As calls are made for more driver education following a spate of collisions, a police officer is encouraging riders to act responsibly including assessing whether their horses are ready to be ridden on the roads...
On 15 December and 4 January, two horses were put down in road incidents in Bramham, West Yorkshire and Ipswich, Suffolk, while a rider was hurt and a horse seriously injured in a collision in Hull, East Yorkshire on 31 December. In addition, a loose horse who parted company with her rider on the gallops was put down in Epsom, Surrey, following a collision with a car on 6 January.
{"content":"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"}
You may also be interested in…
‘You don’t want to look back and think I wish I’d just slowed down, then I wouldn’t have killed that
‘I wondered what the driver was doing – then he drove straight at me’
Credit: Tracey Giles
‘I realise drivers don’t want to be hindered by horses but they need to be aware of the consequences; it’s
Credit: Greater Manchester Police
‘We encourage riders to report any incident to the BHS horse accidents website, as we can use this information to
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2025 with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
H&H senior news writer
Since joining H&H in 2018, Becky has covered a broad range of equestrian news including welfare matters, veterinary studies, FEI Tribunal hearings and road safety campaigns. She has also interviewed top riders including Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to name just a few. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, as well as the Royal Highland and Blair Castle International Horse Trials closer to home. She was also a key part of the remote reporting team for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.
