University of Kentucky UKnowledge University of Kentucky Master's Theses Graduate School 2008 AN ANALYSIS OF KENTUCKY EQUESTRIAN TRAIL RIDERS: DETERMINING RIDER BEHAVIORS AND VALUING SITE AMENITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO REPEAT VISITS Katharine Auchter University of Kentucky,
[email protected] Right click to open a feedback form in a new tab to let us know how this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Auchter, Katharine, "AN ANALYSIS OF KENTUCKY EQUESTRIAN TRAIL RIDERS: DETERMINING RIDER BEHAVIORS AND VALUING SITE AMENITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO REPEAT VISITS" (2008). University of Kentucky Master's Theses. 572. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/572 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Kentucky Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ABSTRACT OF THESIS AN ANALYSIS OF KENTUCKY EQUESTRIAN TRAIL RIDERS: DETERMINING RIDER BEHAVIORS AND VALUING SITE AMENITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO REPEAT VISITS The purpose of this travel cost study is to determine how rider behaviors and site characteristics influence repeat visits for equestrian trail riding in Kentucky. Primary data was collected via a survey developed and administered to trail riders in person and online. The average surveyed trail rider tends to be female, about 46 years old, with some higher education, and an annual household income of $65,000. She makes 11 trips to a specified site per year, 8 of which are daytrips, usually in the fall, and traveling 132 miles round trip. From other information gathered, an index of trail characteristics was developed to identify positive attributes of trails.