Do you by law have to slow down for horses?
Discussion
Deva Link said:
RobM77 said:
5mph and music off is what I do too, and as a former horse rider I'd say that's fine. This lady sounds like she's endangering herself and others taking such a nervous horse on the road to be honest - very stupid.
5MPH is the same speed as the horse is going, surely?I live in a rural area and see a lot of horses but I just pass them at a reasonable speed and distance and never had any probs.
Yep, fair enough 15mph is more like it. Bottom of second gear is what I use.vixen1700 said:
Christ's sake, it isn't too much to ask to slow down for a few f
king seconds does it. Christ. 
What's the issue, everyone on this thread says they slow down for horses, as I do. But when I learnt to ride, in London, we wouldn't have ever taken a nervous horse on the roads. That's just plain stupid.king seconds does it. Christ. RichB said:
hat's the issue, everyone on this thread says they slow down for horses, as I do. But when I learnt to ride, in London, we wouldn't have ever taken a nervous horse on the roads. That's just plain stupid.
Probably mis-read the post about taking nervous horse on the road. Looking back on the previous posts, they don't seem so bad now. 
Sam the Mut said:
I know one of group she was in the same class as me at school. Always going on about the bloody things, stunk of them to. we never really got on after I told her to add a bit of antifreeze to her horses water bowl to stop it freezing. The school tried to make me pay the vets bill, I refused. she added the bluestar without reading the lable.
We have horses, but still have one of these: 
onesickpuppy said:
Sam the Mut said:
I know one of group she was in the same class as me at school. Always going on about the bloody things, stunk of them to. we never really got on after I told her to add a bit of antifreeze to her horses water bowl to stop it freezing. The school tried to make me pay the vets bill, I refused. she added the bluestar without reading the lable.
We have horses, but still have one of these: There are riders all over the place here - and I've ridden in the past, so I can sympathise. However, if they want to use the road, they'll have to be aware that cars and bikes - with engines, that make noise, are using them too.
What I DO dislike are the helmet-less riders around here - with sandals on. Would I wear that whilst on an animal that can throw me off and kill me? No - so why ride something that can be easily spooked? Mental, they are.
What I DO dislike are the helmet-less riders around here - with sandals on. Would I wear that whilst on an animal that can throw me off and kill me? No - so why ride something that can be easily spooked? Mental, they are.
Just remember it's never the horses fault.
Slow down to a speed that will not frighten the horse and if the rider deserves one give them a "fk off tablet".
On a lighter note, the exhaust on a mates Seven exits on the the left hand side. While following him one day we passed, very slowly a horse in a narrow lane. As the hot gasses carresed the horses legs it seemed to go into some sort of spontaneous dressage routine.
I gave the horse and rider a 10.
Slow down to a speed that will not frighten the horse and if the rider deserves one give them a "f
k off tablet".On a lighter note, the exhaust on a mates Seven exits on the the left hand side. While following him one day we passed, very slowly a horse in a narrow lane. As the hot gasses carresed the horses legs it seemed to go into some sort of spontaneous dressage routine.
I gave the horse and rider a 10.
Highway code ADVICE - not LAW
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Horse riders and horse-drawn vehicles. Be particularly careful of horse riders and horse-drawn vehicles especially when overtaking. Always pass wide and slowly. Horse riders are often children, so take extra care and remember riders may ride in double file when escorting a young or inexperienced horse or rider. Look out for horse riders’ and horse drivers’ signals and heed a request to slow down or stop. Take great care and treat all horses as a potential hazard; they can be unpredictable, despite the efforts of their rider/driver.
If that ADVICE is not followed and an incident occured then the driver leaves themselves open for a charge of driving without due care and attention
It is a comparable situation when driving past a school at a legal 30 when kids are swarming everywhere -
There is no LAW that says you MUST slow down
215
Horse riders and horse-drawn vehicles. Be particularly careful of horse riders and horse-drawn vehicles especially when overtaking. Always pass wide and slowly. Horse riders are often children, so take extra care and remember riders may ride in double file when escorting a young or inexperienced horse or rider. Look out for horse riders’ and horse drivers’ signals and heed a request to slow down or stop. Take great care and treat all horses as a potential hazard; they can be unpredictable, despite the efforts of their rider/driver.
