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Thanks for watching and for your comment. Horse riding is a high risk sport and experienced riders accept that they run the risk of an unplanned dismount at high speed. Sensible riders wear protective equipment in case of accident. Although it looks like a lot of incidents, we ride twice weekly and falls average once or twice a year at most on average.

With respect, My mare Zara has been with me for nearly 15 years and I know her very well indeed. One of the first things I did when I took her on as a 7 year-old was to write to all 7 previous owners and ask about her history and behaviour. I know that she has always wanted her own foal and every male horse that she has come into direct contact with has received Zara's direct attention as a possible breeding mate. She has a strong affinity with all foals and small ponies that she has spent time with and it is a personal regret of mine that good circumstances for breeding never arose in her younger life. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

Very sudden and unexpected! John has had a lot of practice with falling and rolling in his younger years as a football goalkeeper. He is still very agile.

I feel more sorry for the gelding. he has no idea why she is so demanding and upset with him. ;)

@@clarity3670 I don't think they know who is who

@@clarity3670 but she always wanted a foal 😥

She's a mare with attitude but so worth it for the fun she gives us. She still thinks she's an 8 year old. :)

No, we are exercising our legal right to ride our horses to bridleways. The people who are purposely putting our horses at risk are the dangerous drivers who ignore the rules of the Highway Code. Comments are switched off to deter ignorance and arrogance by people who don't know the rules of the road. You are one such case.

Hi - the bird at top left at the start of the clip is a Robin. The bird at bottom right at the start is called the Great Tit. No kidding. The slighly smaller relative of the Great Tit is the Blue Tit and they appear in most of the video. We recorded some more footage today with new birds that have started to appear, and some squirrels that broke into the peanut holder and emptied it overnight.

We asked the farmer for a separate winter field to allow the main paddock to rest for the winter. This extra winter field costs a little extra but it was ungrazed for years, having previously been a crop field. The horses are very happy because they now have good grass in winter and plenty of space. We are very happy because we don't have to put hay out for them during the day for the winter months. 🐎😊

@@clarity3670 thats a great set up 😊

I had confidence that given the choice, they would go around me and fortunately, that's how it played out. :)

Thank you. I've subbed your account because it looks interesting. :)

@@clarity3670 thank you ... Interesting is definitely what I am going for 😆

It's their favourite thing to do, and we really enjoy it too. :)

Thank you Bryce!

Thanks for watching. The reason why comments are switched off on the video you refer to is that those ignorant and arrogant motorists who put our lives at risk are also very keen to give us abuse on this channel. They don't like it when we try to raise awareness about vulnerable road users because they selfishly believe that only motorised vehicles should be on the roads. That's why comments are switched off.

They all have different personalities that were forged when young and some behaviours are very difficult to change. Horses tipping off a rider and running home does happen, sometimes because they have a fear of punishment built up from old experiences with previous owners who would apply aggressive methods in anger.

Welcome Richard. We are now fortunate to have access to exercise areas that don't require us to use roads to reach them. We will never forget the fear of riding on roads caused by careless, arrogant and ignorant drivers but on the positive side, such people are increasingly rare as awareness of vulnerable road users grows.

@@clarity3670 I live in the Virginia in the u.s. and me and my wife ride on the roads 80% of the time and what most people don’t know is that a horse has the right of way much like a pedestrian.

Thank you for your comment Jyoti. the roads are becoming safer because the sensible people appreciate the guidance that we give them. For those who prefer to put people in danger because of their own personality defects, we have cameras to bring them to justice.

At the time of the making of that video, a campaign for horse rider safety was improving awareness in the general population and that has paid dividends. After lobbying parliament for a couple of years, we realised that safety for vulnerable road users was a not high priority for them. The best deterrent we have is our cameras; as with speed cams, that recording ability makes risk taking drivers think more carefully. The law has still not changed with other pressures faced by governments in a rapidly changing world and that may be the case for some considerable time. Hat cameras with video recordings to be produced as potential evidence and the spreading of awareness on social media have been game changers.

@@clarity3670 thanks for letting me know. Sorry to hear it was ignored. Continuing to shuffle those videos around on social media will definitely lead to the results you're wanting. No one in the right mind will oppose your proposals. Good luck!

In the UK all white horses are known as greys. The larger of the two greys was a much darker colour when she got to us and the smaller grey was actually born chestnut and went grey as she got to about 2years old. Hope this helps. 😊

Here's the reason - this particular horse has a habit of bolting away at speed and putting herself in danger in situations like this one. We were in the middle of 300 acres of woods and finding her again might have been very difficult. Every horse has a pre-purchase back-story that governs their long-term behaviour and this one is no different. She panics in stressful situations and letting her go may have resulted in her putting herself in serious danger. Not all horses stand still and wait for their rider to remount after a fall - some run away, and Zara is one of them. We buy horses with behavioural issues to retrain them and give them a good life but some of those issues can't be fixed no matter how well we care for and respect them. Happy New Year. :)

@@clarity3670 Okay thanks. Thats totaly understandable. Happy New Year to you too 😊

Thank you! 😊

Still walking! Thank you. :)

It is normal for sure. Zara in the blue cover has a deep-throated roar while the bigger horse in the pink cover is the squealer! :)