Selkirk, Man., ain't no one-horse town. There are at least two mounted steeds in the city on a regular basis, and if you work at a drive-thru restaurant, you can expect to see them often.

Jackie Siemens and Kenny Rach like to spend their weekends clip-clopping through downtown Selkirk on their horses, Fiona and Voodoo. The two have been riding through the streets for years, but now, city officials say they don't want the horses mixing with traffic, so the horses need to go.

Duane Nicol, the city's chief administrative officer, says Siemens and Rach will be asked to ride out of town if they're caught moseying through the streets on horseback. Horse owners need a permit to ride through Selkirk, and even then, permits are only issued for parades and other special events.

But Siemens and Rach insist their horses are no danger to the public, and that they've been well-trained to deal with traffic.

"You just have to be experienced and be calm all the time and know your horse," Siemens told CTV Winnipeg.

Rach added that the horses "bring smiles" to people's faces, especially when they ride up to a drive-thru window to grab a meal.

"Lots of people really get a kick out of it," Siemens said.

The couple insists their trusty steeds are trained to handle traffic, lights, painted lines and noise. They also say kids love interacting with the horses.

But local rancher Bonnie Riddel says horses can be unpredictable in traffic, and could pose a risk to children. "You get kids, they are excited. They run up to the horse, and now the horse is scared, or they go behind the horse… and it kicks somebody," Riddel said.

Riddel also raised a stink about another all-too-common, horse-related issue: excrement. She says if the horses are downtown, they'll inevitably leave a mess behind, and someone will have to clean it up. "It's just common courtesy," she said.

Siemens says she and Rach "try" to pick up the horse droppings, but horses "are unlike dogs. They eat grass, so really, it dries up and it's just grass."

Siemens and Rach say they'll keep on riding, but are uncertain whether they will keep trotting through drive-thrus.

With files from CTV Winnipeg