Road safety

Police appeal after rider injured in hit-and-run

CCTV shows how horse’s spook saves rider from being struck by overtaking lorry

‘I wondered what the driver was doing – then he drove straight at me’

Taxi driver who ‘crashed’ into horse and rider blames low sun

‘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’

‘It only takes 10 seconds’: rider’s plea to drivers after pony falls on road

‘I don’t know if the driver saw us fall or not, if they did they kept going’

Police disappointed as 40 drivers pass horse too fast and close

‘We encourage riders to report any incident to the BHS horse accidents website, as we can use this information to implement initiatives like this’

Council leads the way to improve off-road access *H&H Plus*

‘The worst day of my life’: BHS releases emotive new road safety film

‘The aim of this video is to clearly demonstrate the devastating impact these incidents can have on riders and horses’

Injured rider given payout after unknown biker who spooked her horse left scene

The rider realised support was available when she read an article in H&H

Motorcylist ‘pulls wheelie’ past horse in shocking video

‘I’ve worn high-vis saying ‘young horse in training’ and had buses tooting their horns and people shouting abuse’

‘We’re putting our lives in their hands’: horse hit by car after driver ignored hand signals

‘We know our animals, we’re not asking people to stop to be ignorant, we want everyone on the roads to be safe’

‘We were very lucky’: driver sentenced after near-miss with riders on road

‘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’

Hobby horses help teach children about passing riders safely on the road

‘By educating children as well as adults, I really believe we can help to save even more lives in the future’

‘I’ve never screamed like it’: van brushes horse in terrifying ordeal

‘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’

Formal warning for driver who verbally abused rider in shocking tirade

‘People need to understand we’re not on the roads to deliberately inconvenience them’

Horse needs 100 stitches after terrifying hit and run *Warning: graphic images*

Rider dyes pony’s mane and tail to slow speeding drivers

‘I did it for fun at first, but thought it would be a double-whammy if it makes us stand out to drivers’

‘I was terrified what I was going to find’: horse struck by car twice in hit-and-run

The rider is campaigning for safer roads after the frightening incident

Rider who broke pelvis in road collision urges others to use head cams

‘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 real’: video of dead pony being removed after hit and run goes viral *Warning: upsetting image and video*

‘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’