Horse SA webinar presentation 27 Feb, 2018 If you have any specific questions about getting into riding/back out on the trail visit https://www.horsesa.asn.au email horsesa@horsesa.asn.au

1. Get (back)
into riding
Horse SA
www.horsesa.asn.au
Photo: Heidi Lyneham

2. Don’t own a horse
- Find a business that provides a horse as
part of the services
- Select a business with an accredited
coach
- Visit first
Search Horse SA website under ”Let’s go
Riding”, yellow pages under horse riding,
SA Tourism website or if looking for a
coach who specializes in a certain type of
riding, go to their professional association
e.g. dressage Equestrian Australia Coach
Search
Alternatively, a local pony club may run a
‘riders without horses’ program. Wirraway
Youth Camp takes young people and
school groups.

3. iStock
Safety
- match horse to rider
- select suitable route/place to ride
- ride with someone more
experienced, who understands to
ride according to the least
experienced person and/or horse
- helmet, hi-viz, safety vest, boots,
gloves
NSW Code of Practice for
managing risks when new or
inexperienced riders or handlers
interact with horses
download here

4. What isa trail?
Atrail can be acorridor, route or
pathway with strong linkages with
the natural environment, open
space networksand cultural
heritage.

5. Legal access-waysmay include
• Formed roads
• Road related areas(within the road
boundaries)
• Unmade RoadReserves
• Easements (e.g. pipelines)
• Beaches
• Disused rail corridors(marked)
• Stock routes
• Markedtrails
In SouthAustralia, the land managersmost likely
to have trailsare
• LocalGovernment (Roads/publicland)
• Forestry SA
• Dept. Environment, Water, Natural
Resources
• Dept. Transport
• History Trust
• (SAWater)
• Private landholders e.g.StationStays
• Private companieswith leasesover land

6. Trailsare ranked
• Local
• Regional
• State
Trailshave most value if they
• Provide an experience for the target
user group/wider public
• Link two points of interest
• Form part of a wider network
Trailscan be multi/shared use, duel or
single use.
Not all options make a good trail.

7. Sharinginformation
tohelp tokeep trailsopen
Marked trailswill have on-
ground signage and maps
available from the government
agency managing the land.
Most land is un-marked or not
signed.
Check with the land manager:
- The time when trails/landis
open
- If a permit isrequired
- Where to park a float
- If water for horsesisavailable
- What obstacles are likely to
be encountered
- If riding in a group, a special
permit may be required

8. Findout whomanagesthe land on
whichtrailsare located
Before riding, caring for trailsor
advocating for new routes, it is
important to find out who the land
manager is.
Your favourite trail could traverse
several different land tenures.
In this photo, near Kersbrook in
SouthAustralia, the small track to
the foreground is on land managed
byAdelaide HillsCouncil, while the
wider track towards the rear is
managed by Forestry SA.
If you are unsure who the land
manager may be, your local council
can assist with information.

9. Unmade road reservespotentially available for riding can
be identified by using topographic maps.
The red arrowsare pointing to double unfilled lines,
representing public land called unformed roads or
unmade road reserves. The land has been set aside for a
future road and is available for the public to access.
If gatesare blocking public land, check with the council
and arrange for public accessto be reinstated.
Occasionally local councilssell unmade road reserves.

10. This is what an unmade road reserve may look like.
In this image, the public unmade road reserve is visible between the fence line and crop.
It is quite common for the public reserve to not be fenced, or fenced on one side only.

11. Unmade road reservesare frequently not maintained, and therefore may not be easy to
ride or walk through. Check for fallen wire fences, large holes or other hazards before
riding your horse through.

12. Did you know?
Horsesare
classified asa
vehicle under the
Australian Road
Rules.
Local councils
have powers
under their
by-lawsto
prohibit or allow
horseson public
parksand local
roads.

13. Advocate for Trails
Join your walk/horse/bike trailsgroup
Find out who your local Councilor and
Mayor are.
• Arrange a time to meet
• Provide regular updates
• Invite to club special occasions
• Contribute to public consultations of all
kinds(road closures/ recreation/open
space/tourism etc.)
Repeat with State and Federal MP’s
Engage with Regional Development Board
& NRM Board
Keep in contact with other organisations
who are also interested in trailsin their
area e.g. local businessassociation
This is aLONGTERM commitment

14. Participate in public
consultations
Another important way
to help isby participating
in public consultations.
Public land, which may
have acurrent trail, or be
suitable for one in the
future, will often come
up for public
consultation.
It is very important to
send in asubmission to
say how important it isto
keep this land open for
recreational trail use,
especially for local horse
riders.

15. Link up with
like minded
people
A local trail
accessor ‘trail
watch’ group can
be set up on
social media to
share
information
about trail care
and public
consultations.
Or, it may be
beneficial in
some casesto
establisha local
committee or
non-profit group.

16. Once a trail isin, there is still plenty of
work for advocatesto do
Social networks
Trail user education
Maintenance
Continuous improvement for
infrastructure (
Link up with other trailsin the region
Develop mapping, participate in
promotions
Conduct trail events
Help othersget their trail project off the
ground

17. Horse SA
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Photo credits: Michael Mullen