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To have just shouted at a horse rider outside my house

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BigRedBall · 04/03/2014 13:40

Have namechanged for privacy.

I am so angry right now. We sometimes (twice a year at most) get horses going past our house as we live around the corner from a small private farm. We live in a city, so it's quite a novelty when we hear the sound of "clip clop" outside.

About 20 mins ago we heard the sound of clip clop and I took DS to the front room to look outside. As we watched the horses go by one stopped and kind of turned around and SHITTED RIGHT OUTSIDE MY DRIVEWAY. Not a small bit...a big arse full of horse shit. And the rider laughed at her other horsey friends.

As soon as I saw it I put my shoes on and ran outside and the rider was going on her way again. Her friends had gone up ahead. I ran up to her shouting "excuse me" and she wouldn't stop. I shouted at her if she was going to clear up the horse poo outside my house and she replied "stop shouting at me" without even turning around to see I had a toddler in my arms.

I couldn't go any further because I was holding my DS and had left a sleeping baby inside.

Now I have a pile of horse shit outside my house, and I want to actually KILL this horse rider. Our road is a school route and I don't want children stepping in it but why the fuck should I have to clear it up? I am so pissed off. I want to get into the car and hunt down the fuckers and pull them back by their ears and tell them to clean it.

OP posts:

fullerlonger · 05/03/2014 09:10

I'll never understand why drivers who clearly can't reverse or slow down use country lanes. Why don't they just use A roads?

fullerlonger · 05/03/2014 09:11

"I want to actually KILL this horse rider. Our road is a school route and I don't want children stepping in it but why the fuck should I have to clear it up? I am so pissed off. I want to get into the car and hunt down the fuckers and pull them back by their ears and tell them to clean it."

Do you realise how demented you sound? I am willing to believe you are seriously sleep deprived and will look back on this with cringing embarrassment.

ShoutyMom · 05/03/2014 09:15

Only read first and last page. In OPs defence I would be upset too if any animal decided to clear it's bowels outside my house, whether on the driveway, pavement or in the road. I know I don't own the road/ pavement, but I would be right fuming mad if I had to clear up someone else's mess - especially human or animal excrement! I am afraid I am a city girl, and I would expect animal owners/renters/users - whatever these horse riders / farm people are - to have some sort of system in place for this to be cleaned up. If it can't be done there and then, then later. And apologise to the people you are subjecting to the sight and smell of poo (and who may unwittingly step in it). Poo is disgusting - no matter what animal it comes from.
And yes OP should not have shouted at them - perhaps a city girl like me who didn't think of possible consequences!
OK I'm running for cover now!

OnlyLovers · 05/03/2014 09:18

I feel like people are using "the horse could bolt" theory as a threat or comeuppance for shouting.

No, it's not a 'theory'. It's true (so actually it is a theory in the scientific sense, but I digress).

If the horse is that dangerous, it shouldn't be on a public road.

Horses aren't 'dangerous' per se any more than dogs are 'dangerous' per se. Mishandled and not understood, any given animal can do something dangerous.

And the really pertinent word in that sentence is 'public'. You can use it, your neighbours can use it, and people on horses can use it.

fullerlonger · 05/03/2014 09:23

Poo isnt disgusting. It's poo. Its a natural bodily function. I seriously worry for the future of our kids, no wonder there are so many stuck on the xbox or getting obese if people are this frightened of the outdoors.

fullerlonger · 05/03/2014 09:24

And fgs never go to Paris. You don't have to pick up your dog shit there and the pavements are covered with it.

ShoutyMom · 05/03/2014 09:30

There are third world countries where even human poo is there to be seen alongside railway tracks and in side-lanes. But this is UK isn't it. We expect a certain level of cleanliness and consideration, just as we offer it. That's why we don't change our babies' nappies on tables in cafes/ restaurants/ pubs - we take them to a changing table in a toilet. Because poo is - despite being a natural bodily function - disgusting.

SelectAUserName · 05/03/2014 09:31

I would expect animal owners/renters/users - whatever these horse riders / farm people are - to have some sort of system in place for this to be cleaned up. If it can't be done there and then, then later.

Given that the horseshit in question had disappeared within three hours of the OP starting her thread, someone - and we don't know that it wasn't the rider - DID clean it up "later".

There's a special BOGOF at the minute...buy a grip, get a sense of proportion free.

