By Daily Press staff
Carolyn Sackariason/ Daily Press
By Daily Press Staff
Privately boarded horses at Will Rogers State Park have been almost completely removed from stables there.
Boarders of the horses lost an appeal of a judge’s decision late last month evicting their horses while the state completes an environmental study of the impact the horses have on the park lands.
To assist the horse boarders, the state created a list of all privately-owned stables in a 14-mile radius of Will Rogers State Park, said state parks spokesman Steve Capps.
“Most of them are gone,” Capps said, “and the remaining few are in the process of being removed.”
The horses have until the end of the month to be removed by their owners.
The state has created an equestrian taskforce that is studying which horseback riding activities it wants to continue on park lands.
“Right now they are looking at Will Roger’s life and the activities he participated in when it came to horses,” Capps said. “It sounds like those will be the activities they would want to stress.”
Rogers reportedly enjoyed roping horses, Capps said.
Privately-owned horses can still be brought to the park for riding through the many equestrian trails or for during the weekly polo matches.
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Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 10, 2002. Read the original PDF.