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You just wanted to type "poo" a lot, didn't you? 
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| Dave McCool wrote: | Riding a horse on anything other than a field nowhere near me should be banned. |
NIMBY!
Unfortunately, horses need to be exercised, and that involves taking them along roads to get them to more suitable places.
There are two levels of horse rider, those that are 'road trained' and are responsible. There are those that say thank you to you when you slow down, they keep close to the edge of the road or pull over if possible and they wear a helmet and a reflective vest. The others are the irritatable girls who wear wellies, ride two abrest having a conversation/using a mobile phone, glare at you when you attempt to get past them and have no control over their temperamental horses.
Back on the matter in hand, there are subtle differences between horse poo, dog poo and person poo. My gran would have had a fit if you moaned to her about horse poo, she would simply state that it was a gift and go and get out there with a shovel before it went cold. It's bloomin' good for compost 
Dog poo on the other hand is more prone to be carrying disease, smells worse and doesn't help your roses grow.
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| Dave McCool wrote: | Riding a horse down NSL roads with blind bends at 8 on a monday morning should be considered an act of violence. Proceeding to shout at me for managing to slow down in time for your mobile chicane of death should be considered reasonable provocation for setting fire to the horse. |
Can't agree with you more there, was riding down a road minding my own business keeping to the speed limits, as I came round a corner, oh shit a horse, nothing I can do I'm leaning to turn so just have to keep pressing on, the horse seemed annoyed by me but the rider didn't go over.
I do think its ok to have horses on some roads, but busy nsl roads, its just not a smart idea at all,
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Why cant they just... fuck off? If you own a horse, you should be made to transport it in a trailer to an area (field) where it poses no danger to motorists, pedestrians, or scenery.
If you cant afford a trailer... the animal should be destroyed, as you obviously cant afford its upkeep... right? 
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As I've already stated, the horse should live in the field, or possibly, for a short period, the holding pen at the glue factory.
They once had a place on the road, but now they don't.
If someone is genuinely using it as a means of transport then I have no real issue with that, but not riding it on the road for pleasure.
I mean seriously, if I were to invent a means of transport that:
 Had no means of direct control, steering and braking done through a process of hoping that the machine is in the right mood...
Weighed about half a tonne
Genuinely had a mind of it's own
Was terrified of other vehicles to the extent that It will spit off it's passenger and possibly trample all over them, if another vehicle comes too close, or travels at more than 6m.p.h. in their vicinity.
Girls of 5 and above would be encouraged to ride on the road by their mothers
Left big piles of foul smelling waste all over the road
Took up about a third of the road, but won't travel at more than 5m.p.h.
Was really ugly and stupid and smelled really bad
Do you think they'd let my contraption on the road?
Without tax?
And with no age/license/training restriction?
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 Whatever happened to tolerance? If I see a horse, I brake down to at least 15mph, pull my clutch in and coast past. I once arsed it up completely because I was going far too fast down a stretch and didn't see it in time, and went past at about 60. In fairness they weren't wearing a reflective jacket, but it wasn't dark and it was my fault for not observing enough. I felt like a total knobhead.
If you're going round a corner and one just comes at you, and you've got no time to react, well fine, it might get startled, and there's not a lot you can do about that, except if the worst happens and the rider gets tossed, stop and help them out and hope they're not ignorant enough to be very irate at you.
As for the horse poo, horses eat so much hay it poses absolutely no threat to bikes. 99% of the stuff will have already been squished into a poo pancake by cars, and if it hasn't then it's clearly visible. |
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Go on, have a proper gripe.
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| Rookie wrote: | Whatever happened to tolerance? If I see a horse, I brake down to at least 15mph, pull my clutch in and coast past. I once arsed it up completely because I was going far too fast down a stretch and didn't see it in time, and went past at about 60. In fairness they weren't wearing a reflective jacket, but it wasn't dark and it was my fault for not observing enough. I felt like a total knobhead. |
I too give horses a lot of respect on the road, my Dad once startled one and it threw the little girl off. My dad then heard a loud crunch from under his wheels, accompanied by the car riding up over what seemed to be a fairly big bump. He was convinced he'd run over the girl's head (he was still learning at this point) but luckily it was only her helmet, which she'd failed to put on properly.
