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Horse riders should pick up their poo!!

569 replies

Instagram · 13/12/2021 21:14

It’s surely a potential hazard leaving horse manure on the road!
Tractors are required to clean up excess mud they leave on the road, dog poo is collected by their owners.
So why can’t horse riders be required to show common decency if they are to use the road.
Apparently an outdated law from when horses were the main mode of transport allows this and prevents action being taken.
With the number of accidents never mind inconveniences caused by this negligence surely this should be amended?

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PilesEdgeworth · 13/12/2021 22:06

I wouldn’t worry about it OP. One of the links you posted advised that one of the problems with horse poop is that it contains ivermectin. Just let some of the Covid conspiracy types know and they’ll be licking the roads clean before you know it.

Bussinbussin · 13/12/2021 22:06

[quote Instagram]www.bluecross.org.uk/pet-advice/horse-manure-dangerous-dogs[/quote]
It's a good thing I've trained my dog to 'leave it' on command so she doesn't touch anything she's not meant to. Like any responsible owner who doesn't want their dog to eat shit/rat bait/fish hooks/rotting carcasses etc.

PilesEdgeworth · 13/12/2021 22:06

I wouldn’t worry about it OP. One of the links you posted advised that one of the problems with horse poop is that it contains ivermectin. Just let some of the Covid conspiracy types know and they’ll be licking the roads clean before you know it.

Bussinbussin · 13/12/2021 22:06

[quote Instagram]www.bluecross.org.uk/pet-advice/horse-manure-dangerous-dogs[/quote]
It's a good thing I've trained my dog to 'leave it' on command so she doesn't touch anything she's not meant to. Like any responsible owner who doesn't want their dog to eat shit/rat bait/fish hooks/rotting carcasses etc.

Capricopia · 13/12/2021 22:05

Genuinely when has horse poo ever caused an accident?

I can guarantee there would be a lot more accidents if horse riders had to dismount, scoop up a poo (using what?!) while holding their horses, re-mount and then ride home with a poo bag the size of an IKEA tote.

toconclude · 13/12/2021 22:03

Put down the Egg Nog, you've had enough.

Viviennemary · 13/12/2021 22:03

Its good for the environment . Unlike filthy disgusting dog poo.

Clymene · 13/12/2021 22:02

@Kendodd

I agree OP. And I live in the country. Of course it won't happen because posh people have horses and feel they have a God given right to leave shit where ever they want, doesn't matter if peasants are troubled by it. None of the difficulties raised in collecting the poo are insurmountable, they can do it if they want, they just don't want to.
Why though? What problems does it cause you? Confused
Kendodd · 13/12/2021 22:01

I agree OP. And I live in the country. Of course it won't happen because posh people have horses and feel they have a God given right to leave shit where ever they want, doesn't matter if peasants are troubled by it.
None of the difficulties raised in collecting the poo are insurmountable, they can do it if they want, they just don't want to.

RavingAnnie · 13/12/2021 22:00

I would love to see your stats on horse poo related accidents.....

Ariann · 13/12/2021 22:00

I live in the country with a lot of people riding. If there is any horse poo deposited, people run out out of their houses immediately with a shovel to get it to put on their roses.

kickupafuss · 13/12/2021 21:59

How would you suggest people walk down a narrow road with no pavement? I think the people running the business should come out with a wheelbarrow every now and then and pick up the poo.

Sarahlou63 · 13/12/2021 21:59

For you horse owners out there - is there anything as joyous as seeing a raised tail in the field and getting your muck rake there before it hits the ground?

Or the absolute holy grail of getting the fucking wheelbarrow tucked under the tail at the very moment of delivery???? Utter, utter bliss!! Grin

NeedsCharging · 13/12/2021 21:58

Hope your horse gets spooked by the next cyclist you see and throws you off

WTF!!

TheOccupier · 13/12/2021 21:56

@BakedTattie

Grin

My horse would kick me in the face if I tried to attach a bag to his arse 😂

I live in the country, my horse shits at the side of the road when and where he wants. I have zero control over it.

Hopefully a few cyclists have skidded on it 😈

I live in the city and I'm sick of avoiding horse poo in cycle lanes.

Hope your horse gets spooked by the next cyclist you see and throws you off :)

BritWifeInUSA · 13/12/2021 21:56

What about the accidents caused by cars? Shouldn’t they be off the road before pooping horses if we are going in order of “most likely to cause an accident”?

FreedomFaith · 13/12/2021 21:55

If you're having an accident in a car caused by horse poo, please stop driving. It's not the horse poo, it's you that's a shite driver.

Motorcyclists should be looking out for it, like they should be looking out for potholes, massive puddles etc. Same for cyclists.

Clarabellawilliamson · 13/12/2021 21:55

To be fair, the stables round here send out kids with wheelbarrows to scoop it up at the end of the day on the route the horses take from the stables to the field. Never known any accidents but it can get sprayed over the parked cars as people drive through it.

MrTumblesSpottyHag · 13/12/2021 21:54

Oh yay. We haven't had this for a while 🙄

SW1amp · 13/12/2021 21:54

They wouldn’t leave their fields covered in it so why leave our roads like it?

Because leaving poo on fields spread worms and kills grass

It doesn’t damage roads though. And as OP has proven, it doesn’t cause accidents either

So there is no actual reason to collect horse poo off roads, other than, according to you, to protect the shoes of people who inexplicably walk down the middle of roads

LindyLou2020 · 13/12/2021 21:53

@black2black

I’ve been in countries where horses have a bag round their bum that the poo drops into. I’d much prefer that than having to walk round it when on walks.
Can anyone help me out with a vague memory? At least 20-25 years ago, we were on holiday with the DC in Wales. We went to Aberystwyth, (I think), and saw a horse-drawn carriage which did tourist trips around the town. The horse had a "nappy" tied to hang loosely below its bum, which caught its poo! Can anyone verify this?
Iheartmysmart · 13/12/2021 21:51

But what would my dog roll in when I’ve just paid a fortune for him to be groomed and bathed? One minute smelling of blueberries and the next covered from head to tail in horse shit. Don’t spoil his fun OP.

Skeumorph · 13/12/2021 21:51

You are JOKING - it's like gold dust here.

Out they come, as soon as the clip clopping has died away, racing from their rose bushes with shovel in hand!

SW1amp · 13/12/2021 21:50

Would this rule apply to police horses as well?

I can see that working well when the mounted police are trying to control a riot

“Ok everyone pause. I need to scoop some poop. Hold what you’re doing til I’ve bagged it up”

kickupafuss · 13/12/2021 21:50

Someone has opened a livery near us and now we have so many people riding horses near our house. The roads are full of horse poo. There are no paths on the roads so everyone has to walk on the road and try to avoid stepping in it. Last month I was at a funeral and there was so much poo outside the church and as it was crowded you couldn’t avoid stepping in it.

I don’t mind the odd rider but this is a business They wouldn’t leave their fields covered in it so why leave our roads like it?