yesterday i went out for a bike ride along the down's link between Cranleigh and Guildford about 5 miles through i encountered 6 horses walking 4 and 2 abreast taking up the WHOLE of the relatively thin path plodding along at 5mph, we had to stay behind them for over 1/2 a mile before we could get past (they knew we were there) and about 15 over cyclist's as well, safe to say they weren't (cyclists) happy and i think almost everyone exchange words or (hooted there bells) at them, so are there any rules against horses?
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are there law's against horses?
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Did you consider asking them to make room for you to pass?
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ofcourse, there were several other cyclists ringing bells etc aswell
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Perhaps there wasn't space to pass safely, and the horse riders saved you a kicking?
Theatre of Trees
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Downslink is a bridleway therefore they have as much right as you being there. If people were ringing their bells then I guess they waited for a large space for overtaking to stop the horses being spooked, saved you a possible accident as well as those on the horses.
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view? horses arse and shit coming out? should be a law for horse rider's to pick there horse's shit up, dog owners have too.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Did you use the power of speech?
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i don't mind horses on bridleways as there ment to be there it was how many abreast they were! people moan about cyclists going 3 abreast...
It's a bridle way, not a lot you can do really, still if it keeps cyclists and horses off the road, then I'm all for it.
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I tend to find that all horse riders say thank you when I move off the path when I'm out with the dogs (also put the dogs on a lead). The majority of cyclists I admit do the same, but there are always some, usually the "Hardcore" equipment freaks who just glare at you like you had no right to be there. Always tempted to let the dogs go and see how fast the lycra clad tw@t can cycle.
Of course that is on no way related to the original post, but I assume the horse riders were waiting for somewhere safe for passing to occur, particularly if it was a group that were perhaps from a riding school?
Of course that is on no way related to the original post, but I assume the horse riders were waiting for somewhere safe for passing to occur, particularly if it was a group that were perhaps from a riding school?
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i thought about that while writing it and it didn't occur to me until after that they do in fact ring there bells.
countryman
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- Jun 28, 2011
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Well if the path was thin, you shouldn't pass anyway as there is a good chance that you will get kicked as you go past. And you shouldn't sit behind them ringing your bell. I bet the horse rider got pissed off with you for doing that and they are less likely to let you pass if you are rude. Just ask politely and if there is not enough room just wait until there is. But it isn't as if cyclists ever hold people up is it? People on this forum say that they cycle abreast with other people on the road to stop people overtaking when it is not safe to do so and it is the same for people on horses.
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yes, but cyclist are in the unfortunate position of being too slow on the road and get complaints and being too quick for the pathways and complain.
