Today I had three encounters with horse riders.
I'm always happy to slow down and in some cases stop and wait for the horses to pass me. It's not uncommon for me to switch the engine off while waiting as well.
I have in the past gone to pass a horse and rider slowly only to have the horse get jitterish and stopped the van which is why I go very slowly every single time.
I also never race around the lanes instead choosing to slow down for bends.
First encounter I got waved on by one of the women because I was going too slow.
Second encounter the stupid blonde woman/teenager (the three of them looked very young) stopped her horse right on a bend. When I've followed horse riders in the past they've gone faster to help keep the traffic flowing. Not these three. Very slow walk up the hill.
Even when we come to a spot I can pass safely I get waved at to slow down even though I'm crawling at 5mph.
Third encounter was like the first.
Every time I pass horses I accelerate slowly to eliminate the chance of wheel spins (which make noise!) and to eliminate the engine revving up (even more noise!).