Originally Posted by TheBishMan
WTF are you all on??
How many horses actually wander down your street dumping their mess on your drive?
Apart from the fact that horse manure contains virtually no harmful bacteria whereas dog shit can give you several types of worm and larvae infections as well as countless bacterial diseases...I think the rules make perfect sense!
Actually, horse and cow dung has the same effect on roads as several tanker trucks driving repeatedly over it (which is why on the roads around here where horses ride alot you can see alot of funny shaped holes in the top surface of the road) - something to do with the chemicals in it.
Dog shit is alot worse for you healthwise though.
As for how many horses ride around the roads where I live - alot as I live in East Sussex with alot of livery farms.
In fact, I used to live next door to a livery farm for nearly 19 years!
I do like horses alot though, even though I don't ride them (my sisters own and compete riding them).
Andy