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I've encountered a few rude endurance riders since I started this in 1997, but frankly I've come across more rudness from just pleasure trail riders.. people drinking beer and galloping through camp, in between trailers where horses are tied, yeehawwing up and down hillsides, etc.

 

chris

indiancp <indiancp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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

 

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----- Original Message -----

From: rdcarrie@xxxxxxx

To: tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:08 PM

Subject: Re: [RC] Rude riders

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. 
 
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