injury due to dog chase

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hi just wondering if any of you can offer me any advice ? my daughter got chased by a aggresive dog on a bridleway. which caused her pony to try get away from this dog asap which resulted in my daughter coming off her pony breaking her ankle and having to have a opperation to have a pin put through her bone to hold together. the police have been involved and got statements but they contacted me yesterday to say that the courts wont take it on ! where do i go from here ? im going to speak to a solicitor but this man should not get away with what heis dog has done my daughter does a lot of showjumping and she has now been out of action for over 2 months and only just starting to walk on her own , dont know when she is going to be able to get back out and compete again or genral riding . surely he cant get away with this !! advice comments please thanks
 
Definately solicitor. Did you report it to the dog warden?
It must have been terrifying for your daughter.
 
You can take civil action if the police won't take it on, but make sure you ask Chief Constable and your MP for all statements, make a a lot of noise and make sure your get the name and address of the man involved. Make a diary of events, pre and post incident.
The prosecution service [procurator fiscal in Scotland] will only proceed if they have cast iron case.
 
Ive known peopel fall off due to dogs and all the owner did was put the dog on a lead and walk off , the pony ran back through chorleywood ( made it safe).

Diamond has kicked 2 dogs that got to close and barking at her i say i will never tell her off if she kicks a dog as its natural thing like if a wolf grabs them to pull them down.

Dont let him get away with it ask dog warden or make a statement what will it be next time a child???? dont be worried go to police station make a complaint take u daughter too so they can see what its done you can take him to small claims court !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats what i would do

I say call your dog or my horse will kick it that usually get some action.
some people say oh i didnt expect to see a horse here I say well its a ****ing bridlepath what u expect
 
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yes the dog warden has all the details im going to contact him again tommorow see if he can offer any more advice . my daughter was very scared also forgot to say that the man whos dog it was left my daughter on the floor ! luckily another dog walker who witnesed what happend went over to see if she was ok .
 
this did happen on a bridal path aswell ! the injury could have been a lot worse it just angers me more the fact that he left her he could see they were children they was riding ponys but still if it had have happened to a adult theres no excuse.
 
My advice would be to instruct a specialist equestrian solicitor to act on your behalf and take a civil action against the dog owner. However make sure that the dog owner has assets and or insurance as there is no point going down this line only to find that he has no assets or insurance.
 
Dog owners have a legal obligation to be in 'control' of their dogs at all times. This can be ensuring that the fencing around your garden is secure to keeping your dog on a lead in public places.

I am disgusted that this man left children after the trouble his dog caused and it was his negligence that caused this.

In my experience the Kennel Club sometimes can give good advice... you could try them as they know all about canine law ect and/or check out their website.

I would definitely not let this go unresolved - mainly because I am a responsible dog owner and its acts like this that give us a bad name!
 
diamond_light said:
Ive known peopel fall off due to dogs and all the owner did was put the dog on a lead and walk off , the pony ran back through chorleywood ( made it safe).

Diamond has kicked 2 dogs that got to close and barking at her i say i will never tell her off if she kicks a dog as its natural thing like if a wolf grabs them to pull them down.

Dont let him get away with it ask dog warden or make a statement what will it be next time a child???? dont be worried go to police station make a complaint take u daughter too so they can see what its done you can take him to small claims court !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats what i would do

I say call your dog or my horse will kick it that usually get some action.
some people say oh i didnt expect to see a horse here I say well its a ****ing bridlepath what u expect
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Chorleywood Common - memories of lovely long canters dodging the pedestrians, pushchairs and dogs - we used to have a points system for who we ran over! :D Loved those rides.
 
diamond_light said:
Ive known peopel fall off due to dogs and all the owner did was put the dog on a lead and walk off , the pony ran back through chorleywood ( made it safe).

Diamond has kicked 2 dogs that got to close and barking at her i say i will never tell her off if she kicks a dog as its natural thing like if a wolf grabs them to pull them down.

Dont let him get away with it ask dog warden or make a statement what will it be next time a child???? dont be worried go to police station make a complaint take u daughter too so they can see what its done you can take him to small claims court !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats what i would do

I say call your dog or my horse will kick it that usually get some action.
some people say oh i didnt expect to see a horse here I say well its a ****ing bridlepath what u expect
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Good reply.

