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Horse Awareness- signs and signals

Signs & Signals

When riding on the roads there is a very high chance that you will either have to use signals to inidcate your intentions to other road users or you will have to interpret signs that you will pass. Here is a guide to some of the signs and signals you may come accross.

When turning Right

Check for traffic by looking over your shoulder.

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Raise your right arm out straight to shoulder level.

When turning Left

Check for traffic by looking over your shoulder.

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Raise your left arm out straight to shoulder level.

Check for pedestrians that might be crossing your path.

'Please Stop'

Look infront and over your shoulder to check for traffic.

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Raise your palm towards the traffic you wish to stop.

'Please slow down'

Look over your shoulder

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Hold your your right arm out with the palm facing downward.

Wave it up and down slowly.

Road Signs

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Wild horses and ponies

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Rules for the Roads

It’s not easy being a vehicle user when you meet a horse on the road, especially if you have nothing to do with horses in everyday life. Is the horse scared? Is he likely to jump in front of your car? Might he kick your car when you overtake? Might he run off?
If you are a considerate driver (and I assume you are to be reading this web page) some of these thoughts may have run through your mind. This is meant as a basic guide to show you how to recognise certain possible ‘danger’ situations, and deal with them safely. I hope they are of some help!

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1. The horse and rider are riding along the left hand side of the road; the rider does not appear to be anxious and on your approach you have seen no evidence of the horse being scared (ie the horse has not jumped out to the side, twisted its head to try and see traffic, stopped suddenly, or kicked out with any legs). Providing there is sufficient room and time to pass slowly and quietly, do so. Remember that something scary in the hedgerow is just as likely to scare the horse into the path of oncoming traffic, as your car is to scare the horse onto the verge – keep your distance and in the event of the horse moving out into the road, you will be able to keep well out of the way.

2. On approaching the horse and rider, you have noticed the horse appears anxious, and is a little jumpy whenever a vehicle passes. Approach slowly and carefully, and whilst waiting for oncoming traffic, give the horse plenty of space behind – preferably at least 2 cars’ length – nothing winds a nervous horse up more than a vehicle ‘sitting on his tail’ – this is a horse’s blind spot, and is where predators would approach from.

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3. The horse is behaving dangerously – spooking badly and moving all over the road. Trying to squeeze past will not do the horse, rider, or your car any good, so please be patient! Give the combination some time – the majority of riders will do their utmost to get out of your way; if the rider does not appear to be trying to move into a suitable spot for you to pass, wind you window down and politely request that they let you pass.

4. A rider / group of riders are seemingly unaware of your approach, and have not left room for you to pass. One of the most common things I see is the driver blasting the horn – not helpful for the riders, and even less helpful for you if you have to help pick them up off the floor! Please wind your window down and call out “Excuse me” or ask “Am I OK to come past?” to the riders – much less scary for the horses!

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5. You see a horse and rider riding along a pavement. This is not the correct place for riding, but unfortunately many riders still do it, as they may feel nervous riding on the road itself. However, the fact is a lot of drivers believe that the horse is out of the way and so drive in the same place on the road and same speed as if the horse wasn’t there. If you should see a rider on the pavement, please still slow down and allow the same amount of room as if they were on the road.

6. A group of riders can often provide more of an obstacle for a vehicle user to pass. The safety of all of the horses and riders needs to be considered. The group should be riding in pairs (on a major road) or single file (on a minor road/approaching bends) and should all keep close together; however if it is a very large group they may be split up into ‘sub-groups’ of around 4-8 riders each, to allow vehicles to overtake one smaller group at a time. If a rider on a slower horse is separated, or the group is generally very spread out, please don’t be tempted to ‘bunny-hop’ between riders; simply wait for a bigger gap in oncoming traffic and overtake the group as whole. Generally the group leaders and rear-escorts should stop oncoming traffic to let traffic through from behind, and vice-versa, so please look out for their signals.

7. If a horse and rider appear to be doing something incorrectly, anger and abuse are not the way to resolve a situation – the horse or rider may be young and/or inexperienced and not all riders are lucky enough to be able to ‘train’ off-road. You may see tabards such as ‘young horse’ or 'Caution' so please take extra care when passing.

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8. If a rider waves you on around a blind bend, please DO NOT take their word that it is safe – unless you can see for yourself that it is. Unfortunately some uneducated riders (especially those that do not drive cars themselves) will do this, especially if you sit on their tail and cause the horse to become unhappy – keep your distance and wait until it is clear to overtake.

9. If a rider asks you to slow down (arm held out and moved up and down slowly), or stop (arm out towards you, palm facing) please obey them - there will be good reason for them to do so. Horse-riders have a higher line of visibility than car drivers so will have seen a hazard up ahead that may cause a problem ify ou attempt to pass; perhaps an accident, a car coming the other way, or something on the roadside that the rider feels may cause their horse a problem – overtaking at speed will only worsen the problem.

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10. If you have passed a horse in a considerate manner and not seen any thanks from the rider, please do not assume that they are rude or ignorant – it may not be safe for them to take a hand off the reins to wave, and a smile/nod is easy to miss when you are concentrating on the road ahead.

So in summary, please respect the horse’s space – if in any doubt, wait. Pass only when it is clearly safe to do so – use common sense and your own good judgement. Pass slowly and quietly giving the horse a wide berth.

And one final little thing....

THANK YOU!

Road Safety

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Horse
Awareness

What is Horse Awareness?
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How often do you access your safety on today's roads? Everyday? Weekly? Monthly? Yearly? Never? If you fall into the last 3 categories, then you NEED to look at this website. Horse Awareness has been put together, with the help of many experienced equine owners, who understand the importance of staying safe whilst out on the roads.

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Why do we need a Horse Awareness campaign?
It is simple, too many horse owners are taking too many risks each day whilst riding on the roads. Horse Awareness is here to advise you to protect yourself, by making yourself visible to other road users. On this website, you will find out why you should stay safe, who you are staying safe against, what you should wear and the reality of not protecting yourself, with our incidents and statistics page. Don't be another statistic, make sure you are visible to everyone.

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What do we want to achieve?
Safer riding and safer roads.
No rider wants to ride on the roads, but many are forced to, without any choice. The reason for this, is either lack of bridleways or off road riding.
Motorists and horse riders both have a right to use the road. They also share a responsibility to consider each other's needs.

One main concern is the lack of understanding of a simple act such as, 'how to react around a horse.' Many people also ask, 'How do I pass a horse correctly?' By educating other road users, we are automatically improving the safety conditions, not just for horse riders, but for everyone.
The simple act of slowing down http://www.horseawareness.co.uk/Images2/slowdown.jpg or thanking another road user, can leave an everlasting impression, so can ignorance. Please Reduce your speed and Raise your awareness.

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enquiry@horseawareness.co.uk

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Reduce your Speed,

Raise your Awareness

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