leannesanx
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Has anybody else noticed that recently, people out on the streets seem to be more anti-horse? I have ridden out in the area I keep my horse in for 12 years and have never had any problems until this year. Now it seems that every other person has a comment about horses.
For example, in the park we ride through, part of it is set aside as a permissive bridleway. As we enter the park we always have to stop because this is Alfie's 'wee-spot' (Alfie IS a horse not a person!). Anyway, as we were stood still, some old people were shouting at us that we weren't allowed on the main path and had to go down the bridleway. This would have been fine I guess if we had looked like we had any intention of taking any other route! They then stood there blocking the main path until we had gone a good way round the bridlepath. Again, no intention shown of going on any route other than the bridlepath.
Another example, there is a sharp bend on a road near us and recently the council have created way through the top of a field so that people can avoid the road. This is a continuation of a bridlepath but obviously people use it too as it's safer than the road. My friend was shouted at by another old person saying that that path was for women taking their children to school. This was on a saturday. Another friend works in a pub nearby and somebody put up a petition for people to drive more carefully through the village and my friend commented it was dangerous for horse riders too then ended up in an argument where people were saying they wouldn't drive carefully - why should they when they keep getting their car dirty driving through horse poo? Seems fair...
Through the woods near us is a canter track. People also use this to take their dogs on which is fine because you can see the people coming and slow to a walk as you pass them. However, this apparently wasn't enough for one guy who shouted at me yesterday saying he had to jump out of my way even though he was stood in the trees for about a minute before I even walked up to him.
This is getting me down now as it seems like I can't go a weekend without being shouted at over taking my horse down a public Bridleway. I was just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem.
For example, in the park we ride through, part of it is set aside as a permissive bridleway. As we enter the park we always have to stop because this is Alfie's 'wee-spot' (Alfie IS a horse not a person!). Anyway, as we were stood still, some old people were shouting at us that we weren't allowed on the main path and had to go down the bridleway. This would have been fine I guess if we had looked like we had any intention of taking any other route! They then stood there blocking the main path until we had gone a good way round the bridlepath. Again, no intention shown of going on any route other than the bridlepath.
Another example, there is a sharp bend on a road near us and recently the council have created way through the top of a field so that people can avoid the road. This is a continuation of a bridlepath but obviously people use it too as it's safer than the road. My friend was shouted at by another old person saying that that path was for women taking their children to school. This was on a saturday. Another friend works in a pub nearby and somebody put up a petition for people to drive more carefully through the village and my friend commented it was dangerous for horse riders too then ended up in an argument where people were saying they wouldn't drive carefully - why should they when they keep getting their car dirty driving through horse poo? Seems fair...
Through the woods near us is a canter track. People also use this to take their dogs on which is fine because you can see the people coming and slow to a walk as you pass them. However, this apparently wasn't enough for one guy who shouted at me yesterday saying he had to jump out of my way even though he was stood in the trees for about a minute before I even walked up to him.
This is getting me down now as it seems like I can't go a weekend without being shouted at over taking my horse down a public Bridleway. I was just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem.