One rider involved in a road incident every day, says BHS
There has been a drop in accidents but still fatalities, both human and equine
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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Lifelong rider forced to give up horses due to driver who failed to stop
‘My horse took off and the last thing I remember was trying to stop her’
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Rider urges others to buy cameras after road incident
‘I was beyond shaken up that this happened’
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‘I was lucky’: rider dragged into road after bikers spook horses
The horse crossed a dual carriageway on his way home after the fall
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‘Protests won’t help’: rider’s open letter to drivers goes viral
Photographer Ami Robertson was inspired to write the blog post after a fatal collision in Surrey
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Riders warned of slippery roads after horse falls on blind bend
The rider is keen to find others who have had problems with horses slipping on the roads in her local area
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Katie Price 'devastated' after horse dies in road accident
The model thanked the police and members of the local community for their help and support following the tragic accident
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‘I won’t hack out again’: horse and rider traumatised after car flips over
The rider is now “too frightened” to hack out after a driver rolled his car over in front of her
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‘It shouldn’t take a death’: Riders’ concerns over ‘slippery’ roads
A horse had to be put down after he broke his shoulder in a fall on the road
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Driver involved in horrific horse collision avoids prosecution
The man involved in the collision, which knocked two horses off their feet, has completed a ‘driver awareness course’
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'I will never ride on the road again': horse seriously injured in hit and run
Police are searching for the driver of a van towing a trailer which collided with a horse, but did not stop
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‘It’s a miracle’: horses and riders avoid serious injury in horrific road accident
CCTV footage of the incident, in which a car collided with two ridden horses on the road, was widely shared online
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'Don’t let another horse die on our roads': riders take action in Angel's memory
Angel was the fifth horse to be struck by a vehicle on a stretch of road in Essex
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'I don't know what I'd do without him': teen and horse survive terrifying road accident
The pair are both recovering after being hit by a car while out riding
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'Heartbroken' owner appeals to drivers after beloved mare killed in collision
"I am just absolutely heartbroken I have lost her to someone's carelessness”
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181 horses killed on roads in five years: BHS backs Road Safety Week
The British Horse Society is backing Road Safety Week (21-27 November) in a bid to reduce the number of road accidents involving horses
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'The driver thought he knew better': young mare suffers fatal injury in collision
The van overtook two cars which had stopped to let the group of loose ponies cross the road
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Horse killed and rider seriously injured in road accident
The 18-year-old rider is urging drivers to slow down when they see a horse after she was involved in a road accident which killed her mare
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Rider crushed in road accident walks again *warning: graphic image*
The 18-year-old rider is calling for lorry drivers to be educated about how to pass horses safely
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£11k compensation for rider hit by car
Driver initially denied liability but settled out of court after his version of events was found not to be credible
