horse etiquette

[dirttoys]

There is a neighbor..Not part of the 5 or 6 that own the road..Who has a stable where they teach people to ride. They use our road to access other trails. Could be 1 horse..could be 10.. depends on the day. My specific issue with it... We have a few vehicles in the 100K mark and horse crap is not a perfume I like to spray up under the wheel wells.

LOL you got me!! I was trying to figure out why horse crap would be harder on a car with 100,000 miles on it

While I don't think more expensive cars have a god given right to be cleaner...Thank heavens my opinion on your issue doesn't matter.

If it is a private road the owners should be able to restrict use or put any requirements they want on its use. Talk to your co-owners. I would certainly not let my neighbors cats, dogs, horses, kids, or elephants crap on my driveway everyday.

I hate shared roads, had a weekend house on one for several years. The neighbors were great, just hated worrying about pets getting ran over, or hitting someones car when moving equipment around. I was absolutely certain I would not live on one full time.

I don't know why, but, this thread reminds me of the old joke "what is the difference between a BMW and a cactus.

Best,

ed

 

[K5lwq]

Do you have a rock rake for the L3700SU? You could work the gravel road and spread the manure at the same time. Who knows you may enjoy the seat time.

 

[Gee Ray]

Just the kind of response I would expect from a the privileged. There are several farm trucks that cost more then $100,000. And they smell as they run down the road hauling bovines.

You have a nice day.

 

[Tomtint]

Just the kind of response I would expect from a the privileged. There are several farm trucks that cost more then $100,000. And they smell as they run down the road hauling bovines.

You have a nice day.

I'm privileged..to work 60plus hours a week, I'm privileged to get up at 3am to go to said job and work without stopping all day. I'm privileged to enjoy the fruits of my labor. So I'm privileged to buy nice things , that I like to keep nice. I'm well aware farm equipment is expensive and can easily cots 10x or more than any of my vehicles. That's not the point. Farm equipment is a tool for the trade. It has a certain degree of expectancy that it will smell, look, and be treated as a farm tool. I choose to not have our personal vehicles look, smell or be treated as such. When someone else ..due to their ignorance, callousness or indifference of other peoples areas..I have issue with that. I wouldn't litter on your yard or anyone's property for that matter. Filth is a pet peeve of mine.

 

[grsthegreat]

If its a private road, put up an automatic gate, and be done with it.

if i had a private road i wouldnt want other people using it. In that respect its your right to keep it clean.

 

[Tomtint]

Do you have a rock rake for the L3700SU? You could work the gravel road and spread the manure at the same time. Who knows you may enjoy the seat time.

I maintain the road, I have a land plane grader that I use. The base is really hard packed blue stone so I don't think a rake would bite enough to do much grading.

 

[Tomtint]

If its a private road, put up an automatic gate, and be done with it.

if i had a private road i wouldnt want other people using it. In that respect its your right to keep it clean.

The gate would not likely work. There are 5-6 homes with numerous kids, guests, Ups, amazon etc vehicles on a daily basis that travel on it. Not to mention that a horse...probably just go around it anyway.

 

[grsthegreat]

Do what they do all over texas…install cattle grates on the road with side fences to prevent walk arrounds.

i worked at a ranch that painted cattle grates on the road, and neither the horses or cattle would walk over them.

 

[Tomtint]

Do what they do all over texas…install cattle grates on the road with side fences to prevent walk arrounds.

i worked at a ranch that painted cattle grates on the road, and neither the horses or cattle would walk over them.

I'm not sure I know what a cattle grate is. .. if it's something that lays down on the road, it could be a problem when plowing snow or grading the road ?

 

[Tomtint]

I'm thinking that I have a loader on my tractor.. I could scoop it up and return it to them for free and drop it off in their front walkway.