I'm exactly the same I hate it when people just speed Past

+Hooves And Hands same I give them the fingers,it's so rude it makes me so angry.

😂 trust me I do! 😂

+Hooves And Hands where do u Live

+Joe Barling UK

Agreed 😌

Lol, I would be too afraid to ride my pony (Shiloh) on the road XD

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Yes very experienced and kind

Yeah i like this guy xD

***** Yes, Sean, I believe you are most correct. They know how it is to be low to the ground and out in the open.

+Sean H you would think motorcyclists would understand. this past summer a motorcycle spooked my horse as i was moving over causing him to spook. my horse kicked his back legs out and nearly hit the female riding on the back.

the motorcyclist hit the throtle as he was came by us spooking him

+Sean H Horses hearing is incredible they will always hear before the rider, I don't think the rider is not paying attention as a horse owner and rider myself I know hearing is limited on horseback, with helmet on and wind in your ears, hoof falls on concrete, other vehicles etc. Thank you for being considerate when approaching horse riders, we love people like you :) I remember before becoming a rider myself as a child I would get excited and greet riders waving at them and smiling and I always wondered why they looked so stern and unfriendly. Now I realize that they are not being unfriendly but concentrating and trying to control a 1000 lb animal in a heavily stimulated environment.

Helene Caplice love this post

Miacatt that happened me and my friend before it is as scary as hell

+Kayleigh Vaughan omg same where we ride!! it seems most motorcyclists r hell bent on hitting any horse rider they see...and then laugh and rev engines as they pass or ur horse flips u off...cant say how many times police have been out trying to catch the dudes...they even try to run down ppl walking their dogs...so believe me here motorcycles have a dirty name...it was nice to see u slow down and turn off ur engine as her horse spooked...thank u sir !

+Giselle B yep here too ESPECIALLY dirt bikes. Spooked all the horses on purpose, whith 2 10 year old riders! Idiots, and they go on the bridles

They think spooking a horse is hilarious .-.

Very true!

Basically what you're saying is that for the sake of respect it was smart to risk his life. Yeahhh mate nice argument, I'm not hating on the guy btw just the argument you make.

MarkasHD No, it was smart to stay where he was. If he didn't and tried to over take, more than potentially 5 lives could have been lost. His, the horses, the riders and anyone in oncoming traffic seeing as it was a bend. So actually, he was very brave. Thank you for letting me see how brave this young man was.

Yeah right. I live in the netherlands and omg. I rode horses so ofcourse i always slow down/stand still and move the car all the way to the other side of the road if i can. Depending on how the horse and rider are responding. Usually i see this getting allert respond from the riders, getting prepared for an ahole on the road that doesnt care, and i will see them relax and them being relieved if they see i am slowing down and giving them space. I always get thanked a lot, which says a lot about the other people who have passed them. But gosh... I went to belgium with a local bus. He went through a forest kinda road. And there were these two woman riding their frysians. The buss driver didnt slow down at all, and he didnt even move the buss more to the right to make more room between him and the horses, even though there werent any other cars comming towards us. He passed them really close... With idunno at least 60 km/hour. One of the horses started rearing bc of that ofcourse... It fucking drove me nuts. I wanted to yell at the buss driver. Like ffs... I really hope that woman and that horse are okay. What did he think tbh? It isnt a car, its an animal that can get spooked and can get hurt, with a human on it that can get hurt as well. I have respect for everyone that has the courage to ride on the road tbh.

she shouldve thanked them that shows she is ignorant imo

Twila Slomka well yeah maybe she was busy trying to make sure her horse wasn't running into cars but that's just a wild guess.

I get she was trying to control him and all, but a nod wouldn't kill her?

NeveAndHenry xo thats right !!! I always nod my head or wave at people for slowing down when there is a group of us ride that is common courtasy ( I spelled it wrong )

NeveAndHenry xo i think she was just very concentrated and thought of that later when the cars already took off. Ofcourse it would be more polite and stuff, but I don't blame her, better impolite and safe than polite and damaged cars and horses. I know, a nod wouldn't kill her but maybe she just didn't want to risk losing her concentration. We weren't there so we can't judge properly so we'll never know.

+Callum Robinson well said!

