As an occasional rider of a recumbent tricycle, I was told years ago that if a horse is being ridden near by, it is important to stop and stand up, since someone riding a recumbent is an odd thing which is Probably Dangerous, whereas a person standing is recognisable as just a person. I also try to say hello after I've done so, and mention why I'm standing there.
I was talking to a rider the other week who said yes, she'd felt the horse tensing up as they were approaching, and it stopped when I stood (which meant it reacted somewhat further away than I expected - useful information).
I'd earlier deliberately not come up behind the same horses, but gone a different way - I've no idea how far back a horse would notice something odd, but didn't want to risk it (and I wasn't particularly caring which way I went).
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As an occasional rider of a recumbent tricycle, I was told years ago that if a horse is being ridden near by, it is important to stop and stand up, since someone riding a recumbent is an odd thing which is Probably Dangerous, whereas a person standing is recognisable as just a person. I also try to say hello after I've done so, and mention why I'm standing there.
I was talking to a rider the other week who said yes, she'd felt the horse tensing up as they were approaching, and it stopped when I stood (which meant it reacted somewhat further away than I expected - useful information).
I'd earlier deliberately not come up behind the same horses, but gone a different way - I've no idea how far back a horse would notice something odd, but didn't want to risk it (and I wasn't particularly caring which way I went).