Road safety

‘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?’”

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

Rider knocked unconscious after car overtook too quickly says she was ‘lucky’

The rider was diagnosed with concussion and suffered multiple injuries in the incident

Police hunt man who hurled abuse as he followed riders on the road

The unknown man followed the two riders, shouting abuse

Furloughed graphic designer creates free posters to promote equine safety

The designer has had a huge number of requests for posters asking people not to feed horses

Police horses equipped with front and rear cameras to nab errant drivers

“If people think ‘Hang on a minute, that horse might have a camera on it’, it might make them behave”

‘He ruined my life’: guilty plea for driver who killed horse on road

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”

New research adds weight to riders’ calls for drivers to pass wide and slow

A ‘considerable proportion’ of equestrians experience road rage as well as vehicles passing close and fast, new research has highlighted

Shocking pictures of ‘invisible’ horse show importance of high-vis on roads

“If sharing these pictures makes one person think about wearing high-vis, it’s worth it”

‘I won’t let my horse die for nothing’: heartbroken owner’s determination to make roads safer

“I’m determined, to save horses’ lives and people’s lives, because no one deserves to lose their horse like I lost mine”

The importance of evidence and reporting to improve our safety on roads *H&H Plus*

Equestrian world says ‘please slow down’ after another road accident

The horse and rider were lucky to escape without serious injury after falling on the road in Epsom

‘The figures are truly shocking’: council backs road safety campaign following horse death statistics

“Collating data in this way can really make a big difference to equine safety, and it allows us to lobby and advise MPs, road safety partnerships, the police and other highway organisations”

Dan Sherriff: ‘Riders: try not to fuel road rage’

How to stay safe while riding on roads in modern day Britain *H&H Plus*

A highway is not a horse’s natural habitat, and many drivers are unfamiliar with equines, but you can reduce the risk of riding on the roads. Briony Reed finds out how

Road incidents involving horses rise again: reporting and education is key *H&H Plus*

Police Facebook post on road riding two abreast goes viral

The force issued the reminder to drivers on its Facebook page in a post that has been shared more than 12,000 times

‘Why the rush?’ rider unable to walk after road fall questions driver’s actions

“It’s impacted me in a massive way and I’d like to know what was the huge rush was for? Was it worth it?”

Cyclists may not undertake horses: clarification on proposed Highway Code changes

“There would now be an absolute definition of how road users should pass horses”