WHAT a HORSE SEES! - Meeting a Horse and Rider on the Trail

First test report from Ketchum ID

HorseSees, the first use of STOP,TALK, MOVE DOWN, this report comes from Ketchum ID, A mountain biker was out and used the three points on meeting some horse back riders, and they had a safe passage.
It is great news to get, and find that people using these three points can be safe and enjoy the out doors.
Thanks for the good report. Everett
PS. Please send in your experience with this passing guide

User groups working toward peaceful multi-use trail

It has been a great accomplishment to get the Centennial Trail this far on the road to completion, and now we need to work towards the goal of safe and sane use of it.

Meaning that people with baby strollers, pets, mountain bikes and horse riders will all be ABLE TO COEXIST and enjoy the trail as well as those trails in the more backcountry settings, by using the three basic steps when meeting each other:

• Stop
• Hail
• Move down

which are displayed in the movie I produced: What A Horse Sees!
Thanks, Everett Lewis

How This Film and Website Came About

With the increased hiker, mountain biker, and horse activity on trails, it is helpful to have a good understanding of what to do when meeting a horse and rider on a trail.

This became apparent to me when my wife and I were returning home after a ride in a forested area. Her horse saw a slowly gliding object off her left rear. As the horse instantly spun to get a better look, my wife landed in the gravel road, wind knocked out of her, not seriously hurt.

After that incident, I decided to do what I could to get the word out to more people about how to safely share the trail — and the Internet seemed like the answer. I hope the film and the web site are helpful in raising awareness of more safely meeting horse and rider on the trail — so we can all enjoy our great outdoors. Get out there and have fun!

Happy trails, everyone.

Everett Lewis
Hiker, Mountain Biker, Horse Rider


Everett Lewis is a horse rider, a mountain biker, and a hiker. A member of Back Country Horsemen, he helps maintain trails in the North Cascades Tree Farm, and helped create the 1,200-mile Pacific Northwest Trail from Glacier National Park in Montana to the Pacific Ocean. Everett and his wife, Karen, live in Arlington, Washington, with four horses and three barn cats.