MISSION STATEMENT,  BACK COUNTRY HORSEMEN of AMERICA

Perpetuate the common sense use and enjoyment of horses in America’s backcountry and wilderness, work to     insure that public land remains open to recreational stock use.

Assist various government and private agencies in their maintenance and management of said resources.

Educate, encourage, and solicit active participation in the wise and sustaining use of backcountry resource by      horsemen and the general public.

Foster and encourage the formation of new state Back Country Horsemen organizations.

                   2009 BHCN CVC President Sabrina Ferris overlooking Lake Tahoe from the Tahoe Rim Trail..

Former BCHN CVC President Jim Reinhardt and his wife Karen enjoy a ride on the Tahoe Rim Trail above Marlette Lake and Lake Tahoe. N39.168518 W119.885136

                   2009 BCHN CVC Secretary Patty Hill and Rival at Marlette Lake.  N39.163521 W119.900522

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It was the original assumption that Back Country Horsemen would be a different type of organization, not the usual special interest one, normally operating as a protest group. It was felt that a service organization, doing work in the back country, would lend credibility to the group when it became involved in criticisms of agency management.

It was also recognized that some of the complaints against back country horse use were justified. Consequently, it was determined that an educational program should be a fundamental principle of the group.

So, service and education joined a determination to protect our heritage of back country stock use as composites of the "purpose" printed above. Our name was chosen because it signified an interest in much more than just wilderness. Back Country Horsemen are interested in perpetuating recreational stock use on virtually all public lands.

We try to limit our interests to the stated purpose. Many worthwhile organizations already exist to provide action programs in other fields, so anyone interested in those has adequate opportunities to become active.

Link: Memo of Understanding between The Back Country Horsemen of America and the US Forest Service.

MISSION STATEMENT,  BACK COUNTRY HORSEMEN of AMERICA

Perpetuate the common sense use and enjoyment of horses in America’s backcountry and wilderness, work to     insure that public land remains open to recreational stock use.

Assist various government and private agencies in their maintenance and management of said resources.

Educate, encourage, and solicit active participation in the wise and sustaining use of backcountry resource by      horsemen and the general public.

Foster and encourage the formation of new state Back Country Horsemen organizations.