Got lectured by a horse rider on my run today...

Lowest IQ on LRC wrote:

Bridal paths are specifically designated for horses.

Then they should put up signs that say "danger, horse breeding in progress." I don't wanna be kicked in the head by the sire and dam of the next Kentucky Derby #9.

Lowest IQ on LRC wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

People should not be in public riding an animal prone to freaking out and kicking random strangers in the head. No stupid tradition should make that legal.

Put them in designated horse zones like they do with dogs. They should be either leashed or fenced in AT ALL TIMES.

The horse is tended and held by reigns. People don't just pick random paths to ride horses. Bridal paths are specifically designated for horses. The are riding in "horse zones." They allow others to use the trail, but generally they are bridal paths and by using the trail you acknowledge that the very large beast have right of way. You, as a pedestrian, are free to not use that trail.

Reins and Bridle. Not Queens and Brides.

Lowest IQ on LRC wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

People should not be in public riding an animal prone to freaking out and kicking random strangers in the head. No stupid tradition should make that legal.

Put them in designated horse zones like they do with dogs. They should be either leashed or fenced in AT ALL TIMES.

The horse is tended and held by reigns. People don't just pick random paths to ride horses. Bridal paths are specifically designated for horses. The are riding in "horse zones." They allow others to use the trail, but generally they are bridal paths and by using the trail you acknowledge that the very large beast have right of way. You, as a pedestrian, are free to not use that trail.

Perhaps you can provide a link that says horses have"have right of way" on bridal paths and are " specifically designated for horses".

Golden Palominos wrote:

It is difficult to hear commands when you are a little hoarse.

Hahahahaha

Trail Boss wrote:

You don't have to do ANY of this. People shouldn't be out riding unless their horse is bomb proof or they can cope with people just moving around normally without killing anyone.

The idea that non horse people should know all the "rules" is equestrian entitlement at its finest.

If you've ever seen a horse kick it's back legs out when they are startled you will give them plenty of room!

There kick could kill a person if taken to the head. That being said runners and horse riders should never be sharing

the same narrow paths.

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Trail Boss wrote:

You don't have to do ANY of this. People shouldn't be out riding unless their horse is bomb proof or they can cope with people just moving around normally without killing anyone.

The idea that non horse people should know all the "rules" is equestrian entitlement at its finest.

Some potato looking horse fvckers trashed all the xc ski trails despite having horse only trails in the same park when confronted by the groomer literally said "we can go anywhere we want" how do you co exist with that

As dad used to say, "horn blows, how 'bout the driver?" That applies here.

A few years ago I had my kids running some quarters on part of a cross country course at a State Park in Delaware where horses also ride. I had a couple of small orange cones down as markers. After a while in the distance I see this middle age blonde lady riding a horse and the horse was kind of bucking and turning in circles and whatnot. Eventually she makes it down my way asking "Are those your Fing cones?" Apparently Aubrey, or whatever the heck that horses name was, is afraid of the color orange and the cones were freaking her out. Who knew?

Horse riders are wh0rez wrote:

Horse riders are just jerks. Run into a group one time and they were pissed even though I gave them about 25 feet of space. Told them I'd eat their horses if they yelled at me again.

Take everything in stride. Let them hate on you

Entertaining , but it never happened .

Where was this? Where I live in rural northern Europe lots of people ride horses everywhere. I'm usually bicycling, running or walking by them and usually the smile and I smile back. Some of those horses are incredible looking, like right out of the middle ages.

t67i5 wrote:

Where was this? Where I live in rural northern Europe lots of people ride horses everywhere. I'm usually bicycling, running or walking by them and usually the smile and I smile back. Some of those horses are incredible looking, like right out of the middle ages.

Uh , buggery is a crime in the USA .

On the trails I run, the right of way is Horse, Runner, Bike (i.e. bike yields to walker/runner yields to horse). 2 things I've been told by riders through various trails and errors passing horses on trails:

1) Talk to the rider from as far back as you can in a relatively normal voice (doesn't have to be fancy conversation - just a "Runner behind you. How's it going?" etc.) I'm told this puts the horse at ease and avoids startling the rider if they don't hear you approaching. Apparently if you talk, horses think you're human, but if you don't talk horses think you're a predator and startle.

2) Slow down and walk past while talking to the rider. Generally the rider will rein in the horse and hold it stopped while you walk by. Once you get a few feet past, a simple "have a nice day." and then take off back to your normal pace.

These things can be frustrating if you're trying to tempo, but getting kicked in the face or having to stop because a rider gets thrown would be a lot more frustrating. Keep in mind that a horse, unlike a mountain biker, is an animal and doesn't really have a "polite" button. They just react to their survival instinct.

I didn't realize so many people live with horses still. Can you report the outlaw to the local sheriff? Or challenge him to a duel?

The Dirty Duck wrote:

I didn't realize so many people live with horses still. Can you report the outlaw to the local sheriff? Or challenge him to a duel?

Interesting. Sounds like you have a lot to learn about life on planet earth.

The Dirty Duck wrote:

I didn't realize so many people live with horses still. Can you report the outlaw to the local sheriff? Or challenge him to a duel?

Spoken like the average city dwelling bundle of sticks

The idea that people walking/running/biking should have to defer to horses is horseshit.

If a rider brings a 1500 lb animal on a public multi-use trail, it's their responsibility to know how to control that animal in the presence of other trail users. If they can't control it, it shouldn't be in public.

ish wrote:

The idea that people walking/running/biking should have to defer to horses is horseshit.

If a rider brings a 1500 lb animal on a public multi-use trail, it's their responsibility to know how to control that animal in the presence of other trail users. If they can't control it, it shouldn't be in public.

You're right, under the law it is horseshit, well for walkers/runners anyway, but bikes are required to defer to horses/walkers/runners.

Where I live there are "horse only" trails. You wouldn't want to run on these anyway as they are uneven dirt. There are also "runners only" paths! Many people ride their horses on the beach after 6:30 pm.