Another poor horse dies on our roads......

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poor horse Weston-Super-Mare Somerset, dies after being hit by a car early this morning. Thankfully the 16 year old rider has been discharged from hospital, but the shock they must feel would be unbearable, my heart goes out to him/her.

Apparently,HH report, the driver has been reported for lack of care and consideration!!!!!

Hope to God the horse didn't suffer too much
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Very sad. Hope the girl is ok

NOT saying this is linked to this incidence at all but some riders do p!ss me off with their manners/stupidity. Last week i saw a rider on a busy road, in thick fog with no reflective wear/lights at all and wearing dark clothes on a bay horse. ???????????? And so many riders still dont pull in when they can or thank drivers. This sort of behaviour just increases the negative view that drivers have of riders so they are less likely to slow down or drive carefully. It is selfish (and stupid) beyond belief.
 
whats really annoying is the amount of footpaths and cycleways there are, and more being opened. Less than 22% of rights of way can be ridden, - if there were more public bridleways we would not be forced onto the roads.
 
Heartbreaking news . I go to The Isle Of Wight quite a bit & see riders every day . Goodness knows how they cope with the speed the cars whizz past .

So sad for the rider losing her horse in this way .
 
Going to be a very grim time for all concerned - and I hope very grim indeed for the driver if they were at fault.

I have just dobbed an idiot in to our local police - seems he is already known to them (arse-hole has a personalised numberplate, or almost what would pass for one) and he's down for a visit
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Almost drove into the back of me on my pony last night - speeding as per and talking on his mobile. The arse-git-cretin.

I was fully hi-vizzed and ponio had his reflective WoofBoots on, so no excuses to miss us - if you see what I mean (arghh pun hell)
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Poor young rider. Imagine losing your much loved friend/pet/companion to a painful and traumatic death. Just imagine how she must feel now even if she is unhurt. I could cry for her.

It is quite shocking that so often the police are so blase about the treatment of ridden horses on the roads. Riding on the road is not an enjoyable experience and yet compared to cyclists little has been done to protect the rider.
 
horrible news

If it is the road I think it is it is not a nice one, one I have always thought I would hate to ride down and runs west-east and the sun was very bright this morning
 
Sorry its sad but the roads just arnt safe for horses, they should be and people should drive at a speed that they can stop if there is an obstuction or hazzard but sadly they dont
then you have the morons best friend-= the sat nav which directs these zombies down the back roads, its easy to spot a crap driver he or she will have one or more of the folowling- a sat nav , something swinging from the rear view mirror or be wearing a hat this is a very good sign that they will have for instance poor lane disaplin on the motorway and will have very little awareness of other road users,
 
My heart goes out to all involved in this.

Can I make a general plea to all of you who ride out on the roads...PLEASE please wear your flourescents even on days like this when its bright and sunny. When you are in shade on a bright day its almost impossible to see horse and rider and wearing your bright gear may just give a driver that split second longer that prevents an accident.
 
Very sad and the lower sun at this time of year can blind drivers
Like Spans says please wear your fluorescents on you and your horse, the movement of leg bands/boots catches the drivers eye.
Give you and your horse the extra 3 seconds.
One lady I know was saved by her fluorescent tail guard--motorist stopped to tell her it was the only thing he saw in time.
 
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Very sad. Hope the girl is ok

NOT saying this is linked to this incidence at all but some riders do p!ss me off with their manners/stupidity. Last week i saw a rider on a busy road, in thick fog with no reflective wear/lights at all and wearing dark clothes on a bay horse. ???????????? And so many riders still dont pull in when they can or thank drivers. This sort of behaviour just increases the negative view that drivers have of riders so they are less likely to slow down or drive carefully. It is selfish (and stupid) beyond belief.

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Unfortunately too true
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Very sad. Hope the girl is ok

NOT saying this is linked to this incidence at all but some riders do p!ss me off with their manners/stupidity. Last week i saw a rider on a busy road, in thick fog with no reflective wear/lights at all and wearing dark clothes on a bay horse. ???????????? And so many riders still dont pull in when they can or thank drivers. This sort of behaviour just increases the negative view that drivers have of riders so they are less likely to slow down or drive carefully. It is selfish (and stupid) beyond belief.

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Unfortunately too true
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yes, hear hear.
 
Tragic. Must have been horrendous.

I hate riding on the roads. I only ever cross them now and still put on plenty high vis.....if cars manage to crash into each other what chance do Horses have?? I met a Black Horse and darkly clothed rider on a triple bend (national speed limit) not so long ago. The mad thing was there is masses of off road riding available on either side. I would never ride on that road let alone without high vis. I feel very sorry for people who have no choice but to ride on roads.

