Save Horse Stables from State Shutdown!
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Shadow Glen Stables%u2014the sole equestrian concessionaire at the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (SRA)%u2014has been targeted for possible closure under the SRA Preliminary General Plan currently under review (Chapter III-136). Comments regarding the plan are due at Park Headquarters by March 24, 2008.
Shadow Glen has been owned and operated by the same family since the 1960s. It caters to both private boarders and those in the general public who simply want to enjoy a day in the saddle. From April through October, rental horses are available for the guided trail rides that wind gently along Mississippi Bar. In past years, moonlight rides hosted by the stable have delighted both young and old.
Shadow Glen keeps alive the spirit of the horse and rider and their historical prominence in the development of the trail system along Folsom Lake and the American River. Please sign this petition to help us keep our hoof print on the map!
Shadow Glen Stables%u2014the sole equestrian concessionaire at the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (SRA)%u2014has been targeted for possible closure under the SRA Preliminary General Plan currently under review (Chapter III-136). Comments regarding the plan are due at Park Headquarters by March 24, 2008.
Shadow Glen has been owned and operated by the same family since the 1960s. It caters to both private boarders and those in the general public who simply want to enjoy a day in the saddle. From April through October, rental horses are available for the guided trail rides that wind gently along Mississippi Bar. In past years, moonlight rides hosted by the stable have delighted both young and old.
Shadow Glen keeps alive the spirit of the horse and rider and their historical prominence in the development of the trail system along Folsom Lake and the American River. Please sign this petition to help us keep our hoof print on the map!
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# 609:
Closing Shadow Glen would be a tragedy. There are so few places near Sacramento to get out on the trails, especially the wonderful trails around Folsom Lake and the American River. Equestrians are being pushed out due to urban sprawl and family activities surrounding the equestrian community are severely impacted by these closures. I have had to move my horse twice in the last 2 yrs because the boarding facilities were bulldozed and developed into tract homes. This is a tragedy! Keep equestrian and family activities alive by saving Shadow Glen.
# 608:
There are few places yet where our children can enjoy nature amidst the hustle & bustle of daily life in suburbia. Companies like Shadow Glen dedicate their family's lives to preserving a little bit of our heritage that is lost to the glam of video games, television, and the modern day parent's obsession with soccer, karate and ballet. Please do not close this location.
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# 603:
Shadow Glen offers horseback riding services to people of all ages in the Sacramento and Yolo county communities that can not be found elsewhere in the area. Please keep Shadow Glen open for business.
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# 600:
Shadow Glen Riding Stable are my hometown for me. I don't agree with shut down. Please keep up!! Do not shut down! We will be miss Shadow Glen!! I hope that Shadow Glen will be not close! I want to keep opening! We love Shadow Glen!!
# 599:
Shadow Glen Has been a vital part of Fair oaks History there has always been a place for horses and horse owners,shadow glen also contributes greatly to the community with its annnual food gathering that is donated to a local family, also many of the horse owners help local law enforcemet aggencies with patrol of th state park area surrionding the park also th area is a beautiful area to ride around lake nataomas up to folsom you cant find a better place to board your horse every horse is given awesome attention and care and lokk at the thousands of horse lovers and owners who thoughout the years shadow glen has given the community and also the little cowboys and cowgirls tha the stables has given us . Shadow Glen is part of our communitys history, it needs to stay where its needed by all us Horse owners and state Park ussers you got bike trails for th cyclists 4x4 trails for the off roaders fishin and hunting areas for the sportsmen and sports women jogging walking places hiking places where are all the horse owners in the area sussposed to go Shadow Glen its here, been here, and needs to stay here!!!! Tommy Joe J Houston Son of Stables Owner Horses Owner Long Time Area User
# 598:
This should be expanded to enhance the Folsom area, and make Sacramento and Folsom a vacaation destination like Tahoe
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# 596:
Our cities are becoming more and more urban with fewer activites that are wholesome and accessible to families, schools, scout troops and church youth groups, it is important that our community rally together to teach our young people about safe ways to enjoy nature and learn new things.
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keep the stables open
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# 591:
I feel really sad when I hear that they may be forced to close down the riding and boarding stables. I could not afford to have a horse of my own and although I don't go riding all that often I think it would be horrible to loose a great stables where you can ride the horses along the trails and river. I like to watch horses on t.v and then get that feeling of needing to get on a horse and go riding. Please don't close this stables.
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I think Shadow Glen is of vital importance to those equestrians using the trails and horses.
# 587:
I think it is so important to have a horse rental facility in our park. We have beautiful trails and a horse experience should be available to those who would enjoy it. thank you.
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# 585:
We have enought traditions that are being broadsided by political interests. This is a time honored equestrian experience that enables new riders to enjoy the outdoors and gives them an opportunity to ride in a beautiful area. Let's appreciate some of the history this stable has to offer.
# 584:
Please consider providing an alternate trail for the cyclists. The equestrians have built and maintained this system for so long and it is so dangerous to allow both groups to utilize the same system. I appreciate that more people want to be out on the trails, lets provide a safe situation to accomodate both. Thank you ...
