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Reply ID 7916

Have you ever tried clearing up after a horse? Using a carrier bag wouldn't work at all, besides being a silly idea! the bag would break before the horse will have finished the first poo!! At least horse poo is helpful to the environment. the majority of the time horses are considerate and don't poo on the roads/paths and at least 'wait' until out of the way of most people! Next time you come across any horse poo, try clearing it up in a carrier bag and then realise just how heavey it is and that it would be impossible. 90% of the time riders will not even know if their horse has done anything whislt our on a hack anyway, so how would you suggest they clean it up if they don't know about it!? [?][V]

Reply ID 7935

boy oh boy do I agree with this one! I live in a cul de sac just round the corner from some stables and the riders often come up our road which is lovely to see - aside from the big dollops coming out of their behinds!! I understand that these are fairly large and heavy but I have never known anyone to say that the horses are considerate and don't do it in the road or path!! the roads I use near these stables are always decorated with it - last weekend I had just finished 2hrs worth of washing and waxing the car, treating the wheels etc when along came a couple of horses later on and dolloped in the middle of the road - yes I had to drive straight through it, lovely. And environmentally friendly?? You try telling that to the local kids and my step-son who want to play outside on their bikes etc but have to use these piles as road cones! I don't know about how to always see if they're going for one, maybe a rear view mirror ;-)

Reply ID 7936

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Originally posted by smileyoriley
boy oh boy do I agree with this one! I live in a cul de sac just round the corner from some stables and the riders often come up our road which is lovely to see - aside from the big dollops coming out of their behinds!! I understand that these are fairly large and heavy but I have never known anyone to say that the horses are considerate and don't do it in the road or path!! the roads I use near these stables are always decorated with it - last weekend I had just finished 2hrs worth of washing and waxing the car, treating the wheels etc when along came a couple of horses later on and dolloped in the middle of the road - yes I had to drive straight through it, lovely. And environmentally friendly?? You try telling that to the local kids and my step-son who want to play outside on their bikes etc but have to use these piles as road cones! I don't know about how to always see if they're going for one, maybe a rear view mirror ;-)

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Reply ID 7971

Well said David C.! Catweazle, I suggest you move back to the town.

Reply ID 7972

Oh someone just get a bucket, spade, a few carrier bags and sell it on Ebay as "Garden Compost " Geeeez.

Reply ID 7974

Hey, I used to ride when I was young. My Aunt had stables at Hay Street near Braughing and its rubbish to suggest that the rider doesnt know when the horse is dumping. The tail goes up, you see it out the corner of your eye, you then hear the hiss from the poo-gas followed by the plops and then the smell hits you. All excrement is good for the garden and I wouldnt expect any rider on here to want to voluntarily clean up after themselves and obviously its a bit of a class thing as its not cheap to keep a horse or two, most riders are chicks who wouldnt want to be seen doing anything as degrading in public as clearing up so most just saunter along pretending that they didnt notice. And Capri, have you ever been in London around 7am in the morning when 200 horses are taken from the barracks and along through Kensington gardens? You want to the mess that they leave behind for all the buses to drive through and splatter over the pavement, parked cars and pedestrians. Horses c**p in towns too!

Reply ID 7980

Anything that eats meat has awful smelling faeces. Sheep and horses merely produce eaten vegetation, which is not that bad, hence no need to clear up.

Reply ID 7984

but my road and path doesn't need fertilising and neither do the children who need somewhere to play! so yes there is a need to get rid of it!

Reply ID 7985

I used to ride myself, and my girlfriends horse at the time hardly lifted the tail and there was no 'gas' so yes it was hard to tell when the horse was depositing. Also a lot of horse get easily distracted when you have to get off of them in towns. what funit would be trying to get back on with all the traffic whizzing past you!!