I used to do Horse Drawn funerals and even with a Police escort drivers would roar past and break up the procession. So disrespectful. One caused a very nasty accident which fortunately caused no lasting injuries but was terribly distressing for the relatives.
 
It so sad, my sister lost her horse on the roads when she was 14 she was so heartbroken that she never had anything to do with horses again, she is now 46.

It is vital that everybody educates riders and drivers to slow down for horses. you MUST MUST thank drivers every time they slow down, if you see a rider who does not, stop them and explain what their actions could do, The car drivers are to blame, but we have a job in educating them
 
It was near Elborough Village. Driver said they were blinded by the sun and did not see the horse. Horse was hit and then fled and died of shock.
 
The 'excuse' of 'the sun was in my eyes' is not good enough. A woman I know was knocked down on a Zebra crossing (on foot) in the middle of a village and this was the excuse made by the driver. The woman suffered dreadful brain damage and is now dependant on carers for all her personal care needs.
My heart goes out to the girl in this awful incident.
 
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The 'excuse' of 'the sun was in my eyes' is not good enough

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I think it probably is actually. Plus they may not have expected to see a horse on the road at 7.30am in the morning - on a weekday, which is not to say that you shouldn't drive with due care and attention.

Tragic, tragic, tragic for all involved.
 
I agree tbh. I was driving at 7.45 this morning along the lane and on my side of the road, where there was shade, it was completely black. After bright sunshine if there had been walkers, cyclists they would have been invisible. Obviously I went slowly, but on a more main road doing 30/40, it would be very easy to get caught out by a horse at that hour of the morning.
I am hoping it wasn't anyone I know at the moment.
 
Drivers braking distance should not exceed visibility so if your visibility is 50' 30 mph is way too fast.

There has been a huge ad campaign in the UK on child safety which says (sorry don't remember the stats) most children hit at 30mph will die most hit at 20mph will survive.
 
I was actually doing about 20 mph. The point is that you could be on a main road doing 30 and the visibility at that hour of the morning can go from deep shade to blinding sunshine in a second.
As a perfect being, one may predict this and stick to 15mph. The rest of us could be caught out.
 
This is my nightmare situation, tragic for all involved & that includes the driver. None of us are flawless, perfect drivers; this sounds like it was a tragic accident.
But I would never be out on the road at 7.30am this is when the sun is coming up & people are driving to work, possibly tired, stressed & late.
I would never, ever venture out onto the road until at least 9am at the earliest.
At least it sound like the horse died quite quickly, I can't imagine there can be many things worse than standing on the road with a fataly injured horse waiting for the vet. I hope the girl involved can put this behind her & carry on riding (not sure that I would be able to though)
 
my friend knew the horse and rider, she is ok got discharged from hospital today, the horse (Chaz i think he was called) died instantly. I cant imagine how she must be feeling she had owned him for something like eight years
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so glad i dont ride my horses on that road anymore as i have had a couple of near misses.
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I am very sorry for all involved in this horrible accident. I am both a rider and driver and must point out it is not always the drivers fault.
I live near a livery yard and see some really stupid and dangerous things that riders do ie riding while on a mobile phone, riding and leading a dog on a extending lead, riding three or four abreast, riding without any high viz gear, the list goes on.
It is also very annoying when you slow down for horses and dont get so much as a nod or smile in thanks.
If it annoys me, a horsey person, how annoying must it be for other drivers?
I know only to well that riding on the roads is dangerous and there are some really stupid drivers out there. However it is not always the driver that is at fault.
 
I used to commute in the Rush hour on the M25 from Berkshire to Essex each morning if I was not on the M25 by 7.15am I did not get to work. In the winter the morning sun coming up in the East was blinding. I am by no means a perfect being but I did slow down.

People frequently told me the M25 was a dangerous road I did not find it so - only the people who drove on it. Traffic can be moving at 70mph one moment and stationary within minutes, people who don't slow down cause pile ups.

Twenty years of accident free motoring in all weathers on motorways all over the UK was down to common sense and care.

I have no sympathey whatsoever to motorists who kill and injure horses, kids, cyclists etc.

Drive for the conditions.
 
Heatbreaking story
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My thoughts go out to the rider I hope she will eventually be able to get over this.
I stongly agree teddyt. I am a rider and driver myself and it makes my blood boil coming across other riders who do not thank me when I pull in/slow down/etc. If I were as arrogant as some drivers it would certainly make me not want to slow down for the next rider
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As for this story I do not believe the excuse the driver gave sorry.
 
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