Horse owners and riders are not required by law to pick up their horses’ poop on the streets, in public areas, or during trail rides. However, a Reddit user thinks that horse owners should clean up after their horses.

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"I don‘t care how big that bag would be, just hang it onto the horse saddle somewhere. I absolutely hate slaloming around those piles of shit while riding a bike somewhere," he wrote on the subreddit r/unpopularopinion.

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He says that horse owners don't bother to pick up their animals' shit and that really annoys other people who would like to walk on the streets or use the park.

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When he shared his opinion on Reddit, it caused a debate online, and other users were divided on their opinions.

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Many people point out that the difference between horse manure and dog manure is that it's all vegetable matter. It breaks down quickly and becomes fertilizer. So it is good for the garden.

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However, many didn't agree with it. The Reddit user revencycl said, "I know. But horses aren't fertilizing anything by shitting on concrete in my area lmao. Or, at least not very effectively."

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A Reddit user who goes by the name WoodyManic shared, "I believe there's an extant law meaning that horses can foul so long as its on a highway. I wonder if I'm allowed to curl out a loaf on the curb when I'm caught short. Now, if there's horsechuck on the pavement or pedestrianised areas, it's technically illegal."

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A horse rider going by the name vagga2 shared, "I'm a horse rider, and we pretty much always do, at least where I live. If you're in the city, the council mandates your horse must wear a diaper. In a riding facility, you have to clean up your manure and put it on a set pile or take it with you. If you're in a park or recreation reserve, you do it out of common courtesy, not to mention to prevent the old grounds manage from giving a 10-hour lecture on proper etiquette then him having a stroke. In bushland, there it is often mandated that you must not leave anything behind so you have to take your manure. The only time I don't pick up my manure is when it's just on the side of a rural road, or when trail riding in local bushland where it's allowed, and at home."

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