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Why are horses allowed to **** several pounds of steaming crap onto pavements that I have to walk on ?

I strongly reckon that horse owners should have to carry several bin liners with them, so when 'ED' does his business, 'ED's' owner can shovel it into a bag and carry it home just like dog owners (are supposed to) do.
 
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You'd need to carry more than one bin bag with a horse(!)
 
Horse poop has value! you should be glad they didn't have a bag to collect it in!
 
In the summer we used to use it instead of Snowballs :D
 
mrgubby said:
In the summer we used to use it instead of Snowballs :D
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When I was a lad we were so poor..............................:D

I agree they shouldn't be allowed to crap everywhere

 
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is it odd that i quite like the smell on a summer day
 
Can't say I have that problem myself, but then again I live in the middle of the town, next to the sea side.
However, I do drive through the countryside on the way to work and I do find myself scraping off dried up horse's poop off the mudguards on the car, along with cow dung and perhaps the odd roadkill.
 
Borats Baby said:
Why are horses allowed to **** several pounds of steaming crap onto pavements that I have to walk on ?

I strongly reckon that horse owners should have to carry several bin liners with them, so when 'ED' does his business, 'ED's' owner can shovel it into a bag and carry it home just like dog owners (are supposed to) do.
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Well, they're NOT allowed to poop on the pavement - in fact, they're not supposed to be on the pavement at all - it's generally a FOOTpath, not a BRIDLEway so the rider is comitting an offence by riding on the pavement. If you see one of these people riding on the pavement, ask them how they would feel about meeting a 4x4 on one of their precious bridleways. Their most common response is to say they're not confident about riding on the road - if they feel that incompetent, they shouldn't be riding in public.

Then there are the groups that ride 2 or 3 abreast on the road. And those who wave motorists past when there's a car coming the other way. And those who ride at dusk (and later) on black horses wearing black coats and with no lights.
 
i live next to a foot ball stadium and the polci horses crap everywhere! it leaves the neighborhood in a right state! why cant the police clean it up or the club since they pay for the police to be there!
 
Nod said:
Well, they're NOT allowed to poop on the pavement - in fact, they're not supposed to be on the pavement at all - it's generally a FOOTpath, not a BRIDLEway so the rider is comitting an offence by riding on the pavement. If you see one of these people riding on the pavement, ask them how they would feel about meeting a 4x4 on one of their precious bridleways. Their most common response is to say they're not confident about riding on the road - if they feel that incompetent, they shouldn't be riding in public.

Then there are the groups that ride 2 or 3 abreast on the road. And those who wave motorists past when there's a car coming the other way. And those who ride at dusk (and later) on black horses wearing black coats and with no lights.
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I must say, I've never seen people riding on the pavement. Grass verges which is allowable, but not the actual pavement. Riders should wear reflective clothing at ALL TIMES when out on the roads, not just at night or dusk (and the horses should have reflective tabs, bandages etc) regardless of the colour of the horse.

You mentioned the rider not being confident, leading to being incompetent. That's hardly fair though. You have to ride on the roads to gain confidence in the first place and it could well be the horse that is not used to it yet. If possible, they should stick to roads where there are grass verges but they may be situations where the only escape route is the pavement.
 
not being rude but if someone let the dog crap all over the pavement and shrugged it off as thats what the council is meant to do, i would probably lose my rag!

they are paid to be there by the football club, why cant the football club make sure the enviroment is tidy after the match. it wouldnt take much to clear it up! the horses just do loops round the staduim!
 
33L said:
not being rude but if someone let the dog crap all over the pavement and shrugged it off as thats what the council is meant to do, i would probably lose my rag!

they are paid to be there by the football club, why cant the football club make sure the enviroment is tidy after the match. it wouldnt take much to clear it up! the horses just do loops round the staduim!
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To be fair, it's not really possible for someone to jump off a horse everytime and pick it up. Horse poop and dog poop are very different in that horse poop does not present any hazard to people's health.

Whether the council or the football club clean it up is a bit of a moot point really.
 
fabs said:
I must say, I've never seen people riding on the pavement. Grass verges which is allowable, but not the actual pavement. Riders should wear reflective clothing at ALL TIMES when out on the roads, not just at night or dusk (and the horses should have reflective tabs, bandages etc) regardless of the colour of the horse.

You mentioned the rider not being confident, leading to being incompetent. That's hardly fair though. You have to ride on the roads to gain confidence in the first place and it could well be the horse that is not used to it yet. If possible, they should stick to roads where there are grass verges but they may be situations where the only escape route is the pavement.
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I live right on the edge of the city, about 1/4 mile from a hacking stable and believe me, they ride on the pavement, some even being encouraged to do so by the leader holding the lead rein. The very fact that someone's horse is being led seems to indicate that they are less than competent. If the problem is with the horse, then that horse shouldn't be allowed on the road - maybe there's a case for there to be a test for equine competence?

100 yards away (towards the stables) is a proper, well maintained bridleway that runs for about 1/4 of a mile to the bottom of a little valley - it's a lovely route and I've cycled it many times to avoid the road (never met a horse on it); 100 yards the other side is a FOOTpath that ends up in the same place with a barrier to stop cyclists 1/2 way down it - walking down that FOOTpath, I've met plenty of horses - some of them (and riders) several times.

Driving down the road a couple of years ago in my LandRover, I saw a group of horses on their way up (on the road) - among them were a couple of small children. Being a considerate chap (despite the comments above, I am really!) I pulled over and stopped the engine to let them pass without the distraction of a rattly engine. I'm just glad it was a Landy since one of the adults' horses got a little skittish and hit the side of the car with the stirrup a couple of times. From the look on the rider's face, it was all my fault...

