Equestrians’ views needed to help shape future of road safety campaign
Riders, carriage drivers and individuals are invited to take part in what the British Horse Society is describing as a “major piece of research”
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Road safety work goes on after riders disappointed in police lack of action *H&H Plus*
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Competition on and supporters welcomed as normality starts to return *H&H Plus*
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Countryside and firefighters unite in call for Government to ban sky lanterns
A new coalition, comprising 18 bodies including the Countryside Alliance and the British Horse Society, has written to environment minister
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Equestrian ‘policing heroes’ and road safety ‘champions’ honoured in awards
The awards were set up by the British Horse Society in 1984 as a legacy to Sefton, the 19-year-old Household Cavalry horse who survived the IRA bombings in 1982
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Riding routes map tool aims to prevent riders becoming ‘the forgotten road user’
The tool will gather data on equestrians’ use of routes, such as tarmacked roads that are not slippery, railway crossings and road bridges, commons, forestry and shared-use trails, such as former railways.
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Heading back out to shows? Vital vehicle checks and breakdown advice for riders
As competition and training activity restarts this week, equestrians have been reminded about what to do in the event of a breakdown, and how to try to prevent such incidents
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New safety app allows riders to report incidents ‘quickly and easily’
Riders can report any problems with a road or off-road user, slippery road surfaces, dogs, low-flying aircraft, nuisance drones or fireworks, in less than three minutes
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‘I still have flashbacks’: blameless driver who hit horse speaks out on emotional impact
“As I felt the impact I looked up and straight into Amy's eyes and thought ‘She’s only a kid. What’s happened?’”
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Ambassadors sought to help raise strangles awareness and end stigma
The annual Strangles Awareness Week takes place 3-9 May and aims to provide owners, yard managers, vets and equine professionals with a platform to share their own stories and promote support for those affected by the disease
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Number of horses dying on roads halved last year but figures remain ‘very worrying’
The BHS has released its most recent statistics on horse-related incidents
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Lockdown update: confirmation on riding school reopening, lesson travel and arena hire
Lockdown restrictions are set to ease next month; what this means for the equestrian industry has been confirmed
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Whispering Willows sanctuary owner banned after 137 horses removed and two put down
“Sadly, when things went wrong, these horses suffered the consequences”
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Desperate Scottish riding schools speak out over lack of support *H&H Plus*
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Campaigners working to highlight riding schools’ desperate reality *H&H Plus*
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‘Hands off our bridleways’: MP’s battle cry to HS2 over rights of way plans
“Let’s see if we can get some more clarity on what on earth is going on”
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Hundreds of horses are being fed without permission, study finds
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Four horses killed in separate road collisions in six weeks
“As they got closer, I screamed, stood up in my stirrups and waved my arms at them to slow down, but they kept coming”
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‘These rights should not be lost’: petition to extend deadline to record bridleways
“There is not enough time left to record all our footpaths and bridleways. Our rights to walk and ride through the land are part of our national heritage, these rights should not be lost because of an arbitrary deadline”
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Campaign for riding schools as lockdown hits hard *H&H Plus*
