Horse riders should pick up their poo!!

Imagine boasting about this

Christ. Here was me thinking “phew, my kids survived being born, looking good until teenagers” and now I discover they’re likely to die in a horse poo accident.

Is there no justice in the world?

I'm another one who wont bother slowing for horse riderss now, when i do, they rarely acknowledge that you have - they dont pay road tax, have to under go any training or have insurance.

Sounds reasonable, putting your own, any passengers, an animals and random persons, other road users and any pedestrians safety at risk because of an anonymous comment on a website and the fact they don't pay a tax that doesn't exist, don't acknowledge your sacrifices in obeying the highway code to your satisfaction, and you believe that none of them have insurance or training. You could always add because they're all rich, posh toffs too, for a bit of extra reasoning if something should happen.

More comedy gold for Mumsnetmadness on twitter

Ooo! I love it! I dash out, scoop it up and put it on my roses/rhubarb. They are looking lovely

I agree with you especially when it's on footpaths. I dropped the car off for its MOT and the walking route home is past a riding club, the pavement was covered in horse shit!! It's so yucky, it should be cleared up.

Ive never seen a farmer clean up after driving a tractor on the road.

What about the sheep roaming? Do we clean up after them ? Cos where i live they roam the roads as the grass verges are common land.

And as for the inevitable 'my horse wouldn't wear it' other horses do and you manage to get a saddle on yours.

Horses chosen for work in busy cities and in parades etc are chosen especially for their temperament and likelihood to accept such things. They undergo extensive training and many don't make the cut despite the expert training and go on to be standard riding horses that shit on the road regardless of the country instead.

[quote Alexander2001]@DingADingADingDong But all ok for horse riders on here to wish that cyclists would crash on horse shit?

all perfectly ok to want to harm a road user you don't like so long as everyone else gives you room and slows.

whats this about "smiling" ?[/quote]
Eh? I was commenting on your particular post, you think it's OK not to slow down to pass horses
Take responsibility for what you wrote and stop deflecting
I have no control over what other posters write, how bizarre 🤔

I live rurally so don't use one for the 3 minutes I am on the road.
I think because it's not a requirement in the UK horses are not taught to get used to them. You can’t just pop one on a horse who's never used one before and expect it to be fine straight away. Some horses will never accept tack or a nappy at their back end.

Maybe all the horse poo haters should petition government?
Given that horse poo is not a health risk it may not go anywhere but if people feel so strongly they should do something about it.

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Horse manure doesn’t smell horrible either! It’s on the road rather than the pavement so you don’t have people getting it on their shoes.

Horse manure is plant based and not dangerous, unlike dog poo

This

Why has nobody invented some kind of horse nappy yet

They do exist and are well used and effective in some cities.
For some reason the riders on this thread wouldn't even consider such a small thing even though they have been told by numerous posters the piles of shit they leave on the road cause problems for others including wheelchair users, children, cyclists and pushchairs.

Just waiting for the pile of posters laughing at the very suggestion that they should even think about using such a thing.
And as for the inevitable 'my horse wouldn't wear it' other horses do and you manage to get a saddle on yours.

So question - Why won't you use a horse nappy?

You've seen they exist.
You've seen they are used and work.
You've heard about the wheelchair users etc who have difficulty because of the horse shit you leave littering the roads.

How to get back on a 16 hand horse as well?! Use a car behind as a mounting block?!

But if they did I’d never know whether heronfriend had gone riding yet or was still in stables for chat. Heronhorse poops at exactly the same spot of lane every single time. Used locally as literal ‘marker’. Could almost use it as clock reference.

@ABCDEF1234

EXACTLY 😆

But why even say it? and as said, no one pulled her up for it.

The defence of the comment shows you also don't give a fuck about other vulnerable road users, just so long as everyone gives you respect.

As a country dweller this thread has brought a smile to my face. No, it is not an issue. Horses are vegetarians and as such their poo poses significant less problems health wise and is a good biodegradable product for your graden.

😂😂😂😂😂😂
I shall just stop my horse in the road, pull my bucket and spade from my magic never ending pocket, create a traffic jam whilst trying to hold a horse and clean up its muck (whilst no doubt the horse is spooking at beeping/impatient cars), put the poo in the dog waste bin? (in which it wouldn't fit), then finally get back on my horse and ride away, allowing the traffic jam behind to move on 10 minutes later.
Can see that going well

If there were more bridleways to actually ride on and farmers let horse riders ride down the sides of their fields, this wouldn't be a problem.

whats this about "smiling" ?

Sometimes it's not safe to take your hands off the reins in traffic so a rider will smile and or nod a thank you for slowing down instead. Sometimes though if they can feel their horse is tense they might actually just be concentrating too hard on their animal. Doesn't mean they don't appreciate the effort

The poster said 'skid' having a little slip does not been crash/falling off/being injured. Bikes are also inanimate, under full user control and do not have feelings. The response has been a desire to frighten a sentient animal to the point that they and their rider could be injured or worse killed. Not really the same