Thursday, December 6, 2012
Time for some chow.
Patch was just in time for dinner at the Meadowood Barn on Thursday, Dec. 6. The bell rang at around 3:30 p.m., and the 16 horses that live at the barn responded by walking back to their stalls unaided to wait for their evening meal. Fate of Barn/Boarding Remain Questionable The future of the Meadowood Barn remains questionable, and the Bureau of Land Management, which owns the facility, is expected to make a formal decision in January on the Environmental Assessment of the aging structure. Barn manager Allison Mills is now down another horse (it went to a training facility and was not allowed to come back, she said), and due to her contract with BLM, she is unable to increase the number of horses boarded beyond 15. The development …
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
An eight-member task force presented its recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
The Fairfax County Ad Hoc Equestrian Task Force (ETF) proposed hiring an equestrian coordinator and establishing an Equestrian Advisory Committee when it presented its recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, following a year of meetings. The task force proposed that officials appoint an equestrian coordinator to act as an ambassador between equestrians and the county. "The equestrian coordinator is really the lynchpin that we felt would help to achieve our goals," said Breeana Bornhorst, chair of the Equestrian Task Force. She and the task force also recommended that the county establish an Equestrian Advisory Committee to assist the coordinator, as well as review existing county zoning laws and permitting processes to …
Friday, February 24, 2012
There still exists a significant market for equestrian activities in Fairfax County.
This is the fourth and final artilce in a multi-part series from Patch about the economic and other impacts of the declining equestrian industry in Fairfax County. Part 1: Fairfax County Losing Equestrian-Related Revenue Due to Lack of Planning was published Tuesday, Feb. 21. Part 2: Richmond Highway Development May Spare Woodlawn Stables was published Wednesday, Feb. 22. Part 3: Laurel Hill Equestrian Facility Moves Forward was published Thursday, Feb. 23. ______ There still exists a market for equestrian activities in Fairfax County, despite challenges to local horse-related infrastructure from housing, business and transportation development. Though a relatively small portion of the population, equestrians in the county drive a …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Equestrian Task Force will recommend hiring a full-time coordinator.
This is the first in a multi-part series from Patch about the economic and other impacts of the declining equestrian industry in Fairfax County. Part 2: Richmond Highway Development May Spare Woodlawn Stables was published Wednesday, Feb. 22. Part 3: Laurel Hill Equestrian Facility Moves Forward was published Thursday, Feb. 23. Part 4: Fairfax County Equestrian Opportunities was published Friday, Feb. 24. _______ At least 50 equine-related businesses have closed in the past 20 years, most recently Great Falls Horse Center and Bay Ridge Equestrian Center, according to The Fairfax County Equestrian Task Force. The loss of these businesses and other equine facilities, primarily due to increased land development, is costly for Fairfax County …
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Adoption
Halley Gould drove from Pittstown, N.J., to fulfill her dream. Ten years ago she'd heard about the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program, and decided then she'd one day adopt a Mustang. "I fell in love with the Mustang breed and became interested in gentling one of them," she said. Mustang is the breed name used for wild horses of the North American west. Standing in front of the pen containing #1771, the gelding she'd chosen to adopt, Gould couldn't help smiling. "I chose this one based on his confirmation and personality," she said. "He's been moving around the enclosure generally interested in what's going on, and acting even tempered with the other horses." Gould was one of about 20 people who adopted horses this …
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1:41 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
the parks department made significant cuts to personnel this last year and to date has failed to fill essential positions, that is, if you consider janitorial staff to keep your wonderful recreation centers clean and operational, essential. i think improving services in the riding community is a great addition to fairfax counties offerings but i think they need to make sure they can deliver on … more ›