rider was in the wrong in this situation I am correct, right ?

Renvers said:
Sounds like he did way more than he needed to, tell him well done. Glad one of the riders had the courtesy to thank him, other sounds like she needs a copy of Highway Code, I am sure it gives details about the conduct of all road users...
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I shall ring im shortly to put his mind at ease and read a few of the replies off here. It's a shame i wasn't at home we have a couple of them knocking about in the kitchen draws not sure i would have been as polite as OH though....
 
Rider sounds like a fruitloop, so no wonder her horse is highly strung, poor thing.
She is a liability on the roads and shouldn't be out where she could cause an accident if she can't keep control of her horse during everyday situations.

Her YO may be very embarrassed by the incident.
 
Rider totally in the wrong and flaming outrageous that she had the audacity to complain. This is from a rider whose horse is frightened (slowly getting better) of tractors and the alike. I would have been very appreciate of your OH's actions. I think he was very considerate.
 
Your OH sounds very thoughtful and did everything he could to help.

I can’t work out at what point he should have gone into a field… does she mean anytime he sees a horse in the distance he needs to find a handy gateway with a big enough hedge to hide behind? Is she going to visit all the other local tractor drivers to tell them the same thing?

Hopefully she’ll think things through when she’s calmed down, and maybe even apologise, and say thank you...
 
The rider should definitely not be out on the roads if she is that incompetent. And if she's going to get in such a hysterical state that she's harassing your other half after the event, it is she who should be worried about a visit from the police.
 
horserider said:
Rider sounds like a fruitloop, so no wonder her horse is highly strung, poor thing.
She is a liability on the roads and shouldn't be out where she could cause an accident if she can't keep control of her horse during everyday situations.

Her YO may be very embarrassed by the incident.
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Well that's it some of the other farmers round here wouldn't turn engines off and I know that's not helpful but what would she do then ? YO is a sane woman so hopefully sees we are not at fault.

JCW said:
Rider totally in the wrong and flaming outrageous that she had the audacity to complain. This is from a rider whose horse is frightened (slowly getting better) of tractors and the alike. I would have been very appreciate of your OH's actions. I think he was very considerate.
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It did anger me that she has gone out of her way to complain to OH, he has a stressful enough day without being shouted at. He always tries his best to help people out and I know he wouldn't ever drive dangerously as she put it.

Spilletta said:
Your OH sounds very thoughtful and did everything he could to help.

I can’t work out at what point he should have gone into a field… does she mean anytime he sees a horse in the distance he needs to find a handy gateway with a big enough hedge to hide behind? Is she going to visit all the other local tractor drivers to tell them the same thing?

Hopefully she’ll think things through when she’s calmed down, and maybe even apologise, and say thank you...
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I know, it's simply not possible to do this all the time, all of the fields have 5 bar gates on and are padlocked, the only fields that are unlocked are the ones they work on for that day. So he cannot just dive into any old field unless he ploughs through the gate first... which wouldn't be very quiet. It would be nice if she did but I wont be surprised if she doesn't.
 
one of mine has reacted in a similar manner to the horse you're describing (his first time meeting a tractor and he was terrified, the big wuss).
the driver very kindly stopped and then turned off his engine for us so I could get my idiot horse past - the first thing I did was say thank you and then apologise for holding him up.

Ok, maybe the rider in this case was scared. fair enough, it happens to us all - it's still not an excuse for being so rude.
I just don't get why anyone in their right mind would think it ok to go round to someone's house to have a go.
madness..
 
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suestowford said:
I hope the rider does go to the Police. They could probably do with a good laugh.
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That's what i said to him what will she say ? " my horse spooked at a tractor, the drive slowed down and turned his engine off but the horrible git didn't levitate the tractor over the hedge out of sight" hmmm..

Cortez said:
The rider should definitely not be out on the roads if she is that incompetent. And if she's going to get in such a hysterical state that she's harassing your other half after the event, it is she who should be worried about a visit from the police.
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I think it will only back fire should she ring the police !
 
blood_magik said:
one of mine has reacted in a similar manner to this horse (his first time meeting a tractor and he was terrified, the big wuss).
the driver very kindly stopped and then turned off his engine for us so I could get my idiot horse past - the first thing I did was say thank you and then apologise for holding him up.

Ok, maybe the rider in this case was scared (fair enough, it happens to us all - still not an excuse for being rude). I just don't get why anyone in their right mind would think it ok to go round to someone's house to have a go.
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He doesn't expect a thank you and i know if it was you he met out hacking he would be very thankful for his actions being recognised. I'm sure it was scary and i know fear sends us into a state but like you said confronting him on the doorstep of our home was rather rude.
 
I think she was embarrassed about having to get off so blamed it on your OH. I cant believe she had the nerve to actually come round and complain though. I think she has confidence issues and is overcompensating by being rude.
 
claracanter said:
I think she was embarrassed about having to get off so blamed it on your OH. I cant believe she had the nerve to actually come round and complain though. I think she has confidence issues and is overcompensating by being rude.
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I didn't think of this ! Very possible it's a shame she should invest in lessons or an instructor to help the horses fear out before an accident happens.
 
ticker said:
He doesn't expect a thank you and i know if it was you he met out hacking he would be very thankful for his actions being recognised. I'm sure it was scary and i know fear sends us into a state but like you said confronting him on the doorstep of our home was rather rude.
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I agree - it was extremely rude of her.
 
