Equestrian Encounter

[Bruce in SoCal]

I like to ride laps at Will Rogers State Historic Park. The other day, as I was climbing I saw a woman on horseback approaching. Not that I was going fast, but I slowed even more and moved to the right. I called to ask if it was ok to pass. She said it was. We stopped across from each other and exchanged greetings. The woman was pleasant enough and the horse couldn't have cared less about me or my bike. My guess is that it was totally bored with the whole riding thing.

If they didn't leave manure on the trails, tear the trails up with their metal shoes, and try to get exclusive use of thails, they wouldn't be half bad.

 

[mtnbikej]

I like to ride laps at Will Rogers State Historic Park. The other day, as I was climbing I saw a woman on horseback approaching. Not that I was going fast, but I slowed even more and moved to the right. I called to ask if it was ok to pass. She said it was. We stopped across from each other and exchanged greetings. The woman was pleasant enough and the horse couldn't have cared less about me or my bike. My guess is that it was totally bored with the whole riding thing.

If they didn't leave manure on the trails, tear the trails up with their metal shoes, and try to get exclusive use of thails, they wouldn't be half bad.

Mtn bikers wouldn't be half bad either if they didn't tear up the trails by skidding and leaving food wrappers on the trails.

Based on the number of tire tracks dried in the mud out in Weir Canyon, I'd say mtn bikers tore up the trails much more than horses did....at least the horses stayed off the trails til they dried out a bit.

See.....your argument goes both ways.

9 out of 10 horse encounters are pleasant.
9 out of 10 mtn bike encounters are pleasant.

It is that 1 bad encounter that most people remember.

 

[Carbonlegs]

Horses in California are wimps.

Anyhow, i agree with Jason, its a two way street.