The horse rider from Langley, British Columbia won a new battle with the local town council.
Follow up Last month’s rules The local riding community led by Gloria Stelting confirmed that the proposed ordinance changes to ban horses completely from city streets were not passed.
“We are grateful for the fixes that allowed us to be on the trails, but the fertilizer issue still stands out,” BC backcountry jockey Brian Harder told a town meeting.
As reported in The advances in chili peppersthe bylaws required riders to carry equipment to remove fertilizer and had to be done immediately. At the meeting, he vehemently stated that horse fertilizer quickly broke and was more “organic” than dog poop.
“Not everyone finds this interesting, but it’s like a summer snowman for kids growing up on a farm,” Harder added. “We used to chuck each other when we were kids.”
Humor aside, supporters will create a key point and some will say that while riding, it is dangerous and impractical to carry a shovel and get down on city streets to fertilize and raise the shovel.
Another concern was that the latest bylaw phrasing involves banning horses from parks, including horse paths, but allow them on the streets. Mayor Eric Woodward confirmed that the horses had access to the streets, parks and trails, and that riders should only chase the animal if it was safe to remove, scoop and deposit the fertilizer. It’s enough to say that it’s an unlikely event. Not many trail riders have shovels in their saddlebags.