Shonajoy · 05/03/2014 09:32

Fullerlonger cars may want to use country roads for a scenic drive, or be visiting people - they pay car tax which maintains the roads. If a horse road tax was brought in, then fair enough. Cars also don't tend to leave shit on the road or defecate from their windows.

saintlyjimjams · 05/03/2014 09:34

I live in a city. I don't use it as an excuse for being stupid.

ShoutyMom · 05/03/2014 09:34

If it WAS indeed the rider who cleaned it up afterwards, I bow out .

fullerlonger · 05/03/2014 09:35

There is no such thing as 'road tax'! It was abolished in the 1930s...

fullerlonger · 05/03/2014 09:37

you may mean "vehicle excise duty"

that money goes straight into the treasury funds and is not used speciifically to maintain the roads.

ShoutyMom · 05/03/2014 09:37

Ok then, let's leave the city out of it (and also name-calling, thank you very much). Poo is disgusting. Those responsible should clean it up. In this case, no one will know who but someone did clean it up. End of.

Fecklessdizzy · 05/03/2014 09:39

To be honest if I was the OP I'd be less worried about the very biodegradeable pile of semi-digested grass and more about having run ( shouting and clutching a toddler ) up behind something that if startled could kick your or your child's skull in ...

fullerlonger · 05/03/2014 09:39

I don't think poo is disgusting particularly

I don't like seeing bags of dog poo tied onto hedges and if my kids have shat in the woods when we've been out hiking all day I will bury it

but horse poo...? cow poo...? don't give it a second thought

SelectAUserName · 05/03/2014 09:40

Shonajoy, car drivers do NOT "pay car tax which maintains the roads". The Vehicle Excise Duty does not go towards road maintenance. The road maintenance budget (such as it is) comes from income tax, so ALL taxpayers - and I'd hazard an educated guess that the majority of horse owners will be taxpayers - contribute. Paying your road tax does not give you any special consideration or status over other legal road users, which includes horse riders.

And "cars" might not defecate out of their windows, but plenty of car drivers - and passengers - throw rubbish which is far less biodegradable than horseshit out of theirs.

Original poster

BigRedBall · 05/03/2014 09:40

Morning all. Didn't realise my ordeal would grab this much attention.

And "ha ha ha" at the awful horse puns. You all "rein" as the kings of puns IMO. Anyway, better go, I "mustang" my washing on the line now then "hoof"er the rug. Got a lot of "ch-horse" to do around the house today. .

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Thumbwitch · 05/03/2014 09:43

"ordeal" - SNORT!!! Don't you mean ordure?

fullerlonger · 05/03/2014 09:43

do you feel a bit calmer about it today Bigredball?

Fecklessdizzy · 05/03/2014 09:44

Hi, Big glad you're feeling a bit more stable today! ( gallops off ... )

Shonajoy · 05/03/2014 09:45

Innisglass- calling someone neurotic isn't nice. I am a considerate and careful motorbike rider who always slows down, never revs, and watches for riders hand signals.

Shouldn't there be consideration both ways when I am thrown from my bike by a pile of horse shit- and for all you saying carry a shovel- no, do what responsible dog owners do, and carry a bin bag, pick it up inside out, tie to your saddle and dump at the nearest bin. OR, pay tax to use the roads like everyone else and keep them clean.

I'm sure if the road was full of potholes that could seriously damage a horse, horse owners would be onto the council complaining, despite paying no tax for their horse.

Pigletjohn- a very good friend of mine was on a country road, speed limit, hit a huge deep tranche of mud/pig/horse muck from the tractor involved. He was hospitalised for weeks and probably won't ride a motorbike again. He also successfully sued the farmer, who incidentally didn't stop to help. I don't think people understand that one of the first rules in the advanced bike test is NEVER speed on country roads due to horses, and not being able to see if there's muck, especially on a corner. And you can't brake or you'll definitely be on the floor. That's why I wear a helmet cam, very useful for prats like you who think accidents like that are funny and townies deserve less consideration.

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BigRedBall · 05/03/2014 09:48

Quite right thumbwitch, must have made a typo in all this excrement. I mean excitement...

Yes I do feel calmer. It's a new day. There's no horse shit outside my house. I'm happy.

OP posts:

SelectAUserName · 05/03/2014 09:50

OR, pay tax to use the roads like everyone else

I'm sure if the road was full of potholes that could seriously damage a horse, horse owners would be onto the council complaining, despite paying no tax for their horse.

Seriously, what part of Vehicle Excise Duty NOT paying for road maintenance do you not understand?!

LCHammer · 05/03/2014 09:50

Get off your high horses and leave the OP alone. There's ne

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