If that ADVICE is not followed and an incident occured then the driver leaves themselves open for a charge of driving without due care and attention
It is a comparable situation when driving past a school at a legal 30 when kids are swarming everywhere -
There is no LAW that says you MUST slow down
Edited by R0G on Friday 1st July 19:59
It sounds like the OP behaved perfectly and complied with the advice of the Highway Code just fine. It sounds more like another snobby woman who thinks that her opinion is more important due to the size of (most likely hubby's) bank balance.
Living in the countryside I encounter my fair share of horses and it always amazes me that horses end up on roads anyway when there are so many fields around. To those who say the horses aren't often kept in the same field that people want to go riding in, surely that is why we have horse boxes!?
dave
Living in the countryside I encounter my fair share of horses and it always amazes me that horses end up on roads anyway when there are so many fields around. To those who say the horses aren't often kept in the same field that people want to go riding in, surely that is why we have horse boxes!?
dave
Another from the HC
Riding
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Before you take a horse on to a road, you should
•ensure all tack fits well and is in good condition
•make sure you can control the horse
Always ride with other, less nervous horses if you think that your horse will be nervous of traffic. Never ride a horse without both a saddle and bridle.
Riding
52
Before you take a horse on to a road, you should
•ensure all tack fits well and is in good condition
•make sure you can control the horse
Always ride with other, less nervous horses if you think that your horse will be nervous of traffic. Never ride a horse without both a saddle and bridle.
made the mistake of freewheeling my mtb up behind a large group of horses once, it does sound like the attack of the angry hornets mind, utter mayhem, horses going every which way, poor old riders hanging on for dear life. Seem they can be be quite sensitive to unusual or sudden loud noises from behind. I keep pedaling these days in fear of vocal retribution of the horsey set 
Sam the Mut said:
I know one of group she was in the same class as me at school. Always going on about the bloody things, stunk of them to. we never really got on after I told her to add a bit of antifreeze to her horses water bowl to stop it freezing. The school tried to make me pay the vets bill, I refused. she added the bluestar without reading the lable.
Are you serious? No one can be that stupidAstonishing that someone would take a horse supposedly that nervous on the road.
The one that gets me though is when riders try to wave you past on blind bends. Erm, no thanks, it's going to be MY decision when I pass - after all, it's my insurance on the line when I get part way round only to discover it wasn't clear after all. And they're still going to want you to pass slowly, which just magnifies the risk of meeting someone coming the other way.
Had one rider get really arsey about me not passing under such circumstances just a couple of weeks ago - in spite of me hanging a good 15-20 metres back.
The one that gets me though is when riders try to wave you past on blind bends. Erm, no thanks, it's going to be MY decision when I pass - after all, it's my insurance on the line when I get part way round only to discover it wasn't clear after all. And they're still going to want you to pass slowly, which just magnifies the risk of meeting someone coming the other way.
Had one rider get really arsey about me not passing under such circumstances just a couple of weeks ago - in spite of me hanging a good 15-20 metres back.
This is unbelievable! just driven the same route picking my mum up from work I was dropping her off when it happend. So im driving along car in the distance and come over a hill and there 2 horse riders in the distance maybe 1/4 of a mile. There is a car infront (around 300 yards) slows but goes stright past them. I come, go to go past and she put her hand to stop ffs, but I stop anyway. She screams "turn your engine off this horse is scared!" I respond with the car infront drove stright past. I then recognize the other horse rider as the bh from school and put two and two together. (mum and daughter) I responded antifreeze solves scared horse. (not the best comeback I know) turn the car back on! rev the fk out it, and drop the clutch leaving a nice number 11 and you know what the fking horse didn't bat an eyelid!
h from school and put two and two together. (mum and daughter) I responded antifreeze solves scared horse. (not the best comeback I know) turn the car back on! rev the fk out it, and drop the clutch leaving a nice number 11 and you know what the fking horse didn't bat an eyelid! If you coast past with the engine off you're not in control of the car and risking a collision between car and horse. My mother used to ride a horse that wasn't scared of any vehicles except red buses. It had been grazed by a Ribble bus and whenever it saw one coming it got onto the footpath or grass verge and wouldn't move until the bus had gone by. It didn't bother about anything else on the road. A friend has one that's scared of double yellow lines. Maybe it's a natural instinct to be scared of black and yellow stripes as dangerous insects are that colour, or it's just an insane horse.
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