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Dear all,
I am currently conducting a research project as part of my Sports Coaching course. My chosen subject title is “Too hard to ride? – The problems facing riding establishments and private horse owners”.

Below is a questionnaire please ensure you copy and paste the questionnaire into your text box and once you’ve added your answers submit it to the forum.

Also as a formality this is for a genuine academic project. Any answers posted may be used, anonymously, within the body of text however all answers will appear in the appendix. So please ensure genuine and sincere answers only.

Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?

Q2- how often do you ride?

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

Any other comments;

Thank you very much for your time, Lizzie Warner, Bath University student.
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?

Approx 20 years


Q2- how often do you ride?


5/6 days a week sometimes twice a day

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

Rider cover is included in both my horses insurance policies, sorry not entirely sure of what exact cover is.


Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)

Arena on yard In a field. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

In a round pen.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
Country lanes quite-ish

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

I like to do a mixture of hacking and schooling with my horses, we are very lucky to have access to Salisbury plains and can hack totally off road although to access most if the bridleways around us we have to use the roads.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

We have a few nice bridleways in our area but they are very short and you often have to cross busy roads to continue on them. As I said previously we are lucky enough to be able to hack all over the Salisbury plains, providing you don't mind riding through the odd army ambush or low flying helicopters!

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

MONEY!!! With fuel costs going up and up everything is becoming more difficult, getting to shows is nearly impossible for people like me who are trying to keep horses on a shoestring, hay costs are also astronomical!

I think it is a shame that so many bridleways are being closed and this will make hacking very difficult for some, it could be why there is an increase in RTA involving horses.

Any other comments;

Thank you very much for your time, Lizzie Warner, Bath University student.[/QUOTE]
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding? 15.5 years

Q2- how often do you ride? everyday

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?- BHS gold cover

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways. -All

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite. -All

Q6- why do you ride where you do?-It is what's available, I like variety

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.-Generally pretty good, am in Surrey

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
Cost and insurance, liability etc
 
Q1- how long have you been riding?

about 15 years

Q2- how often do you ride?

depends on work - typically between 3 and 5 times per week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

Income protection insurance which includes if I was not able to work due to a riding accident.
Tack on the household insurance
BD gives me limited public liability and personal accident

Would have liked to insure against vet fees but having a veteran the cost v list of exclusions made it a waste of money

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Arena on yard
In field
Occassional hacks on road

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Busy country lanes

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

Indoor school has lights! it's the only way I'd get to ride after work

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

North Somerset - no where near enough - especially as cycleways are being actively opened

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

Cost - riding schools closing because they can't make a profit so fewer beginners coming into the sport while fuel costs make it harder on people who already have horses.
 
Q1- how long have you been riding?

4 years

Q2- how often do you ride?

4 - 5 times a week


Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

I am covered by my licence de cavaliere which insures me for any accident I may have and damage that he may cause to cars etc.

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)

Arena on yard. In a field. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;

B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

Its where he is stabled and where I live.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

There are lots of bridle paths near where I live and where he is stabled so am quite happy. However drivers pay no attention to riders and make the roads dangerous. I am based in France

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

I would think in England one main thing would be the price!!
 
Q1- how long have you been riding?

18yrs

Q2- how often do you ride?

once a week (just lost my riding horse in jan so riding friends)

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride? yes
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover? horse and rider insurance- horse is covered for vets fees, tack etc, and for anyone else to ride him (he is now retired), public liability. i am covered to ride any horse, public liability, medical cover etc

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)

Arena on yard. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite. Allof them, although very little on A roads...roughly a few hundred yards to get onto next B road/bridleway

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

Becuase it is easy and local.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
Staffordshire, bridleways are good and a few big open spaces locally that we use also

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

cost-fuel feed etc, insurance-liability
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?

For 16 years.

Q2- how often do you ride?

Daily

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

Member of BHS, so covered by them,

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

All of the above

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

Where my livery yard is - those are my only options

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

Currently in Glos, bridle ways are good. However in East Sussex, I have terrible riding where I am, and can only ride on roads or on my own land

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

the cost
 
Q1- how long have you been riding?