NellRosk said:
A certain farmer and his sons (near to my old yard) used to actively SPEED UP when they saw riders out. I can give her directions to this yard if she wants :p
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Really ? how idiotic of them, Ill pass them onto her after she has finished getting my OH arrested etc ;)
 
The rider sounds oddly entitled! I've never heard of anyone expecting another road user to move to a field so they can go past. It's unfortunate her horse was so wound up and having had a horse scared of tractors, I sympathise, but really should should be training her horse more and she should be grateful to your OH for his consideration - many drivers would have refused to stop and switch off the engine.
 
Goodness!!! I would never ever go round to someone's house to say something like that!!

There was a young-ish lad (bit older than me) who drives a tractor around here and he always turned off his engine, whether the horse was messing around or not and he always got a wave, big grin and a "Thank you so much!!"

Crazy!
 
Agreed with all that your OH sounds a saint. We see more tractors than cars round here and most are ok but usually busy and I am ecstatic if a driver is as courteous as your OH. I could have understood (slightly) if she'd been rude at the time through nerves but coming round later? Cheeky mare! The only reason I would have come round would have been a bottle of wine and a polite request from some desensitising help if possible!
 
What a silly bint! My horses aren't great with tractors and I'm always grateful to them when the slow down or stop for me and even when i'm hurtling passed at high speed I manage to shout thank you and smile or try to smile that way I know they'll stop next time as well!
 
Goodness me what an over reaction from the rider! Your OH did everything he could be expected to do! I wonder if she asks car drivers to clear the road when she comes along!
 
Faracat said:
Ticker - your OH was very, very considerate and did everything right. I get the feeling that the rider concerned would only be happy if he'd managed to make himself and the tractor disappear into thin air - so she's not really in the realms of reality with her expectations.
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Quite! I can't honestly think what she expected him to do what a bizarre thing to do, even if scared, to go around afterwards and verbally abuse someone?!
In the same situation I would have thanked your OH profusely even if having no problem at all purely for taking the time and consideration to stop and turn his engine off. He sounds lovely and conscientious and shouldn't feel guilty at all. I wish all drivers/riders/road users were as thoughtful (hacking on the roads would be a much more pleasant experience).
 
Well Thank you for to your OH for being one of the very many considerate tractor drivers.

What planet had the pore deranged woman dropped off. May be she should be taking herself and horse to some farm vehicle training courses she quiet clearly is not safe to be on the road with the horse if she can’t cope with normal country vehicle. If she is reading this think you should revisit the kind tractor driver with a nice bottle of something for his beyond the call driving.
 
What an absolute muppet !!!!! I mean seriously? !! ...... Good grief, she needs to sell her horse and take up knitting. Your poor OH ... Give him a pat on the back and tell him well done from me, he sounds like a gent and certainly didn`t deserve her turning up on the doorstep.


I have been out on foot for 3 hours in total today, walking each of mine out in hand. My big lad is a nightmare, and after some major acrobatics yesterday (which included having to go round a mini roundabout the wrong way), i took him back out on the route in hand, and we did a lot of standing watching traffic go past, navigating the roundabout, and weaving in and out of traffic and i shall keep on doing this, both ridden and in hand until he gets used to it. I then did the same with my youngster (who is a diamond and not a lot bothers him) but even so we had a couple of very inconsiderate drivers who came howling by us (one of which was a double decker bus) .... If she thinks your OH is a menace she wants to come and ride round here for a week or so !!!!
 
I would have been dead chuffed to have met someone as considerate as your OH whilst out on my horse-had to pass a hedge trimmer yesterday about quarter of a mile from home-was taking up the whole road -horse wasn't scared just impatient to get home - he finished the hedge (approx 10 minutes) before he pulled over and raised the cutter right up to get into a layby leaving it still spinning! I had to turn horse round and walk away and back about 4 times before he even moved though as she was getting very silly wanting to go past! Fortunately horse was not frightened but I would have struggled getting my youngster past that spinning cutter!
I met another hedgecutter a couple of weeks ago on a similar road who turned off cutter and pulled over immediately on seeing me- we only had about a metre and a half of road and verge but got past with no problems and cheery waves all round.
Our old horse got really stupid if she met big farm thingys (milk tankers, tractors, trailers etc) head on- the solution, I could hear them coming from miles away so I would just trot to the nearest turn-off/drive entrance/open field (even if it meant turning round) and then turn and face the vehicle going past and she would be fine, just needed a bit of space- but as the owner/rider of the horse it is my responsibility to be aware of it's quirks and needs not the poor driver of the vehicle!
 
Bobbly said:
Poor horse, it's rider obviously has a tractor phobia! Please thank your OH on behalf of grateful riders everywhere!
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I suspect it would have been much more accepting of the tractor with a calm, sensible rider!
One of my ponies doesn't like motor bikes, but only when ridden by my #2 daughter. For anyone else, he couldn't give a damn. He can feel her tense up, and thinks she wants him to skitter about :)
 
Very spoiled rider, I think. Probably a novice too, as most of us have experienced one or two 'incidents' in our time, and don't take it too seriously.

Last year we accidentally rode into a shoot - they were driving pheasants one side of a lane onto guns the other, and we didn't see each other. Cue 4 kids in full gallop up the road, pursued by mum.

We did go back to find the shoot organiser once we'd got control of ourselves - but only to reassure them that we were all fine! They were very kind and gave us a brace of pheasants, which looked very cool dangling from my saddle riding back through the village...

Your OH did everything completely by the book. Ignore the silly woman.
 
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