Some horse owners are rude
My drive home takes me along some lovely country roads, the road is wide and quite fast. For the past two to three weeks I have driven home and about 3 times per week I have met the same lady and daughter and their horse. Each time I see them I slow right down to a walking pace, and drive past slowly. Each time I have passed them carefully like this and yet they totally ignore me.
This evening the "lady" gave me a filthy look as I passed her. Okay, I'm in a car and not a horse, but that doesn't mean I am the scum of the earth - so why the dirty look? Luckily for her my window was closed at the time!
Highway Code: 191: Horse riders. Be particularly careful of horses and riders, especially when overtaking. Always pass wide and slow. Horse riders are often children, so take extra care and remember riders may ride in double file when escorting a young or inexperienced horse rider.
Look out for horse riders' signals and heed a request to slow down or stop. Treat all horses as a potential hazard and take great care.
Maybe it's just me, but a nod or a wave or even a "mouthed thanks" would have been nice. Whilst not mandatory, some form of courtesy returned would have been appreciated. I was so angry I almost turned the car around to give her a piece of my mind!
Tomorrow, I will not "slow down for horses", well this particular one anyway!
By: Pugs
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Honestly, I agree with you. I noticed myself over the past 2 weeks horse ranch owners are VERY rude. I tried to get a job at both Mountain Creek and Pocono Manor and both places had RUDE owners. I love horses but how can anyone ride locally or just volunnteer/work if the people are so rude?
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Harsh??? Are you f****** kidding me?
Don't get me started ... and I most certainly have NOT missed you!!
Don't get me started ... and I most certainly have NOT missed you!!
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Bit harsh???
Ive missed you.
Ive missed you.
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karlosthejackel - 19-Jul-11 17:05
"Erm Nicola,
I think you'll find horses do fly. . . . . if you crash into them fast enough xxx" ...
so do motorcyclists
I think you'll find horses do fly. . . . . if you crash into them fast enough xxx" ...
so do motorcyclists
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Oh for crying out loud dont get the senile old tart started again, everyone on here has heard her sympathy seeking story about 800 times already.
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John McClane - 10-Jul-11 21:28
Erm Nicola,
I think you'll find horses do fly. . . . . if you crash into them fast enough xxx
I think you'll find horses do fly. . . . . if you crash into them fast enough xxx
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karlosthejackel - 10-Jul-11 20:06
Jeremy Clarkson: Until the law changes, you can pontificate all you like about 1876. The law is the law, and as of now the road is NOT just for cars, and how you think that horses reach these Elysian fields that somehow magically we all have permission from every land owner to ride in I have no idea. Unlike the mythical Pegasus (off you run now to Wikipedia, because you will doubtless have absolutely no idea who or what Pegasus was), horses cannot fly.
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What a load of manure, your name sake Jeremy Clarkson is a head to toe Wally, he says Hammer Head thinking it is the cool description of a T junction, it is not. I don't think anybody needs to remember the manure you or him spout
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As well as horses going from field to bridle path & back of course!
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Captain Slow & The Hamster - 26-Jan-11 15:56
jezza, if you're 17 and have passed your driving test you ought to know this; lorries, vans, bicycles, motor bikes, mopeds, mobility scooters capable of doing 4 - 8mph, pedestrians where there is no pavement, cows being moved for milking, traction engines, and probably some we've forgotten are all for roads; not just cars.
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Captain Slow & The Hamster - 26-Jan-11 15:54
I'm a horserider with a young horse. I really appreciate drivers that slow down and pass wide. At the weekend I had a driver miss my horses leg by a few inches as he raced past without slowing down a single track, we had nowhere to go. Thought we were going to end up dead.
Personally as a horserider when I see other people riding and not saying thankyou when I stop or slow down, it's really bad. I think it's rude when drivers do slow down and the rider does not indicate a thankyou by a hand, nod of head or even a smile (I do all three). Sadly the minority ruin it for the rest of us.
Personally as a horserider when I see other people riding and not saying thankyou when I stop or slow down, it's really bad. I think it's rude when drivers do slow down and the rider does not indicate a thankyou by a hand, nod of head or even a smile (I do all three). Sadly the minority ruin it for the rest of us.
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Pugs.
Horse riders are no more or less intelligent, educated, polite, well-mannered or courteous than the average person.
A slight inclination to smugness or self-satisfaction on the part of more than a few although to be fair, it is somewhat difficult not to look down one's nose at drivers when on a horse due to the difference in height between a saddle and a car seat.
Horse riders are no more or less intelligent, educated, polite, well-mannered or courteous than the average person.
A slight inclination to smugness or self-satisfaction on the part of more than a few although to be fair, it is somewhat difficult not to look down one's nose at drivers when on a horse due to the difference in height between a saddle and a car seat.
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Dont let one impolite rider stop you from slowing down for other riders - because the one time you dont is the one time you could get a ton of horse through your windscreen and thats not going to be pleasant at all. You are clearly a safe driver, stay that way. I always smile and nod or wave at drivers who slow down for me - they sometimes glare at me as if Im causing them a major hassle cause they are having to slow down - doesnt mean I stop saying thank you because I am a polite person and better than them.
