Wales Minister Carwyn Jones to open new 70-mile BHS ride
in the Brecon Beacons
Welsh Assembly Government Minister Carwyn Jones will today
(Thursday, June 1) open the 70-mile British Horse Society
ride in the Brecon Beacons.
The launch of the Radnor Forest Ride, which joins together
the Three Rivers Ride, in the Brecon Beacons National Park,
and the Jack Mytton Way, Shropshire, marks the start of the
Creating A Network To Encourage Riding (CANTER) campaign.
Mr Jones, Wales’ Minister for Environment, Planning
and the Countryside, last year achieved a life-long ambition
of learning to ride thanks to the BHS, and demonstrated his
new-found skills at a sponsored ride organized by the BHS
which also marked the first anniversary of the opening of
The Three Rivers Ride.
At the time, he said that “taking up horse riding is
a good way of becoming more active and enjoying beautiful
countryside”.
The opening of the Radnor Forest Ride will follow hot on
the heels of a series of Rights of Way events around the UK
during BHS ‘Access Week’ from May 20-29.
The route links to The Three Rivers Ride at the Brecon Beacons
National Park Visitors’ Centre, and journeys north and
east, crossing the rivers Usk, Teme and Wye to link to the
Jack Mytton Way, Shropshire.
Mark Weston, the BHS’s Director of Access, Safety and
Welfare, said: “This new ride provides riders with the
opportunity to ride in beautiful countryside and appreciate
breath taking views. It will hopefully attract a large number
of equine tourists to the area and make a significant contribution
to the local economy.’
Henry Whittaker, BHS Senior Executive, Access and Rights
of Way, said “This is a step forward for the National
Bridleroute Network, The British Horse Society, and for riders
in general.”
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