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[philmayfield 6,253]

2 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said:

You're supposed to rush out, gather it up and put it on your rhubarb. I prefer custard on mine! 

I just don’t see why dog owners can be fined for not collecting droppings when horses, who are more prolific, can get away with it. 

[Jill Sparrow 10,389]

As a child, I've seen my grandfather hovering with a shovel whenever he heard the sound of Shipstone's horses heading up or down the road.  If there was any to be had, it was an undignified scramble as to whether he or Alf Smith next door got there first. Both fanatical gardeners and didn't like each other!

[philmayfield 6,253]

People round here are too posh to gather up horse dung so it gets spread by the traffic.

[LizzieM 9,532]

1 hour ago, Cliff Ton said:

 

The Beatles' producer ?

Yes 

[Beekay 5,248]

2 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said:

 

 

Just don't like the 21st century, much

I'm afraid there's very little we can do about that Jill. We just have to make do and do the best we can to improve our lot !

Also try and make a better world for those who follow us, although we're not a very good job at that. Take care.

[Jill Sparrow 10,389]

Too posh or too idle?

[Beekay 5,248]

Shouldn't use fresh horse manure on the garden, too much nitrogen in it. My dad use to collect it in sack and suspend in a tub of rainwater.

A bit like an infusion. Probably leave for a couple of weeks before use. Which explains why you see signs outside stables, saying " Well Rotted Manure".

[philmayfield 6,253]

10 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said:

Too posh or too idle?

They prefer to have it delivered from the stables for their gardener to apply.

[Brew 5,467]

There is a clown who turns up at Shipley Park with a horse box. Takes up 6 parking paces and the two horses always leave quite a pile on the ground. They could easily take it away but much prefer to leave it where people and kids are walking around. When challenged he said "it does no harm" and drove off. I'm with Mr Mayfield on this.

[katyjay 5,091]

Not done much horse riding but did a mule ride down into Grand Canyon. 8 hours on a huge mule, I never thought my legs would get back together again! (no mucky comments, you lot)

[Stavertongirl 1,723]

Where I walk Kai there are stables nearby. Paths are like a minefield, luckily Kai doesn’t show any interest in the piles of horse droppings just a case of navigating him thru them so he doesn’t stand in it. He has very hairy feet, would be a nightmare if he did. My mum and dad had a dog, Sandy, he would roll in anything, had a few walks with him where he ended up very smelly.

I must admit I am with JS, don’t have a high opinion of most of the human race, with a few exceptions, so the escapades over the last few months have come as no great surprise. Much prefer my dogs, cats etc. 

[LizzieM 9,532]

4 hours ago, philmayfield said:

I just don’t see why dog owners can be fined for not collecting droppings when horses, who are more prolific, can get away with it. 

Horses don’t usually poo on pavements and they’re normally walking along country lanes which doesn’t affect too many pedestrians.  Mind you, the Notts Police horses were occasionally exercised around Mapperley Park, that was until they all got shipped off to Manchester Police and the Met. around 2012 because Notts were cutting costs. 
  We’ve always got several poo bags in our pockets when we take our dog out for a walk and I’m pleased that dog owners are threatened with a fine for not picking up, although too many people ignore that.  

[nonnaB 4,913]

6 hours ago, benjamin1945 said:

I have no interest in Horse racing at all,,,but would love to have rode horses,,,think they should replace cars.

        Only rode them once,,back in 1970 ish up the mountains in Majorca....Always fancied mesen as a bit of a Cowboy and went for a days riding..........being leary i picked the biggest wildest looking Horse i could see,,,the Spaniard running the place kept saying ''no senor'' obviously i took no notice,,,and along with about 10 others Mounted and set off,,it soon became apparent that the Horse was as leary as me....it kept stopping and rearing up and 'neihing' (is that a word?).........Cut a long story short,,during our two or three hour ride it scared me to death,,setting off at Gallops and leaping over walls,,much to the amusement of the Spanish chap who warned me,,he kept riding alongside me and shouting the Horses name Andalucia,,which did slow it down a bit...twas quite an experience.

