snaffle
Well-Known Member
This from the No 10 petition web site
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/
We received a petition asking:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to open more bridleways for horse riders and carriage drivers!."
Details of Petition:
"due to the amount of horses in the uk reaching a all time high i think there should be bridleways opened as the roads are a very dangerous place these days as most drivers have no concideration!also stables should be notified of any bridleways opened in there area."
Read the Government's response
The Government is committed to improving off road access for equestrians, as it has shown through its support for the Strategy for the Horse Industry published in 2005 and its work with the Equestrian Access Forum, which represents the main equestrian access organisations around the country. The Government recognises the difficulties that horse riders face on the roads, and the needs of equestrians, who are not well served by the current access network. Guidance from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) encouraged local authorities to take specific consideration of horse rider needs in drafting their Rights of Way Improvement Plans and many local authorities have done so.
After Natural England's review of the Discovering Lost Ways project, it decided to set up a stakeholder working group to look at the various issues surrounding the completion of the definitive map. While this does not mean that Government is, at this stage, committing to any further legislative reform, it will be an excellent opportunity to feed in any ideas for improvements that the Equestrian Access Forum has developed, and which may help improve the recording and establishment of restricted byways and bridleways.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/
We received a petition asking:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to open more bridleways for horse riders and carriage drivers!."
Details of Petition:
"due to the amount of horses in the uk reaching a all time high i think there should be bridleways opened as the roads are a very dangerous place these days as most drivers have no concideration!also stables should be notified of any bridleways opened in there area."
Read the Government's response
The Government is committed to improving off road access for equestrians, as it has shown through its support for the Strategy for the Horse Industry published in 2005 and its work with the Equestrian Access Forum, which represents the main equestrian access organisations around the country. The Government recognises the difficulties that horse riders face on the roads, and the needs of equestrians, who are not well served by the current access network. Guidance from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) encouraged local authorities to take specific consideration of horse rider needs in drafting their Rights of Way Improvement Plans and many local authorities have done so.
After Natural England's review of the Discovering Lost Ways project, it decided to set up a stakeholder working group to look at the various issues surrounding the completion of the definitive map. While this does not mean that Government is, at this stage, committing to any further legislative reform, it will be an excellent opportunity to feed in any ideas for improvements that the Equestrian Access Forum has developed, and which may help improve the recording and establishment of restricted byways and bridleways.