Horse manure, delivered to your doorstep!
12-March-2010
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In view of the recent suggestion that I should have a point on my licence for dropping litter from my car window, which I agree is anti social and something that I would never condone, why is it that a blind eye is turned to the mountains of horse manure that is dropped (usually outside my drive) every day on our roads?

We are expected to slow down,give a wide berth and generally give way to these creatures and there riders, which strangely enough are usually always women (what is it with women and horses?). If we do not (and I usually do by the way), you can fully expect to incur the wrath of the rider and the horse because they both give you a filthy look for not perceiving that they were around the next blind bend in the road.

Anyway, I've carefully made my way home only to find right outside my drive is yet another pile of horse manure which I will have to move before someone walks it onto the hall carpet - this of course would obviously be my fault!

I have suggested to one or two of these riders that they should perhaps carry a shovel and a bag to collect the horse manure and take it back to the stables with them. But this is a apparently too daft an idea to contemplate because once out of the saddle they cant get back on without assistance, and besides they are not charging me for the manure so I really should be grateful.

Horse manure on the road

Still, I suppose they don't have many horses in Downing street nowadays, so they're unlikely to really appreciate a horse manure problem are they?  Would anyone care to buy some some horse manure?  I've got plenty here and will probably receive yet another load tomorrow!

By: Len


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What does that have to do with manure on the road!!!
*G  14-Dec-2009 17:35

 
Dobbo !! Wash your mouth out with soap and water !! How could you blaspheme so ... not keen on horses ... eeek !!

You don't know what you are missing. Until you have kissed your horse's velvet-soft muzzle and been tickled by his whiskers whilst inhaling the sweet smell of his hay-scented breath, you haven't lived my friend !!

Thanks for your support about the "mountains of manure" ... much appreciated!
*Nikki  02-Dec-2009 13:33

 
I'm not keen on horses but 'mountains of manure'. Get a grip.
*dobbo996  01-Dec-2009 16:56

 
What is so dreadful about horse manure? It's just recycled grass. It's hardly a hazard. Quite why you'd be unable to avoid stepping in it is beyond me. And as for slowing down for horses, it is for your own benefit as well as theirs – unless you'd like half a ton of equine through your windscreen.

Considering most of civilisation was built on the back of the horse one way or another, I don't really see why you can't have some tolerance.
*Sara L  07-Aug-2009 16:57

 
We're all waiting Len ... with bated breath !!

And waiting ....
and waiting ...

Have you any ideas about women and horses, Len? Or were you just making an attempt to be amusing ... in which case, I think you may have failed.
*Nikki  23-Jul-2009 10:52

 
Well asked, Freddie !

I shall await Len's response with great interest. I am sure it won't be anything I haven't heard a thousand times myself, but nonetheless, I await with interest!
*Nikki  19-Jul-2009 13:03

 
Maybe you would be in a 'position' to tell us what it is about women and horses then?
*Freddie  18-Jul-2009 11:49

 
Just wanted to make sure, as you know what I'm like on the subject of The Blessed Horse !!
*Nikki  17-Jul-2009 18:00

 
Yes nikki,I was just Joking that is why I put the;)(wink)motiff.I love horses.
*Mr Hicks  17-Jul-2009 13:39

 
Mr Hicks : if you'd have jogged behind MY horse waving a plastic bag around, you would most likely have ended up with no teeth and serious injury.

Not a very sensible suggestion ... although I guess you were joking?!!
*Nikki  17-Jul-2009 13:18

 
"This site should be re-named the horse poo site. I agree 100% with Len but do we really need to give the mindless rantings of Nikki yet another platform...?"

VERY funny Not again !!!!!!
*Nikki  16-Jul-2009 21:36

 
Why should he have to pick up someone else's horse manure? He didn't ask for it. Also, it takes more than a couple of showers to wash it away. On the road round from us there was a pile there for over a month before it eventually faded away. It does get spread around and may eventually get trampled into a house so they guy has a fair point I think.
*Jon  16-Jul-2009 11:51


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