Hacking out Etiquette

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vivienne1

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Set off for hack alone this morning. Two others off same yard (who I dont know) set off behind me 2mins later. Have to go up a big bank so because my horse could hear others was going slow and theirs seeing mine speeded up. Anyway get alongside and say is it ok to pass? yes I said it might speed you up they said ha ha, they then carry on a a slow walk all way round chatting, with my horse trying to catch them up jogging along, me trying to make her wait etc then everytime they went out of sight really being silly. All the time they never once looked back. I was really pd off, fine pass but then get gone!
 
I am a bit sensitive I must admit... yes it is a big yard and in two halves, it is a bit them and us, you're right should have tagged along would have been easier..
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Reckon you are a little bit sensitive, but horses are horses, they are herd animals. I would have been a bit peed off if a couple of my yard mates had done that, but that wouldnt have happened. If we end up catching each other up, we tend to stick together, as you end up with your horse jogging along. In my case, if they went in the opposite direction, my cob would whip around and try and catch them up. Not reccmmended.

Your yard sounds a bit odd though.
 
Sounds like a big yard. IMO i think they should have either held back from leaving the yard for another 10mins, invited you to join them upon catching you up, or as you say after overtaking you they should have gone up a gear, preferably when they went around the first corner and out of your horses sight.
 
It's a shame they didn't kick on after passing you, I've been stuck behind people and ended up just going up a gear to pass them as they clearly weren't going to move on even though they were well aware the fuss my mare was kicking up being stuck behind them.

It's difficult to invite yourself along when there are 2 people and only 1 of you so really they should have asked you on not passed.
 
Dont' really see the problem here - it would have been far worst manners if they had rushed off wouldn't it? Couldn'y you have either joined them, gone a different route or stopped and waited for a bit?
 
Its a "round the block" hack so hard to go another way, prob should have stood longer and given them more distance. Its normally not a problem as we go on fun rides and we're fine being passed.
Anyway thanks for the replies feeling better now
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I dont think your being over senstive tbh. If it was me id be annoyed too. Either way i think its bad manners, it someone rushes passed you or over takes and then daudles about in front. It would hav been polite for them to ask u to join them i think but thats up to them. And at the very least i think one should always keep an eye behind themself once over taking another horse just to make sure that no problems arise.

Mayb next time go a different route if you can see that happening again (befor they reach you and over take i mean, not after theyv over taken), or ask to tag along with them. Once the horse has taged on to them after they are in front it can be difficult to settle him even when turning on to another route, and i dont think id advise stoping and waiting for them to go out of site - as your horse is still going to be on a misson to catch them up again.
 
This situation would definitely have pissed me off, mostly because they didn't have the consideration to glance back and see/ask if you were OK. Personally, I would have shouted to then that you were having problems and could you join them. Sometimes people from our yard are planning on hacking the same way at similar times. I will wait until I think it is OK to go/they are out of the distance. Obviously this didn't happen in this instance because they didn't wait. In any case they should have checked you were OK after they had overtaken. I'd ask them for help next time, very rude of them.
 
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