Of course if you go round and kick this ******* in the nuts, the police will all of a sudden be really interested in you not being in control of your foot, amazing this pick and choosing of applying the law as and when they can be bothered.
 
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thanks people for reading and your comments thanks for the sugestion about the kennel club never thought of them . im going to go to the citizens advice this morning also been researching on the internet for a solicitors that deals with equine law. i asked at a local solicitors but they hadnt really delt with anything like that and i want them to know what they are talking about. surely he cant get away it what will it be next time this happens ! he is very local to our bridal path and im suprised this hasnt happend before we have other adults / children on our yard. they all ride over this section of bridal path also now ive been talking to people ive heard that its chased other dogs. they need to report it
 
Whilst the police may not be able to pursue a criminal conviction against the owner of the dog, you are perfectly entitled to take a civil case against them for compensation and costs associated, although this is only likely to get you somewhere if the owner has insurance covering 3rd party, but i'd say worth trying, he/she needs to be held accountable on some level here and learn the consequences. Good luck, and get well soon for your daughter. x
 
So in a nutshell, if your a working law abiding member of society with insurance and assets, you will be held accountable and made to pay for any accidents, if your a non working non law abiding menber of society with no assets, you can basically do what you like, neat.
 
Pedantic I can't quote on my phone, but LIKE to both your posts!.

OP I hope you get this sorted, what type of person causes an accident and then leaves an injured child lying on a bridleway and carries on as if nothing has happened :mad:
 
Hi really sorry to hear about your daughter's accident. I was chased by an alsation last December (dog jumped out of garden over hedge). My dear 28 year old horse fell on the road then struggled to his feet and galloped home. He blew both front tendons and had to be PTS in February as he lost the will to live. In fairness to the owners they did pay all my vets fees but that doesn't bring my horse back. My advice to you is get in contact with a good equestrian lawyer (there was an article in H & H a few months ago) and don't let anyone get away with this. Good luck
 
If the poor excuse of a dog owner has insurance, some of that will be third party liability. Have the police asked him yet for his insurance details? If he has it, it's unlawful to not disclose the fact.

Hope your daughter is fully recovered soon. Loose dogs are a huge bugbear of mine, too. Particularly as I ride on common land also grazed by cattle, with signage clearly asking for dogs to be on leads!
 
ThePinkPony said:
Isnt there a website you put can put it up on too... equestrian accidents or something like that?
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Good point. The BHS has a log of all incidents regarding roads and dogs. Have a look on their website. Wasn't there a recent article on the increase of dog attacks on horses and livestock? Makes my blood boil that STILL nothing is being done, when in theory the laws are already in place. >:(
 
djedgely !! im so sorry to hear about your accident loosing your horse. it must have been awfull for you, in a way we are really lucky as it could have been a lot worse hearing your story. ive just searched the internet and got some equine law solicitors phone numbers im going to give them a ring see if they can help me thanks for all your comments , advice and storys keep them coming
 
You can log accidents on here:

http://www.horseaccidents.org.uk/

Hope your daughter has a swift recovery.

Bloody dogs! On Tuesday I was out hacking a round a farmers field. I could see a woman walking with 2 jack russells up one side and I was coming the other side, so we met at the corner (if that makes sense). Her puppy JR came running over barking and it was only until the dog was at my horse's feet that she noticed. She said "sorry, i didn't see you". I was wearing hi-viz at the time! She was too busy yapping away on her phone. This bloody little JR was snapping at my horse's heels. I had to shout at her to actually come and remove it. What made it worse was the other one joined in so couldn't move for the risk of squishing one of them. Next time I won't be so concerned
 
flirtygerty said:
I'm probably way off here, but seems to me the guy left the scene of an accident, a pony is a vehicle of sorts, possibly an avenue to explore
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I think you are going along the lines of the road traffic act here. The definition begins with "owing to the presence of a motor vehicle on a road" So in this case the incident doesn't fit the definition, sorry.

Its no good complaining to the police, they have gathered the evidence and put it to the CPS who have said they will not take it on. You need to complain to the CPS.
 
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