By Linda P As many of you may know we have a big problem on City of Boulder Open Space Agricultural Lands due to uncontrolled growth of prairie dogs. Our open space and agricultural lands have been under attack ever since Council voted to protect them over 10 years ago. Left to continuously breed with […]
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Update on trials from Randy Winter, BCHA Trail Liaison March 26, 2020 Many of you may wonder if it is okay to ride your horse on Boulder County Open Space during the current COVID-19 regulations. Today, Cheryl Winter and some friends were out riding on Boulder County Open Space, and were approached by a maintenance […]
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By Mary Cook Recently retired, I found myself with time on my hands that I wanted to put to good use. I decided to apply to be a volunteer at the Colorado Horse Rescue (CHR) in Longmont, Colorado. Having been a horse lover all my life, and a horse owner for the past 20 years, this seemed like […]
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By Linda P When I moved here in 1991, our grasslands were bountiful and ecologically diverse. Our City and County Open Space grasslands would ebb and flow in the wind—reminding me of the ocean waves of my childhood growing up on Long Island. On Jan. 18, 2000, the City of Boulder adopted an ordinance prohibiting […]
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By Linda P “After purchasing the land in the 1980’s, Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) partnered with the U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service to stabilize and improve the soil by seeding native grasses. Thirty years later, the grass cover and height create some of the best ground nesting bird habitat in Boulder County.” It’s […]
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The Boulder Area Trails App is designed to connect local communities, enable users to find trails by use or type, allow users to plan routes, and link users to agency websites for more information. As the weather warms up you might find this new App useful in planning your next ride or hike on Boulder […]
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We all know how frustrating it is when you arrive at a trailhead and find cars parked in horse trailer assigned spaces. Our BCHA 2019 survey results expressed concerns among equestrians on just this subject. Last year we met with OSMP staff to see what could be done. Randy Winter, BCHAs Open Space trails liaison […]
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BCHA thanks our equestrian community for coming out in support of the 2019 BCHA Fun Show at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. It was a beautiful, crisp, fall morning at the 2019 BCHA Fun Show. The day started early at 7:30 AM for opening volunteers setting up the office for registration. Riders and parents began checking […]
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By Randy Winter Trail riding with horses, like many other ways people enjoy being with their horse, is a skilled discipline not to be taken lightly. Some of the trail skills for your horse are: trailering, obstacle negotiation, control of spook response, maneuverability, gait control, sure footedness and group manners. These are all equine-specific skills […]
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By Randy Winter There were lots of smiles all around at the grand opening of the Grindstone Quarry Trail at Heil Valley Ranch on October 9th. This is a 1.4 mile pedestrian/equestrian only trail beautifully winding it’s way up the east side of Geer Canyon Road. In addition, there are four horse trailer parking spaces […]
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