Rider killed in Hampshire

How very sad. My sympathy to the riders' family, and to the driver, who must be pretty shocked.
Don't know if there was a gate at the end of the bridleway, but there are times, when they are a godsend when riding an excited horse.
 
How awful. I am amazed the horse survived if it was actually bolting. We have had a couple of similar accidents around us many years ago with horses bolting. The horses were killed outright but thankfully the riders were unhurt. The poor car driver though. I do worry sometimes when i go along roads that I know bridleways come out onto as it would all happen so quickly.

ETA - just read that back and I didn't mean I was disputing the horse was bolting btw. Just amazed that it evidently hit a vehicle at high speed and seems to have got away uninjured.
 
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horserider said:
How very sad. My sympathy to the riders' family, and to the driver, who must be pretty shocked.
Don't know if there was a gate at the end of the bridleway, but there are times, when they are a godsend when riding an excited horse.
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Agree - our bridleways all have gates where they cross roads. It is a real pain if your horse is not good with gates, but I personally wouldn't feel comfortable without them for exactly this reason. How very, very tragic for all concerned and I do hope the driver recovers psychologically from what must have been a very shocking event.
 
I know the lady and that report is nearly 100% incorrect!!!!!!

They have no idea at this point what happened, all they do know is that she died of a heart attack. They don't know YET if the car hit the pony and she fell off, or she had a heart attack, fell off and the pony hit a car. She was NOT on a bridleway, she was hacking around the lanes (all completely hi vized up).

2 other people from the yard she was on happened to come across the scene and took the pony back to the yard where THEY then called the vet. The pony only has superficial lacerations to it's face and chest.

I don't know why that report being so inaccurate has upset me but it truely has. It's been a bad enough 24 hrs as it is without reporters in a hurry to publish something and getting it wrong. We are waiting for PM results and accident investigationg team reports. All they DO know at this point is that she died of a heart attack and not any other injuries.

The worst part to me is that the only family she has in the world is her 95 yr old father who she lived with. He is now all alone (as you can imagine people are ralleying around)

RIP Lindy. We miss you.
 
So so sad, poor lady and her family and poor car driver too :(

The same thing happened to me on Sunday- my horse bolted straight out onto the road with me (well he wasn't bolting, he took off and I just couldn't stop him) I was absolutely terrified a car would be there and we would both be goners but thankfully there wasn't any cars coming!
 
RIP :(

I wondered about that report Galaxy as how the hell do they know that the horse bolted along a bridleway?! Hope the right press releases come out soon and hope he father is ok :(
 
well she had told the people at the yard she was going around a lane route (apparently it was her favourite). The 2 people from the yard that came across the incident had gone on a hack around bridlepaths but she had said before she left she wanted to go on this lane route. So from my knowledge she had not been on a bridlepath.

Think it is just reporters getting it very very very wrong. Hardly any of the facts were correct.
 
It must be so frustrating for you galaxy23 and for her family and friends to read that when it obviously isn't true, I can completely understand why it has upset you.
RIP x
 
Galaxy 23 not sure who you are! I am from the yard and a good friend of Lindy who was in the accident. She was on the bridlepath, we saw her turn go that way out of the yard. My last words were 'enjoy your ride' how that sticks in my throat now :-( The irony is she only rode that way down it because a pony had bolted the other way years ago and onto Warsash road and with the same tragic result.

Unfortunately the car driver didn't even see her as they shot out of the end of the path and into the back side of the car - fast enough to spin it round. The two other people from the yard didn't see the incident someone else, also a long time friend, saw her pony galloping back down the bridlepath and realised who it was. I know all of this as I spent 3 hours with the YO today and she explained what had happened to all of us. So no mistruths in the paper I'm afraid.

What a shame she didn't go with the other two as planned but she just wanted a slow pootle round - so many if onlys.

Lindy died doing something she loved and on a pony she loved very much. She leaves behind many, many friends. RIP xx
 
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And yes H&H news she was wearing a hat!!! She was also decked out in Flourescent gear as she did every time she rode out. She even rode in safety stirrups. Facts straight please!!!
 
Such a shame to hear.

I keep my horse around that way and heard about it today.
Hedgewitch13, which yard was she at (PM if better obviously). I want to make sure if I know her I can get in contact with anyone etc.

Sorry to hear about your lose.
RIP xx
 
Have sent you a message Gumpy.

Galaxy - I saw the friend you spoke to at lunchtime - she was given the facts then so probably wasn't so informed when she called you earlier. Easily done x
 
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Have sent you a message Gumpy.

Galaxy - I saw the friend you spoke to at lunchtime - she was given the facts then so probably wasn't so informed when she called you earlier. Easily done x
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no, think last night it was all very vague people ringing each other. take care. x
 
Yes true although I can't remember what was said last night as shock took over :-( I thought something had happened to Hope when YO rang. So very, very sad.
 
I also knew Lindy and the whole situation is very sad. Besides her horse she also had 2 shetlands and a dog.

Her dad used to accompany her to horse shows and he is a lovely chap.

Talking with a friend today we worked out that we have all known each other for some 30 years. We all had old horses and would support each other as one by one we lost them.

RIP Lindy, you will be missed by many.
 
Lindy sounds a lovely person, & I'm sure from reading posts on here from people who knew her that she is going to be greatly missed.
My thoughts are with all who knew her, & also with her father, who will I'm sure be lost without her. It's good to know that her friends are rallying round to help him.
 
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