BiffbarfWhy tf is it ok for horses to blow ass all over a trail when the trail doesn't even allow dogs
CLQIf you are actually curious it's because dog poop has lots of really harmful bacteria in it. That bacteria can get people sick and even get into the ground water. It's also why horse poop doesn't smell all to bad but dog shit smells terrible.
Yeah, and think about a horse diet then a dog diet. Horses are shitting out grass and straw. Dogs are shitting out factory-manufactured kibble with random ass ingredients.
OregonDeadIt’s the horse lobby. Horse poop is gross too and horses tear trails up like almost no other user group. Basically horse people don’t want dogs or anyone out in the way of their horse riding
Couple more reasons -
Historically many trails were built for horseback travel, so they kind of are grandfathered in, even on new trails. There are a number of groups like Backcountry Horsemen who volunteer to do trailwork clearing and restoring trails.
Horses are basically restricted to trails, dogs go wherever the fuck they want. As far as environmental impact it's a lot more harmful having a couple dogs run around off into the forest than it is to have tons of horses tearing apart an already established trail path.
idk even how to ride a horse but saying "horse people don't want dogs or anyone out in the way of their horse riding" is dumb and ignorant, they just want to be able to recreate on public land in their preferred way, they're not actively trying to keep people out. Not to mention plenty of people riding horses/stock crews will sometimes also have a dog as part of their crew, lots of them like Aussies and other shepherd dogs.