Our Purpose:

To perpetuate the common sense use and enjoyment of horses in America’s back country, roadless backcountry and wilderness areas.
To work to ensure that public lands remain open to recreational stock use.
To assist the various government and private agencies in their maintenance and management of said resource.
To educate, encourage and solicit active participation by the general public in the wise and sustaining use of the back country resource by horses and people commensurate with our heritage.
To foster and encourage the formation of new state back country horsemen organizations.
To seek out opportunities to enhance existing areas of recreation for stock users.

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Stop the Roadless Rule Rollback

Subject: Oppose Repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule (Comment for Public Record) We strongly oppose the proposed repeal or rollback of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This rule protects 58.5 million acres of undeveloped national forest land, including 6 million acres in Montana and 44.7 million acres nationwide. These lands are critical for maintaining