HORSE POO

Oh my goodness. This sounds like the people who move into the countryside then complain the cockerel wakes them in the morning.
I love seeing horses riding past and will be delighted when they are doing so again.

Very surprised they are riding, most have stopped - because of the risk of an accident causing more work for the NHS. 2 of my daughters have horses that are furloughed.

Horse Poo ideally needs to stand for about six months + before being put round plants/bushes as neat poo tends to burn the roots. It's ok to put it straight onto an empty bed though. We bred Exmoor ponies for years, now down to one old boy, and his poo is still well received both by us and the local farm! Incidentally, horses can't hold onto poo, they just go when they want to, so no one is getting away with anything! Tbh I don't know why it upsets anyone, it's so easy to clear up and the smell is not unpleasant. Cow poo now, that is yucky and useless!!

Fresh horse poo is full of grass and weed seeds. Best to put it in the compost bin where the heat will kill off germinating seeds. Well rotted horse manure is what you want.

You should not put fresh horse manure on your garden, shoul allow to compost.

ooh lucky you Brunette10 I would love horse poo close enough to pick up for my garden. Dog and cat poo definitely no, horse poo a definite yes

When I was a child my gran used to cross her fingers that the milkman's horse would lift its tail outside her garden. She'd have a bucket and shovel at the ready and be through her gate like a greyhound out of the trap.

Her front garden boasted the best roses in the street.

Horse poo is very different from dog poo, which is potentially very dangerous as it can give you toxocariasis. As felice says, take it home for your garden. It was highly prized in the old days.
Anyway, you ask 'why should they get away with this behaviour' but you accept that they can't get off the horse to pick it up, so what exactly do you want them to do about it?

What do you mean "get away with it"?

Heaven help you if you lived in the country and had to walk or drive down a road when the cows have been brought in from the field for milking!

Not that smelly, quite mild compared to carnivore poo.

Does the same apply to vegetarians and vegans?

Horse manure, unlike dog poo, is wonderful for your garden. So get out there with a bucket. You are jolly lucky if it is at the end of your drive, you get first dibs!
And to answer your question, no, horses can’t hold on until they get home. TBH the middle of the road is probably the best place from the point of view of hygiene as you are less likely to walk there than on a pavement.

It was treated like gardeners gold dust if it was deposited in the street when I was a girl, it was a race as to who could run out with their shovel first. Unfortunately one of our dogs loves to eat it if not stopped in time!

Horse nappies perhaps! Or someone could scrape it up and put it on their rose bushes! I remember when the local gardeners would rush out to collect it. Horses don’t eat meat.

A horse's diet generally consists of hay, grass and concentrates, such as grain. Since horses eat no animal products, they are herbivores. In addition, horses enjoy many fruits and vegetables as treats, such as carrots, apples, bananas, watermelons and sweet potatoes.

My dear late husband (farm work experience) used to say that as horses are vegetarians their poo is harmless.
I believe it's meant to be good for roses. I expect the size and smell is objectionable and in the middle of a driveway is inconsiderate though.

Get a shovel and put it round the roses, best fertilizer there is.
My Father used to stop the car and put it in an old sack he kept for the purpose in the boot, whole car stank.