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Sick of the numptys who don't even ride

+Lauren Knowles Same xD I ride in the UK, and we hardly can go on the trails. Its really annoying because the owner of the woods we ride in keeps on changing their mind. UGH X/

+Callum Robinson In Australia, horses are classified as a mode of transport. Us horse riders are no different to cyclists, so we have right to be on the rode as someone riding a bicycle. I completely agree with you!

I agree.

Clap clap clap - sorry for dramatics but so many ppl on here are maoning on & on about how the bike/biker scared the horse. The horse couldnt care less about the bike - it blooming passed it going backwards & sideways lol ;)

That's what I thought, it was annoying seeing people comment about the biker XD

Hannah Louise yeah I know but I think I may have went too far....... I got a reply accusing me of attacking other people on here but what I was actually trying to do was defend others who had been attacked. By deliberately going for the rudest people on here. I should've expected the nasty replies but one person must have looked at my profile/pictures & then added I should look after my child & that I was fat but then as they dont have any equine knowldege they had to go to that level-sad huh?

miskaffon Yep, I live in the US and have had to ride about half a mile down a narrow and winding road just like this one. It was not fun at all. Drivers were pretty considerate, though, so that was nice. I tried to turn off and ride through people's fields and front lawns as much as I could, but there were some places where I had to take the road and it was very scary.

i could not agree more

This is so true 👏

You can get whats called road studs horses dont slip with shoes on

CynicalPony I want to add is that it a horse spooks and it has front shoes.It can spread its front legs out and slip cause of the less traction on the rode. My riding Instructor had a horse do this and almost got a Cuncusion I believe or the horse could slip and fall on the rider.I understand you can walk and trot just becarful and make sure your not riding a horse that spooks at everyday things.

We've had a few instances where a horse has slipped on the road, fortunately nobody was hurt. We are very careful, if we didn't have to ride on the road we wouldn't. We have to ride down a main road where we can get lorries zooming past at times, one time the horses spooked at a noisy trailer and 3 went galloping down the road, again- nobody was hurt. All of our horses who ride on the road are checked regularly and always come out perfectly sound, we choose and ride our horses wisely. And wear hi-viz A big rule we have is don't trot round corners 1. You can't see what's there 2. There's a high risk of slipping So we're pretty cautious :)

CynicalPony i agree with you that shoes dont cause pain however i disagree that they make them stronger. if you were to walk around with shoes on as normal for one month doing your every day stuff like grocery shopping, walking the dog ect.ect. youd be fine yes? ok now take your shoes off and do everything the same... barefoot. how much would it damage your feet. a lot yes . but if you had never put the shoes on in the first place your feet would be accustomed to it and therefore be stronger than if you were to have to take the shoes off after wearing them same goes for horses. horses that have never worn shoes in comparison to those that have. the horses WITHOUT the shoes will have infinately stronger hooves that the other

The rider has more control of the horse when he/she is riding.

Not all, some (ESPECIALLY) dirt bikes are just like you get, abuse, revving engines and speeding off, but most of the legal riders respect us, which is why I always thank them, so they keep it up

+Rimosky Cough We call tarmac concrete, its the same thing and no softer on landing!

+ Rimosky cough im sorry but you are very stupid and mean trying to hurt the horse ive reported you!!you've been warned!!!

+lily pullein WTF, seriously WTF

+lily pullein how was she hurting the horse? Do you know anything about horse riding at all?

+D&B Equine STFU!!!!!!!

Honestly I dont think it was the motor bike that was spooking the horse. It looked like the horse was moving away from the bushes. Maybe something was there or they were just spooking at something imaginary.

If you loosen the reins and the horse lifts it's head you have no control and nothing to hang on to. Ideally you really shouldn't be hanging on to the reins, but on road you can't risk having no control. Even if the horse isn't spooked, only a bit suprised, it might wonder around to the other lane and if this happens in a corner where the driver can't see the danger, you have a perfect disaster.

ast5515 You hang on to their mane/saddle horn (unless it's a english saddle) & you also hang on with you're legs. You should not ride with a horse tight reined. (except a bit when jumping). How are u gonna have no control "if the horse raises their head"? The head is raised while you're i motion..u think the horse moves with his head down while he is being ridden?? & "Ideally u shouldn't really be hanging onto the reins"? Who "taught" u how to ride?? Of course you should! Always, especially on a road. Ok, u don't have the reins & the horse spooks & 1 falls down & slaps the horse in the chest, then they REALLY spook & take off running at full speed & you're fucked because if u yank on only 1 rein at that speed, you'll turn the horses head so far, he'll go in a circle while losing his balance & fall on u.

