Equestrian Land Conservation Resource - Open Space Access Survey Page

Open Space Access Survey

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Demographic Data - Please tell us about yourself!
(1)	In which city, county and state do you reside?
	City*:
	County:
	State*:
(2)	Please indicate your age group?
	Under 18 18 to 25 26 to 40 41 and over
	Work Status:
	Working Retired
Survey Questions
(3)	Do you own an equine?
	YesNo
(4)	If yes, how many?
	1 to 2 3 to 5 6 to 10 11 or more
(5)	Do you regularly participate in equestrian activities?
	YesNo
(6)	If yes, in what disciplines or equestrian activities do you regularly participate (check all that apply)?
	4-H Horse Activities	Trail Riding	Boarding
	Breeding	Breed Shows	Calvary/Reinactment
	Camping with Horses	Competitive Trail Riding	Dressage
	Driving	Endurance Riding	Equitation
	Eventing	Field Trials	Fox Hunting
	Hunter/Jumper Shows	Mounted Orienteering	Organized Trail Riding
	Pony Club	Racing	Recreational Riding
	Backyard Enjoyment/Pasture Ornaments
	Other:
(7)	How often do you ride or drive equines outside of an enclosed arena? (select one)
	Not Regularly	Once or twice a week	More than twice a week
(8)	I would ride in the open more if (check all that apply):
	More open space was available	I had easier access to open space
	I had safer access to open space	I didn't have to trailer to get to open space
	My trainer or parents would let me	I had a riding companion more easily available
	I had more time	I don't want to ride more in the open
(9)	What are your major time commitments other than horses (check all that apply)?
	Family	Horse-related job	Non-horse related job
	School	Other sports/hobbies	Community Service
	Other:
(10)	The types of riding spaces I use are (check all that apply):
	Enclosed Arena	Trails and/or open fields
	Cross-country courses or obstacle courses	Race tracks
(11)	For the most part, the land I ride on is:
	Publicly Owned	Privately Owned
(12)	If I am riding on private land owned by another, I first seek permission:
	Always	Sometimes	If convenient
	Only if the owner approaches me		Never
(13)	The longest ride currently available to me is:
	MilesHours
(14)	There areare not
	significant trails or open spaces available for equestrian use within 30 minutes of my home.
(15)	There is open space in my area where equestrians are allowed, but it is unsuitable for equestrian use because: (choose all that apply)
	The area is not open to horses	I do not have a way to reach the area
	The area is private	The trails are too busy
	Other:
(16)	Equestrians in my area are:
	unaware of	aware of	very active in
	decisions affecting local land use by equestrians.
(17)	In the past five years, I have experienced or caused the closure of land for equestrian activities because of (check all that apply):
	Development	Change of ownership	Concern over liability risk
	Lack of adequate maintenance	Damage caused by equestrian users	Damage caused by non-equestrian users
	Other:
(18)	The land waswas not
	also closed to non-equestrian users.
(19)	The amount of equestrian activity in my local area has:
	Diminished over the past five years	Stayed Constant	Increased
(20)	My community is facing significant potential loss of access to open space (check all that apply):
	For equestrian activities	For non-equestrian activities	Is not facing any loss of open space access
(21)	The biggest threats to equestrian activity in my area over the next 20 years are (check all that apply):
	Commercial development	Price of land	Taxes
	Residential development	Loss of places to ride	Loss of places to stable
	Loss of places to show	Other:
(22)	Please rate on a scale from 0 to 10 the planning/zoning process affecting the places you live and ride, where a '0' represents a process that maximizes density development and '10' represents a process that miximizes preservation of open space access and quality of life:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(23)	There isis not
	an active group concerned with the conservation of open space in my area.
(24)	It doesdoes not
	adequately represent the needs and interests of area equestrians.
(25)	If there are non-equestrian groups actively working to preserve open space in your area, what are their main motivating activities? (check all that apply)
	Naturalists (bird watchers, trackers, etc.)	Ecologists	Other sports (biking, hiking, etc.)
	Hunting	Other:
(26)	Considering these other organizations, do you consider their activities compatible with equestrian use?
	Yes, all are compatible	Some are compatible	No, none are compatible
(27)	Considering these organizations, do they consider equestrian use compatible with their goals?
	Yes	No	I don't know
(28)	I amam not
	familiar with efforts toward the conservation of open space and preservation of access for equestrian activities in my area.
(29)	Efforts I am aware of havehave not
	been successful.
(30)	I havehave not
	personally participated in such efforts.
(31)	If there were a campaign to preserve open space and access for equestrians in my area in the future, I would:
	Be willing to lead it
	Be willing to participate if someone wlse got it started
	Trust that someone else would take care of it
(32)	I dodo not
	think it is useful to unite different equestrian disciplines to work toward preserving open space for equestrian use.
(33)	I dodo not
	think it would be helpful to have a national organization dedicated to providing assistance in open space preservation efforts.
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