[fenty]

Can anyone tell me why, when a dog owner can be prosecuted for letting his dog drop a snickers on the pavement, horse riders can get away with leaving great steaming piles of poo wherever they go?

A mate and I went out to a large country park yesterday on my trike and I soon discovered that being so low to the front wheel leaves you open to whatever mess it throws up. On the shale and gravel tracks we were on this wasn't too big a problem.

However, there was a horse rideout on one of the longer more challenging trails that were all still open to the public. Well when we went on this route it was like dodging mines. If I had run over a pile of that I'd have gotten a faceful of it. After a couple of miles of this I was really fuming. When one hooray Henry stopped me and asked if i had seen any of the orange tags they were supposed to be following I replied it should be easy to follow the route if you follow the trail of horse sheeite that the rest of us have to dodge.

And all they while they expect to be handled with kid gloves in case dobbin gets scared and throws a rider. Fair enough, but why expect this treatment on roads and public places where they have paid no contribution...

GAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!






Mind you, a couple of them looked mint in those jodphurs.....

[E-DOG]

fenty, on Jun 30 2008, 02:09 AM, said:

If I had run over a pile of that I'd have gotten a faceful of it.

GAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Mind you,

In certain parts of Afganistan, it's considered good luck to be hit in the face with fresh horse manure.
Helps clear up acne AND a great tooth whitener.
Better than vegimite on toast too!
Sheesh, what a complainer!
E

This post has been edited by E-DOG: 06 July 2008 - 12:57 AM

[Horseman]

If you don't like the mess stay off that trail

[rmorgan]

Horseman, on Jun 30 2008, 09:08 PM, said:

If you don't like the mess stay off that trail

Woah, horseman....I understand you're statement, being the "horseman" you really are...BUT a lot of riders DON'T follow the signs that say horses aren't allowed on this trail. And yes, when I'm hiking I HATE running into "droppings" left by riders who don't follow the rules. That's why they are supposed to be in that area!

[Horseman]

rmorgan, on Jul 1 2008, 03:48 AM, said:

Horseman, on Jun 30 2008, 09:08 PM, said:

If you don't like the mess stay off that trail

Woah, horseman....I understand you're statement, being the "horseman" you really are...BUT a lot of riders DON'T follow the signs that say horses aren't allowed on this trail. And yes, when I'm hiking I HATE running into "droppings" left by riders who don't follow the rules. That's why they are supposed to be in that area!

If you read his post he chose to use a trail that was a horse ride out . Since that is the case he has nothing to complain about.

[Quad65]

'Dog, I can always count on you to get to the heart of the matter.

[fenty]

Horseman, on Jul 1 2008, 01:55 PM, said:

rmorgan, on Jul 1 2008, 03:48 AM, said:

Horseman, on Jun 30 2008, 09:08 PM, said:

If you don't like the mess stay off that trail

Woah, horseman....I understand you're statement, being the "horseman" you really are...BUT a lot of riders DON'T follow the signs that say horses aren't allowed on this trail. And yes, when I'm hiking I HATE running into "droppings" left by riders who don't follow the rules. That's why they are supposed to be in that area!

If you read his post he chose to use a trail that was a horse ride out . Since that is the case he has nothing to complain about.

well it's obvious from your title where your sympaties lie but if YOU had bothered to read MY post you would see that I said they were on the wrong trail which was marked by orange markers on a forest service route. The trail they were on had dozens of families having to steer their kids around a tonne of hoof and the apparently wondrous and benificial excrement they left behind.

Appropriate name you got for someone with blinkers on!!!

[Chrisonwheels]

I hate seeing horses on the road; they are a nuisance and the mess they leave behind could easily cause a bad accident to a biker.
They are beautiful animals, though, but there are two places for 'em;
-in a field or in a tin of Pedigree Chum.

[Webwych]

Chrisonwheels, on Jul 5 2008, 01:55 PM, said:

I hate seeing horses on the road; they are a nuisance and the mess they leave behind could easily cause a bad accident to a biker.
They are beautiful animals, though, but there are two places for 'em;
-in a field or in a tin of Pedigree Chum.

I agree with you but sadly a lot of bridleways are no longer accessible for various reasons. I used to ride a lot and trust me, I'd rather have had a nice safe bridle path than a whackin' great bus let his air breaks out as he gets up to me for a laugh.

I do agree with horses and fouling the pavement though. Someone needs to invent a 'poop scooper' with a long, retractable handle.

This post has been edited by Webwych: 05 July 2008 - 09:26 PM

[E-DOG]

Quad65, on Jul 1 2008, 07:57 AM, said:

'Dog, I can always count on you to get to the heart of the matter.

That's why I'm here, boss.
It's my job, five days a week.

Name's E-dog, I carry a badge.

[fenty]

Webwych, on Jul 5 2008, 10:26 PM, said:

I do agree with horses and fouling the pavement though. Someone needs to invent a 'poop scooper' with a long, retractable handle.

When I was in Praque last year the horse drawn carriages used a sort of apron come bag device that hung down under the horse's tail to collect the dung.

Dang, come to think of it, something like that would be very marketable for dogs as well!!!!

Later! I'm off to the patent office...

[Kit]

Being a horse rider, this post irritated the hell out of me Horse poo doesn't spread disease that is why horse riders are not required to pick our horses poo up and dog owners are.
A lot of riders, like myself have no option but to use roads to get to the bridleways. My horses aren't easily spooked, I wear reflectives, I avoid peak times and am polite to drivers whilst on the road. Unfortunately horse riders are likely to have to use the roads more and more in the future as many farmers will not be having set aside fields due to the new EU laws (Over the last two months we've had three of the rides I use closed as the farmers will be using the fields for crops so they do not want us to use them any more).
Riders who trespass or don't thank other road users, walkers etc give the rest of us a bad name
We have as much right to be on the road as cyclists and have to pay to ride in larger parks and places like Epping Forest. We pay the same council tax as cyclists/walkers and have as much right to use roads and byways as any other person. On bridleways horse riders should be given priority (What a joke, I'd happily pay some kind of tax if it meant people who can't control or don't supervise kids/dogs and ignorant cyclists could be fined or we could have dedicated horse only routes). Road tax is used to maintain roads, horse riders don't cause damage in the same way a car or bus does which is why we don't pay road tax, also we don't pollute the atmosphere.
Ok, rant over

This post has been edited by Kit: 14 July 2008 - 07:05 PM