I READ a letter from a dog owner who pointed out that she faces a £1,000 fine if her pet fouls the pavement, and asked why horse owners never get done when their charges leave pyramids of steaming dung in the street.

I've often thought the same thing myself.

Gone are the days when as soon as a pile hit the road, garden gates would fly open for the muck shovelling Olympics.

Neighbours armed with buckets and shovels would be out like Linford Christie to scoop up the prize manure for their gardens.

Now no one is that daft or desperate.

If it came to pass that riders had to clear up, and I don't for one minute think it will, they'd certainly be hampered carrying super king size poop scoops and spades.

And they wouldn't half feel silly dismounting to clear up the stuff. But then perhaps they should.

What do you think?