/MO Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 There are two things that are bad about horses, in my opinion, on natural land. The first is shape of their hoof which is larger than native ungulates and compacts the ground rather than penetrating which can be useful for aerating. Without a rider, horses are heavier than any native animal in the woods, except the Bison, and it left the timber eons ago. When they feed they grasp and jerk the vegetation sideways. This action tends to pull shallow rooted plants out by the roots and in the Ozarks rock terrain, most soft plants are shallow rooted. I can imagine what the trail behind 20 of them looked like, but probably not as bad as it would have if it had been wet. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman.
Kicknbass Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Thanks for the report Al. We took a family road trip through the area , but time didn't allow for a float trip. Maybe next time. " Too many hobbies to work" - "Must work to eat and play"
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