‘I don’t think he saw us until he hit us’: horse ‘catapulted’ from trailer in collision
‘People need to be aware you can’t move a trailer out of the way that quickly and I think a lot of drivers don’t realise that’
Road collisions
Go straight to the latest news about collisions on the road involving horses
Collisions on the road involving horses are a major concern for riders. Unfortunately, limited off-road riding forces most riders to spend some of their time exercising their horses on the roads, if only to access local bridleways. While many drivers are considerate to horses, slowing down and allowing plenty of room while passing, there are some who are not, which can lead to confrontations, injuries and even deaths of humans and equines.
There is currently no legal requirement for a road accident involving a horse to be recorded, unless there is human injury that requires hospital treatment direct from the scene of the accident. A horse can be killed, or a vehicle written off and the accident may not be recorded anywhere.
The British Horse Society’s campaign for safer riding on the roads was set up to record statistics about horse-related road accidents. If you have been involved in an accident with your horse, please take time to register it via the BHS accident website. These statistics put the BHS is a stronger position to campaign for better road safety for horse riders.
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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’
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‘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’
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Horse put down and two men seriously hurt after collision with lorry
‘The horse was restrained by members of the public further down the carriageway [but it] was severely injured and was humanely put down at the scene’
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Five-year-old girl falls on the road after pony spooked by cycle event
‘Some of these cyclists seem to just ride along, heads down, with no thought of any consequences’
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Horse put down and five people injured in road collision
The accident took place on Friday (14 June) afternoon near Clitheroe
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Horses rescued from horsebox overturned on top of a car
The Alliance Road Policing Teams said on Twitter the incident was a ‘truly multi-agency operation’ and thanked the public for their patience during the ‘difficult and challenging recovery operation’
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Rider’s terror as jack-knifed trailer overturns with horse inside
‘I knew it was happening, I could see the trailer going behind me and there was nothing I could do’
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Pony thrown clear from trailer in road accident goes on to qualify for Hickstead
‘I honestly thought I was about to find his lifeless body in the road’
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Trailer driver speaks out after ‘truly terrifying’ collision with motorbike
‘People are really bad with trailers – they’ll do things like pull out in front of you so they’re not stuck behind you. What are they saving themselves, a couple of minutes?’
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Show centre ‘devastated’ after loose horses killed on road
The centre is investigating how the horses escaped
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Woman involved in road collision with horse dies, police confirm
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Rider dies in hospital after suffering fall from horse on road
The rider fell from her horse on 14 December
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Owner of horse who died in road accident urges riders to sign safety petition
The horses died after a collision with a car in November 2017
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Driver convicted after horses put down in road collision
The woman was found guilty of driving without due care and attention following the collision in November last year
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Two people and horse dead after collision with car
Police have appealed for any witnesses to the fatal collision
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Trainer’s call to drivers after horse injured on road
A racehorse has been injured after becoming upset and falling on the road
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Girl seriously injured and two horses dead after road accident
The nine-year-old girl and her 62-year-old trainer were taken to hospital but their horses died at the scene
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Drivers ‘playing Russian roulette’ as five foals killed on the road
In the most recent incident, a foal was left alive, with a broken back, by the side of the road
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‘He sped past a millimetre from my stirrup’: rider left shaken after near-miss
East Sussex-based Zoe Burt was hacking her 17-year-old Connemara when the incident took place