30 years

Q2- how often do you ride?

Usually 4 times a week.

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

Full comp with the horse and rider insurance provided.

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;Country lanes quite.
Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
Have to ride on road prior to fields/bridle ways etc

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
Very good, well kept. East Sussex/West Sussex Border - south downs

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

The price of being involved with horses. Especialy with the recession. Pricing people out of the sport.
 
Q1- how long have you been riding?

20 years

Q2- how often do you ride?

Normally two horses a day, every day (currently pregnant and grounded!)

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover? Third party liability comes as part of house insurance in France

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quiet.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

Arena for schooling, roads for hacking as no other options, box to bridleways for fun

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

In France overall there is a lot more hacking. When I lived in the UK, Shrops was utter rubbish, North Yorks was rubbish and Berks oddly enough was brilliant.

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

Lack of safe places to ride
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
14years
Q2- how often do you ride?
at the wekends and when it gets lighter in the evenings, also get a lesson once a week (3 times)
Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
yes, not too sure, covers accidents, damage etc.
Q4- where do you ride?
n a field. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite (can be both, depends what time of the day it is, but generally quiet) do go onto some main roads to get to the shows

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
hacking, and schooling in the field
Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
they arent that good and i have to hack atleast 15mins to get there and the same to get back again. (north East)
Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
the amount it costs to keep a horse
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding? 30+ years:eek:
Q2- how often do you ride? depends on work- 3-4 times per week, more on in summer/light nights etc
Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover? Public liability/personal accident/ 3rd party
Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do? Horses live next to my house- I ride around where I live.
Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country. Pretty good- can ride off road or very little road work. west Yorks.
Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is? Costings I guess....can be pretty expensive especially to compete.Any other comments;

Thank you very much for your time, Lizzie Warner, Bath University student.
 
Q1- how long have you been riding?
about 45 years
Q2- how often do you ride?
daily
Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
yes - 3rd party for Horse, basic health for me
Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.
All of the above
Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.
all of the above, avoid roads if at all possible though, too busy, too few drivers approach horses with sufficient care
Q6- why do you ride where you do?
Its whats available in my area - school 5 x per week because I work, hacking / competition weekends for variety
Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
good - Im in Epping Forest, we have miles of horse rides all off road. the roads to get there are a nightmare though
Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
Cost, for sure.
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding? 16 years

Q2- how often do you ride? 2/3 times a week in winter, 5/6 in summer

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover? Liability insurance

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do? Facilites available where I am.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country. Leicestershire - the few we have are good, but near to me there arent many without a fair bit of roadwork to get there

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is? Cost
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
~17 years

Q2- how often do you ride?
not a lot right now

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
no

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
convenience

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
(Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire) Fine were we are, easy to get to & roads relatively quiet

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
cost
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
about 20 years

Q2- how often do you ride?
4 or 5 times a week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
no

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
nearest to yard, to get to good canter fields

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country. Scotland so no bridle ways

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
cost of keeping horses, busy roads so lack of safe places to ride

Any other comments;
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
18 years

Q2- how often do you ride?
Twice a week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
Have insurance for my horse that coveres third party liability and vets fees. It also covers personal accident for me.

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
None -around the livery yard he is on.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
N/a

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
It's easy

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
Don't know - Kent

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
The cost of it.
 
Q1- how long have you been riding?
25 years

Q2- how often do you ride?
4-5 times a week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
Yes, third party liability with my insurance

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
Its the only place to ride!

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
Very good - West Berkshire

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
Cost and liability culture.
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
30 years roughly

Q2- how often do you ride?
5 days a week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
no, appling for bhs

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
no choice

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
in ireland, no bridleways!

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
financial, horses are so expensive!

