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Horse poo on Maiden Lake trail

Submitted by freshsnow on Sat, 08/09/2007 - 10:31am.
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hi, like many Fernie dog owners I regularly walk around Maiden Lake. If my dog poos on the trail, I pick it up, or if I don't have a bag I will at least flick it into the bushes where no one walks. I rarely have to do either as my dog normally goes into never never land miles away from the trail to do his business...lucky! Anyway, recently I have noticed a fair amount of horse poo on the trail, and just yesterday a massive pile right in the middle of the trail, it was so big I had to step around it.
I think that if people are going to ride their horses on the trails around town, they should pick up their poo or at least remove it from the trail where everyone walks. Aside from being common courtesy, it is expected for dog owners to do so, why not horse owners?
what do you think?
Submitted by WillyPete on Fri, 05/10/2007 - 2:37am
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Joined: 05-10-2007

Hmmm.
I think it'll be a problem as horse riders never really know that their animal is defecating while walking unless there's someone to tell them. Any "pooper-scoopers" would probably be quite large.

The primary problem with dog poo is that as carnivores, they often have many parasites that are unhealthy, especially for kids.
Ringworm for instance.

Horses, less so.