[pct-l] Fw: Horse etiquette

[Jeffrey Olson]

I've been told to not only go downhill so horses can pass on the uphill 
side, but to start talking to the rider when they're within 50' or so.  
This lets the horse know it's a human being...

Jeff.

On 3/12/2012 1:40 PM, giniajim wrote:
> This is actually pretty interesting.  I've never seen or heard an
> authoritative suggestion about the uphill/downhill question and I've asked a
> lot of horse folks about that.  After putting some thought into it, I came
> to the downhill conclusion myself: if I slip, I'd rather fall away from the
> horse than into the horse.  Plus I've heard that horses are sensitive to
> creatures being above them (i.e. predators).  So downhill it is!  This
> assumes of course that moving downhill is a safe thing to do; don't want to
> put yourself into more danger!
>     And yes I love seeing horses on the trail too.  I do not mind the horse
> droppings (as long as I'm not knee-deep in it!).
>