‘Lucky escape’: revving mopeds cause pony to fall down five-foot drop
“The firemen said the mopeds had probably had their silencers taken off to make the revving sound extra loud, but it’s just dangerous”
Road safety
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Equestrian ‘policing heroes’ and road safety ‘champions’ honoured in awards
The awards were set up by the British Horse Society in 1984 as a legacy to Sefton, the 19-year-old Household Cavalry horse who survived the IRA bombings in 1982
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Police stop 30 drivers for passing horses inappropriately in safety campaign
Officers also stopped five people to praise them for the way they had driven past the horses
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New safety app allows riders to report incidents ‘quickly and easily’
Riders can report any problems with a road or off-road user, slippery road surfaces, dogs, low-flying aircraft, nuisance drones or fireworks, in less than three minutes
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‘I still have flashbacks’: blameless driver who hit horse speaks out on emotional impact
“As I felt the impact I looked up and straight into Amy's eyes and thought ‘She’s only a kid. What’s happened?’”
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Number of horses dying on roads halved last year but figures remain ‘very worrying’
The BHS has released its most recent statistics on horse-related incidents
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Rider knocked unconscious after car overtook too quickly says she was ‘lucky’
The rider was diagnosed with concussion and suffered multiple injuries in the incident
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Police hunt man who hurled abuse as he followed riders on the road
The unknown man followed the two riders, shouting abuse
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Furloughed graphic designer creates free posters to promote equine safety
The designer has had a huge number of requests for posters asking people not to feed horses
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Police horses equipped with front and rear cameras to nab errant drivers
“If people think ‘Hang on a minute, that horse might have a camera on it’, it might make them behave”
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‘He ruined my life’: guilty plea for driver who killed horse on road
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Four horses killed in separate road collisions in six weeks
“As they got closer, I screamed, stood up in my stirrups and waved my arms at them to slow down, but they kept coming”
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New research adds weight to riders’ calls for drivers to pass wide and slow
A ‘considerable proportion’ of equestrians experience road rage as well as vehicles passing close and fast, new research has highlighted
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Shocking pictures of ‘invisible’ horse show importance of high-vis on roads
“If sharing these pictures makes one person think about wearing high-vis, it’s worth it”
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‘I won’t let my horse die for nothing’: heartbroken owner’s determination to make roads safer
“I’m determined, to save horses’ lives and people’s lives, because no one deserves to lose their horse like I lost mine”
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The importance of evidence and reporting to improve our safety on roads *H&H Plus*
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Equestrian world says ‘please slow down’ after another road accident
The horse and rider were lucky to escape without serious injury after falling on the road in Epsom
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‘The figures are truly shocking’: council backs road safety campaign following horse death statistics
“Collating data in this way can really make a big difference to equine safety, and it allows us to lobby and advise MPs, road safety partnerships, the police and other highway organisations”
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Dan Sherriff: ‘Riders: try not to fuel road rage’
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How to stay safe while riding on roads in modern day Britain *H&H Plus*
A highway is not a horse’s natural habitat, and many drivers are unfamiliar with equines, but you can reduce the risk of riding on the roads. Briony Reed finds out how
