horse manure on roads and paths

[tom&jerry]

Is there any law that states that horse riders must clear up after their animals as there is for dog owners.
Many thanxs in advance.

[Ethel]

In general, no. In some seaside towns the councils have passed by laws in respect of the horse drawn carriages that are travelling round the town all day.

Otherwise, no. Horse manure doesn't have the same health risks as dog mess - simply because horses don't eat meat and dogs do.

[Ethel]

I've been thinking about this.

It would be highly dangerous and somewhat impractical to expect a rider to dismount on a road, hold his horse with one hand whilst shovelling up the droppings with another, and then trying to remount.

All with cars whizzing by, possibly no pavement and nowhere to tie up the horse.

[ruthann58]

i have a horse and can remember when 20 years ago people would run out with a bucket and dustpan to pick it up for their roses if the horse did it on the road.i got wise to that and now bag all my stable droppings and sell them for gardens

[tom&jerry]

many thanks to you both.

[Ray777]

Horses can get infestation such has various types of worms in the gut and intestines and they should be regularly checked and if need-be "de-wormed".

[Ray777]

Horse dung/manure on roads is not unlawful but a consideration by horse riders could be the following thus:
A leather type bucket-bag (flat when closed) could be on one side of the horse (behind the rider) with a plastic bin liner in it and a plastic scoop and when safe to do so the rider dismount to scoop up the dung. The dung could be taken home or allowed? to be put in a dog poop bin if one nearby, if one is available,!, ?, the dung already in a bin liner or plastic bag just has dog poop deposits are.
In our village of Cumberworth there are on a section on the road a row of houses and bungalows and some horse riders could "giddy-up" their horse instead of it toileting (urine and dung) very near some front doors of housing, i.e., to allow a horse's toileting where there are spaces between closely nit properties. In summertime where there is horse dung near a front door there is an increase in flies such as large blue-bottles coming off the dung and into near housing. Also, on a damp day the slurry from the dung remaining on the road can be brought into a home on footwear.
Within the High-Way Code horses are not allowed on pavements, public footpaths, causeways but yes on roads, bridal-ways and off-road areas, fields etc.

Kind awareness,
Raymond E.O.Ella.

[Ray777]

Cyclist and motorbikers have a concern about horse dung on roads. If they can't avoid it in time the dung ( especially if wet and slurry) can cause a terrible accident.

[stinkyhorsebum]

horse riders know there horses need to go to the loo i only ride mine out on roads so they can do there poo on the road i always say ewww poo that stinks giggle and ride away

[Humanpersonme2]

Hello "Stinckyhorsebum":
It seems that human environmental-habitation is second best or of little concern to you.

[Humanpersonme2]

Does "Stinkyhorsebum" allow an horse to drop dung outside a 'Human Beings' front door and especially when they have a window open in the summer time, or would or should "Stinkyhorsebum" gee-up the horse to an area between homes for human-habitation.