Any other comments;

Thank you very much for your time, Lizzie Warner, Bath University student.
 
emwarner said:
Q1- how long have you been riding? 20 years on/off

Q2- how often do you ride? 5x week on average

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride? Yes
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover? Leisure/competition KBIS

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways. ALSO IN HOUSING ESTATES

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do? Because I have to. More areas being built on without a blind bit of thought for other users e.g. cyclists, riders, walkers etc

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country. Only the Cotswold Way - Bath but to get to it there are very busy ratruns

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is? developments on greenbelts, motorists and closure of bridleways

Any other comments; Developers should consider local needs before building for profit only. This will then attract more people to an area rather than drive poeple away. more cycle lanes, safe crossings for horses/cyclists

Thank you very much for your time, Lizzie Warner, Bath University student.
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Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
11+ years

Q2- how often do you ride?
about 3 times a week atm, but up to everyday in the summer

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
i have rider insurance, (pony is on loan, so insured with her owner) im insured for everything up to Xcountry

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
surrounding area includes all of the above

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country. bristol (failand area) i LOVE our hacking, 4/5 decent, different routes nearby

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
cost, the recession is forcing people with less money out of the sport (which wasnt remotely cheap before!)

Any other comments;
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?

12 years

Q2- how often do you ride?

Daily/6 times a week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when you ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

Yes, personal, public liability, horse (theft, death, vets)

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

B roads and country lanes, both busy and quiet.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

It's available. I have a school, and also one nearby available to hire. I hack for fitness.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

Virtually non-existent. Those that are around are very few and far between, badly maintained (quite often not passable) Hampshire

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

Cost, I suspect. It's expensive and relentless! It is also often perceived as elitist and lots of people won't take it up for that reason.

Any other comments;

Thank you very much for your time, Lizzie Warner, Bath University student.
 
emwarner said:
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
11 years

Q2- how often do you ride?
6 days a week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
My horse is insured including public liability if this is what you mean ?

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard, Hire arenas, Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
Very senic, close to yard & safe - hacking
very nice, large & onsite - school on yard
mirrors/indoors - hired school

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
Could be improved but satisfactory, west berkshire

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
The cost & accesibility for non horse owners
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Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding? probably twenty years

Q2- how often do you ride? 6 times a week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride? yes
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover? my horse's insurance covers me for major injury/death I think

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. - yes
Hire arenas. - once in a blue moon
In a field. - yes, especially in summer
Hacks on roads. - yes at night
Hacks on bridle ways. -yes
Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways. - yes

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.
yes A roads - we have a track alongside a motorway, yard is on a busy country lane, probably B roads too, also quiet country lanes - is that what you meant?

Q6- why do you ride where you do? I am trying to get my horse fit so I try to put as many miles on her as possible over varied terrain and keep her life interesting

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country. - they are pretty good, although you need to have a very solid horse to access a lot of them - must be traffic proof, water proof, narrow bridge proof, tunnel proof... We have enough to do interesting all day rides though, and although I've been at my yard for two years I have been on two new hacks in the last week!
South Hertfordshire

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is? - it is too expensive!
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
12 yrs

Q2- how often do you ride?
5-6 days a week

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
I insure my horses with Petplan. It covers all their vet bills, accidents, personal liability etc.

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
B roads & Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
Good access to off-road hacking, beautiful scenary, all links round so no turning round.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
Surrey - Bridleways are good, some restricted, and only acessible by some roadwork.


Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
Money - So many people are unable to participate in riding as a sport, even lessons at a decent riding school are £40ph group. Increasing petrol & livery fee's mean the sport is becoming increasingly separated into classes.

Any other comments;
 
Q1- how long have you been riding? 22 years
Q2- how often do you ride? 2-4 times a week on average
Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride? Yes
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover? Public liability/personal accident/ 3rd party for both and some Vets Fees on the other
Q4- where do you ride? I Hack out only
Q5- if you go onto roads are they; B Roads/Country lanes and some A Roads to get to the Bridleways
Q6- why do you ride where you do? I hack out from the farm & chose that Stabling as the riding is so good ... have access to over 30 miles of the Downs Link Bridleway, within 100 yards from drive
Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? West Sussex and where I am they are very good although a little road work on Country Lanes to access most of the Bridleways
Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is? The cost and the access to off road riding
 
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Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?

11 years. I am 19, been riding since I was 7.

