Bridleway Strategy

Summary of the Bridleway Strategy
Bridleway Strategy
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Summary of the Bridleway Strategy

Horse riding is a popular growing activity is some areas of Rodney District. Horse riding has several individual, community, environmental and health benefits. The Bridleways Strategy aims to address community’s desire for recreational horse riding in high patronage areas.

The Bridleways Strategy aims to ensure horse riding is a safe, enjoyable and a popular recreational activity for our communities. The purpose of the Bridleways Strategy is “to guide the development of recreational bridle trails in the District”.

In order to realise the vision of the Bridleways Strategy, a series of objectives have been developed through the public engagement process. In summary, the objectives are:

• To identify potential routes for further investigation.
• To guide the development, implementation and maintenance of bridleways.
• To promote public awareness and utilisation of bridleways.
• To improve safety associated with horse riding in the District.

The Bridleways Strategy will provide guidance to decision-makers and will act as a co-ordinating tool when determining how, when and where public bridleways will be provided. It gives direction and helps co-ordinate the establishment of bridleways throughout the District.

The Bridleways Strategy focuses on developing routes around existing pony clubs, high patronage areas, and away from busy roads, so as to focus our limited resources in areas where minimum expenditure can result in maximum benefit.

The Bridleways Strategy examines three potential medium-long term bridle routes, namely:

• Kumeu Huapai Pony Club
• Coatesville Pony Club and
• Dairy Flat Pony Club.

These routes will require individual feasibility study to be undertaken, prior to any budgets being allocated for the development of these routes. The strategy also recommends some specific actions, which include identifying potential trail routes, undertaking route investigations, improving safety, and establishing route maintenance programmes.

The implementation of the routes will take place over the next 8–10 years. The routes identified in the Bridleways Strategy will be actioned through the Long Term Plan and Annual Plan processes. It is intended to review and update the Strategy every 3 years. This triennial review will enable the monitoring of the objectives and outcomes of the Strategy, and the adjustment of the Strategy according to the changing needs and aspirations of the community.

Bridleway Strategy
 

Bridleway Strategy	(226k)
Map 1 – Kumeu Huapai Pony Club	(165k)
Map 2 – Coatesville Pony Club	(425k)
Map 3 – Dairy Flat Pony Club	(64k)

Contact for more information

For more information phone Sue Healy on 0800 426 5169.