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Funny how much of it I noticed on the path I was riding today. Guess I just don't pay much attention to it most days. Just another obstacle like anything else on the path. |
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I rarely stop, but will certainly slow down. I also start talking to the horse well away from them so they don't freak out.
Do the same with dogs. M |
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If we're overtaking, then ask if it's okay to pass.
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Maybe this was said above and I missed it but I’d like to better understand a couple things after reflecting more on this topic while out on my ride today.
When you say you step off the trail and let the horse and rider pass is this a single track trail? If the trail is wide would you do the same thing or just slow and keep your distance passing? With respect to approaching from the rear on a sufficiently wide trail, how does/should a rider navigate this? If I hit the brakes I could spook horse, if I coast I could, by virtue of the FHB, spook the horse and I sure as hell don’t want to ring my bell. I usually just say on your left and slow. Is this not cool and/or what would be better? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I always get off my bike, or if I'm hiking, move aside.
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i ask how much horsepower it makes.
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Horses are just a PITA, chickens might be smarter
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We own a horse and have owned others in the past. Wife rides, one kid still rides, and the other rode for 9 years.
They are smart and caring, but skittish as hell when they come across something they don't recognize or are unsure about. It makes perfect sense- despite being huge, they are a prey animal and their only defense is to outrun the threat. As soon as I see one in the distance I dismount, say 'hello', and walk my bike. Ive done it for what seemed like a quarter mile before, since it was a canopied flat straightaway in the woods and shadows are scary. |
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Not that many rail trails around here allow horses. The Lower trail allows them, except riding on the trail itself isn't allowed. There is plenty of grass to ride on. Afaik, all the trails in Rothrock forest allow horses, but I have only seen them on one trail, probably because the forest is named after all the rocks everywhere. I have heard horses when I was riding near the midstate trail. Bikes are banned on most of the midstate trail so it seems like a great place for them.
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Having raised both...... |
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I used to map soils for a living which meant that I was essentially a 'professional trespasser', having literally walked nearly every farm and field in several rural counties. I would never take my eyes off of any horse in a field that I was in, no matter how far they were away. You never know what will happen with horses. Cows are another matter - they just mindlessly hang around. Chickens - meh. No problem. Geese - well, don't mess with them, especially if there's a nest nearby....
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