[shetlandpaul]

the daughter was walking the in foal mare cob/cross on the road this morning. some idiot decided it would be a good idea to bully them by driving really close and reving up. this mare is not used to cars and as its a single track road it takes a few minutes to get to either a gateway or passing place. the mare panic slightly and refused to move. this has spooked the daughter a bit. i really don't get why someone is so much in a rush we are 8 miles from the nearest main road and if your on our road you must live in the country.

[robert waddell]

if it is as remote as you say surely the driver or at least the vehicle is know to your family
when we had cattle and were moving them (farm split by a b class road fields on each side) we used to get the same type of idiot only thing was i did not hold back they were told straight and to the point

[Hardfeather]

Was there not a grass verge your daughter could have taken to so that she and the mare could be safe and let the car by?

[Pony-n-trap]

you know, I know exactly how your daughter felt, where I am now in ABerdeenshire I very rarely go on the road with my boys but have to watch in the forest for timber trucks although they do travel at 15 mph, some of them.

But, when I was downsouth in Cheshire, well, I had to take my life in my hands everytime I went out and they were fairly rural roads, why people think its great to rev up I dont know, another bugbear was people who would slow behind you, yes thank you very much thats really kind, hang behind you til they HAD to drop the gear then change as they accelerated to go passed, sometimes I think its better to slow, give plenty of room and keep going if traffic allows.

Biggest bugbear?  Driving my single along the road, people slow behind, overtake, then go to pull in in front of the carriage, hang on! Theres a horse in front of that! The amount of times Odinn has actually lifted his head so not to get clobbered, probably due to the windrush going under his blinkers but, not nice.

Hope your daughter and brood are ok after their experience.

[Hermit]

The circular road has been busy today, the good weather must have brought the townies out for a cruise. Best to go on the Silwick road on the other side of the crossroads from you as they have now taken the cattle grids up and only one person lives on it and a cattle farmer tending to the stock. I walk the dogs on there and have never seen a soul. You can get flourescent jackets with 'young horse' or such like on from Robinsons equestrian who deliver up here. Tell her to take a mobile phone photo next time and report them.

[daddymatty82]

some one nearly took my OH out last year luck for her the cob went to kick the car as was so close my girl warned the drive to back off and got a gob full then my mum had a go and mums fried did also i did find the guy as they took the reg and reported to police but unlucky for driver i spotted his van outside a shop and he had 4 flat tyres coincidence i think not
 hope all is well now

[doganjo]

unlucky for driver i spotted his van outside a shop and he had 4 flat tyres coincidence i think not

  I LIKE your style! Well done!

[waterhouse]

We have lots of main roads round here and the minor roads are all cut-throughs so to get to the good hacking means dealing with traffic.  Hi-viz jackets go without saying: OH has an ex-police one with the chequerboard stripes which slows them down. 

Our observation over the years is that BMW drivers are the worst by far, Audi and Mercedes being generally better.  The most considerate drivers are motorcyclists and young men in sports cars.  Fact.

There's a very special bend near us on the back road going down to the M1 junction.  The road is narrow and busy and this bend is tighter than 90deg and a totally blind right hander.  It also has a formal 15mph speed limit.  Exiting left off the bend is some great hacking so its where we go in our hi-viz jackets and hi-viz stirrup irons etc.  We have lost count of the number of times people overtake us on this blind approach rather than wait 30secs.  We've seen cars go radiator to radiator several times - no one has yet collided but it's going to happen. 

We need a new road sign "Beware Fu**wits"  Not sure what the pic would be tho'

[Hermit]

When all the tracks where I used to live were blocked off cause of foot and mouth my friend and I had no choice but to hack on main roads. We both donned ourselves with hi viz gear and cause the horses were big we looked like police!!!! It was amazing how the traffic crawled passed us

[ellisr]

I hate reading about idiots like this. I didn't ride for 16 years because of an idiot who revved up and beeped his horn then shot past causing my cousins horse to rear up her to come off and his hoof to come down on her head and kill her. I get so blooming angry at people that go on country roads and expect to drive like they are still on the motorway.
I have several times turned and faced the car on my boy who now rears to command and scared the blighters out of the drivers he is 17hh and is impressive when he is at full height.

[waterhouse]

Sad it comes to this, but that must be damn impressive when seen from the drivers seat.

[doganjo]

It would be damned impressive from any angle - I would love to see the driver's pants after that!   Well done!

[ellisr]

It is but sad we have to do it to save our horses and selves and believe me it does take some hanging on. I would much prefer not to have to get him to show himself like that but I have found that needs must. I am not going to end up like my cousin and have to make a stand as young ones ride the lanes around where I live and it would be just horrifying if anything happened to them. I have all the reflective gear I can so we can be seen from a long way off and he is big so can be seen over hedges and still they approach to fast rev the engine and even beep horns. I am lucky to have a mostly calm horse but even he gets irritated when they rev. If I am driving the lanes and meet horses I normally turn the engine off and wait for them to pass as my engine is noisy and I would have to change down a gear to pass which would just increase the noise.

[scotelf]

I hate riding/leading on roads now, people are so inconsiderate. Hope your daughter and horses are okay.

[Helencus]

Some nutter came tearing up behind my daughter and I once we were just below the brow of a hill so he didn't spot us straight away, he was belting along despite the warning signs for horses. He had to slam on brakes and skidded right behind us thankfully the boys shot forward and there was a field entrance to go forward into. Thank god for our rock solid lads, not a sorry or anything from the driver so he got both barrels from me. Some folk just don't accept horses have any right to be on the roads sadly.