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Collisions on the road involving horses are a major concern for riders. Unfortunately, limited off-road riding forces most riders to spend some of their time exercising their horses on the roads, if only to access local bridleways. While many drivers are considerate to horses, slowing down and allowing plenty of room while passing, there are some who are not, which can lead to confrontations, injuries and even deaths of humans and equines.
There is currently no legal requirement for a road accident involving a horse to be recorded, unless there is human injury that requires hospital treatment direct from the scene of the accident. A horse can be killed, or a vehicle written off and the accident may not be recorded anywhere.
The British Horse Society’s campaign for safer riding on the roads was set up to record statistics about horse-related road accidents. If you have been involved in an accident with your horse, please take time to register it via the BHS accident website. These statistics put the BHS is a stronger position to campaign for better road safety for horse riders.
The Alliance Road Policing Teams said on Twitter the incident was a ‘truly multi-agency operation’ and thanked the public for their patience during the ‘difficult and challenging recovery operation’
‘I knew it was happening, I could see the trailer going behind me and there was nothing I could do’
‘I honestly thought I was about to find his lifeless body in the road’
‘People are really bad with trailers – they’ll do things like pull out in front of you so they’re not stuck behind you. What are they saving themselves, a couple of minutes?’
The centre is investigating how the horses escaped
The rider fell from her horse on 14 December
The horses died after a collision with a car in November 2017
The woman was found guilty of driving without due care and attention following the collision in November last year
Police have appealed for any witnesses to the fatal collision
A racehorse has been injured after becoming upset and falling on the road
The nine-year-old girl and her 62-year-old trainer were taken to hospital but their horses died at the scene
In the most recent incident, a foal was left alive, with a broken back, by the side of the road
East Sussex-based Zoe Burt was hacking her 17-year-old Connemara when the incident took place
There has been a drop in accidents but still fatalities, both human and equine
‘My horse took off and the last thing I remember was trying to stop her’
‘I was beyond shaken up that this happened’
The horse crossed a dual carriageway on his way home after the fall
Photographer Ami Robertson was inspired to write the blog post after a fatal collision in Surrey
The rider is keen to find others who have had problems with horses slipping on the roads in her local area
