Horse ridden in Centenary Wood

Sun 4 Aug 2024, 17:08

I did not expect so much interest in my post.  Yes I agree that dog fouling is an issue, only one bin near the play park. I have checked with TC but the cost of emptying is prohibitive.  Problem often that people are on their phones or chatting & not watching their dogs so don’t clear up. Some feel in countryside it doesn’t matter!! Incidentally I use biodegradable bags & have even taken my bag to add to another bin on my way home.

From the impression of the hooves it did look as though horse was ridden & it also came back the next day.  Fairly easy to enter via Quarry Lane or from the fields.

As someone who finds walking painful, if the paths are churned by horses it will be so much more difficult to walk & easier to fall.  No problem in areas where paths are wider.  I do love horses, but not on narrow paths with no way of passing them.

Fri 2 Aug 2024, 12:41

Stephen, that was my point but I didn't want to spell it out. You make a good point about providing excellent rose feed. 

I must say that every horse rider I've met in and around Charlbury  to be extremely considerate of walkers, dogs, children, etc.

Fri 2 Aug 2024, 08:19

As the horses mostly graze the manure is goodness for the ground as it is natural. After all we are in the countryside. In turn, I have walked these areas and have no problem with walking around where the horse manure is. However with dogs it is the owner’s responsibility to clear up after their dog. I have found many times walking to Cornbury park that dogs foul and the owners just leave it. Their are biodegradable dog bags or compost waste bags that are that can be found in most supermarkets and convenience stores. 

Fri 2 Aug 2024, 07:05 (last edited on Fri 2 Aug 2024, 07:15)

Hamish - diesel tractors pollute the air, horses add goodness to the soil or at least to Mum's roses.

Thu 1 Aug 2024, 20:55

Do we know for sure that the horse was being ridden or might it have come through the hedge from where there is an adjoining field where horses are kept? I thought that all access to centenary wood was through "kissing gates" which a horse would have great difficulty in navigating. 

Thu 1 Aug 2024, 20:31

It's a good job we've diesel tractors to cut the meadows nowadays

Thu 1 Aug 2024, 18:03 (last edited on Thu 1 Aug 2024, 18:08)

Guys take a chill pill its charlbury.the country side.when I was young we would ride all over the fields ..no complaints..didn't hurt anyone then and won't now..keep smiling everyone 🙂this is caroline not callum.

Wed 31 Jul 2024, 16:53

Good encouragement Ian. Who else would have thought of that!!!

Wed 31 Jul 2024, 12:10

Totally agree with you on this Helen , horses should not be coming through where people with their children and dogs walk when there is plenty of lanes for them to ride on . Next thing someone will ride their motorbikes through the walks and someone will say why not ! Common sense and consideration for others springs to mind 

Tue 30 Jul 2024, 11:42

I had a feeling my post would generate some of these comments.  The paths used are only for walkers, runners, children & dogs. Also branches could unseat riders.  If horses are ridden on these narrow paths they would very quickly become dangerous, especially for the many joggers.  I adore horses & love to see them on the bridleways adjacent.

Tue 30 Jul 2024, 09:21

If I had the option I would rather step in horse poo than dog poo as it is completely vegan.

Tue 30 Jul 2024, 07:42

In the days of the milk being delivered by pony and trap I used to be given a bucket and spade and told to go out on the road to pick horse manure up for the roses - that was in the Clifton area of Bristol.

Mon 29 Jul 2024, 20:58

As the great majority of paths in Centenary Wood are neither public footpaths nor public bridleways I would’ve thought pedestrians and equestrians would have equal rights on them.

Mon 29 Jul 2024, 08:56

At least they didn’t shovel it into a bin bag and throw  it into the nearest tree.

Sun 28 Jul 2024, 22:54

I was sad to see horse manure & horse shoe prints left around the Centenary Wood field plus the narrow wooded paths on Thursday 25th & yet more manure on one of the same wooded paths on Saturday, 27th.  The paths are not bridleways, bad enough that some leave their dog’s faeces, but nothing compared to the amount of horse muck left.  From the hoof prints looks as though the entered from Quarry Lane.