Since you are from La Verne I'm assuming you are talking about Marshal Canyon. Yes, horse crap stinks, it's messy and disgusting but you got to remember Marshal Canyon was an equestrian trail first, long before mountainbikes where ever even allowed to ride on those trails. More @Wikipedia
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