Tried to help a horse and rider today.. got abuse!!!

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Me and son were on way to our yard to see to horses, there was a huge traffic jam and in the distance we saw a horse and woman rider she appeared to be leaning to one side, she was in middle of v busy t junction, so we parked and ran over to help, her saddle had slipped and she was hanging on for dear life, she refused to get off as said horse would tank off, but it was a quiet looking cob!! I told her to get off and i would hold horse and she put saddle right, she refused again and said she could not get back on (there was a low wall by us she could have stood on) 2 men cam up, tried to help her and got swore at, one called the police cos he said she was a danger to herself and horse, she then fell off!
I held horse, she could not get up , 2 men tried to help her up she was really being unhelpful, i tried to do the saddle for her, she pushed me away, and one of the men said he thought she had been drinking!!!!!!!!!!! heavens forbid.....after much effing and blinding she walked off up road dragging the horse, weaving from left to right, we left just as cop car came... Been thinking about it all night, did I do right by trying to help? She was elderly woman not a teenager.
 
Lmao that sounds hilarious like something out of a film!
i think you did the right thing to help but i would have walked off when she pushed me away for helping! Ungrateful come to mind! xxx
 
Sounds like you did your best to prevent what could have been a very bad situation. That woman should be grateful that you cared to try and help. I am glad the police arrived, they will have hopefully escorted her to safety. I wouldn't worry too much about it now, you did what any decent person would have (like the 2 men).
 
I think you did absolutely the right thing as did the others who also stopped to help - can you imagine if the horse had taken off with her hanging off/on the side, doesn't bear thinking about what injury she, the horse and other road users may have sustained. Hope the police stopped to have a word with her and find out what was the situation...she was either possibly drunk or maybe if elderly not very well, and a bit infirm to ride either due to arthritis or something else which is maybe why she felt she couldn't have got back on again - or maybe she was just taken ill with a funny turn or a mild stroke. If she can't get on/off her horse when out she maybe shouldn't be hacking out on roads anymore or maybe not riding at all...
 
You definately did the right thing.

If she was drunk she will be in a lot of trouble, im pretty sure it is illegal to ride a horse (on roads anyway) whilst drunk, its the same as driving!

Poor horse.
 
This used to be a regular sight near us, although fortunately on quiet roads. One of our 'neighbours' could frequently be seen dropping off her horse and then struggling to stand, walking alongside the horse, leaning on it for balance. This was definitely as a result of drinking! The local community got fed up of checking that she was ok and being knocked over by the fumes!
 
Brilliant - these people just add colour and hillarity to life! What a nutter.

Glad she was safe. Good that you stopped to help, and sounds like you tried to do the right thing, and that the cob was quite in control of himself.

Mind you I have noticed that people, particularly ladies of a certain age, do tend to panic and lash out at people who try to help them.

Earlier this year I stopped to help a lady who had a puncture, and was stuck in the outside lane of a busy dual caraigeway - I don't know why I finished the job, becuase she was really unpleasant - it almost seemed to be my fault that she had the puncture in the first place! Another bloke stopped and helped manage the traffic while I crawled under her car, got the spare and changed it - in the rain. She did say thank you, but I got the feeling it was begrudged!
 
She could have been agressive because she was frightened. And a lot of medical conditions mirror the symptoms of drukneness - most commonly a diabetic hypo.

That said you clearly did the best you could and I'm sure once she comes back to herself she will be grateful.

And you can legally be drunk in charge of a horse. The offence is "wild and furious riding" (Same for a push bike incidentally.) Doesn't sound like she was capable of anything wild or furious!
 
Might be worth a call to the police today - curiousity to see what happened and also if the poor woman was on medication/drunk she may be feeling remorseful today and ... who knows ... want to thank you???!
 
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