TRAIL RIDING: State parks are the perfect place to saddle 
up and ride. Details ahead on Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas 

While driving is the way most folks enter a state park ... 
Barbara McKnight says once inside ... you can see more of 
the natural beauty of your surroundings ... on hay power.

17 -- Something about riding a horse ... looking at things is so 
much better. You're more likely to see wildlife. We see bobcats 
and other things that will hear the engine of a car or smell it and 
they'll leave.

As a member of the Texas Equestrian Trail Riders 
Association, she says state parks offer the perfect 
opportunity for exploring while on a horse. But before 
you hit the trail, there are a few safety precautions you 
need to be aware of ... 

18 -- The horse you want for trail riding needs to be completely 
unflappable, things shouldn't scare it. It should be brave about 
walking up a hill, through water and over bridges. And the main 
thing you need to be sure and understand that horse and know how 
to control it.

 [Happy Trails to You -- music]

Find a list of state parks with equestrian facilities on the 
Texas Parks and Wildlife web site.

We record our series in Austin at the Block House. Joel 
Block engineers our program. 

That's our show for today ... For Texas Parks and Wildlife, 
I'm Cecilia Nasti.








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