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Turn on your garden hose full blast for 5 seconds with a nozzle to get an idea.
Oh I've got first hand experience.
Have this terrible habit of squatting beside my horse to pee and using its leg to steady my self. Stupid, but I've done it more times than I should have.
Are you saying weeds are bad for the environment or all the vegetation along the roads is caused by horse manure? because its not and they're not.
Yes, non-native weeds are bad for the environment, and hay is full of such weeds. Horses poop out the weed seeds along with a huge dose of fertilizer. A perfect storm for the spread of weeds.
That's why, if you want to take your horse into the national parks, you must feed them certified weed free hay.
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Please follow these minimum impact guidelines for horse day use and overnight pack trips:
Always try to minimize the impact you and your animals have on the landscape, vegetation, and water.
-To limit the spread of non-native weeds, horses must be fed weed-free hay for 24 hours before entering the national park or national preserve. All feed and hay you take with you must be certified weed-free. A list of Colorado weed-free hay providers is available online.
Yes, non-native weeds are bad for the environment, and hay is full of such weeds. Horses poop out the weed seeds along with a huge dose of fertilizer. A perfect storm for the spread of weeds.
That's why, if you want to take your horse into the national parks, you must feed them certified weed free hay.
How are weeds bad for the environment?
Were talking buggie horses on the road.
Your talking grass species that might occur in hay from other areas and not wanting it to invade the native grasses growing within a specific park. Non native species can strangle out or displace native species in an area. This does not mean a particular species in bad for the environment. It means its not where we want it to be.
Has nothing to do with spraying toxic herbicides along the state roads.
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As far as the weeds go, the Amish aren't trailering their horses. So any weeds would be local anyway. They might drive that buggy 2 or 3 miles to the store. So I believe the weeds argument is irrelevant....
Don't know the specifics in this case but most Amish live in fairly Rural settings. Probably more girls riding horses than Amish buggies in these areas...
Sounds like someone had a problem with the Amish and is trying to use laws to screw with them
How are weeds bad for the environment?
Were talking buggie horses on the road.
Your talking grass species that might occur in hay from other areas and not wanting it to invade the native grasses growing within a specific park. Non native species can strangle out or displace native species in an area. This does not mean a particular species in bad for the environment. It means its not where we want it to be.
Has nothing to do with spraying toxic herbicides along the state roads.
I'm not talking other grass species. I'm talking weeds. See list below for examples.
But it boils down to this. Horse riders always try to say poo is no big deal. But they are unwilling to collect it themselves, because they don't want to have to smell it while they ride their pets.
Clean up after your pet when you're off private property!
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