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Tourists on Horseback |
| I have written many times to the BLM to suggest that the wild, Utah born, Sulphur Springs could pay their own paying if the BLM would set up a Dude Ranch for tourists to come and ride tamed Spanish Mustangs to photograph them in the wild. Of course, they all wouldn't be totally wild, but would be mostly wild. |
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Doesn't this look like fun? |
| Instead of the BLM hiring wranglers to hunt down, hassle and capture every single last Sulphur Mustang on their home ranges and taking them to slaughter or to forever holding camps, the BLM wranglers would be taming the Sulphurs and treating them with kindness and respect. If the BLM would only encouraged it, With 3 million to 5 million visitors per year, Utah tourists would have paid BLM Cowboys to lead their families on horse back tours to see Mustangs, where tourists could photograph Wild Horses in nature, thrilled friends back home in Germany or Japan with photos of the pretty Mustang mares with their rambunctious foals, these friends would be calling the BLM asking when they could come and ride the mustangs for $$$$. There are real "Dude" ranches that make their living putting tourists on horseback and riding out to see the Wild Mustang on their homelands. |
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| DW says: I'd love a trip like this out on the Mountain Home Range! |
| SL says: Me Too! Ahhhhh ~ Heaven on Earth! |
| CC says: We took a day trip like this with our 4 kids one summer in Yellowstone. Wow! Just think how neat it would have been riding tamed Mustangs to see real Wild Mustangs...? |
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Horseback-adventures |
| A horse pack trip is a unique and exciting summer vacation. Unfortunately, these horses on this ranch ARE NOT Mustangs. But this gives you an idea of what I wanted when I contacted the BLM about having the Mustangs pay their own way. Horse trail riding and horse camping are the focus of our roving wilderness trips. The trips move from camp to camp every other day or so over the course of 3 to 8 days. Throughout the summer we have many different trips covering the highlights, including the Continental Divide and diverse range of open meadows and high alpine trail riding. Each trip has it’s own unique interests and special focus. From vast rolling meadows, trails in the shadow of the Continental Divide, rivers hidden amidst century old forests and fire lookout stations at the tops of the mountains. Our trusty riding horses takes you through the mountains on spectacular routes. Horse camping is really the only way to go in our opinion. The summer roving horseback trips and excursions are an unique opportunity. You are likely to see elk, deer, bears, Mountain Goats and sheep, and moose on our early season trips. High elevation trips take you through alpine meadows filled with wildflowers in full bloom. alazyh.com |
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Riding at your own risk: Horseback riding is a really fun sport but can be unpredictable and dangerous. You will be asked to sign a waiver that states that "you know that horseback riding can be dangerous and that you will not hold us responsible for any harm done to you and yours. You will be riding at your own risk". We wear helmets when we are around our horses. Horses can be jealous and may sometimes kick each other and if you happen to be in the area, you may not look like a cowboy, but you will be thankful you are wearing a certified horse helmet. |
