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Re: [RC] Rude riders - rdcarrieYes, people on foot should yield to horses. However, we endurance riders need to remember that we're a little different that the average "putter along" trail rider. We're usually moving at a pretty good clip. So when we meet "foot traffic," we need to make the extra effort to slow down, be nice, and make sure that we leave them with a good feeling about sharing the trail with horses. This goes for conditioning as well as competing. One two-day ride here in CT region is Thanksgiving weekend, and is in a popular state park. We share the trails with mountain bikers, and many hikers, including some families with kids. The RM makes sure to remind riders to slow down and be courteous, but it should just be common sense. I always slow to a walk till I pass them, greet the people cheerily, and will even stop and let kids pet my horse if they want. Goes a long way toward ensuring that the ride continues to be able to co-exist with other trail users.
Dawn in East Texas -----Original Message----- From: Diane Trefethen <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:59:56 -0800 Subject: Re: [RC] Rude riders Karen Nelson wrote: > Someone posted that people ON FOOT always have the right of way. I have seen > many a trail sign in Calif which states that the horses have the right of way > over the hikers and the bikers. I stand corrected. According to most of the "yield right-of-way" literature I could google, bikers yield to all other trail users and hikers should yield to horses. I apologize for any confusion my error might have caused. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance. net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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