Hard to suggest a solution until you know the
problem, I guess. I have always had good luck, partly because I have
always encouraged my horse to look around and advise me of anything new or
different, so he always knew when mountain bikers were coming a long time before
they arrived.
It seems to me that educating bikers about the
"flight" tendency of horses would help them to realize they need to slow down,
talk to the riders, put their bikes down when passing on a narrow trail,
etc. Suni once had to step very carefully between the pedals of two
mountain bikes, one on the upslope, one on the down, about a foot between
them. But the bikers were great, quiet but conversational.
I am to represent the equestrian
community at a trail meeting this Thursday. Seems the mountain bikers are causing
trouble on our trails and the meeting is to find some sort of solution.Any ideas out
there?What have you
tried, what worked/did not work. Thank you in advance for your
responses!
