I always clean up after Doggie poops

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And here's the story again along with a lovely image....it is a photography forum after all!


gman said:
hehe seriously, our dog is a never ending source of entertainment. We have quite large but rough lanes (van width) that run behind the houses and the other night I was walking him around the corner and he "scuttled" ;) up one of these lanes in pitch black to do his business.

Now here is the problem, many other dog owners don't pick up, especially up these lanes so I'm thinking that if I wander up there in pitch black I'll end up knee deep in the stuff so maybe I'll just leave it, besides, nobody can see as it's pitch black. Suddenly, he's lit up by what can only be a 500W motion sensor flood light on the side of a house up the lane in the perfect "dog doing a dump" position! The best bit is that nowhere else in the lane was lit up, just a 3 metre radius around him! You couldn't have planned it any better.
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gman said:
And here's the story again along with a lovely image....it is a photography forum after all!
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Very sporting of you to upload this photo - your dog clearly wants to work on stage. :-)
 
luckychip said:
....... These are sneaky folk who seem to come out when the park is devoid of other humans as well...
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You make me think of any cold, wet Tuesday in February when there are no mothers pushing their precious offspring in prams and no children playing football and the only people making use of the public facility are dog owners, both responsible and irresponsible, who might also have some rights in the matter!
 
Yves Geza said:
You make me think of any cold, wet Tuesday in February when there are no mothers pushing their precious offspring in prams and no children playing football and the only people making use of the public facility are dog owners, both responsible and irresponsible, who might also have some rights in the matter!
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Yep - dog owners are all weather creatures - largely cause dogs are also of the 'all-weather' variety. Cold miserable and recent wet days haven't defeated the dedicated dog owner in these parts either! Tough or what.... :lol:
 
Whenever I go for a walk I always pick up every lump of poo and take it home. Despite that, I still get lots of dirty looks, I've been spoken to by the police and had people shout at me that I'm disgusting.

I should probably get a dog, I suppose.
 
Strappy said:
Whenever I go for a walk I always pick up every lump of poo and take it home. Despite that, I still get lots of dirty looks, I've been spoken to by the police and had people shout at me that I'm disgusting.

I should probably get a dog, I suppose.
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Hahaha.... very good.... :-)
 
Saw the leftovers from a 'pony' very close to the road where I live.... can someone explain why its 'acceptable' for horse/donkey owners not to pick up? Am I missing something?
 
luckychip said:
Saw the leftovers from a 'pony' very close to the road where I live.... can someone explain why its 'acceptable' for horse/donkey owners not to pick up? Am I missing something?
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3 reasons that I can think of straight away:

1. What would the rider do with it?

2. The rider wouldn't know the horse as they generally don't stop

3. There is nothing in horse poo that could cause any harm to anyone.
 
fabs said:
3 reasons that I can think of straight away:

1. What would the rider do with it?

2. The rider wouldn't know the horse as they generally don't stop

3. There is nothing in horse poo that could cause any harm to anyone.
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Hmmm....

1. Take it home to grow mushrooms
2. They were just trotting on the main road (no road tax either) - the smell should have helped - or perhaps 'wing mirrors'
3. I wouldnt want to eat it...
 
luckychip said:
Hmmm....

1. Take it home to grow mushrooms
2. They were just trotting on the main road (no road tax either) - the smell should have helped - or perhaps 'wing mirrors'
3. I wouldnt want to eat it...
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1. in what, easy to carry a wheelbarrow on a horse is it?
2. They'd be long gone before they smelled it and horses aren't require to be taxed on the roads
3.Then don't

Oh, and I forgot the most important one.

4. who is controlling the horse when the rider has got off to clean the poo
 
fabs said:
1. in what, easy to carry a wheelbarrow on a horse is it?
2. They'd be long gone before they smelled it and horses aren't require to be taxed on the roads
3.Then don't

Oh, and I forgot the most important one.

