New found pet peeve

[InquisitionCh...]

Today I was riding home from work. The road is a little corner heavy so usually a lot of fun after a soul destroying day in the office. Coming around some of the tighter corners, with hedges on the near side, there is almost no visibility around the actual bend itself.

To cut a long story short....

I HATE HORSE POOP!

I was taking it easy today when I fish tailed it after coming round the corner and catching a nice, fresh, squishy dookie. I fully support riding horses, even have done myself but even then I thought it irresponsible to leave s**t in the road.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks they should pick up the poo like all dog owners have to?
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[Dalemac]

https://think.direct.gov.uk/images/partner-logos/look-react.jpg

But yeah, horses should wear those bag things that catch the crap.
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[kerr]

As far as im concerned horses have no business on the roads, i see no reason why they feel the need to go on roads, keep them in the fields.
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[gavbriggs]

It's not practical to pick the poo up! I mean how would you cope if you had to collect your exhaust gasses in condoms so as not endanger the butterflies?

I know it's annoying and I really do wish I could train Arthur to wait or put his arse to the side but it doesn't work like that, plus they were there first, the poo washes away after a rain and it mainly consists of grass anyway!, dog shit is different, ever noticed why processed and particularly meat eaters shit stinks the worst?

Just stop moaning and live with it. And on roads where there's horse shit stains, go steady cos there's possibly a horse there! We all have to share this land, let's share it and tolerate each others imprint!
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[Dave70]

I know horseshit can be a problem but, not as much of a problem as the amount of diesel that ends up on the roads.
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[Nick 50]

[talkToTheHat]

Were you going around the corner too fast to change lines or indeed stop in the road ahead of you that you can see to be clear?
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[wr6133]

I agree Horses either off roads or pick up the shite. I live in a very horsey area with enough bridleways as to make using the roads impractical and longer than if they used a bridleway but they still insist on riding often 2 abreast along NSL country roads while the mobile shitbags plaster the tarmac in slippery piles of steaming crap.

[Raffles]

[wr6133]

[chickenstrip]

Horse riders I think give themselves a bad name by being holier-than-thou, self-righteous, stuck-up gits. (generalisation of course ).

Modern roads are built for motor vehicles. Ask the government which they'd rather see using the roads - people in motorised vehicles who pay taxes to legally do so, or people riding animals that don't. How long would society last if we went back to prioritising horses as transport?

I do take care when there are horses around, common courtesy. However, I have a pretty loud pipe on my bike, I won't change that for them. I'd prefer to see them kept off the roads, but I don't think that will happen, so I put up with them.

As for their shit - butt plugs
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[chickenstrip]

[Rogerborg]

I am exceptionally careful and considerate around horses, up to and including just stopping and switching off the engine.

Considering how flipping lethal riding those things is, I do feel some responsibility towards the specials that choose to do so, probably in ignorance or denial about the risks.

How I actually feel about them using metalled roads though is...

https://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/4787132/kill-all-the-bugs-o.gif
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[anthony_r6]

[Skudd]

My GF smells of horse poop and it turns me on.
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[civvy]

[Monkeypony]

These 'who should be on the roads' type threads always amuse me.

As a massive generalisation:

Motorcyclists hate horses and cyclists and cagers

Cagers hate motorcyclists and cyclists, but seem O.K with horses

Cyclists hate cunts in white vans

I'm not sure who horses hate!
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[Dalemac]

[Knacker]

[civvy]

[Rogerborg]

[Dalemac]

[daemonoid]

[Rogerborg]

[Dave500]

Can't they just scoop it up and throw it in a hedge?
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