Horse poop

stopper · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:31

Minusorange said:
There are laws that punish dog owners for not picking up their dogs turds off the street/footpaths

Nope. There isn't.

Minusorange · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:32

danielanthony said:
I'm not sure outlawing horse poo should be the top topic working its way through Parliament.

Dozens of people being stabbed is complex issue where changing the law isn't going to fix the problem

Making horse owners responsible for cleaning up after their pets on a public path/road is a simple thing to implement, just like the law on dog poo was simple to put in place, I honestly don't see what the problem is with it ? Unless you're all horse owners ?

Dis86 · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:33

stopper said:
Nope. There isn't.

Hey guys look, stopper is wrong again!

https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/dog-fouling

200sols · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:34

We can be fined now here for not carrying poo bags when walking dogs.

SPG · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:37

Horses on the road are dangerous and as such should only be allowed if insured & passes a horse MOT otherwise they should be turned into burgers.

Tuppy_Glossop · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:38

Minusorange said:
I honestly don't see what the problem is with it ? Unless you're all horse owners ?

I'm a cyclist (not a horse owner) and I don't care about horse poo but do care about dog poo. I think the laws are ok as they are.

Dyson · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:43

I don't see an issue at all, no need to get up on your high horse about it!

mattyg · 28 Aug 2018 at 12:49

Do riders actually know when the horse poo's.. A dog will stop. A horse will just keep going

ubersonic · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:02

Ace Modder said:
The reason horse poop is not dangerous is because horses eat hay/straw etc.

Dog poop is made of meat etc, and this causes disease and bacteria which can be dangerous.

Kinda crazy it took until post #38 for somebody to point this out lol.

I mean there were loads of people telling the OP he was wrong but now why.

Mark A · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:06

I'm guessing a horse rider having to get off the horse and shovel it up isn't the safest thing to do in the middle of the road, which might have something to do with it. Personally I don't think horses have any place on a road, they should have fields to roam around in if you want to own them.

mattyg · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:10

Mark A said:
I'm guessing a horse rider having to get off the horse and shovel it up isn't the safest thing to do in the middle of the road, which might have something to do with it. Personally I don't think horses have any place on a road, they should have fields to roam around in if you want to own them.

You know roads where first built for horses and pedestrians right and it was cyclists that first petitioned for paved roads

Minusorange · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:11

SPG said:
I mean there were loads of people telling the OP he was wrong but now why.

So having an opinion is wrong ?

In MY opinion horse poo on the street is as disgusting as dog poo and should be made unlawful like dog poo

The fact that horse poo isn't toxic doesn't make it any less disgusting to me

mattyg · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:14

Minusorange said:
So having an opinion is wrong ?

In MY opinion horse poo on the street is as disgusting as dog poo and should be made unlawful like dog poo

The fact that horse poo isn't toxic doesn't make it any less disgusting to me

But nowhere in your OP did you prefix with "In my opinion" you stated horse poo is as bad as dog poo as if that were a fact

neil_g · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:18

Minusorange said:
Making horse owners responsible for cleaning up after their pets on a public path/road is a simple thing to implement, just like the law on dog poo was simple to put in place, I honestly don't see what the problem is with it ? Unless you're all horse owners ?

So who's going to go around the entire new forest, dartmoor etc clearing up after the roaming livestock? Or are we suggesting one horses poop is different to the other.

Minusorange · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:19

mattyg said:
But nowhere in your OP did you prefix with "In my opinion" you stated horse poo is as bad as dog poo as if that were a fact

Nowhere in my op did I prefix what I was saying was fact though

Mark A · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:27

mattyg said:
You know roads where first built for horses and pedestrians right and it was cyclists that first petitioned for paved roads

And now the roads are filled with 40 million vehicles. Horses would be just as happy running in a field, theres no reason for them to be on the roads today imo. They just create hold ups, danger for both vehicles and the rider and also the poop issues mentioned in this thread.

Tuppy_Glossop · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:33

Mark A said:
And now the roads are filled with 40 million vehicles. Horses would be just as happy running in a field, theres no reason for them to be on the roads today imo. They just create hold ups, danger for both vehicles and the rider and also the poop issues mentioned in this thread.

OP had the horse on a Coastal Cycle Path, not a road. I've never heard of a Coastal Cycle Path. Part of me wants it to be a Public Bridleway.

Chris Wilson · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:34

mattyg said:
Do riders actually know when the horse poo's.. A dog will stop. A horse will just keep going

I suspect the town folk think horses nose around then squat to defecate

If my lane had no horse droppings on it I would be concerned for the welfare of our neighbours

~>Dg<~ · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:34

it goes back centuries but there are common laws for riding horses on roads. which you need to abide by. like blocking traffic and such .

Chris Wilson · 28 Aug 2018 at 13:38

"Riding Furiously" is still on the statute book. Applies to cyclists too. How that tallies with a cycle race (sorry, a cycle EVENT) I am not sure. If you aren't riding furiously are you not slacking?