manxie49 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 OK can someone, maybe a horsey person if theres any on here answer this one ..... if my dog craps on the road, pavement or anywhere else I always pick it up and bin it when I get home. Today my bike is parked down on the kerb side, I seen three horse riders go past, when I went down a little later one of the horses had crapped so close to my bike that it splattered all over the rear wheel and swing arm .... really P-----D off about it, why does it seem to be socially acceptable for horses to do this but if a dog does it people scream from the highest heights, its all over social media and you get fined, shite is shite at the end of the day .... i'm sure someone will say that if I live in the country then I have to expect these things to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SometimesSansEngine Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Not a horse owner, but I think one of the differences is that generally speaking horse muck is pretty 'clean', whereas dog mess carries all sorts of nasties such as toxocariasis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Not a horse owner, but I think one of the differences is that generally speaking horse muck is pretty 'clean', whereas dog mess carries all sorts of nasties such as toxocariasis You're probably right, it still isn't pleasant though, especially when it splattered all over your bike, at least on this occasion my bike was parked and it didn't catch me out on the apex of a bend at 70mph like it normally does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justarn Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Yeah I've hit it at high speed on an A road, bloody dangerous.They should be made to get off and shovel it into a bush at the very least. They should have insurance too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickly Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Yeah I've hit it at high speed on an A road, bloody dangerous.They should be made to get off and shovel it into a bush at the very least. They should have insurance too. And a rider competency test.The horses should also be tested and licensed to ensure they can cope with modern traffic without becoming a swivel eyed 2 ton accident waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer5 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Maybe the horse thought your bike was worth shiting on lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Maybe the horse thought your bike was worth shiting on lol Would love to find the owner, I'd dump it on the bonnet of her car and see how she liked it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestrivens Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 When you’ve got to go you’ve got to go. Horses, or any other animal, are no different. You’re bike just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Wash it off and put the anger aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 When you’ve got to go you’ve got to go. Horses, or any other animal, are no different. You’re bike just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Wash it off and put the anger aside. Rider should be responsible for cleaning up its horses shite , especially if it’s doing it over other people’s property ... you’d get a fine if you let your dog do it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Head off, find a horse and shit on it. You'll feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Yeah I've hit it at high speed on an A road, bloody dangerous.They should be made to get off and shovel it into a bush at the very least. They should have insurance too. And a rider competency test.The horses should also be tested and licensed to ensure they can cope with modern traffic without becoming a swivel eyed 2 ton accident waiting to happen........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I also think horse riders should have to at least shovel any crap into the side of the road.I also think people who throw up in the street should also have to clean up their mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 If the poop splattered it’s probably not ‘clean’ Clean horse poo isn’t loose. Probably got a stomach bug, we can share those you know. You may have been left a nice does of salmonella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabethf Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Hello ex horsey person here!As someone who worked in various yards, if I wasnt riding or part of a ride that went out, I would probably be the one following behind with a poop scooping buncket taking it off the road. If our hands were full of horse etc then we'd finish that job and then head back out along the roads to pick up the mess. Its just road manners really. Sadly not all have it. It may be difficult though if you are lone riders without someone on the ground and riding a long way and back to go and collect poop... thats the only exception I can think of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 Hello ex horsey person here!As someone who worked in various yards, if I wasnt riding or part of a ride that went out, I would probably be the one following behind with a poop scooping buncket taking it off the road. If our hands were full of horse etc then we'd finish that job and then head back out along the roads to pick up the mess. Its just road manners really. Sadly not all have it. It may be difficult though if you are lone riders without someone on the ground and riding a long way and back to go and collect poop... thats the only exception I can think of? Downside of living in the country I suppose, I don't think you'd have been able to pick this up, looks like the horse had a dose of the Brad Pitts .... I suppose I should feel sorry for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabethf Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Hello ex horsey person here!As someone who worked in various yards, if I wasnt riding or part of a ride that went out, I would probably be the one following behind with a poop scooping buncket taking it off the road. If our hands were full of horse etc then we'd finish that job and then head back out along the roads to pick up the mess. Its just road manners really. Sadly not all have it. It may be difficult though if you are lone riders without someone on the ground and riding a long way and back to go and collect poop... thats the only exception I can think of? Downside of living in the country I suppose, I don't think you'd have been able to pick this up, looks like the horse had a dose of the Brad Pitts .... I suppose I should feel sorry for him Lol depends on the diet. Tend to find the pretty looking, eventing types have the worst crap going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKERDAD Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Yea it's to do with horse shite being chewed up grass this is why ppl put it on there gardens .. but I agree with you they need to pick it up or move it off the road . You got a nose bag for the horse why can't they get.an arse bag or nappy .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabethf Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Some carts, mainly in urban areas, can be set up with poop collectors haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leener Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I would have been right up in that horses face, grab him by the scruff and shove his nose in it. BAD HORSEY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian193 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Some carts, mainly in urban areas, can be set up with poop collectors haha The horses and carriages on Great Yarmouth seafront have these fitted and the roads are nice and clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleck Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Some carts, mainly in urban areas, can be set up with poop collectors haha The horses and carriages on Great Yarmouth seafront have these fitted and the roads are nice and clean They use them in Zante too. Thing is you're sat right behind it in the carriage, steam wafting up nicely into your face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 If you live in the country then you have to expect these things to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 OK can someone, maybe a horsey person if theres any on here answer this one ..... if my dog craps on the road, pavement or anywhere else I always pick it up and bin it when I get home. Today my bike is parked down on the kerb side, I seen three horse riders go past, when I went down a little later one of the horses had crapped so close to my bike that it splattered all over the rear wheel and swing arm .... really P-----D off about it, why does it seem to be socially acceptable for horses to do this but if a dog does it people scream from the highest heights, its all over social media and you get fined, shite is shite at the end of the day .... i'm sure someone will say that if I live in the country then I have to expect these things to happen It could have been worse, Imagine if this horse , which obviously had the shits , had coughed. Your bike would have been thoroughly pebble dashed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie49 Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 If you live in the country then you have to expect these things to happen. I knew someone would say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 If you live in the country then you have to expect these things to happen. I knew someone would say that Horse shit ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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