Saturday, March 13, 2021

Australia: Endurance riders fear national parks moving to restrict access

HawkesburyGazette.com.au - Full Article

March 11 2021
John Ellicott

Fury is building in the horse riding fraternity at plans to "manage" horse trails in NSW National Parks, with changes to trails at Wollemi National Park in the Hawkesbury seen as the thin edge of the wedge.

National Parks has issued a draft management plan for Wollemi that may see horse trails reduced from about 50 to 19 as it moves to prevent threats to the park's ecology.

But the move has sent shudders through the NSW Endurance Riders Association who have obtained an urgent meeting with the environment minister's office on March 22...

Read more here:
https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/7162722/parks-moves-to-restrict-wollemi-horse-trails/

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