Questions about the horses on the beach

Once saw a horse on his (her) own few years ago; walking thru the drive through lane at Burger King. No owner/rider in sight

Sort of on topic....is the "up to the high tide" mark on the sand public domain in JA?

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Originally Posted by Eco

Sort of on topic....is the "up to the high tide" mark on the sand public domain in JA?

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oh
oh
why you go *there*, mon..???..

* sigh *

lemme go get some popcorn
THIS thread is gonna get *interesting*

nevertheless,
in response::>> mi-SAY:::>> It depends.

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Originally Posted by Big_frank

Once saw a horse on his (her) own few years ago; walking thru the drive through lane at Burger King. No owner/rider in sight

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don't matter

EVERY-body KNOWS where that horse (you saw) came from, and where it lives, etc etc etc.

We were there for 2 weeks over Thanksgiving and those guys were downright dangerous. We stayed at Coco La Palm and throughout the day the horses were racing back and forth close to beach chairs, children playing near the water, etc. Last trip in April they only came on the beach early morning and toward sunset and walked/ no galloping going on. Things have changed drastically. GET RID OF THEM! THEY ARE A MENACE!!!!!!!!

In the many trips I have made to Negril I am not sure if I have ever seen anyone other than a Jamaican on those horses. Not sure where they are making their money to make it worth it but it certainly isn't at the end of the beach that we stay at. Something certainly needs to be done if its getting bad like Mo was talking about in their post. I'm a pretty big guy at 6'3 350lbs and even I make sure to keep an eye out for those horses. For as much hassle as they appear to cause for the tourists, vendors and hotels up and down the beach you would think there would be enough attention to get something happening.

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Originally Posted by Eco

Valid arguments take too much time....just here for the good times :-)

Not sure who said a toddler can watch his own back...not me....but if the toddler is gansta nuff he can with a little help from his wingmen:-) On a serious note, regulations on the activity and the operators of the horses makes much more sense than just to ban them. IF responsible people rode the horses up and down the beach looking for business away from the populated beach areas life would be good. I can totally see/witness the current criminal type of riding(in some cases) and it needs to stop. Heck I was almost taken out 4-5 years ago by someone at full gallop as I entered the beach. Just....ban the bad riders...not the horses and unicorns

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There are unicorns? Even more magical a place than I had thought! Where are the unicorns?

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Originally Posted by M&G Montreal

Where are the unicorns?

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do this::>>> late-late VERY-late at night
'bout 2AM

walk/stroll 500-yards,

back into the Great Morass (aka '..The Big Swamp..')

you'll see 'em

they stay back-there with the Ja-giraffes

i KNOW you've seen those giraffes-carvings they sell down-yonder-der, na tru

Self-SAY::>> "...WHY you post that..??.."
mi-SAY::>>> "..What..??.."

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Originally Posted by Eco

Relax, the horses are as dangerous on the beach as cars are on the road. Ponder about dat. Walk every beach in the world and find me one evil horse that is out to harm tourist then walk every road on this planet and find just one car that is evil enough to run someone down. Point is....evil horses should not drive cars with their god given common sense.

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I fully agree with what you are saying!. In my 30 years of riding and owning horses, I've yet to see one that aims for and tramples a tourist.