4. who is controlling the horse when the rider has got off to clean the poo
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1. Paniers - you can get them for bikes
2. They should be taxed - and not seeing it is no excuse
3. Believe me - I wont, largely because I think it might not be *that* safe...

4. More a problem for a rider - on a main road - than for me!
 
fabs said:
3. There is nothing in horse poo that could cause any harm to anyone.
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The wind is belting off your helmet as you race down a beautiful country road with no hedgerows and full vision for up to 1 mile on a hot summer day.....oh yes....there's that awesome corner with pitch perfect camber, you line up with laser precision and take the corner with an insanely accurate line...your knee starts skimming the tarmac, sparks are flying, your face is grinning, the supersports bike underneath you is roaring like a Tornado jet fighter on takeoff! It's awesome! It's amazing! Oh **** where did that come from!!!!

Morphine please. ;)
 
fabs said:
3. There is nothing in horse poo that could cause any harm to anyone.
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dangerous for motorbikes as its a large patch of very slippery stuff, antisocial and what happens when it gets not the watercourse?

My main issue with horse riders is the insistence of the few to ride antisocially in inappropriate places, Near me we have a couple of stabes whose riders insist on riding two abreast on busy roads, or even through residential streets.

Oh and what would they do with it? In savannah USA they have a local law that means the horse owners have to have a catch device so the horses don't foul the streets.
 
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luckychip said:
1. Paniers - you can get them for bikes
2. They should be taxed - and not seeing it is no excuse
3. Believe me - I wont, largely because I think it might not be *that* safe...

4. More a problem for a rider - on a main road - than for me!
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1. It's a living animal, not a piece of machinery
2. No, they shouldn't and if they can't see it they can't know to pick it up (which they couldn't anyway because of point 4
3. It's mostly grass so perfectly safe.
4. If you're driving past a horse that isn't being controlled, it could be very much your problem.

gman said:
The wind is belting off your helmet as you race down a beautiful country road with no hedgerows and full vision for up to 1 mile on a hot summer day.....oh yes....there's that awesome corner with pitch perfect camber, you line up with laser precision and take the corner with an insanely accurate line...your knee starts skimming the tarmac, sparks are flying, your face is grinning, the supersports bike underneath you is roaring like a Tornado jet fighter on takeoff! It's awesome! It's amazing! Oh **** where did that come from!!!!

Morphine please. ;)
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If you're riding a bike on a public road in that manner, you only have yourself to blame.

Byker28i said:
dangerous for motorbikes as its a large patch of very slippery stuff, antisocial and what happens when it gets not the watercourse?

My main issue with horse riders is the insistence of the few to ride antisocially in inappropriate places, Near me we have a couple of stabes whose riders insist on riding two abreast on busy roads, or even through residential streets.

Oh and what would they do with it? In savannah USA they have a local law that means the horse owners have to have a catch device so the horses don't foul the streets.
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There are a lot worse things that can get from the roads into the watercourse.

I really don't see what the issue is with a substance that has nothing harmful in it being on the roads. Yes it can be slippery but it isn't transparent, surely people are able to see it and avoid it.
 
fabs said:
If you're riding a bike on a public road in that manner, you only have yourself to blame.
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Perfectly legal but anyway, even if it were a roundabout and you were doing 15mph it would still make you crash and potentially hurt or even kill you if the plonker behind is too busy laughing lol

Sorry, you can't defend or justify a steaming pile of horse crap in the middle of the road as being acceptable. Some of your responses are very ignorant.
 
gman said:
Perfectly legal but anyway, even if it were a roundabout and you were doing 15mph it would still make you crash and potentially hurt or even kill you if the plonker behind is too busy laughing lol

Sorry, you can't defend or justify a steaming pile of horse crap in the middle of the road as being acceptable. Some of your responses are very ignorant.
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It may be perfectly legal but you also have to be aware of hazards on the road and the odd bit of horse poo is just one.

Please don't call me ignorant, I'm just stating my opinion. :)
 
Well you think dogs are bad there was the time my little boy decided to drop his pants and pooh in a golf hole at Ashton Gate - I was mortified, hubby thought it was hysterical!!!

