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I'm a bit shocked at your reaction 400bhp. The OP asked us to recognise that we can help another vulnerable road user and you let her have it with both barrels. Shame on you.
That's mighty big of you ... apologising might be too much however ....Hopefully I am proven to be out of order. I can live with that.
Thank you, if it makes you feel any better they do it to us to - I guess you guys get the "you shouldn't be on the roads" rubbish as well?I honestly don't see how this could be a troll post? Surely anyone who disagrees that what Eve has said is the polite and responsible thing to do is just as bad as the motorists who pass us close, or cut us up?
Thanks Eve, that's a fair point. I usually sing coming up behind horses, I figure that not only can they hear me but can gauge how fast I'm approaching. If that's not a good approach, let me know (my singing's not that bad ....)!
In my experience, the horse usually has the biggest arse ....any noise (well within in reason - "who's got the bigger arse" for example may not be the best way to go about it ) is good
Thank you, if it makes you feel any better they do it to us to - I guess you guys get the "you shouldn't be on the roads" rubbish as well?
Thank you, and you've hit the nail on the head. Horses have a "fight or flight" mechanism which either means cyclist gets squished or horse and rider are seen disappearing into the distance at a rate of knots - neither is a good thing really!Way I see it, I'm pretty fast, and lower and smaller than a horse. The horse is therefore likely to see me as a predator, unless it knows that I'm a person, in which case it won't worry, because it knows what people are.
Thank you, if it makes you feel any better they do it to us to - I guess you guys get the "you shouldn't be on the roads" rubbish as well?
Oh yes
I've never ridden a horse but I'd hazard a guess that there are a fair few similarities in the way horse riders and cyclists are treated by vehicle drivers.
I'd also suggest that most horse riders (and cyclists) tend to be more respectful of 'vulnerable road users' when they are driving vehicles.