That's awesome! I bet they are still telling that story!

Sharon, that is too funny! I can totally relate as we have riders going up and down our country road and naturally the horses take bathroom breaks. A few years ago my husband was out there with a bucket and shovel when a neighbor passed by and stopped. He had to explain that he was shoveling manure per instructions from his crazy wife.

Lol, too funny! But you can’t put fresh horse poop in the garden though, you’d kill your roses. You have to age it for a year at least.........now return it back to the cops! :-)

I needed that laugh!

Is it 5 yet? Ha

"It's alright, Officer, really it is. It's not for me, it's for Neil Diamond."

Oh brother, Jeri, if hubby were a little healthier I'd send him on poop patrol again. Could I borrow Clay?

That's hilarious!

Oh, Ingrid -- I can't share!

But believe me, if we had a sign of downy mildew here, we'd be at a ranch in 1,000 Oaks picking up some of their free bags of poop!

Jeri, This is just for you. :-)

" Fresh manure should not be used on plants to prevent the possibility of burning their roots. However, well-aged manure, or that which has been allowed to dry over winter, can be worked into the soil without the worry of burning.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Making And Using Horse Manure Compost https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/manures/horse-manure-compost.htm "

OMG ! I love this story. Still laughing as I picture this happening.

OMG ! I love this story. Still laughing as I picture this happening.

"How to use horse manure in a garden":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqvGm5BIycc

Go catch the cops and ask them if they used organic stuff to feed the horses.......if they don't you'd see the damages......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6pI4KA47kI

Fabulous story!!

Sorry, but that video is ridiculous. Horse manure has been composting for thousands of years without most of that "recommended equipment." I have one rose down at my barn, Climbing Pinkie, and it gets fresh from the horse poop a few times a year. The roses around the house get a shovel full of "composted" manure, but rarely is it more than 3-6 months out of the horse.

Here's my proof. Meet Cl Pinkie and "Tate":

What do you feed your horse?

Mostly pasture. Supplemented with a couple pounds of a beet pulp based feed a day.

summersrhythm -- People have been using fresh horse manure on roses for centuries.

There's a wonderful vignet in Dean Reynolds Hole's "A BOOK ABOUT ROSES".

Returning from a parochial call, Dean Hole described seeing a carriage waiting in his driveway. He noted with glee that the horse had deposited what horses deposit -- so, not bothering to change his clothes, he rushed for a shovel, captured the prize, and trotted to the garden with it . . . walking right into the middle of his wife's tea party with a couple of parishioners.

He goes on to extol the value of manure.

You won't hurt anything by composting it, dear, but you are wrong to think it cannot be used "fresh."

And don't try to tell me that I can't. I've been doing it for decades, with excellent results.

Jin, that is a great thought! There's definitely more where that came from! In fact, you may have given me an idea! : ))

“Blue Lives MATTER “ and “I never argue with police”.

Interesting juxtaposition.

I take it you are not a demographic for whom “never argue with police” is a serious matter of self preservation?

You started it. Sylvia would advise “cut it out”. Here, on the Rose Forum.

very funny ! I have been picking up horse manure for the last two springs from a local farm . this year I was too lazy , just used black kow manure instead .

Well this went downhill quickly.

Jeri dear, I still think you would hurt roses by using fresh horse manure, but I am not a horse poop Pro. Not telling you to stop doing what you are doing at all. Your area's dry weather and your aged roses might have something to do with it since your roses aren't dead. Do whatever make you happy Jeri! Please don't let your blood pressure go up because of horse poop. :-)

I am being careful with my young roses. I have a horse barn about 6-7 acres away on one side, and a cow barn about 1/2 miles away on the other side of country property, and I heard there is an organic chicken farm cross the street in the forest somewhere within 1/2 mile.....you know what? Boy! I got a lot of flies!!! I am being careful what I can use in my rose garden at this point since they are all young roses (just planted 250 roses last year), and more roses will be planted this spring. I don't want the fresh horse or cow poop burn the rose roots. They do damages to young roses for sure. I am not kidding.

Everyone should take gardening at their own pace and make their own decisions. Ask for advice, but don't be afraid to politely ignore it. OTOH, I planted my first roses in 1987, so I do have a tad bit of experience.

I can just see that cop when he gets home, sits down at the dinner table, and says ‘Hon, you ain’t going to believe how my day…….’

Jin you should come to Nashville and take a quick side trip out to here! Tate is no longer with us, but I have the perfect horse for first timers! Put it on your bucket list!

It's a great story: thanks!

"So, Ma'am, just to be clear... why exactly does Neil Diamond need horse poop?'

"Oh, well you see, Officer, he has a very nasty fungal infection, and... "

Where did I miss s I don't tate? I don't see a picture

Tate seems to be saying "See that rose, I'M THE REASON it looks so beautiful"!

Hahaha Ingrid, you must know this horse! He pretty much thought he was the reason the sun rose and set each day. He was lovely to look at, but with an ego that big difficult to deal with. Let's just say there have been horses in my life that are gone now and that I miss dearly...he's not one of them.

I really hope you told him why you wanted it. If not, you are definitely being called the poop lady in a story right now. lol That's the kind of things I do, only to realize later why people were looking at me like I'm a loon. ohhh