Horsey Instincts - I think he prevented an injury!

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Hacking out today one of the riders thought it would be a good idea to go up one of the bridle paths.
Fair enough - other horses were 14.2, 15.3 and then me on my gigantic 17.3.

Going up wasn't too bad - I had to keep my head strapped to his neck but we managed to negotiate our way through and got to the top only to find the gate had been replaced by a kissing gate - fat chance of getting a horse though that!

So we had to turn heels and head back down the bridle path.

Unfortunelty for me, going down proved to be a bit difficult and he tripped. I whacked my head off a tree (a pretty bleeding thick one!) and then repercusioned onto an over hanging thick tree branch I went a bit blank but thankfully, Arnie stopped, walked backwards and waited for me to sort myself out before we moved on

I'm sat here now with a very sore head and neck!

And that is the last time I agree to use paths I haven't inspected myself

I'm just thankful my horse behaved the way he did, had he spooked, I could of been a lot worse off.
 
Ouch! Have you informed your local council that the bridle path has a kissing gate? They should be able to remove it and replace with a correct one. They can also remove overhanging branches to prevent further sore heads. :)
 
Jake10 said:
Ouch! Have you informed your local council that the bridle path has a kissing gate? They should be able to remove it and replace with a correct one. They can also remove overhanging branches to prevent further sore heads. :)
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/\/\this!!!!!!!!!!/\/\
I think its the landowners responsibility to keep the vegetation cleared but the councill are out of order blocking a bridleway like that! There is a bridleway/footpath/rights of way section to councils so give them a ring and complain
 
Spot_the_Risk said:
Blass him, what a good boy to stop... I'm sure mine wouldn't have such a good conscience!
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...he knows he gets carrots when he's been good :D

Jake10 said:
Ouch! Have you informed your local council that the bridle path has a kissing gate? They should be able to remove it and replace with a correct one. They can also remove overhanging branches to prevent further sore heads. :)
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Yes. I'm going to write them a letter detailing the state of it. I never expect bridleways to be perfect but I've never seen anything so overgrown - and then the gate!! grrrrr.
 
they could be trying to 'demote' it down to a footpath, they tried with a few round here, we got every horse person to write in with complaint about it and got a petition from the village and they suddenly changed their minds! The general policy is that they have to respond to every letter they receive so if you flood them with letters they'll get really fed up and it'll be easier to change the gate than keep trying to demote it.
 
What a good lad!

Pah! to the kissing-gate though :(

Are you concussed at all? It sounds like you might have been momentarily knocked out? Make sure someone is with you at all times for the next 48 hours. If you are sick, get someone to take you to A&E.

Hugs and a hot choccy.
 
MrsMozart said:
What a good lad!

Pah! to the kissing-gate though :(

Are you concussed at all? It sounds like you might have been momentarily knocked out? Make sure someone is with you at all times for the next 48 hours. If you are sick, get someone to take you to A&E.

Hugs and a hot choccy.
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Awh Mrs M you're always so lovely :D

Thankfully, in our tiny hamlet of 6 houses, we have two doctors and a nurse. So OH knows where to find help if needed!

ETA - OH is also busy in the kitchen making lamb dinner - I sure know how to pull a sicky ;)

It's more my neck thats aching - stupid tree.

Just been up to see him again, gave him another carrot and a good scratch. I'd like to think he knows that a appreciate him :)
 
Our bridlepath which bordered our fields was so overgrown , walkers and dogs struggled to get through, although it was well used by dog walkers, our larger horses and riders risked serious eye injuries with overhanging thorny branches, I contacted the council, explained that I had been down the bridlepath with shears cutting it back, the guy I spoke to couldn't have been more helpful, he explained that they couldn't cut it right back at that time because of nesting birds, (it was summer) but they would cut it back asap and they did, when they were finished we could ride two abreast, although it had been allowed to get overgrown because no horses used it till we moved in, contact your local council
 
flirtygerty said:
Our bridlepath which bordered our fields was so overgrown , walkers and dogs struggled to get through, although it was well used by dog walkers, our larger horses and riders risked serious eye injuries with overhanging thorny branches, I contacted the council, explained that I had been down the bridlepath with shears cutting it back, the guy I spoke to couldn't have been more helpful, he explained that they couldn't cut it right back at that time because of nesting birds, (it was summer) but they would cut it back asap and they did, when they were finished we could ride two abreast, although it had been allowed to get overgrown because no horses used it till we moved in, contact your local council
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I don't think you're that far away from me fg!

The path we were on was severly overgrown but with very thick overhanging branches (as well as thorns, holly, and the rest of it)
According to the council, this path was removed from the bridleway a long time ago and I was shown what the alternative route was (which is the route we normally take)
 
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