| Rookie wrote: | If you're going round a corner and one just comes at you, and you've got no time to react, well fine, it might get startled, and there's not a lot you can do about that, except if the worst happens and the rider gets tossed, stop and help them out and hope they're not ignorant enough to be very irate at you. |
My point is they shouldn't be there. There are fields for that sort of thing; if you don't have a field, you don't need a horse.
| Rookie wrote: | As for the horse poo, horses eat so much hay it poses absolutely no threat to bikes. 99% of the stuff will have already been squished into a poo pancake by cars, and if it hasn't then it's clearly visible. |
Still bloody annoying though...
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| Ichy wrote: | | Dave McCool wrote: |
If someone is genuinely using it as a means of transport then I have no real issue with that, but not riding it on the road for pleasure.
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Like a fair number of bikers?
So much of that post sounded like you were having a dig at my old GS550. |
Are you sure that the dealer didn't, in fact, hang a torch around a horse's neck, write GS550 on the side, and tell you a small lie?
And no, bikers, importantly, don't get in the way. They are licensed, and do not act as mid-corner roadblocks with no warning.
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| Dave McCool wrote: | And no, bikers, importantly, don't get in the way. They are licensed, and do not act as mid-corner roadblocks with no warning. |
Rubbish. I've lost track of the number of times I've been met head on in a corner by bikes going the other way, overcooking and running into my lane. If I'd been in a car rather than on a bike there would have been a number of fatalities, as it is there are so many killed doing this type of shit that the powers that be are constantly enacting new "strategies" to try and curb the problem. Not even touching on the other variety of twat who will overtake on any stretch of road because the idiots get so busy pretending to be a race rider they forget a small and crucial difference between track and road, there's traffic coming from the other direction.
As a case in point, and example of "licensed" road users behaving sensibly and causing no danger whatsoever to other people then go to Bassets Pole over the summer, or head over the Cat and Fiddle, or Matlock Bath (I could go on, just a few examples).
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I live in the country, I find that horse poo doesn't smell that bad, infact it's almost nice! 
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| Quote: | Why cant they just... fuck off? If you own a horse, you should be made to transport it in a trailer to an area (field) where it poses no danger to motorists, pedestrians, or scenery. |
then there will be a post along the lines of..
"Why cant they just... fuck off. Bloody horseboxes/horse trailer being driven at 10mph the wrong way down the motorway etc etc"
Horses were there before cars, as is obvious, why should they be refused access to the roads?
All horses and riders are different, just like motorists, motorcyclists, and cyclists... you have a share of very decent folk, and a share of useless wankers who shouldnt be allowed to be in charge of a vehicle using the roads, and then you also have a bunch of pure cunts who show total disregard for everyone else. These people surface, driving cars, riding bikes, and riding horses.
i used to be very anti horse, before getting sucked inevitably into the horse world by the other half, now i've got one of my own (as well as a bike) so i feel i can safely put a view across from both sides of the fence
responsible horse owners have third party insurance, just like motorists, it is inexpensive and covers any eventualities that may occur if your horse got loose or any damage it might cause under your control
horses dont cause damage to the roads or pollution, so whats to be gained by them paying tax
cyclists dont have insurance, nor do they pay tax, nor do they think the highway code applies to them in any way, horse owners generally show far more respect for the rules of the road than your average cyclist
i appreciate those who drive past slowly, just as i try to reciprocate when im driving/riding and i come across horses
surprisingly enough there arent that many fields that you are free to ride in, everywhere is owned by somebody and chances are you wont have free permission to trample big hoof prints across it, horses are ridden on bridleways, byways, rights of way etc, most of these are also linked my tarmac roads, so inevitably horses need to use the road, you should anticipate such animals on country roads, NSL or not
a word on horse shit, horses dont eat anything crappy, just grass and certain feed, its one of the cleanest shites you will come across, nothing toxic or harmful in it, and the smell isnt anywhere near as offensive as say dog or human excrement. i quite happily handle it with my hands, it just isnt in the same league as dog shit which as has been mentioned carries some nasty stuff, thus people need to clean it up
i'd use a horse for transport if it was even slightly practicable
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