I'm sure there are some riders out there who DO wear reflective clothing and behave correctly but there are precious few here!
 
Nod said:
I live right on the edge of the city, about 1/4 mile from a hacking stable and believe me, they ride on the pavement, some even being encouraged to do so by the leader holding the lead rein. The very fact that someone's horse is being led seems to indicate that they are less than competent. If the problem is with the horse, then that horse shouldn't be allowed on the road - maybe there's a case for there to be a test for equine competence?

100 yards away (towards the stables) is a proper, well maintained bridleway that runs for about 1/4 of a mile to the bottom of a little valley - it's a lovely route and I've cycled it many times to avoid the road (never met a horse on it); 100 yards the other side is a FOOTpath that ends up in the same place with a barrier to stop cyclists 1/2 way down it - walking down that FOOTpath, I've met plenty of horses - some of them (and riders) several times.

Driving down the road a couple of years ago in my LandRover, I saw a group of horses on their way up (on the road) - among them were a couple of small children. Being a considerate chap (despite the comments above, I am really!) I pulled over and stopped the engine to let them pass without the distraction of a rattly engine. I'm just glad it was a Landy since one of the adults' horses got a little skittish and hit the side of the car with the stirrup a couple of times. From the look on the rider's face, it was all my fault...

I'm sure there are some riders out there who DO wear reflective clothing and behave correctly but there are precious few here!
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Can't answer for where you are Nod, but it does work both ways. The missus was riding on the road the other day and a car came up behind her. She waved him round (it was a straight road so there was no danger of traffic coming he other way) but he stayed crawling behind her for the next 100 or so yards and when she turned left off the road so did he and went around her so close there was only about six inches between horse and car. The horse, quite rightly, felt a bit uncomfortable about this and went backwards knocking the wing mirror. The driver got out and started hurling foul mouthed abuse at her (Unfortunately I was not there although it is at a point where I often meet up with her).

Consideration has to work both ways, but at the end of the day, it's far better for horse to hit a car than the other way round. On my wifes car, there's a sticcker that says "Cars dent, Horses die!"
 
i have no problems with horses on roads and constatly meet them on the peak roads and paths. TBH I'm not the biggest fan of horses and always give them plenty of distance so that there is no chance of me spooking them.
 
fabs said:
Hardly practical for a rider to dismount and collect the poo each time. Usually it would be on the roads though.
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Oh well thats alright then. Next time I'm driving down the A49 and I feel my guts moving, I'll just stop and poop in the road and leave it there.

Horse poop on the pavement is my beef here, but poop on the road is nearly as bad.

4x4's are penalised for driving into London, and for good reason !! On the same note, maybe horses should be penalised for riding along footpaths and busy roads.

Maybe if a rider just carried a small shovel and when horsey pooped, rider could shovel it into a hedgerow or grass verge where it might actually do some good.
 
fabs said:
. Horse poop and dog poop are very different in that horse poop does not present any hazard to people's health.
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It does if you're picking it's hooves out when it decides to let go :bang: :bat:
 
I've seen similar behaviour from car drivers - indeed, I've been overtaken when driving slowly behind a group of riders (3 abreast...) by twunts who should have left home a few minutes earlier rather than having to drive like an idiot to make up the time...
 
Borats Baby said:
Oh well thats alright then. Next time I'm driving down the A49 and I feel my guts moving, I'll just stop and poop in the road and leave it there.
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Hardly a fair comparison is it. You are a human being and have control
in that department (Or at least I hope you do)

Borats Baby said:
Horse poop on the pavement is my beef here, but poop on the road is nearly as bad.
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So, no horses allowed out on the roads then. Might be a bit of a problem for the police mounted division!

Borats Baby said:
4x4's are penalised for driving into London, and for good reason !! On the same note, maybe horses should be penalised for riding along footpaths and busy roads.
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Horse poop isn't bad for the environment. Let's face it, it's big enough to avoid

Borats Baby said:
Maybe if a rider just carried a small shovel and when horsey pooped, rider could shovel it into a hedgerow or grass verge where it might actually do some good.
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Yeah, that's practical!:cuckoo:
 
fabs said:
Horse poop and dog poop are very different in that horse poop does not present any hazard to people's health.
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It can be - ever met a pile while cycling? If relatively fresh it can generally be seen and avoided (except at night, even with decent lights) but when driven over a few times it's all but invisible. Add a drop or 2 of rain and it's slippery as hell.
 
Nod said:
It can be - ever met a pile while cycling? If relatively fresh it can generally be seen and avoided (except at night, even with decent lights) but when driven over a few times it's all but invisible. Add a drop or 2 of rain and it's slippery as hell.
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As is mud and there's a hell of a lot more of that on the roads!
 
I found that when picking carp out of horses' hooves, I've got my mouth facing down, the same way as my eyes...
 
exactly, your first reaction is to say what's that and look up :lol:
 
Hmmm... Personally, I was always aware that my head was close to a horse's arriss so it wasn't hard to guess where the fart was coming from. My natural reaction was always to drop the foot and get my head out of the way of falling objects.
 
Nod said:
Hmmm... Personally, I was always aware that my head was close to a horse's arriss so it wasn't hard to guess where the fart was coming from. My natural reaction was always to drop the foot and get my head out of the way of falling objects.
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But it could make your hair grow! :D
 
Oi! Leave my thinning pate outtavit!


That's another point - why put horses*** on roses? I FAR prefer the smell of roses to that of the fartilizer...
 
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