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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Visitors stay away from iquestrian Park open house Get the Most Out of Life. Thursday, May 26, 2005 '" "? " I.UJII.-IM-... 1 ' .i Wi Cathy Allred NORTH COUNTY STAFF Worth twice more than the county invested in building it, the little-known Utah County Equestrian Park was open for viewing on May 18. No one showed up for the event. Utah County administration, staff and commissioners waited one hour at the open house hoping hop-ing to exhibit their $2.18 million facility. Located on 38 acres nestled between Lehi, Highland and American Fork in Mitchell Hollow, Hol-low, the park boasts one mile of trail, an obstacle course, an outdoor arena, a large indoor arena, restrooms, pavilions, playgrounds and more. "I think it is a nice park, it has a lot of potential," said Russ Eagar, Utah County Parks and Trails manager. "It is fulfilling the needs of horse people in north Utah County, we even get people from Salt Lake County." The four pavilions at the park could each service 100 people and the capacity of the indoor arena alone is 600 people. It rarely reaches even half its capacity. ca-pacity. The lack of use the park sees suits Martha Williams of Alpine just fine. She spent $75 for a 6-month 6-month family pass and uses the facility about four times a week. "It's great, it's a great facility," facil-ity," Williams said. "We come here all winter. The most crowded it has ever been is about 20 horses. We were here this morning and we were the only ones here." Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are pass-holders-only If you go... Days: Monday through Saturday, Sat-urday, 8 a.m. -10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 8 a.m. -11 p.m. Address: 6800 W. 9400 North, Utah County: Turn left on 6800 West off State Street across from the American Fork Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart. Park is about 1 mile north on east side of road. Cost: $5 per day, $150 for an annual family pass and $85 for an annual individual pass I More info is available from park groundskeeper Ray Newsman at 420-6068, 7a.m. to 3 p.m. days and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays are open ride days. The Thundermountain 4H Club with its some 20 members were just arriving to use the arenas as the open house was ending. "The horse people love it and the non-horse people who live nearby hate it because they say it blocks their view," said Ray Newman, the full-time equestrian eques-trian park groundskeeper. Funded through grants and a cooperative effort by Highland, American Fork, Lehi Cities and the county, it is the only Utah County owned and operated equestrian arena. Newman said not many cities cit-ies own indoor arenas and the only outdoor arenas he knows Utah County municipalities own are in Spanish Fork, Alpine and Lehi cities. Other Utah cities he knows own arenas are South Jordan, Farmington and Ogden. 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