"Pick your droppings up from the road" Anyone else think xper

[Mince Pie]

I do get where Pedantic is coming from about this. I too live in an area that has been hugely built up/over in the time I lived here and also feel that consideration is given to everyone BUT horse riders - little used, very expensive cycle lanes that narrow the road hugely but we aren't allowed on. Lots of extra traffic on the roads while bridleways are effectively blocked by being rerouted down the edge of industrial estates and other unsuitable areas. Being forced to 'share' routes with cyclists, off roaders and pedestrians - we never seem to get priority anywhere! Losing grazing to building and what is left being treated as a public park by new residents, mind you some of the complaints are hilarious...

I have had people come out and have a go about riding down a residential road - apparently 9am on a weekend morning is too early to walk down there as they want a lie in and the sound of hooves wakes them up. The second time it happened I suggested earplugs. They also complain about poo to the extent of trying to start a campaign to ban horses from that estate. What they forget is that the only other exit from the yard is onto a dual carriageway where we would have to go 2 miles to a busy roundabout to change direction as the there are barriers in the middle of the road...and that estate is only 5 years old. These residents complain about everything, cows mooing, cars and machinery going to the yard and on one never to be forgotten day, a horse being shot in the field after a catastrophic accident - reporting the gunshot to the police was one thing but coming down to shout their mouth off about how 'unacceptable it was to upset them like that' and had to be told to leave by the police. These people are not unique by any means just particularly vociferous.

So yes, I do understand why riders and owners lose all patience and start to dig their heels in because it appears that we are the only ones making any compromise or concession and there is only so many times you can do that before you are pushed out completely. I used to be happy to try and work with people to avoid upset but sod that for a game of soldiers when nobody is prepared to work with me.

Hear hear!

I once came across a layer of very fluid cow muck right across the road when I was cycling down a hill. The best thing you can do is close your mouth!

:biggrin3: Lmao!

 

[tallyho!]

Never had that yet but if I did, I think I'd just get off, ask the resident for a spade, then hold the horse then ask whereabouts in the garden they would like it.

I can get quite creative thereafter so would be very interested to try this one out one day. I'm sure it's coming given the amount of proper townies descending on our area.