Writings by Dr. Gene Wood

This section contains published and unpublished manuscripts of papers written by Gene Wood since 2000. Some of the papers are unpublished conference and meeting presentations made by Gene in Australia as well as many places in the United States. Where the manuscripts were later published in various magazines, the published version is also shown here with the written permission of the publishers of the respective magazines. We are very grateful to the publishers of Equus, Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse, Trail Blazer, and Forest Landowner for granting their permission to use these materials. American Trails provided a web link to an article written for them and published both in their magazine,American Trails, as well as on their website.

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[Trail Rider Conservationists]  [Land Ethics]  [Trail Aesthetics]  [Private Lands]  [Natural Resource Policy]
  [Conferencing & Organizations]   [Aldo Leopold References]  [Thinking Like a Mountain]  [Memorium]

Trail Rider Conservationists

• Trail Equestrians as Conservationists
• A Search for Harmony: Horseman, Horse and the Land
• Recreation in a Natural Heritage Setting
• Trail Riders: Hopes, Dreams, Values, Perceptions and Peril
• The Trail Horse User Group: A perspective on Progress
• Trail Riding as an American Cultural Heritage (presented at SETC 2011)

Land Ethics

• Land Ethics for Equestrian Trail Users
• Take the Trail Rider’s Pledge (as published in EQUUS Magazine)
• Use of the Gaited Trail Horse
• Tying the Trail Horse (as published in The Voice Magazine)
• Do the Right Thing – Stay on Designated Trails (as published in Trail Blazer Magazine)
• Tread Lightly (as published in Equine Health Magazine)

Trail Aesthetics

• Enlarging the Trail Riding Experience
• When I Ride Among These Hills
• American Dreams (as published in EQUUS Magazine)
• A Walking Horse Trail Ride
• The Trail in Autumn (as published in EQUUS Magazine)

Private Lands

• Recreational Horse Camps and Trails as Alternative Sources of Income (as published in Forest Landowner magazine)
• Lightly on the Land With Horse Logging

Natural Resource Policy

• Belonging
• Get Involved! What You Need to Know About the Process of Planning Equestrian Trails on Federal Lands (as published in Trail Blazer magazine)
• Trails 101: NEPA and the Equestrian Trail Rider (as published in Trail Blazer magazine)
• The Role of Recreational Trail Horse Use In the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species
• Thoughts on Planning & Management of the Nation's Public Forests  As published in the Journal of Forestry, Vol. 104, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2006,
• What Does It Mean to Have Horse Trails on Pittman-Robertson Funded Land?

Conferencing and Organizations

• A Vision for Future Equestrian Trails Conferencing
• Calling for An Equestrian Trails Think Tank

Aldo Leopold References

Thinking Like a Mountain in 2009

Book

"Recreational Horse Trails in Rural and Wildland Areas: Design, Construction and Maintenance" by Gene W. Wood. This is the first equestrian trails book of its kind and covers a broad array of topics. $50.00. Click here to order. About the Author Excerpt: Prologue Excerpt: Chapter 1 Excerpt: Chapter 9    Appendix C: Amounts and Distribution of Recreational Horse Trails on Federal and State Lands in the Coterminous 48 States    Appendix D: The Clemson 4-Horse Tie Stall    Appendix F:The Land Managers’ Reasonable Expectations for Trail Horse and Horseman Performance