Q2- how often do you ride?

As much as possible, between once every other day and twice a day depending on work and weather.

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

Yes, have something that insures other people, not sure if I am covered myself.

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
B roads. Country lanes, busy.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

Because there is no-where else to go. You have to go on very busy roads to get to the bridleways.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

We are quite lucky (near bristol) and have a few very good bridleways, however you have to ride on busy roads to reach them, and due to the ignorance/impatience of drivers, we often decide not to ride on them.

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?

Lack of land. Because we are so overpopulated as a country, there is so little suitable land avaliable (for riding, grazing, bedding/feed crops and facilities), that this pushes rent and livery prices up to an extortionate amount. Also accesability, a lot of people never even have the chance to try riding.

Any other comments;
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
Forty three years
Q2- how often do you ride? 2 or 3 times a month, due to poor health

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride? Yes
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
horse, rider, public liability, vet.

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways
hack on very quiet country lanes and in indoor school

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.
quiet country lanes
Q6- why do you ride where you do? it is convenient

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country. ok. Lake district

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
Is there a threat? If so then expense or if you mean on the roads, then poor drivers

Any other comments;
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?
22 years (since i was 7)

Q2- how often do you ride?
average 5 times a week - usually 4 to 6

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
I do have insurance, but couldn't tell you the details of the policy of the top of my head. its with E&L and covers vet bills etc

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. In a field. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. streets,

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
usually ride in the arena, as i find i can do what i enjoy, which is schooling and jumping. i do like to hack but it is quite limited where i am as i am based in london. we do have a nice little bridlepath though.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
UK - i only have one now. at my previous yards i have had some amazing maintained bridlepaths

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
cost. the cost of hay, bedding etc. i think at a point, cost will become prohibitive to owning a horse, and the cost of fuel etc, prohibitive to competing etc

Any other comments;
 
Q1- how long have you been riding?
About 9 years - first 5 were just once a month riding lessons.


Q2- how often do you ride?
5 days a week - often more than once a day


Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?
My pony is insured. So that covers if she kicks a car and vets bills ect. I should really have riders insurance, seen as I now ride for a living!


Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. Hire arenas. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.
All of the above!

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. B roads. Country lanes, busy. Country lanes quite.
All of the above!

Q6- why do you ride where you do?
I love riding along the bridleways, across the common because it's just me and my pony. My pony and I are just happy hackers really - and she'll hack wherever, beach common or really busy roads. But we still ride in the school for lessons and to keep on top of some basic schooling. I also hire a local school to have jump lessons.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.
I've recently moved my pony to a new yard - only 8 miles away from the old one and the hacking is worlds apart. The old yard had no bridleways and only the odd track to canter down. whereas now at the new yard has a common at the end of the road and bridleways all around it. I'm in Devon.

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?
The growing cost - Keeping horses has never been cheap but with hay now costing up to £5.50 for a small bale its getting ridiculous!!!
Also I think the stigma which non horsey people attach to horsey people is ruining the development of the sport. I think that the typical stereotypy stops new people joining. It also affect how people treat you - for instance how drivers pass you when your out hacking. Which is defiantly detrimental to the sport.
 
Private horse owners
Q1- how long have you been riding?

24 years

Q2- how often do you ride?

1/2 x week in winter, 5/6 x week in summer

Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride?
If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover?

Public liability

Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)
Arena on yard. In a field. Hacks/treks on roads. Hacks/treks on bridle ways. Hacks/treks on both roads and bridle ways.

Q5- if you go onto roads are they;
A roads. Country lanes quite.

Q6- why do you ride where you do?

nice off road hacking, with plenty of canter tracks and nice scenery.

Q7- what do you think of the bridle ways around your area? Please state where in the country.

Warwickshire, very good around here. Ground conditions mean that some bridleways are not accesible during wet conditions. Gates mainly in good repair. Motorbikers can be a problem, even thought they have been notified to stay off the bridleways.

Q8- what do you think the main threat to riding as a sport is?



Any other comments;

Thank you very much for your time, Lizzie Warner, Bath University student
 
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