My beautiful dog likes to do a wonderful 3 stage poohs - so I end up searching for 3 lots, it's embarrassing because she looks like she is walking off and I am leaving it but you have to keep watching her so you know where she has been.
 
Apologies, I didn't mean you as a person was ignorant but just your views on this subject are; in my opinion of course ;)

In particular:

fabs said:
1. in what, easy to carry a wheelbarrow on a horse is it?
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That's the rider's problem, not other road users. Find a solution. It's your responsibility.

fabs said:
2. They'd be long gone before they smelled it
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Again, that's the rider's problem, not other road users. Again, find a solution as it's your responsibility.

fabs said:
3.Then don't
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I can't argue with this but then the same could be said about dog poo, don't touch that either.

fabs said:
4. who is controlling the horse when the rider has got off to clean the poo
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And yet again that's the rider's responsibility not other road users. Just as car drivers are responsible for their vehicles horse riders should be responsible for their horses.


Ignorance to what the horse is doing doesn't make it ok. I appreciate it's tricky to deal with but surely there must be some sort of solutions to it by now? Isn't this a better route to take as opposed to pretty much saying we can't see it or don't know how to deal with it so it's your problem?

As for tax, I disagree with horses requiring tax, there's not enough of them and they don't cause the same pollution as cars - unless their horse poo is toxic? lol
 
Could they do some reverse feed-bag type thing? Not sure how it could be strapped on though? This isn't actually something I'm bothered about to be honest and I feel like I'm arguing just for the sake of it -which I don't like doing! lol
 
gman said:
Could they do some reverse feed-bag type thing? Not sure how it could be strapped on though? This isn't actually something I'm bothered about to be honest and I feel like I'm arguing just for the sake of it -which I don't like doing! lol
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They do have "nappies" which I believe some use in the States but they're not that practical or comfortable for the horses.
 
fabs said:
They do have "nappies" which I believe some use in the States but they're not that practical or comfortable for the horses.
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I'm with Graham on this I'm afraid. Pardon the pun - but you seem (IMO) 'blinkered' about horse doo-doo on public highways. Dog owners clean up - my point is that other pet owners should do the same.....

Nappies - probably the same to a horse as a lead to a dog - go for it I say....
 
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gman said:
The wind is belting off your helmet as you race down a beautiful country road with no hedgerows and full vision for up to 1 mile on a hot summer day.....oh yes....there's that awesome corner with pitch perfect camber, you line up with laser precision and take the corner with an insanely accurate line...your knee starts skimming the tarmac, sparks are flying, your face is grinning, the supersports bike underneath you is roaring like a Tornado jet fighter on takeoff! It's awesome! It's amazing! Oh **** where did that come from!!!!

Morphine please. ;)
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Try slowing down.Not rocket science is it.
 
luckychip said:
I'm with Graham on this I'm afraid. Pardon the pun - but you seem (IMO) 'blinkered' about horse doo-doo on public highways. Dog owners clean up - my point is that other pet owners should do the same.....

Nappies - probably the same to a horse as a lead to a dog - go for it I say....
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And I've explained why horse riders can't. I've also explained the major difference between horse poo and dog poo and why "nappies" aren't practical. Can't be bothered to go over it again.
 
fabs said:
And I've explained why horse riders can't. I've also explained the major difference between horse poo and dog poo and why "nappies" aren't practical. Can't be bothered to go over it again.
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The obvious solution is for horses (and their doo-doo) to stay away from public roads then....
 
fracster said:
Try slowing down.Not rocket science is it.
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Regardless of your speed you are most likely coming off the bike as its going to be banked over in a corner
 
i think this has been mentioned, people hanging their dog crap bags off of branches :cuckoo: I would love to catch someone doing it.

