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Road incidents involving horses rise again: reporting and education is key *H&H Plus*

Eleanor Jones Eleanor Jones

    • The British Horse Society released its latest statistics involving horse incidents on the road. H&H spoke to the BHS, and road safety campaigners and charities, to find out wha happens next

    ROAD incidents involving horses have increased by 23% — but this could only be 10% of the total.

    The British Horse Society (BHS) has released its statistics for 2019-20, for incidents reported to horseincidents.org.uk. Of the 1,037, an increase from 845 from 2018 to 2019, 80 horses and one person have died and 136 horses and 135 people have been injured. Incidents involving semi-feral New Forest and Dartmoor ponies account for 127 reports.

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    Eleanor Jones
    Eleanor Jones

    H&H news editor
    Eleanor is an experienced journalist who spent over eight years working for local and national newspapers before joining H&H as news editor in March 2016. Passionate about equine welfare and exposing the truth, Eleanor has reported on all aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage rules to mules. Her sport of choice is showjumping, in which she competes her own horses, and she also enjoys reporting at local jumping shows through to international championships.
    Eleanor Jones