It’s the kind of complaint only urban hipsters would care to air; that there is manure on the ground. But that’s exactly what Torontonians have been griping about this hot-as-heck summer, when the Toronto Police Mounted Unit have left behind some not-so-sweet-smelling surprises. Of course, we horse lovers can only laugh. Most of us relish the smell of horse farms, including manure; it is good for the soul, right?

But for the city-slicker on his or her bike pedaling like mad while balancing a latte in one hand, and their iPhone12 Pro in another, it ruins the effect of the urbane sophistication for which they strive.

One Twitter poser wrote, “Almost slipped to my death on the forty metric tons of shit the police horses left in the Dundas bike land…”

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