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A part of the American Trails Advancing Trails Webinar Series, “Horses And Trails – How To Be Successful With Both!” discusses top-notch trails and facilities for equestrians. Join the presenter, Jan Hancock, in this detailed educational journey about equestrians, and learn the elements to success in planning, designing, and building trails and related recreational facilities that function successfully for horseback riders and their animals. This webinar includes at least 15 minutes at the end for questions and answers.

Jan will utilize photographs, architectural drawings, charts, tables, and related illustrative educational materials specifically developed for planning and designing successful equestrian trails.

Webinar participants will learn how to:

• Identify the design elements that can be immediately applied to equestrian-use trails and trail systems.
• Apply planning and design guidelines for achieving desirable equestrian trail features, including trail lengths, clearances, tread widths, grades, slopes, surfaces, safety features for at-grade and below-grade roadway crossings, and meeting equestrian trail users’ safety needs.
• Recognize the site-specific features of a recreational trail system that provides amenities for equestrian users with disabilities. Design elements include site selection, universal design facilities and fixtures, accessible shared trails, accessible equestrian facilities, recommended and therapeutic riding programs.
• Describe the features of an equestrian recreational site that includes designs to help protect water quality; manage horse manure; reduce noxious and invasive weeds; reduce soil erosion, root damage, and animal diseases; and identify flora and fauna dangerous to equines.

This webinar is presented by Jan Hancock, Principal, Hancock Resources LLC and American Trails Board Member. Jan is the author of the book “Equestrian Design Guidebook for Trails, Trailheads, and Campgrounds.”

Additional Information:

Payments Accepted:
Payments accepted are credit cards (Visa and MasterCard), PayPal, checks, and purchase orders. If paying via purchase order, please select “check” as your payment method in the online store and in the “notes” section write in your purchase order number.

Recording:
All webinars in the American Trails Advancing Trails Webinar Series are recorded. A link to the recording is included with the purchase of the webinar and will be sent within a day or two following the webinar, along with a pdf of the resources slide shown during the Q&A portion of the webinar that includes presenter contact information. Access to the recordings may also be purchased after the live session through the American Trails Online Store.

Closed Captioning:
Complimentary closed captioning in English is offered for our webinars, thanks to a partnership with VZP Digital. An unedited transcript will be sent to attendees following the webinar. If you require closed captioning in another language, please email trailhead@americantrails.org.

Questions?
Contact the American Trails office at trailhead@americantrails.org or (530) 605-4395.