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You are of course right but even so I have to agree about those complaining about horse muck all over the pavement - it's not very nice. The Highway code states quite clearly - "You must not take a horse onto a footpath or pavement and you should not take a horse onto a cycle track." - on that...

Anyone who wants some well rotted horse manure for free just give me a shout - I have as much as anyone could possibly want!

You are kidding! The worst of those are the lamp posts which are normally right alongside the road!

When my daughter was 12, her pony Sugar was hit by a car driving at high speed - the car completely amputated the front leg of Sugar and my daughter and her friend had to spend over half an hour trying to calm a panicking horse before the vet arrived. :(

No such thing

The Highway Code states - "Never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends" Good advice but in some circumstances where you have either an inexperienced rider or horse it is safer to ride two abreast - both for the riders and other...

No They should be ridden on the road but many inexperienced riders feel safer riding on the pavement but this can lead to the type of behaviour described in the OP and should the horse be spooked there is generally far less room on a pavement to regain control and greater danger of injury to...