Update on woman and child out hacking without hats: advice needed.

It may be deemed interfering by some, but the mother would probably be the first to thank you if the child was wearing a hat when her pony tripped or fell (forgetting its Reiki promise) depositing child on her head.
 
Shysmum said:
It's written in our contracts that we have to wear hats on our yard. I think most yards do it nowadays, for their insurance if nothing else.
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I lied through my teeth today and think I got away with it! Apparently, wearing a hat makes her head hurt....

Better than the alternative, I've have thought.:rolleyes:
 
Dry Rot said:
I lied through my teeth today and think I got away with it! Apparently, wearing a hat makes her head hurt....

Better than the alternative, I've have thought.:rolleyes:
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I'd have thought not wearing a hat could make it hurt a whole lot more!

You did the right thing OP, but sadly although some folk can be made to comply within the terms of the law, out with that, it's down to their own stupidity. Poor kid, being put at risk by someone who should protect and set an example.

You see experienced riders take this risk quite often - perhaps years of experience or pure talent toughens the skull?
 
I wonder at which point it does become child endangerment if a child on a horse without a hat? As if it was a motorbike i'm sure someone would call the police who might inform SS.

And yes I am a hypocrite as my LO was once sat on my old horse with no hat whilst we took a pic..
 
EmmasMummy said:
I wonder at which point it does become child endangerment if a child on a horse without a hat? As if it was a motorbike i'm sure someone would call the police who might inform SS.

And yes I am a hypocrite as my LO was once sat on my old horse with no hat whilst we took a pic..
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^ When on a road.

I would happily phone that in. Same as L plate bikes around here carrying passengers (very wobbily and dangerous to other road users too) etc

Illegal as a kid and selfish to do it on a road.
 
I suppose it's good to see others taking so much interest in what everyone else does and reports anyone who breaks the law to keep the country and the people safe from themselves and others. In the country I live in, people just go about their business and leave others to theirs. Britain sounds like it really is turning into a Big Brother State. Not necessarily a criticism but it sounds like such an alien country to the one I grew up in, especially when I read and hear things like this. I would make a dreadful citizen I fear because it would never cross my mind to report anyone to the police for a minor crime such as the mother riding out with her non-hatted child, and to even consider calling a child welfare organisation about it, well I can hardly believe anyone would even think of doing such a thing :o I'll just stay in my 'behind the times' country thanks very much and crawl back under my rock.
 
I think the roads around here are very different SF.

Being so much smaller there's little room for error, especially on country roads. They're far more enclosed, often with high hedges/banks, dark and windy.

So stupid/dangerous behaviour on roads is far more likely to affect the person driving past when something goes wrong.

Very few weeks when I don't see an accident on the way to work. (I've been involved in two in the last month... I was stationary both times).

I personally know two people whose lives have been destroyed in fatal accidents. Neither their own fault but one spent 3 years not knowing whether she'd be convicted and possibly go to prison for manslaughter and the other hasn't left his house in over a decade.

Peoples stupidity doesn't just change their own lifes, so if you're doing it in a public area then I will be making a complaint. If people want to behave like idiots then don't do it where others lifes are being endangered. I frequently drive like a muppet and bounce my car about.... on private lanes.

I wouldn't get involved about it happening in private though unless on my own land, in which case I'd have it in the contracts, as again, it would affect my life as I've previously seen the result of.
 
whether this is on private property or not is neither here nor there - this is a child protection issue and that is EVERYONE'S responsibility. If the child is at risk of injury and adequate safety precautions are not in place I would be contacting the local child protection officer.
 
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