Jennifer Imholt I see we have some misunderstandings here...Holding your reins tight and hanging onto them is something TOTALLY different. Besides if the horse is going off running like crazy, you have the time to get the reins tighter. I'm not saying you always have to ride like that.

Jennifer Imholt its called contact......

Jennifer Imholt where did u learn to ride, can u ride, are u sure they are in fact horses you are riding? You talk utter bollocks. I live in Scotland, Ive ridden since I was 10 & owned my own horses & finally I am a BHSPT but then u probably dont know wot that is either? :p

I guess you didn't watch the whole video, they did stop...

She apologised because it stopped his root to where ever and the horse was being an inconvenience to the drivers

+Karina Neumann he didn't spook it with the bike. it was afraid of something in the front. she apologized for her horse 'blocking' the street.^^

Yes, but it was been obvious the Horse spooked because Motorbike have had a mad sound, Most Bikers dont care Horses they just are ignorant because they love the Sound the machine does. But this Biker was one of a kind that slowed down or even turned of the Engine. Thank god the girl and Horse been okay. I would be embarassed if i was her, because she might of tought her Horse was save on Streets.

+Sean H It was not the bike... there propably was something in the bushes. the horse didn't spook ar first, it just wanted to go on the other side of the road (rider tried pushing it back, it didn't want, it spooked.) It was not the goddamn bike. And yes I know that every horse rider apologizes. I am one^^ I was just telling here why she did :) (blocking the street you know) and again: If you really watch the horse you can see that it is not spooked by the bike. Horses do that sometimes. They freak for the dumbest reasons. You could go through hell with my old horse, he would never freak out but cut - down wood would always try to catch and eat him xDD

+Sean H it's clearly not the bike that cause it because the horse was spooking towards the bike. If the horse was scared of the bike it wouldn't go near it. It was spooked by something further up

+Ich liebe pferde spooked not spooky

the cars...

I can tell your not a rider!

I am so sorry that was my friend...she can be very snobby

Not spooky, something spooked the horse

I believe it's a motorbike, and he did the right thing by slowing down

he turned it off, and they cannot do much about it. it's not his/her fault.

He slowed down, turned it off and didn't even try to drive past them! That's the only correct thing to do, and I rarely see such compassion and patience in my country - this guy is awesome Thumbs up to him!

OMG Do you think the horse is scared of the bike??? The horse was scared of somehting but not the bike. The objuect of the fear was in front of the horse which is why it wont go FORWARD. In fact the horse beautifully avoided the bike which it was well aware of. For the 2nd time a big clap to rider of both bike & horse. And in relation to comments further down - horses dont like to 'run things/bikes/wheely bins/ or people over. This only ever happens in blind panic or through some tragic accident, if horses ran things over they wouldnt be used in crowd control by the police - the rider did not steer the horse round the bike, the horse avoided it (the horse is actually looking at the bike in its nearside (left) eye. Not quite a rant but i'm just getting started lol :p

ciara hartley indeed, the horse didnt even focus on the bike/car.

Also cantering along the road instead of walking or trotting.

lemsip If you canter on asfalt you're going to injure your horse, so no, definitely no cantering.

Em A Viking this could all be new to her as a rider myself I think that she might have been in the wrong but it's probably all new for her !

she's probably a novise rider

Oh god, motorbikes near us... Jeez

Amy E quite often the best way to deal with a spooking horse is to trot away, especially on roads. It gives the horse less chance to look around for scary things and keeps their minds busy when they are actively working forward. So less likely to spook. The rider probably wanted to get out of the road as quickly as she could as well.

Actually in Britain horses have to use the road. They also have right of way, the reason so many get hurt as a lot of other road users don't know how to deal with driving past a horse safely.

Jenny-Lyn Miles Do we really have right of way? I did my Riding & Road Safety but it was over 10 years ago.Even if I knew I had the right of way, I would be hesitant to push it on the roads where we ride.

Where I used to keep my horse we had to ride on the roads to get to a track and yes we have right of way

It is actually illegal to ride on the paths in the UK. It's handy to know the highway code when riding on the road. "Rule 54 - You must not take a horse onto a footpath or pavement and you should not take a horse onto a cycle track"

Once when I was riding on the road there were cars on both sides and a bus that was driving towards me didn't stop so I had to go on the path