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Good you know the highway code, nice you slowed down. But you are obliged to do so because horses are vulnerable road users.I always thank driver when I can but sometimes it is not safe to do so.Do you thank every motorist that gives way at a junction or roundabout are you looking for reward from every good deed instantly?
You need to adjust your thinking , that person may have said thanks many times and you missed it. A good driver is a defensive driver that respects the law and highway code and derives pleasure from knowing that everyone likes you. If you post that you will not slow down and something happens to that horse or you turn your car round you will find yourself in court by this post if nothing else.
Michael
You need to adjust your thinking , that person may have said thanks many times and you missed it. A good driver is a defensive driver that respects the law and highway code and derives pleasure from knowing that everyone likes you. If you post that you will not slow down and something happens to that horse or you turn your car round you will find yourself in court by this post if nothing else.
Michael
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Horse of Judgement - 6-Sep-10 16:23
No, please do slow down for other horse owners, but the next time you meet her you might just stop her to enlighten her as to why other motorists do not slow down for horseriders, and it is because of her snooty kind. I go out of my way to thank motorists, talk to pedestrians and cyclists, they are after all doing my horse some good at seeing them all on the road and getting used to them. I recently had a motorist who stopped for several minutes as I calmed down a horse who had spoked because of some cows in a nearby field, He was a godsend and I waved and thanked him and said sorry for delaying him. Speak to this twit of a woman before someone gets hurt.
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why dont you get out and ask why she hasnt thanked you?
she should be utterly ashamed. a nod or smile is all it takes to show gratitude.
but there is no reason to speed past her. you sound like a nice person- if you hit them tomorrow because you were speeding, you would feel very guiltly or prehaps YOU may be the injured one too? slowing is for everyones safety not just the horse and rider. please remember that.
im sure we all have pretty thankless jobs on occasion but it doesnt mean we shouldnt try our hardest each and every time does it?
she should be utterly ashamed. a nod or smile is all it takes to show gratitude.
but there is no reason to speed past her. you sound like a nice person- if you hit them tomorrow because you were speeding, you would feel very guiltly or prehaps YOU may be the injured one too? slowing is for everyones safety not just the horse and rider. please remember that.
im sure we all have pretty thankless jobs on occasion but it doesnt mean we shouldnt try our hardest each and every time does it?
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I understand how you feel, Pugs. We have horses and the woman should have done just as you described ~ given you a friendly, appreciative nod or smile for your consideration. Her behaviour wasn't decent or appropriate, to be sure.
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Unfortunately, that is a frequent hazard to the Horse rider and its not only teenagers, in fact my general opinion of teenage drivers is that they are more aware and curtious than older drivers (is this something new in the driving test?) Abuse to riders is getting worse and its not always easy to get their number plate whilst trying to calm a frightened horse. I feel sorry for young girls who get abused, its usually sexual remarks from older perverts, usually vans with more than 1 bloke in them, one girl on my yard came back in tears after a carload of idiots made comments about her bum and scared the horse at the same time. I wish they would abuse me and stop, I havent been in the boxing ring for a while but believe me I am still as fast.
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Rider of the Apocalypse - 21-Apr-10 08:49
I watched a group of moronic teenagers drive past a horse and rider the other evening. I was following them.
Just as they got to the side of the horse, the male passenger leaned out the window and yelled very loudly..... loud enough for me to hear him inside my car with music and shut windows.
Horse jumped up slightly and side stepped for the hedge. Car then sped off.... well, I say sped off.....it struggled with the spotty fat turds inside of it.
Got thumbs up from horserider after telling her I got the Reg and description of the driver and offender. Reported at my local police station. Hope that ruins their night.
Just as they got to the side of the horse, the male passenger leaned out the window and yelled very loudly..... loud enough for me to hear him inside my car with music and shut windows.
Horse jumped up slightly and side stepped for the hedge. Car then sped off.... well, I say sped off.....it struggled with the spotty fat turds inside of it.
Got thumbs up from horserider after telling her I got the Reg and description of the driver and offender. Reported at my local police station. Hope that ruins their night.
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R of the A; just in case you have the wrong idea of my opinion on this subject and to save you going back through pages of previous comments, I have stated many times that I live in the country and like seeing horses on the road.
I always pass them as wide as possible and very slowly. If I have the car window open I even turn the radio down. I drive in the lanes quite alot and am always aware that there could be a horse around the next bend.
There is no inconsistency between this and what I have said on the gripe about speed cameras; I always drive at a speed which is appropriate for the conditions.
I always pass them as wide as possible and very slowly. If I have the car window open I even turn the radio down. I drive in the lanes quite alot and am always aware that there could be a horse around the next bend.
There is no inconsistency between this and what I have said on the gripe about speed cameras; I always drive at a speed which is appropriate for the conditions.
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