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Re: [RC] Trail use - Linda NicholsTitle: Re: [RC] Trail use Yes Carolyn!!!! My sentiments exactly. Horse people need to take responsibility for their horse’s actions and reactions. Too many horse owners want to blame the bikers and hikers for accidents that happen when their horse meets up with bikers and hikers. People don’t want to take the time to learn how to train their horses. They think that because they don’t know how to train their horses to behave sensibly that that excuses them when an accident occurs. They say that bikers and hikers are supposed to learn to understand horses so they can act safely around horses, not the other way around. OMG, I am SO glad you see it that way Carolyn.Linda On 10/6/05 10:09 AM, "Carolyn Burgess" <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: This comment from a mountain biking friend says it all to me about horses and their riders. He told me that they do not like riding places where they are likely to run into horses because of the behavior of the horse. They have to stop, pull to the side of the trail and wait for the horse to pass. I told him that it is usually an issue with the rider not the horse. I train my horses to deal with everything on the trail. I wouldn't want a bike to ride up on me unanounced, or blaze past on a tight trail. But there is no reason that on a wide trail that a bike coming towards me has to stop, get off and pull to the side of the trail to allow me to pass. My horse is perfectly capable of being ridden past and be in control. I think we need to take a hard look at how we react to others on the trail. If your horse flips out at seeing a bike, or dog, or human with a backpack, your horse is the one with the issue. I understand that we have youngsters on the trail that are learning to be trail horses, but if your horse isn't under control, you need to ride someplace not public, or with a babysitter, until that horse will behave.
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