The nerve of some people

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

I was out horseback riding with my friend today and we were trotting down one of the main tracks when we saw a women walking her puggle puppy. So we slow down and stop on the right side and ask her to kindly reel in her dog < I don't comprehend the popularity of these extendable leashes but they seem to be all the rage> so we can quietly walk past each other with no harm.

The woman asks us if "We are on the horsepath".

"Well YEAH" says K "I helped carve these out in 1978 and these are bridle paths".

W: "It would be nice if you could pick up after your horses."

Me: "That is next to impossible. We don't mind SHARING our bridle paths with joggers and dog walkers < fact we always slow to a walk whenever we see anyone on the trails> but if it bothers YOU perhaps you should stick to the people only paths".

W: "If you used the lower paths you wouldn't encounter so many people"

K: "Well those go along the stream and we meet many more people on the narrower paths there. Now please let us pass."

W: " people should have the right of way"

Me: "They do...on the PEOPLE paths. <now I'm thinking that maybe we should just stomp on the woman AND the annoying puppy> There is a perfectly nice NEW dog run back in the direction you just came from."

W: Oh. Are you SURE this is the horse path.

Me: Well you can go down to the end and read the POSTING and the rules for SHARING our BRIDLEPATH. Good Day.

Of course we didn't let miss dogwalker ruin our ride but you have to wonder where people get the nerve, don't you?

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

Speaking of cleaning up after your horses, one of the highlights of my Men's horseback riding weekend in Buena Vista, Co., was having the opportunity to clean up horse puckey from 2 corrals! I was the wheel barrow man. I had to cut off filling it up at about 1/2 full because it was too heavy for me to dump. I made about 6 trips to the dump area. Too bad your dog lady wasn't there for me to dump it on her!

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

lawren
W: "It would be nice if you could pick up after your horses."

Lawren, forgive me for laughing, but you would need to put me into a head-to-toe body suit, before you could even get me to consider that task.

Not only was this woman nervy, she was also crazy.............

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

I was the wheel barrow man. I had to cut off filling it up at about 1/2 full because it was too heavy for me to dump. I made about 6 trips to the dump area. Too bad your dog lady wasn't there for me to dump it on!

WIMP! I've been able to manuever over flowing barrows of sh*t since I'm 11.

Now theres an idea...

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Lawren, forgive me for laughing, but you would need to put me into a head-to-toe body suit, before you could even get me to consider that task.

Not only was this woman nervy, she was also crazy.............

Angela after children horses are easy.

The crazy bit is...that after one good rain vegetarian horse manuer is G-O-N-E! Dog poop isn't. BLECH!

We also had 5 kids in an older Mercury fly by us on the streets blaring the car horn. Not funny on any day but especially when some horse was impaled on a taxi and his 13 year old rider put in the hospital with a broken leg and cracked skull yesterday down in Queens.

[shopgirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close shopgirl]

I am jealous of you riding horses!

That is an odd exchange with a dog walker, especially since you were being considerate of her dog. The horse would do some major damage to a little animal that got under foot.

When I ride on the bike paths near our house, dog owners will many times have their dogs OFF the leash, which means they can bolt and attack. I had two different instances where I had to brake very suddenly when a dog approached my bike and I was afraid I would hit the animal. The first time, I pulled too hard on my left brake and ended up on the concrete with bruises the size of grapefruit all over my legs. The second time, I had to stop quickly, putting the bike in front of me to protect me from attack, which required me to swing my bike around as protection as the dog encircled me. The guy apologized for having his dog off the leash, but I was terrified and did not appreciate the stress. If your dog is not on a leash, anything can happen, even with the most gentle of dogs. I don't like those leashes that extend because there is a definite lack of control, if the owner does not lock it.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

When I ride on the bike paths near our house, dog owners will many times have their dogs OFF the leash, which means they can bolt and attack. I had two different instances where I had to brake very suddenly when a dog approached my bike and I was afraid I would hit the animal. The first time, I pulled too hard on my left brake and ended up on the concrete with bruises the size of grapefruit all over my legs. The second time, I had to stop quickly, putting the bike in front of me to protect me from attack, which required me to swing my bike around as protection as the dog encircled me. The guy apologized for having his dog off the leash, but I was terrified and did not appreciate the stress. If your dog is not on a leash, anything can happen, even with the most gentle of dogs. I don't like those leashes that extend because there is a definite lack of control, if the owner does not lock it.

We ran into a dog off-leash yesterday and he was right under our horses hooves! They are not allowed off-leash at all unless in the dogrun. I DO like dogs but there is very little we can do with 1200lb horses and dogs. But people don't think that way...as a minority I expect people to act stupidly. Mot people haven't a clue on how those itty-bitty brains work.

They anthropomorphize their dogs and think that our larger prey animals can be controlled easily as well.

I was nearly a hood ornament 2 weeks ago

BUT to have that happen on a bicycle. YIKES!

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

Lawren, forgive me for laughing, but you would need to put me into a head-to-toe body suit, before you could even get me to consider that task.

Not only was this woman nervy, she was also crazy.............

.... and put her dog at risk too. She was lucky that you were considerate. Dog poop stinks a lot worse than horse poop because of what they eat. I just wouldn't like to step in it but, if you are on a bridal path, what do you expect?

[basham Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close basham]

Just a comment on the extendable leash.

Often this is an indication of a lazy dog owner, and somewhat of a warning sign.

The owner has not taught the dog appropriate behaviour and is willing to put up with it's behaviour within an expanded area.

As a dog owner I dislike the W's attitude, without getting into the path ownership issue, which she seems to have completely decided to misunderstand.

I don't think you should be so nice if you run across her again.

But, that is just my opinion, and what do I know.

I hope this was a chance encounter and not something which may recurr.

[Faust Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Faust]

Being raised in the country and having cows, horses & dogs, I believe there should be signs stating dogs should not be on the same path as horses. Dogs have the instinct to chase things like bicycles, motorcycles & horses. It is only a matter of time a horse will be spooked by a dog and someone will get hurt. Then the signs and the apology will be too late

[Faust Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Faust]

Horse Chases Dog
http://www.ugoto.com/pictures/horse-chases-dog.html

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

The dogs MUST be leashed if they are not in the dog run and most people are good about that. Of course there are always a few that don't follow the posted rules and don't make the mental leap to the dangerous situations that can arise for dog, horse and rider, or bicyclist.

You might laugh at that picture but I owned a buckskin many many moons ago that just HATED dogs and would rear and strike at them if given an opportunity. Nothing else ever bothered him, including walking up and down stairs into bars, but dogs? Watch out!

[camachinist Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close camachinist]

IMO, much patience was shown talking to this dolt. Out in our neck of the woods, where rifles are still holstered on horses, dogs threatening horses or livestock are routinely shot. Too bad numerous statutes protect their idiotic owners. The dogs are hard-wired to chase and kill; the humans have the opportunity to rise above their genetics.

The few times we've been halfway house to various canines dumped out here by their human owners, they get a pen, a short leash and give horses a wide berth, as there are no paths and folks just ride across the fields and down the streets. Eventually, the dogs get the needle, but at least their life in between is reasonably humane.

Pat

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Sorry, but after reading this yesterday, something has been bothering me.

If horses soil the Horse Path, what's the policy for people on the People Path?