As a former Rodeo Queen who grew up with horses AND bikes, that thread just pisses me off!! Some real holier than thou people there. The one that really got me was the person who said "they don't know how horses can spook". Well, I had horses who could stand next to a bomb going off and not even flinch, and others who would freak if a butterfly came near them, and you know what, it was MY RESPONSIBILTY as the rider to control my horse, work with him to get him over that fear, and know what would set him off so I could prepare for it. Just like that OP who claims she was taking precautions to move her tempermental horse, yet was upset that cyclist happen to be there. What if it had RAINED on her??!?!