'Furious Riding'

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Question is: Has anyone ever heard of someone being prosecuted or given a caution for this?

Have had to give witness statement (along with another who was with me), regarding some very dangerous riding by a mature adult.

I asked the police in all honesty as to what they could actually do tho.
The reply was 'furious riding' - under an act of 1947 (not exactly sure it is the correct year, as might have not heard properly) :confused3:

I'd no idea that this was still current (learn something every day!).

So - anyone got any info about any recent cases, would be worth knowing more :)
 

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Looks like this is a charge that is still in use but mostly against cyclists and typically when they kill someone with their stupidity. If you can get the CPS to proceed with it then the law is there precisely to stop people doing what you witnessed.
Hope the police convince the CPS to be interested but I suspect with the lack of resource unless s/he injured someone you might struggle.
 

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think it is similar to cyclists, as my bf likes to boast when he speeds on a road bike that technically he cannot be done for speeding as he is not on a motorized vehicle, so like a horse, but they can do cyclists for basically hazardous/dangerous cycling. but only if them speeding or weaving around the road is actually causing a problem, so not if it is an empty road.

but i guess with witnesses and police involved it is possible. may i ask what they were doing?!
 

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Nothing to do with cyclists I'm afraid - Section 28 - Town Police Clauses Act 1847, states that - Every person who rides or drives furiously any horse or carriage, or drives furiously any cattle - .... commits an offence. Still a current law, but not used all that often to my knowledge these days. There is another law relating to cyclists horses and vehicles often referred to as Wanton and Furious Driving, this falls under the Offences against the person act 1861, and has to result in an injury to somebody. Hope this helps.
Polos Mum's Husband!
 

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I know someone who was prosecuted for this - she was being escorted on a riding school hack and they were cantering along what turned out to be a footpath (although had been and still is in common useage). A loose dog ran out under her riding school horse and was killed, and the dogs owner said they were galloping along the footpath. The riding school were no help and pretty much left her out to dry - she ended up having to pay a county court fine. It was about 25 years ago though.
 

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There was me thinking furious riding was someone who rides 'furiously' when they are in a bad mood so takes it out on the horse.. Whips, kicks, yanks in the mouth, a hard seat, shouting... Was going to say I know someone who does just that.
 

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Years ago I was ticked off for 'exceeding a hand canter' in Richmond Park. It wasn't intentional, we were on a sponsored ride and he found the deer in the fog rather exciting and momentarily got the better of me.
 

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Thanks all :)

This involves an adult who rides very dangerously to all others - pedestrians, cyclists, riders & car drivers....
I just was in wrong place at wrong time, luckily the accident was not too serious for all parties, but others have come forwards regarding recent events that have happened too & the police are taking things v seriously ( local sgt is tickled pink that he's got something more than shop-lifting, thuggery & driving offences to work on!)

Memo: dont ride like a complete twonk, riding over/through other riders going same way on single track & then gallop straight off leaving carnage in wake..... (tho am sure none of you do!)
 

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Sorry I have to disagree with Polos's Mum's husband. Although the Act does refer to cyclists & it was meant for carriages back in the day when they were the main mode of transport it has been held that a cycle is a carriage under some offences, & this is one of the offences.

A cycle is also held to be a carriage when dealing with drunkeness, someone riding a bike whilst drunk can be charged with 'Drunk in charge of a carriage' & they will be convicted of that. :)
 

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Sorry I have to disagree with Polos's Mum's husband. Although the Act does refer to cyclists & it was meant for carriages back in the day when they were the main mode of transport it has been held that a cycle is a carriage under some offences, & this is one of the offences.

A cycle is also held to be a carriage when dealing with drunkeness, someone riding a bike whilst drunk can be charged with 'Drunk in charge of a carriage' & they will be convicted of that. :)

I was under the impression that this only referred to a carriage/cart, not a ridden horse. Happy to be corrected.

(Secretly hoping one day to get a caution for it - there's a lovely lane on our home stretch with wide grass verges where we gallop up the hill in our carts like ben hur - but there's never a copper around when you need one!)
 

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Reminds me of a lovely chap who decided to see if he and his horse could trigger one of those 30 mph radar speed signs.
Wiser than his master, the big old hunter erred on the side of keeping within the speed limit.:D
 

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So when my no-brakes cob took exception to a cement mixer and tanked off with me the length of the village street, as well as the loss of dignity (Quote from bystander: "I haven't laughed so much in months!") I could also have been charged with Furious Riding.

I shall have to have a serious word with Madam!
 

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Reminds me of a lovely chap who decided to see if he and his horse could trigger one of those 30 mph radar speed signs.
Wiser than his master, the big old hunter erred on the side of keeping within the speed limit.:D

I always wondered about that :lol: So do you think you could then?
 

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I've charged someone with this - a delightful bloke who was driving his trotting pony dangerously and nearly caused an accident by flying flat out through a red light on a busy road, carrying no lights in the dark
 

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Years ago I was ticked off for 'exceeding a hand canter' in Richmond Park. It wasn't intentional, we were on a sponsored ride and he found the deer in the fog rather exciting and momentarily got the better of me.

My father apparently got told off for the same thing! Must have been over 50 years ago though... Story made me smile (not cos of the speed, cos of remembering the conversation with my father)
 

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There is a stupid video currently on FB of this girl/woman riding this poor cob into a supermarket while her stupid friends giggle and film. She should be prosecuted as well!
 
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