Dear Equestrian Colleagues:
Attached is a detailed 19-page report on the use of cenotaphs by the equestrian community. A cenotaph is a memorial to someone who is not buried there. People are buried elsewhere in a cemetery, but few persons visit cemeteries (except for immediate family members).
This report advocates for memorial benches, memorial picnic tables, and memorial hitching posts at equestrian trailheads. This is a win-win situation for all equestrians in future generations. It is highly useful to have picnic tables and benches at trailheads. A brass plaque provides the name of the equestrian donor. And the rest of us will praise her/his name forever.
Respectfully submitted, Bob Sydnor
Robert Hadley Sydnor
AERC Trail Master