I don't mind horse poo on bridleways / footpaths. It's not like dog poo which is the worst smelling substance ever known. Thing is it is lethal on the roads for motorbikes. It's not so bad on the edge of the road, what is most dangerous is where horse riders cross the road and the horse craps in the middle of it. I have dropped my ZX9 on an apex of a corner because of it. Not hooning around either, horse poo is like ice when freshly ejected. Any angle of lean however shallow and you're dropping your bike. At the very least this should be picked up. Fact is it's the responsible thing to do.
 
Agreed - hubby rides up and down the coast road here and it's covered in the stuff (horse pooh). Annoys the hell out of me - as it does in the main walkways of some of the country parks we use.

My children are 2 and 3 and it's a nightmare in some places steering them both away from dried up horse crap.
 
fabs said:
Touching dog poo is quite likely to lead to serious health issues, touching horse poo isn't.
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Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis worldwide
You can prevent Campylobacter infection by avoiding contact with
horses and their manure, and if contact is necessary, thoroughly wash hands and clothing afterwards.

Cryptosporidosis
Cryptosporidosis is a parasitic disease that causes a mild to severe infection of the gastrointestinal system,
including watery diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting.
Most people who get cryptosporidosis get it from contaminated food or water, but
the parasite Cryptosporidium may be present in horse manure, .

Salmonellosis
Salmonellosis is caused by the bacteria Salmonella.
Typical symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and stomach pain that starts 1 to 3 days after infection.
farm animals such as horses can carry Salmonella and pass it in their feaces.

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And plus of course, you know when horses are about to defecate, by their gait,
any responsible owner rises from the saddle to allow the horse to go more comfortably.

And something that size, hits the ground with a large "plop" So I am afraid that
not knowing that your horse has just produced waste is ignoring the fact, not a case of not knowing ;)
 
luckychip said:
The obvious solution is for horses (and their doo-doo) to stay away from public roads then....
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Just out of interest- exactly which mode of transport do you think modern (ie post 1000AD) roads were invented for
 
I watched a motorcycle rider die because of a horse and rider... It's a joke ... Is there not enough fields out there??
 
Cobra said:
Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis worldwide
You can prevent Campylobacter infection by avoiding contact with
horses and their manure, and if contact is necessary, thoroughly wash hands and clothing afterwards.

Cryptosporidosis
Cryptosporidosis is a parasitic disease that causes a mild to severe infection of the gastrointestinal system,
including watery diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting.
Most people who get cryptosporidosis get it from contaminated food or water, but
the parasite Cryptosporidium may be present in horse manure, .

Salmonellosis
Salmonellosis is caused by the bacteria Salmonella.
Typical symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and stomach pain that starts 1 to 3 days after infection.
farm animals such as horses can carry Salmonella and pass it in their feaces.

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:D Been their done that. Although, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think all of those can also be found in soil, or on door handles or just about anywhere...

Cobra said:
And plus of course, you know when horses are about to defecate, by their gait,
any responsible owner rises from the saddle to allow the horse to go more comfortably.

And something that size, hits the ground with a large "plop" So I am afraid that
not knowing that your horse has just produced waste is ignoring the fact, not a case of not knowing ;)
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Very true, good point. ..only a new rider might not know what the suddenly odd gait was indicating.
 
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DemiLion said:
Just out of interest- exactly which mode of transport do you think modern (ie post 1000AD) roads were invented for
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1000 AD is not 'modern' in my book....
 
Can I ask all the people moaning about horse poo on the roads not to move to the new forest, its on all the forest roads and strangly we don't have massive amounts of motorcycle riders killed because of it.
Also just for infomation any accident involving a forest pony is automatically the drivers/riders fault, no if or buts.

Do you think the people who moan about horse poo on the roads would be the same people who moan about countryside smells and sounds when they move down from the city? I jest not the local paper has had letters of complaint about these exact things.
 
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Davec223 said:
Do you think the people who moan about horse poo on the roads would be the same purple who moan about countryside smells and sounds when they move down from the city? I jest not the local paper has had letters of complaint about these exact things.
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I think the people that write to papers about such things are a very special breeds of person, i.e. b****r all else to do.
 
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