it's really good to read that most people feel they
should be polite to other's on the trail. i was totally digusted with some
riders on another list who were talking about how they bombed newbie riders and
were thrilled with themselves as they felt they were tough stuff. one told
about a newbie rider on a green horse going up a hill who asked that
they let her get on up before they came barreling along. they wouldn't
wait (said she should learn to ride or just move over). if i understand
correctly this young lady was not entered in the ride but an independant rider
on park trails. evidently this young ladies horse had a fit on the side of
this steep hill much to the amusement of these "trail queens" as they call
themselves. if they treat hikers and bikers as they did this young lady no
wonder so many trails are being closed to horses.
patty in georgia
Man does not have the only memory, The animals remember, The earth
remembers, The stones remember, If you know how to listen, they will tell
you many things.
Yes, people on foot should yield to horses. However, we
endurance riders need to remember that we're a little different that the
average "putter along" trail rider. We're usually moving at a
pretty good clip. So when we meet "foot traffic," we need to make
the extra effort to slow down, be nice, and make sure that we leave them with
a good feeling about sharing the trail with horses. This goes for
conditioning as well as competing. One two-day ride here in CT
region is Thanksgiving weekend, and is in a popular state park. We share
the trails with mountain bikers, and many hikers, including some families
with kids. The RM makes sure to remind riders to slow down and be
courteous, but it should just be common sense. I always slow to a walk
till I pass them, greet the people cheerily, and will even stop and let
kids pet my horse if they want. Goes a long way toward ensuring that the
ride continues to be able to co-exist with other trail users.
Dawn in East Texas
-----Original Message----- From:
Diane Trefethen <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To:
Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:59:56 -0800 Subject:
Re: [RC] Rude riders
Karen Nelson
wrote: > Someone posted that people ON FOOT always have the right
of way. I have seen > many a trail sign in Calif which states that
the horses have the right of way > over the hikers and the
bikers. I stand corrected. According to most of the "yield
right-of-way" literature I could google, bikers yield to all other trail users
and hikers should yield to horses. I apologize for any confusion my error
might have
caused.