 

Bet you were saddle sore Ben after 2-3 hrs first time on a horse

[nonnaB 4,913]

1 hour ago, katyjay said:

Not done much horse riding but did a mule ride down into Grand Canyon. 8 hours on a huge mule, I never thought my legs would get back together again! (no mucky comments, you lot)

 

I remember the feeling very well Kath

[philmayfield 6,253]

1 hour ago, LizzieM said:

Horses don’t usually poo on pavements and they’re normally walking along country lanes which doesn’t affect too many pedestrians.  Mind you, the Notts Police horses were occasionally exercised around Mapperley Park, that was until they all got shipped off to Manchester Police and the Met. around 2012 because Notts were cutting costs. 
  We’ve always got several poo bags in our pockets when we take our dog out for a walk and I’m pleased that dog owners are threatened with a fine for not picking up, although too many people ignore that.  

There are few pavements round here so pedestrians have to walk in the road.

[benjamin1945 16,278]

55 minutes ago, nonnaB said:

 

Bet you were saddle sore Ben after 2-3 hrs first time on a horse

I sure was Nonna,,,think the 'Stirrups'' were too low,,and every time 'the horse landed after jumping my 'Crutch' pounded down into the 'Saddle''............not a bit like those gentle 'Donkeys' of my childhood in Skeggy.......lol

[Jill Sparrow 10,389]

Many years ago, I worked with a lady who was a very keen gardener. Lived in a bungalow somewhere at Rise Park. She was getting on and only worked part time as her hubby was retired.

 

She ordered some manure from a stables and was horrified when she got home that evening to discover her well meaning but totally gardening-ignorant husband had mulched it all round her recently set out plants.  It was fresh manure and scorched the lot.

 

Dear old Jean wasn't one to suffer fools. I understood her to say she'd battered him with a spade and locked him out of the house for a couple of days.

 

I have never forgotten her comments to a young newly qualified solicitor who joined the firm and had a very exaggerated opinion of himself and his pulling power. "I couldn't fancy you, dear, if your tea set was hung with diamonds," she said.

 

She'd have been a challenge for Ben! 

[The Engineer 617]

7 hours ago, philmayfield said:

I just don’t see why dog owners can be fined for not collecting droppings when horses, who are more prolific, can get away with it. 

There are no known toxic effects on people from exposure to horse manure.  Horses do not carry any of the many viruses and pathogens that are a risk to people from carnivores/omnivores.  If you were to eat horse manure, the pathogens that are there might cause belly ache, nothing worse.

[philmayfield 6,253]

Toxic or not it’s still offensive in great piles on the lanes. I wouldn’t like to tread in it and have no desire to eat it. I’ve lived in the countryside for 58 years. I’m not a complaining incomer; in fact we have owned and ridden horses and ponies for many years. All our horse droppings have been on our own land and have been regularly collected with a shovel and wheelbarrow to put on the heap for the garden.

[Brew 5,467]

It can be toxic to dogs though, horse worming tablets contain ivermectin which is toxic to certain breeds of dog. It is also not conducive to the good health of anyone with it on their shoes and walks on my carpets.

[The Engineer 617]

I'm not saying manure is beneficial to anything other than certain plants; just suggesting a reason why it is not an offence to leave it where it falls.

[LizzieM 9,532]

2 hours ago, The Engineer said:

I'm not saying manure is beneficial to anything other than certain plants; just suggesting a reason why it is not an offence to leave it where it falls.

Quite right too, I’ve never been a horse rider but can imagine the problem of having to dismount on a lane or bridleway to collect the manure in a very large plastic bag, then carry it to the nearest bin.  

[Brew 5,467]

They don't have to Lizzie:  https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=horse+nappy&form=HDRSC2&first=1&scenario=ImageBasicHover     

[PeverilPeril 3,299]

05.30 plants all watered and getting ready for a days fly fishing. Could be hot out there in a boat on Blithfield Res.

Had a great email from one of my 2 remaining first cousins. Not seen him for over 50 years, but arranging to visit his railway. He owns the tourists railway at Nene Park near Peterborough. Right - where's my fishing stuff?

[LizzieM 9,532]

Re Brew’s post,

Our Jack could do with a nappy now he’s diabetic.