To think I shouldn’t have to stop my run to walk past a horse?

[Famousperson2023]

This has happened twice now. Out for a run and the horse riders have asked me to stop running while I go past their horse!!

I’ll put this in context- daughter rides, I used to ride. When passing a horse or pony I’ll go wide and slow, or stop and wait at a passing place on narrow roads (often while the riders amble up at a slow walk deep in conversation with their fellow riders, 3 abreast….and without a hint of thank you). When I’m out with our dog I’ll make sure she is on the lead while we pass. but being asked to stop and walk???

I just googled that, horrific.

Putney Bridge jogger assault investigation closed - BBC News

Reminds me of a guy that always used to get off at London Bridge? Or maybe Elephant and Castle, anyway, he was quite tall and would walk down the platform with his headphones in, shoulder barging people out the way rather than shuffle along like the rest of us. He would do it every day. I longed for him to do it to someone that would confront him over it tbh.

Maybe you breathe really loud?

How did he never come forward! What a dick

It's transparently obvious that many of the posters in this thread are "retaliating" for the dog polls/threads, in absolutely feeble attempts to be "clever".

we can’t all be kind and considerate, thankfully the majority are, which is lovely.

versus

"Then you are equally disgusting filth"

Dear me @Snowflakeslayer . You surpassed yourself there.

At least that's a slight step forward from banning all horses from public bridleways I suppose. But, if you happen upon a previously bombproof horse with a responsible rider, that's never given any cause for concern but just had 7 shades of hell scared out of them by some chancer on a motorbike illegally coming down a bridleway behind them and is understandably rattled and on edge in the moments following, I'll assume you won't want the rider to give you polite warning that you might want to slow down a bit if you're running past them from behind? Long sentence sorry but it's been a long day.

You shouldn't be running outside if you can't do it responsibly.

A pair of cars approach each other down a narrow country lane. One tucks into a small passing place. Should the other:

a) crawl past at walking pace?
or
b) floor it?

Not just into traffic, they send children and elderly people flying. Not to mention startling horses...

How about you start your own thread instead of hijacking this one and then we can all ignore the tedium.

Insurance will cover any injuries you sustain. Keep running and see what happens.

You keep promising to go and yet hours later here you still are. Shit the door on the way out.

If you were running at 5mph you were barely even jogging and not wanting to walk for a few seconds to be considerate becomes ever more ridiculous.

@Famousperson2023 and @Elastica23

Presumably you’d be fine with me galloping past you on a bridleway then? You wouldn’t want me to slow down so I don’t risk frightening you or you getting hurt if it made you jump and twist your ankle?

After all, bridleways are public rights of way designed for horses, clue being in the name.

As I said up thread, slowing down would inconvenience me as much as it would you slowing down your run as I compete and my horses need to be fit and there’s limited places to do fast work.

No, I slow down because my desire for a gallop doesn’t trump your right to feel safe.