Some horse owners are rude

Hi Ann : round here, all the riders are lovely! I cannot remember the last time I wasn't thanked, it was so long ago. Whenever this happens though I always do drive past, then pull in where safe and give the rider a lesson in good manners! From memory, the last time I did this the rider said "sorry, this horse is a handful and I can't take my hands off the reins". So is mine, replied I, which is why I always nod my head up and down and grin like a Cheshire Cat instead!

There really is no excuse for not flashing at least a quick smile, but I suppose there are rude, ignorant people wherever you go, I just feel sorry for their poor horses. If their riders are that rude, then as sure as night follows day, you know that they will be shown little consideration and appreciation.

I totally agree with your comments. I am a horse rider myself and always thank kind and thoughtful drivers by holding up my hand a giving a huge smile. Often though when it is my turn to be in the driving seat of the car, I pass horse riders who are ignorant to the fact that I have slowed down and often look down their nose at me. This makes my blood boil and I feel like opening the window and giving them a mouthful about how its the people like them who make the roads unsafe for the courteous riders like myself.

Please don't take it out on all the horses though - there are still polite riders like myself and the people I ride with who will always thank you for your kindness.

I think that they should be mindful if the cars slowing down for them. It is unfair to have all the blame on them, they ARE allowed to be there! and tht american idol girl who sold her horse to go on, well, she just shouldn't be on there because that is so cruel and it shows that she JUST didn't <3 her horse..... Saaaddd...... ):

I ride my horse on the road, and I'm very thankful when people slow down to pass me. I usually do wave, node, or even smile, excpet when I'm busy taking care of a spooking horse. Many times I am worried my horse will spook into the oncoming care; I'm sorry I do not wave, but would you rather me end up on your windshield?

I really don't think it would be safe to wiz by next time you do drive by a horse and rider and do not receive a wave. If this horse does spook, would you like to live you life having killed a horse and/or rider because he/she did not wave. I just don't think that is the right thing to do.

Hang on a minute - the Sid I know may be a tad anti-horse, but he's not a psycho. You are not the real Sid are you, but a Sid impersonator.

Why anyone should want to do this I have no idea, but this latest posting does not sound like the Sid I have been chewing the fat with recently.

Think about this!
Next time you are on the road and riding!
I drive a 45 ton truck and already have an impressive road kill!
1/2 ton of horse and rider no problem! (I dont have to clean up)

The police always side on the side of HGV drivers!
You are a total loser!

Sid for President!
No contest

Sid-ewinder: I never said I was Einstein, gosh I wish I were a millionenth as intelligent as he was. I merely used him to point out to you - for about the third or more time - that having a dysfunctional memory is NOT to be associated with a low level of intelligence, and quoted Einstein (the typical mad professor-type) to back up my logic. If you continue to ascertain that a dysfunctional memory is a sign of low level intelligence, a think you are going to have a lot of very mad "Mad Scientists" jumping up and down on your doorstep demanding you retract your infamous statement!!

My dysfunctional memory is caused by severe PTSD following a horrendous accident which left two strong, tough experienced male police officers incapable of work for a few months. How do you think I feel, as the victim in this accident, with no choice but to soldier on? One of the symptoms I am left with is an appalling and very dysfunctional memory. I have never denied this, my memory is now permanently, probably, always going to be very IMperfect. But I would describe myself of at least average, if not higher, intelligence, although not particularly academic it has to be said.

If you find my comments so childish, and easy to ignore, you're not making a very good job of it are you Sid-e? To ignore something involves you not responding to it in the first place.

So just give up and run away - you are never going to win this argument simply because I am right and you are wrong. So admit this gracefully, just like I would if I were in the wrong. I know it's hard for men to admit they are wrong, but try just this once.

Thing is Nikki De Vil, you're NOT Einstein are you?

Also Nikki what I had done was proven my point, there was no need to "carry on." You're just a bad loser AND as I've proven anyway, someone who couldn't admit her mistakes.

You said yourself, you couldn't be bothered to scroll back. Everyone else would take this to mean that, actually, you couldn't be bothered to check your facts. Then there's your dysfunctional memory, which suggests that your memory is far from perfect, (otherwise it wouldn't be dysfunctional?) and in addition to this there's the childish comments. All in all, it's just very easy to ignore you Nikki, because there's only so much childish behaviour, however determined your average adult tries to keep it up, that one needs to endure. It is Okay to want to look elsewhere for some meagre crumb of stimulation. Sadly, for you Nikki, that's all you amounted to - a meagre crumb. Sorry.

Ta ta.

It's so interesting ... every time someone like Sid gets backed into a corner they just don't reply. I find it very amusing. Oh no, apparently I haven't got a sense of humour ... and people call me Cruella de Ville behind my back!

Sticks and Stones, Sid-ewinder, Sticks and Stones.

Sid: Please will you point me to the scientific paper/s about the connection between a dysfunctional memory and low intelligence?

I have pointed out to you before that Einstein - the perfect example of the classic "mad scientist" - had a completely dysfunctional memory. Would you say that Einstein had low intelligence? I can quote you many, many famous people who are or were notorious for their bad memory. The classic highly intelligent person, but totally incapable of remembering to leave the house with money, keys, a map, or other basic tools that we all need and use in our everyday lives. The theory being I suppose that if you are highly intelligent your brain is far too busy working on theories of relativity, or whatever trips your trigger, than to be bothered or indeed able to remember such trivia.

And why on earth should having a poor memory mean that I "have" a social worker? I can't think where you get these extraordinary ideas from. I have never ever, thankfully, had to have anything to do with social workers. The way your brain leaps from one bizarre idea to another is leading me to believe that you are in need of some help.

Yeah well lets get one thing right, you can't be intelligent and have a dysfunctional memory, by definition it's a contradiction in terms. Anyway how do you know you've got a dysfunctional memory, does your social worker remind you?

Sid:

I can't think of one argument that you have won quite frankly (please note the correct spelling of "won"). Do elucidate, I would be fascinated to hear.