‘The driver was screaming’: rider breaks nose after car passes too fast and close
‘I realise drivers don’t want to be hindered by horses but they need to be aware of the consequences; it’s someone’s life’
‘I realise drivers don’t want to be hindered by horses but they need to be aware of the consequences; it’s someone’s life’
‘I don’t know if the driver saw us fall or not, if they did they kept going’
‘We encourage riders to report any incident to the BHS horse accidents website, as we can use this information to implement initiatives like this’
‘The aim of this video is to clearly demonstrate the devastating impact these incidents can have on riders and horses’
The rider realised support was available when she read an article in H&H
‘I’ve worn high-vis saying ‘young horse in training’ and had buses tooting their horns and people shouting abuse’
‘We know our animals, we’re not asking people to stop to be ignorant, we want everyone on the roads to be safe’
‘I wasn’t sure if the police would do anything because ultimately we were ok, but I felt I had a responsibility to report it’
‘By educating children as well as adults, I really believe we can help to save even more lives in the future’
‘I raised my arms to ask the driver to slow down but as he came round he brushed Sizzler’s exercise sheet with his bonnet’
‘People need to understand we’re not on the roads to deliberately inconvenience them’
‘I did it for fun at first, but thought it would be a double-whammy if it makes us stand out to drivers’
The rider is campaigning for safer roads after the frightening incident
‘From the minute that driver came round the corner I knew there was going to be an accident and that I was the one going to get hurt’
‘This is happening all the time – we’re finding animals close to the road with swinging legs or deep cuts. People aren’t phoning them in, they’re hitting these animals and driving off’
‘The vet said B had a full de-gloving of her hind leg from her hock to fetlock’
H&H talks to Cornwall-based Debbie Smith, founder of the Pass Wide and Slow campaign, about what led her to start her road safety petition