By Fran Jurga | Equus
“Hey, slow down!”
How many times have you taken a hand off the reins to signal a car driver to slow for your horse? How far down is that ditch on the side of the road? Do you need to wear a body protector more when you hack on the road than when you school over fences?
You only have to scroll through the horse news to see that riding on the road is dangerous for horses and riders and drivers and their passengers. Horses are unpredictable animals and even the most “bombproof” horse doesn’t deserve to be honked at or harassed by shouting passers-by.
