05/12/2024
Just want to update everyone on the Santanoni Great Camp wagon rides. We are still waiting for the state to approve our vendor permit. They say they have all the necessary paperwork and it is high priority but yet we wait..... Our state contract to provide the free rides for disabled people has been terminated because the state bought a wagon without any input from horse knowledgeable people. This wagon is too heavy, too large for our 2 horses to pull and navigate the Adirondack terrain. We won't risk the safety of our horses or passengers to satisfy the DEC. For the last 8 years, there was no wagon for the purpose of transporting disabled people. They all rode our wagon. The state has determined that our wagon is not appropriate. What this means is the hundreds of people that couldn't walk the 10 mile round trip, that rode on our wagon for the last 10 years will no longer get a state funded ride, a ride that they are entitled to because of a settled law suit that provided access to the Great Camp for all that couldn't get in there by walking, biking, or horseback. The permit we are waiting on allows us to run a business on state property. We will keep you posted as soon as we get approval or you can call DEC directly for details on this problem. Thank you for any support you have given, we really appreciate it.