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# 581:
Please keep Shadow Glen Riding Stables- the opportunity and experience they offer and have offered for many years is very important to not only my daughter who loves horses but the community as well.
# 580:
It is important to keep horse sports alive in all our communities. Shadow Glen has been in operation for over 30 years. They are clearly doing something good for their community.
# 579:
My daughter learned to ride and care for horses here. It's one of a few places offering lessons in our community and the only one of it's kind on a beautiful trail system. It's a gem. How can anyone that has seen Shadowglen consider shutting it down? It would be a great loss to the community.
# 578:
Visiting from Hawaii, this is a relaxing tourist attraction!
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# 576:
Riding horses is an American tradition. I understand that this is the 21st century and the majority has no desire or they fear horses; therefore, they have not experienced the pleasures that comes from the connection of the horse and rider. However, that does not mean that the majority should take that pleasure from those who get it. Please do not remove the last remnants of American culture hear in the Fair Oaks area. It would be a disservice to the children and young adults who are enjoying Shadow Glen Riding Stables.
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Please leave Shadow Glen exactly where it is! Allow the people to enjoy the park on horseback. Shadow Glen gives people who don't own a horse the experience of riding in a beautiful setting, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. We don't need another parking lot for the park, just put up better signage for the parking lot that is already there at the trailhead. SAVE THE HORSE RANCH!!!
# 572:
It would be a travesty to end equestrian access to Folsom Lake. Our areas for riding are dwindling by the minute and we pay many taxes to keep our sport alive. Kids & adults have very few places to rent horses if they cannot afford to keep their own and that has become a huge expense for private citizen/horse owners. PLEASE keep Shadow Glen Stables alive and running with open access to Folsom Lake trails for the good of our community and the people who still love to be out in nature on a non-motorized or mechanical ride. We need space too! Thank you for your consideration, Debi Earl
# 571:
This stable has been around for years and is a great recreational stop for those visiting the Sacramento area.
# 570:
I have been a repeat customer of Shadow Glen Riding Stables and I want to say, it is a fun family outing that gives joy to adults and kids. My kids love the horses and enjoy the nature view and ride by Folsom. If the state closes this place it would be a terrible thing. Please do not close this place.
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Opportunities for adults and children to learn more about the outdoors are disappearing rapidly. Keep Shadow Glen open - it has enriched for decades...keep it going!!!
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# 565:
When a family has been in business for this long, it seems wrong to render them unable to continue making people in the area happy and entertained
# 564:
Orangevale is our horse capital and we need Shadow Glen Stables to help us with the horse riding recreation. We need them to help keep our horse care and scenic rides alive!
# 563:
with so few quality places around to board and ride a horse, Shadow Glen is truly a gem.
# 562:
Just the thought of removing this open experience shared by soooo many Adults and Children should be unheard of! There are years of memories invested in this history and to alter it or take it away should not be an option! SHAME ON THE ONES WHO ARE PROMOTING THIS - MAY THEY TAKE A MOMENT AND THINK OF THEIR OWN CHERISHED MOMENTS AND THINK OF HOW THEY WOULD FEEL IF THEIR MEMORIES WERE THE ONES BEING EXTINQUISHED.:(
# 561:
It is important to maintain the wide range of amenities available on the Parkway, such as the riding stables, and to provide various options(horseback riding in addition to biking, hiking/walking, and skating) for the public to enjoy the area's nature. Horseback riding is part of the region's historical heritage and the last place to offer this opportunity to the public along the parkway should be preserved.
# 560:
Why do we want to destroy or get rid of historic things like horseback riding and organizations like these that can do good for humanity-especially children and teenagers. Having activities like this can keep kids out of trouble and teach them more about responsibility, nature and how to enjoy life in other ways.
# 559:
Shadow Glen Stables is the perfect use of the area they have been occupying for so many years. It would be sad indeed if they were eliminated from the planned use of the property. Please continue to allow them to run their stables. Do not write them out of the General Plan.
# 558:
I hope my name counts. I was told the deadline for comments was Tuesday April 8th. I walk in the area of the stables every morning and love the peacefull environment created by the stables. My home backs to the bluff trails above the stables and the sight of people riding their horses would be sorely missed if the stables were no longer there.
# 557:
Please keep open our options for places to ride!
# 556:
My daughter and her friends have searched for a place they can all ride together at the same time--and on trails--and have finally found it here.
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# 553:
I remember going to this stables when I was a kid and I got to go on trail rides with my dad. I hope they don't close this stable down!
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# 551:
Horses are an important part of Orangevale. Besides that, I thought we were the "land of the free". What right does the government have to shut down a stable that is doing no harm and only good? If the neighbors don't complain, no one else should be able to. People have a right to live their lives freely if they don't cause any harm to anyone or anything. They have a right to run a business of their choosing, such as this horse stable. If this plan is passed and Shadow Glen is forced to shut down, it will only confirm that the American people are nothing more than cattle in the eyes of our government.
